A History of British Birds. London: John van Voorst, [1837]-1843, FIRST EDITION, 3 volumes, half-titles, illustrations in the text, [Nissen IVB 1029], without temporary indexes
A History of British Fishes. London: John van Voorst, 1841, second edition, 2 volumes,  half-titles, illustrations in the text, without advertisements
Together 5 volumes, uniformly bound, 8vo (215 x 130mm.), contemporary calf gilt, occasional minor staining, bindings lightly rubbed with a few minor repairs or restoration (5)

Louisa Thomson, 7 August 1843, ownership inscriptions

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