MOSLEY, Seth Lister. An Account of the Birds of the Huddersfield District ... issued privately to subscribers only, [Huddersfield: Privately Printed, 1915], 8°, 39 coloured lithographed plates by S. L. Mosley (? only, of 40), 37 maps, most coloured (? only, of 40), illustrations (title and margins of a few leaves spotted), contemporary calf-backed boards, spine lettered and ruled in gilt. [Nissen IVB 651: "crayon water colour plates prepared by a new hand process"]

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MOSLEY, Seth Lister. An Account of the Birds of the Huddersfield District ... issued privately to subscribers only, [Huddersfield: Privately Printed, 1915], 8°, 39 coloured lithographed plates by S. L. Mosley (? only, of 40), 37 maps, most coloured (? only, of 40), illustrations (title and margins of a few leaves spotted), contemporary calf-backed boards, spine lettered and ruled in gilt. [Nissen IVB 651: "crayon water colour plates prepared by a new hand process"]

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Loosely-inserted is a related pamphlet published by the Huddersfield Naturalist's Society and containing a plate by S. L. Mosley. Although Nissen calls for 40 plates and 40 maps, no copies have been traced with more than 39 and 37 respectively.

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