STONHAM, Charles. The Birds of the British Islands… Illustrated by Lilian M. Medland. London

STONHAM, Charles. The Birds of the British Islands… Illustrated by Lilian M. Medland. London: E. Grant Richards, 1906-1911. 5 vols., 4to (318 x 253mm.) Half-titles, titles in red and black, 2 folding colour maps in vol. 1, 2 key plates, 318 lithographed plates with captioned tissue-guards. (Browning to preliminaries, moderate spotting to text leaves throughout.) Original publisher’s vellum-backed blue cloth, gilt lettering to upper covers and spines, t.e.g. (spotting to covers of vols. 2 and 3, toning, occasional minor marks, fading to cloth) (5).