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

Edinburgh, David Douglas, 1897-1899 . First edition. Cloth. Fourteen 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 fourteen of these parts in the very scarce publisher's original cloth backed boards. Lacking parts III and XVI.Part I, illustrated with ten plates. Collated, complete.Part II, illustrated with ten plates. Collated, complete.Part IV, illustrated with ten plates, and with the illustrated title page of volume I of the bound work to the rear. Collated, complete.Part V, illustrated with eight plates. Collated, lacking two plates, and the front board.Part VI, illustrated with ten plates. Collated, complete.Part VII, illustrated with eight plates. Collated, lacking two plates.Part VIII, illustrated with ten plates, and with the illustrated title page of volume II of the bound work to the rear. Collated, complete.Part IX, illustrated with six plates. Collated, lacking four plates. ----Part X, illustrated with ten plates. Collated, complete.Part XI, illustrated with ten plates. Collated, complete.Part XII, illustrated with ten plates, and with the illustrated title page of volume III of the bound work to the rear. Collated, complete.Part XIII, illustrated with ten plates. Collated, complete.Part XIV, illustrated with ten plates. Collated, complete.Part XV, illustrated with eight 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. Part V lacks back strip and front board. Internally, bindings significantly strained to each part, with gatherings of parts V and IX all working loose. Pages exceptionally clean and bright. Lacking two plates to part V, VII, XV and four plates to part IX. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .