1840. No Edition Remarks. 768 pages. A History of British Birds, Indigenous and Migratory: Vol. III. Half bound red leather with marbled paper-covered boards. Book appears to have been rebound. Pages are rough cut. Contains black and white illustrated plates to rear of book. Pages are lightly tanned with heavy foxing to endpapers and text block edges. Gutters are moderately cracked with binding exposed. Binding remains firm. Occasional thumb-marking present throughout. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper, with a few small nicks and rub marks along text block edge. Plates are heavily tanned and foxed. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with notable bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Heavy tanning to spine, with visible crushing to spine ends.