Oswin A. J. Lee — Among British Birds in Their Nesting Haunts

Edinburgh, David Douglas, 1897-1899 . First edition. Cloth. Six parts of the very scarce first edition of Oswald A. J. Lee's charmingly illustrated study of British nesting birds, illustrated with photogravure plates. The first edition of this very scarce work from Oswin A J Lee, in which he describes and discusses the nesting birds of Great Britian.Illustrated with photogravure plates, and vignette illustrations.This work was issued in sixteen parts, which were usually then bound into four volumes. Present here are six of these parts (parts II, VI, X-XIII) in the very scarce publisher's original cloth backed boards. Lacking parts I, III-V, VII-IX, and XIV-XVI.Part II, illustrated with nine plates. Collated, lacking one plate.Part VI, illustrated with ten plates. Collated, complete.Part X, illustrated with ten plates. Collated, complete.Part XI, illustrated with ten plates. Collated, complete. Part XII, illustrated with nine plates, and with the illustrated title page of volume III of the bound work to the rear. Collated, lacking one plate.Part XIII, illustrated with ten plates. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth backed paper covered boards. Boards lightly age toned, with light handling marks to perimeters. Light shelf wear to back strip tails. Loss of cloth to head of part XII back strip. Hinges strained, with front hinge of part XI somewhat tender. Bindings strained throughout, most significantly to part X. Pages clean and bright. Lacking one plate each to parts II and XII. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .