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LEGGE, William Vincent (1840-1918). A History of the Birds of Ceylon. London: published by the author. [1878]-1880.
4 (311 x 247mm). 35 plates comprising 33 hand-coloured lithographic plates by and after J. G. Keulemans, printed by Hanhart, one chromolithographic plate of eggs, and one uncoloured plate, hand-coloured engraved map of Ceylon, wood-engraved illustrations. (Title with crudely-repaired tears at inner margin, some marginal tears, without the list of original subscribers and the subscribers' list called for by Zimmer.) Contemporary blue buckram, spine with red morocco lettering-piece.
FIRST EDITION of Legge's important monograph on the 371 birds of Ceylon, issued in 3 parts in November 1878, September 1879, and September 1880. A second edition appeared in 1880-1881. Of the 371 species dealt with, 24 are identified for the first time, while 47 are regarded as peculiar to the island. Nissen IVB 539; Wood p. 430; Zimmer p. 382.
4 (311 x 247mm). 35 plates comprising 33 hand-coloured lithographic plates by and after J. G. Keulemans, printed by Hanhart, one chromolithographic plate of eggs, and one uncoloured plate, hand-coloured engraved map of Ceylon, wood-engraved illustrations. (Title with crudely-repaired tears at inner margin, some marginal tears, without the list of original subscribers and the subscribers' list called for by Zimmer.) Contemporary blue buckram, spine with red morocco lettering-piece.
FIRST EDITION of Legge's important monograph on the 371 birds of Ceylon, issued in 3 parts in November 1878, September 1879, and September 1880. A second edition appeared in 1880-1881. Of the 371 species dealt with, 24 are identified for the first time, while 47 are regarded as peculiar to the island. Nissen IVB 539; Wood p. 430; Zimmer p. 382.