A history of British birds.

London: Groombridge and Sons, [1863-1867].
Octavo, eight volumes, 1666 pp. 358 coloured engraved plates. Publisher's decorated red cloth, exlibris on front pastedown with owner's name erased, a crisp near fine set.

"The first issue of the two cabinet editions of the original first edition. The copy in hand contains 358 plates, the extra one being that of the mottled Owl, a bird of which there was no record when the first edition was published" (Wood. p.472).