COLLECTION OF BOOKS ON ORNITHOLOGY 



Birds. Together, 5 vols.,4to, and royal 8vo, uniformly 

 bound in light green crushed levant, panelled sides 

 and backs, inside borders, gilt tops, uncut, by Riviere. 

 Newcastle, S. Hodgson, E. Walker and others, 1797- 

 1804-1821-1825. 



Unique set of the First Editions, on largest paper. The rarest 

 and most sought after of all the esteemed editions of Bewick. 



BEWICK, THOMAS. A History of British Land 

 and Water Birds. Numerous cuts of Birds. 2 vols., 

 royal 8vo, half green morocco. Newcastle, E. Walker, 

 1826. 



The Sixth Edition, with additional cuts. Large-paper Copy. 



BEWICK, THOMAS. A General History of 

 Quadrupeds. A History of British Land and Water 

 Birds. With numerous woodcut illustrations, en- 

 graved by Bewick. 3 vols., 8vo, dark blue morocco, 

 gilt edges, by Riviere. Newcastle, E. Walker and 

 Charles Cook for T. Bewick, 1824-32. 



The Eighth Edition. From the Library of Wilham Mat- 

 thews, with his Bookplates. 



BEWICK, THOMAS. The Bewick Collector. A 

 Descriptive Catalogue of the Works of Thomas and 

 John Bewick: including cuts in various states for 

 Books and Pamphlets, Private Gentlemen, Public 

 Companies, Exhibitions, Races, Broadsides, etc. The 

 whole described from the Originals and illustrated 

 with 1 12 cuts, by Thomas Hugo, the owner of the Col- 

 lection. A Supplement to the Descriptive Catalogue, 

 consisting of Additions to the various divisions of 

 Cuts, Wood Blocks, etc. By Thomas Hugo. With 

 180 cuts. 2 vols, imp. 8vo., cloth, uncut. London, 

 Lovell Reeve, 1866-68. 



Large-paper Copies from the Library of Thomas McKee 

 with his bookplates by French in each volume. 



