Archibald Thorburn — The Complete Illustrated Thorburn&Apos;S Birds

Devizes, Select Editions, 1990. Cloth. An impressive work of the striking and vividly colourful paintings of bird by Archibald Thorburn. In the original unclipped dust wrapper.'The Complete Illustrated Thorburn's Birds' presents the beautiful ornithology illustrations by Archibald Thorburn, complete in one volume. This is a classic work for any lover of bird life, the plates showing faithful depictions of many different breeds of birds, almost all of which had been drawn directly from life.Illustrated with eighty-two colour plates.Collated, complete. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Gift inscription to the front paste down. Very light edge wear to the dust wrapper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: Archibald Thorburn. Near Fine/Near Fine.