Fine Bird Books, 1700-1900

xi, [1], 180 pp. A guide to collecting color plate books about birds, spanning two centuries of publications, with 52 reproductions of color plates from various works. Originally published in 1953, this work has now been updated with a new appendix by Handasyde Buchanan which explains vocabulary used in the work, and bibliographical information for works published since 1953 (doubling the number of titles included).