During Twenty-Five Years' Shooting and Collecting in the British Islands, 3 vols., 114 hand-coloured lithographic plates after Edward Neale 2 hand-coloured maps, a little browning, very occasional spotting, mostly to titles, modern half morocco, gilt spines, t.e.g., a near fine set, [Anker 51; Fine Bird Books p.79; Mullens & Swann p.84; Nissen IVB 121; Zimmer p.79], folio, London: Taylor & Francis for R. H. Porter and Dulau & Co., 1881-1887. ***A finely bound set of the first and only edition of this valuable and attractive work, including a “series of well written field notes accompanied by good plates” (Zimmer). Booth, a wealthy amateur naturalist, was an accomplished taxidermist as well as an enthusiastic sportsman. The plates were drawn by Neale from the naturalistic tableaux of stuffed birds shot and prepared by Booth, most of which are now in the Booth Museum, Brighton, England.
During Twenty-Five Years' Shooting and Collecting in the British Islands, 3 vols., 114 hand-coloured lithographic plates after Edward Neale 2 hand-coloured maps, a little browning, very occasional spotting, mostly to titles, modern half morocco, gilt spines, t.e.g., a near fine set, [Anker 51; Fine Bird Books p.79; Mullens & Swann p.84; Nissen IVB 121; Zimmer p.79], folio, London: Taylor & Francis for R. H. Porter and Dulau & Co., 1881-1887. ***A finely bound set of the first and only edition of this valuable and attractive work, including a “series of well written field notes accompanied by good plates” (Zimmer). Booth, a wealthy amateur naturalist, was an accomplished taxidermist as well as an enthusiastic sportsman. The plates were drawn by Neale from the naturalistic tableaux of stuffed birds shot and prepared by Booth, most of which are now in the Booth Museum, Brighton, England.
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