The Birds of the British Isles and Their Eggs, T. A. Coward

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Second Series Frederick Warne & Co. pocket-sized ornithology, about 17 x 12 cm, weight c. 650 g, with coloured plates and egg illustrations by Archibald Thorburn and others.

A compact Second Series copy of The Birds of the British Isles and Their Eggs by T. A. Coward, published by Frederick Warne & Co. The book measures about 17 x 12 cm and carries a gilt-stamped pictorial cloth binding. The title page credits coloured illustrations by Archibald Thorburn and others, and a number of hand-coloured plates and chromolithograph egg studies remain bright and attractive. The binding appears sound for a book of this size and the gilt decoration still shows well. There is light rubbing and a little bumping to the spine ends and corners, which sits with the book's character. The pages are age-toned but the plates reproduce crisply. Handy on a study shelf or in a collection of natural history books, this is a readable, decorative little ornithological volume that will suit anyone who enjoys illustrated bird books.