A History of the Birds of Europe not observed in the British Isles. 4 volumes. ...

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London: Groombridge and Sons 1859-1863. Royal 8vo. Contemporary full extra gilt morocco (lightly worn). Edges gilt. Light foxing on end-papers and slight off-setting throughout otherwise a clean set complete with all hand-coloured plates of birds and beautiful colour plates of eggs. Marbled end-papers. Back hinge on volume I cracked. 1st edition. NOTE: Charles Robert Bree was a British ornithologist physician and zoologist. He was well known for his opposition to Darwin's theory of evolution.