SHELLEY (GEORGE ERNEST)


The Birds of Africa, Comprising all the Species... in the Ethiopian Region, 5 vol. in 7, FIRST EDITION, 57 hand-coloured lithographed plates after Henrik Grönvold, contemporary green half morocco gilt, t.e.g., spines of volumes 1-4 uniformly faded [Anker 470; Fine Bird Books, p.108; Nissen IVB 874; Zimmer p. 589], large 8vo, R.H. Porter, 1896-1912
|Shelley's review of the birds of Africa and surrounding islands lists 2534 forms of birds, including many new species and genera. The final volume was completed by William Lutley Sclater. Provenance: Christopher Heseltine, bookplate in volume 2.