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Mr. Philip D. Burden
P.O. Box 863,
Chalfont St. Giles, Bucks HP6 9HD,
UNITED KINGDOM
Tel: +44 (0) 1494 76 33 13
Email: enquiries@caburden.com
The work gives a comprehensive account of the birds of the area and is intended as a text-book for the local student and collector in Ceylon. Our knowledge of the island is considerably increased by this work, which deals with altogether 371 species … The fine plates … were executed from drawings by J. G. Keulemans” (Anker). This copy is notable for having a local binding with the binders ticket inside. Provenance: North Devon Athenaeum; Madalaine Jay bookplate. Anker 284; Fine Bird Books p. 89; Nissen IVB 539; Wood p. 439.
LEGGE, Captain W. Vincent
A History of the Birds of Ceylon
London, 1880
Quarto, one volume bound in two (305 x 245 mm.), contemporary straight-grained maroon morocco gilt by Ceylon Times Press, Colombo, rebacked, with hand coloured engraved map and 34 hand coloured lithograph plates after J. G. Keulemans.
Stock number: 8313
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