A. M. C. Nicholl — Adventures After Birds at Osborne

Newport, Yelf Bros. Ltd. 1916. Paperback. A smart and scarce complete collection of the Adventure After Birds at Osborne series, with illustrations throughout. Complete in six volumes. Scarce collection. A detailed and comprehensive study of the birds at Osborne, being a camera record of some of the birds found near the college. The work includes reference to the characteristics, habits, and plumage of each individual species. Written and illustrated by A. M. C. Nicholl, a British amateur ornithologist and photographer. This set includes: The Nightjar Illustrated with tipped in frontispiece, two tipped in plates, and eleven photographs. The Garden Warbler Illustrated with tipped in frontispiece, two tipped in plates, and eleven photographs. The Ringed Plover Illustrated with tipped in frontispiece, two tipped in plates, and nine photographs. A Night at St. Catherine's Lighthouse Illustrated with tipped in frontispiece, two tipped in plates, and ten photographs. A Mixed Bag Illustrated with tipped in frontispiece, two tipped in plates, and sixteen photographs. A Final Round-Up Illustrated with a tipped in frontispiece, five tipped in plates, and twenty-six photographs. In the original paper wraps. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear to the extremities. Sunning to the spine and the odd mark to the boards. Minor loss from chipping to the head and tail of the spine to some volumes. With contemporary cloth covered slip case. Case is very smart with light shelf wear only, near fine condition. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with scattered spotting. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .