The Library of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven Part I
The Library of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven Part I
William Hayes | Portraits of rare and curious birds... from the menagery of Osterley Park, 1794
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May 18, 05:10 PM GMT
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William Hayes
Portraits of rare and curious birds, with their descriptions, from the menagery of Osterley Park. London: W. Bulmer, 1794
4to (280 x 220mm.), dedication and advertisement leaves, 100 hand-coloured engraved plates, crushed green morocco gilt by Sangorski and Sutcliffe, spine gilt in compartments with bird motifs, gilt edges, without the frontispiece plate, as often
LITERATURE:
Fine Bird Books, p. 80; Nissen IVB 422; Zimmer, p. 294