A history of British Birds /. By William Yarrell, F.L.S. F.Z.S. Illustrated with woodcuts of each species. Vol. I. ... (-III).
William Yarrell (1784-1856)
Category
Books
Date
1839 - 1843
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Sheringham, Norfolk
NT 3257642
Summary
Bibliographic description
3v. :. ill.., wdcuts ;. 8vo. Imperfect: Vols. 1 and 2 only. Vol. 1: Spine cover disbound and missing. Ink marks on front pastedown. Vol. 2: Boards and spine cover disbound from textblock. Heavily stained pastedowns and flyleaves. Provenance: in ink on title page: '[illegible] Upcher'. Binding: nineteenth-century fine-grained green cloth over boards. Vol. 2: remnants of spine label. Yellow endpapers.
Provenance
Acquired by the National Trust in 1986 with the aid of bequests from E.L. Elliot, H. Ridler, D.E. Swiffen and Alice M. Weeks, grant-aid from the National Heritage Memorial Fund, the Countryside Commission and funds raised by the East Anglian Coast & Countryside Appeal, and an endowment from Mildred Cordeaux, a cousin of Thomas Upcher.
Makers and roles
William Yarrell (1784-1856)