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Bewick's History of British Birds (Vol 1 only)

Title: History of British Birds (Vol 1 only)
Author: Bewick, T[homas], illustrator
Description: Volume 1 only (of 2). xxx, 335, [1] ad pp. (8vo) 8¼x5¼, period half calf and marbled boards, rebacked with original spine laid down. First Edition, First Printing.First printing with the uncensored "Pigstye Netty" vignette on page 285 and "Wycliffe 1791" missing from the drawing of the sea eagle on page 11.
Heading: Place Published: Newcastle
Publisher: Sol. Hodgson for Beilby & Bewick
Date Published: 1797