Natural History, Birds – Morris (Revd. Francis Orpen, BA, 18...

Hammer

£380

Natural History, Birds – Morris (Revd. Francis Orpen, BA, 1810-1893), A History of British Birds, cabinet edition, 8 vols., London, Groombridge & Sons, n. d. [1880] 12mo, marble endpapers, heraldic bookplate (crest) George Hanbury to pastedowns, gilt edges, bound half black calf over green moquette, five raised bands to spine gilt titles and vignettes of birds, Vol. I: iv + 222pp, Colour engraved plate to frontis and 42 other coloured engravings; Vol. II: iv + 196pp, Colour engraved plate to frontis and 46 other coloured engravings; Vol. III: iv +215pp, Colour engraved plate to frontis and 42 other coloured engravings; Vol. IV: iv + 235pp, Colour engraved plate to frontis and 47 other coloured engravings; Vol. V: iv + 192pp, Colour engraved plate to frontis and 46 other coloured engravings; Vol VI: iv + 176pp, Colour engraved plate to frontis and 43 other coloured engravings; Vol. VII: iv + 172pp, Colour engraved plate to frontis and 41 other coloured engravings & Vol. VIII: iv + 152pp, Colour engraved plate to frontis and 43 other coloured engravings (8) ***George Hanbury JP (1829-1912) was High Sheriff of Berkshire in 1875 and was seated at Blythewood, Maidenhead, Berks. He was third son of Robert Hanbury of Poles, Herts., of a branch of the family of Lord Sudeley. In 1857 he married Mary (d. 1906) daughter of Capt. John Trotter of Dyrham Park, Glos. The had four sons and four daughters.