1863 MORRIS HISTORY BRITISH BIRDS CABINET ED. 358 PLTS Start Price USD 2,750.00 Current Price USD 2,750.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Wednesday, September 03, 2008 End Time Monday, September 08, 2008 Location Paris See more about '1863 MORRIS HISTORY BRITISH BIRDS CABINET ED. 358 PLTS' Description Vasari MORRIS MOST CELEBRATED WORK ON BIRDS 358 HC PLATES 1863   Vasari's Online Auctions offer Rare Illustrated Color Plate Books and Antique Prints dating from the early fifteenth century to the end of the nineteenth century. Please click here to learn more about us  Frequently Asked Questions: Payment Options: Money Orders, Cashiers Checks and Bank Wire Transfers. Payment is required within 72 hours of the auction's close. You will receive an invoice within 24 hours of the auction's close. Shipping: International shipping is a flat rate to be determined by destination. Please e-mail for shipping costs. International orders are sent via International Priority Airmail unless requested otherwise. Depending on the shipping destination and the weight of the package, a surcharge may apply. All print orders can be combined. Please indicate if you wish to bid on additional items. The ETA for shipping via international priority air mail to the U.S.A. is approx. 7-10 days. Fedex overnight on request, pre-shipping quotes available. Insurance: Insurance is available upon request. IMPORTANT BEFORE BIDDING: All bidders with 0 feedback, will be removed. Bidders with feedback under 10 must e-mail before bidding. Serious bidders only please, failure to complete transaction will be reported to eBay and negative feedback will be left. Questions: If you have additional questions, please email us at: questions@vasaribooks.com   Information • Morris's Most Celebrated work on Birds • 358 Hand Colored Lithographed Plates Morris, F.O.A. History of British Birds. London Groombridge and Sons [1863-1888]. Originally published in 1851-57. 8 volumes. Cabinet Edition. 8vo. iv,222pp. iv,196pp. iv,215pp. iv,235pp. iv,192pp. iv,176pp. iv,174pp. iv,156pp. Red cloth with gold decorated spines. Top edge gilt. A beautiful set in fine condition. Complete with 358 color-printed and hand-colored lithographed plates by Fawcett of Driffield. Each plate is protected by a tissue guard.   Historical Background “A popular account of British birds gathered from various sources, some of it unfortunately unreliable – Mullens and Swann record three reissues of the first edition, four revised editions, and two cabinet editions which goes to prove how very popular the work must have been at the time, especially with amateur ornithologists and taxidermists who identified their finds by means of the colored plates”. (McGill/Wood).   Guarantee of Authenticity All of the prints we sell are ORIGINALS. We guarantee all rare books, antiquarian prints and art works to be original and authentic. We stand behind our inventory and want to make sure that all of our clients are completely satisfied with their purchases.  Please click here to learn more about us   Your browser does not support JavaScript. To view this page, enable JavaScript if it is disabled or upgrade your browser. Click Here. Double your traffic. Get Vendio Gallery - Now FREE! Place a Bid!