1841 Le COMTES BIRDS 150 HAND-COLOURED Plates PENGUINS Start Price GBP 525.00 Current Price GBP 525.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Wednesday, November 12, 2008 End Time Saturday, November 22, 2008 Location Wareham See more about '1841 Le COMTES BIRDS 150 HAND-COLOURED Plates PENGUINS' Description   COMTE, M. Achille; ADAM, Victor. The Book of Birds: Edited and abridged from the Text of Buffon, Illustrated By One Hundred and Fifty Designs. London. R. Tyas, 1841. First Edition. Tall 8vo..[34], 292pp. Extra-Engraved title and 38 finely hand-coloured plates. In contemporary half crimson morocco, gilt, over marbled boards. Marbled endpapers. Rubbed, with wear to spine, corners and edges. Some marking to boards. Neat previous owner's inscription to fly-leaf, sporadic (mostly marginal) spotting to a handful of plates, but otherwise very clean and tight. A fantastic survey with most plates containing two species, including many rarely illustrated birds, such as the Penguin, Ostrich, Goosander and Swan.                                                              Payment Postage and Packing Payment can be made in various ways. From purchasers from the UK we accept Paypal, Postal Orders Personal Cheques in GBP £ Sterling. For welcome customers in the rest of the world, we accept Paypal.       As experienced bookcollectors we have shipped books to many countries, and will be happy to quote costs for destinations and/or services other than the following for this heavy book - books are always packed well, please rest assured that they will arrive exactly as described. UK Postage: £3 Europe Airmail: £5 USA Airmail: £7     Powered by eBay Turbo Lister Place a Bid!