Six Volumes Morris's British Birds
London: George Bell & Sons, 1860, second edition, six volumes (complete), blindstamped front and back boards with gilt decorations on front covers, elaborately gilt decorated spines
Provenance: Private Collection, Asheville, North Carolina
Condition Report: some wear at extremities, bumped corners, some fraying and wear to spine tips, all with some warping to pages along gutters, some pages starting, but overall with most holding; vol. I with front and back hinges cracked, front board starting but holding, frontispiece page starting; vol. III with back hinges cracked, tear at lower spine; vol. 5 with front and back hinges cracked; vol. 6 with tear at lower spine
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London: George Bell & Sons, 1860, second edition, six volumes (complete), blindstamped front and back boards with gilt decorations on front covers, elaborately gilt decorated spines
Provenance: Private Collection, Asheville, North Carolina
Condition Report: some wear at extremities, bumped corners, some fraying and wear to spine tips, all with some warping to pages along gutters, some pages starting, but overall with most holding; vol. I with front and back hinges cracked, front board starting but holding, frontispiece page starting; vol. III with back hinges cracked, tear at lower spine; vol. 5 with front and back hinges cracked; vol. 6 with tear at lower spine