W.H. Hudson — Birds of la Plata

London, J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd. 1920. First edition. Cloth. A smart two volume set of the first editions of this charmingly illustrated ornithological study of bird life in La Plata. Complete in two volumes.  The first editions, limited to three-thousand copies for England and the USA.  In the publisher's original green and brown cloth bindings.  Illustrated with twenty-three coloured plates across the two volumes, Vol I with twelve coloured plates, and Vol II with eleven coloured plates. Collated, complete.  A comprehensive set of ornithological studies of the birds in La Plata, the capital city of Buenos Aires province, Argentina.  By the Anglo-Argenitine author William Henry Hudson, who spent his youth observing bird life in the Argentine pampas, and collected specimens for the Smithsonian Institution. The Patagonian birds Knipolegus hudsoni and Asthenes hudsoni are named after him. With beautiful coloured illustrations by the Danish naturalist and artist Henrik Gronvold, who was among the last natural history illustrators to publish lithographs. In the publisher's original cloth bindings. Externally, slight fading to spines, with light bumping to the head and tail. Marks to edge of the front board of vol I. Ink inscriptions to front free endpapers, with offsetting. Offsetting to rear free endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with the odd spot to the front and rear. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: H. Gronvold. Very Good Indeed .