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<dl><dd>First octavo ed.; based upon Meyer's Illustrations of British birds, published in 9 folio volumes between 1835 and 1850</dd>
<dd>Issued in parts</dd>
<dd>Vol. 3-7 published by Simpkin, Marshall &amp; Co</dd>
<dd>Vol. 1-5 printed by S. &amp; J. Bentley, Wilson, and Fley; v. 6-7 printed by S. &amp; J. Bentley and Henry Fley</dd>
<dd>Engraved vignette on t.p.'s</dd>
<dd>Collation of each volume: v. 1. iv, 230 p., 62 leaves of plates (45 colored plates numbered 1-45, 12 unnumbered egg plates, and 5 unnumbered uncolored plates); v. 2. iv, 233, [1] p., 58 leaves of plates (45 colored plates numbered 46-90, and 13 unnumbered egg plates); v. 3. iv, 240 p., 60 leaves of plates (45 colored plates numbered 91-135, and 15 unnumbered egg plates); v. 4. iv, 214, [2] p., 60 leaves of plates (45 colored plates numbered 136-180, and 15 unnumbered egg plates); v. 5. iv, 192 p., 60 leaves of plates (45 colored plates numbered 181-225, and 15 unnumbered egg plates); v. 6. iv, 185 p., 60 leaves of plates (45 colored plates numbered 226-270, 14 unnumbered egg plates, and 1 unnumbered uncolored plate); v. 7. viii, 206 p., 71 leaves of plates (52 colored plates numbered 271-322, 17 unnumbered egg plates, and 2 unnumbered uncolored plates)</dd>
<dd>The numbers 133-134 were omitted from the pagination of v. 7 by the printer, with no loss of text</dd>
<dd>"[L]ist of the principal London bird-stuffers": v. 7, p. 202</dd>
<dd>Includes bibliographical references and indexes</dd>
<dd>Wood, C.A. Vertebrate zoology</dd>
<dd>Nissen, C. Illustrierten Vogelbücher</dd>
<dd>Zimmer, J.T. Ayer Lib.</dd>
<dd>Raymond M. Sutton, Jr.;</dd>
<dd>extracted picklist</dd>
<dd>SCNHRB has two copies: c. 1 is complete; and c. 2 lacks the illustrated leaves of plates</dd>
<dd>SCNHRB c. 1 has plate 55 misbound after plate 56 in v. 2</dd>
<dd>SCNHRB c. 1 has bookplates: 1. (Armorial) Daniel Rutter; 2. Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Purchased with funds from Celia Barteau</dd>
<dd>SCNHRB c. 1 has a later green half-leather binding with marbled paper boards; gilt-tooled spine; marbled endpapers; and top-edge gilt; re-backed</dd>
<dd>SCNHRB c. 2 is imperfect: p. 141-144 (to accompany plate CLXIV, the Heron) are wanting in v. 3. None of the leaves of plates are present in c. 2</dd>
<dd>SCNRHB c. 2 has armorial bookplate of Mark Rolle, with motto: Nec rege nec populo sed utroque</dd>
<dd>SCNHRB c. 2 has a gilt-tooled half-leather binding with brown embossed cloth boards, raised bands, and red sprinkled edges</dd></dl><br>Subjects: Birds; Birds; Birds; Taxidermists; Birds</div>
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<dl><dd>Meyer, H. L. (Henry Leonard), d. 1864</dd>
<dd>Meyer, H. L. (Henry Leonard), d. 1864. Illustrations of British birds</dd>
<dd>Rutter, Daniel, former owner. DSI</dd>
<dd>Rolle, Mark, former owner. DSI</dd>
<dd>S. &amp; J. Bentley, Wilson &amp; Fley, printer</dd>
<dd>S. &amp; J. Bentley and Henry Fley, printer</dd></dl></div>
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