History of British Birds 2 Volume Set
History of British Birds 2 Volume Set
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USDThomas Bewick (1753–1828) is synonymous with finely crafted wood engravings of the natural world, and his instantly recognisable style influenced book illustration well into the nineteenth century. During his childhood in the Tyne valley, his two obsessions were art and nature. At fourteen, he was apprenticed to the engraver and businessman Ralph Beilby (1743–1817) with whom he later published A General History of Quadrupeds (also reissued in this series). The present work, with its text compiled from various sources, was the first practical field guide for the amateur ornithologist, inspiring also artists and writers. Each of the two volumes contains hundreds of illustrations of breathtaking beauty and precision: one for each species, neatly capturing its character in exquisite detail, interspersed with charming vignettes of country life. Volume 1, published in 1797, covers land birds, including eagles and owls. Volume 2, published in 1804, covers water birds, including sandpipers and guillemots.
Product details
September 2013Multiple copy pack
9781108065412
800 pages
216 × 140 mm
1.01kg
Temporarily unavailable - available from TBC
Table of Contents
- Volume 1:
- 1. Birds of prey
- 2. The falcon tribe
- 3. Of the owl
- 4. Of the shrike
- 5. Birds of the pie kind
- 6. The woodpeckers
- 7. Of the passerine order
- 8. Of the grosbeak
- 9. Of the bunting
- 10. Of the finch
- 11. Of the lark
- 12. Of the wagtail
- 13. Of the flycatchers
- 14. Of the warblers
- 15. Of the titmouse
- 16. Of the swallow
- 17. Of the dove kind
- 18. Of the gallinaceous kind
- 19. Of the plover. Volume 2:
- 1. Of the oyster-catcher
- 2. Of the spoonbill
- 3. Of the crane
- 4. Of the heron
- 5. Of the curlew
- 6. Of the snipe
- 7. Of the godwit
- 8. Of the sandpiper
- 9. Of the coot
- 10. Of the phalarope
- 11. Of the grebe
- 12. Of the avoset
- 13. Of the auk or penguin
- 14. Of the guillemot
- 15. Of the divers
- 16. Of the tern or sea swallow
- 17. Of the gull
- 18. Of the petrel
- 19. Of the mergus
- 20. Of the anas
- 21. Of the pelican.
