History of British birds

Title Variants

Alternative: British birds

By

Bewick, Thomas, 1753-1828

Beilby, Ralph, 1743 or 1744-1817
Cotes, Henry.

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

Newcastle, Printed by Sol. Hodgson, for Beilby & Bewick, 1797-1804

Edition

[1st ed.].

Notes

Text of vol. 1 by Ralph Beilby, revised by Bewick; text of v. 2 by Bewick (Roscoe credits H. Cotes with assistance). Cf. Tattersfield, v. 1, p. 111-115, and v. 2, p. 41; Roscoe, p. 71-73.

Vol. 2 has imprint: Newcastle: Printed by Edward Walker, for T. Bewick: sold by him, and Longman and Rees, London.

This printing of v. 1 the 1st ed.: without "Wycliffe 1791" on the sea eagle ill., p. 11; the advertisment at end of v. 1 is for the 3rd ed. of 'A general history of quadrupeds'; v. 2 also the 1st ed.

Vol. 1: xxx, [2], 335, [1] p.; v. 2: xx, 400 p.

Contents: v. 1. Containing the history and description of land birds -- v. 2. Containing the history and description of water birds.

Roscoe, S. Thomas Bewick, | 14c (v. 1), 17c (v. 2)

Tattersfield, N. Thomas Bewick, | v. 2: TB 1.13 (v. 1), TB 1.16 v. 2)

Wood, C.A. Vertebrate zoology, | p. 236

Subjects

Birds , Great Britain

Call Number

QL690.G7 B57 1797

Language

English