Michelet, J. — Die Welt der Vögel.

1870 (1st German ed.) 336 p., num. illustrations by H. Giacomelli, contemporary hcloth, Previous owner's names on first blank endpaper (dated 1872 & 1973). Some scattered foxing throughout (mostly marginal). Thomas Bewick is responsible for the revival of the art of wood-engraving that had all but died out during the 18th-century with the rise of engraving on copper and steel. "British Birds" was first published in 1797-1804 and is his most popular work, running to eight editions by 1847.