{"product_id":"history-of-british-birds-volume-1-containing-the-history-and-description-of-land-birds-paperback-9781108065405","title":"History of British Birds: Volume 1, Containing the History and Description of Land Birds (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108065405","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eHistory of British Birds: Volume 1, Containing the History and Description of Land Birds\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis influential and widely acclaimed work, published in two volumes between 1797 and 1804, includes hundreds of beautiful wood engravings.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eThomas Bewick (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108065405, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 5 September 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e374 pages, 207 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.1 cm, 0.48 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThomas Bewick (1753–1828) is synonymous with finely crafted wood engravings of the natural world, and his instantly recognisable style influenced book illustration well into the nineteenth century. During his childhood in the Tyne valley, his two obsessions were art and nature. At fourteen, he was apprenticed to the engraver and businessman Ralph Beilby (1743–1817) with whom he later published A General History of Quadrupeds (also reissued in this series). The present work, with its text compiled from various sources, was the first practical field guide for the amateur ornithologist, inspiring also artists and writers. Each of the two volumes contains hundreds of illustrations of breathtaking beauty and precision: one for each species, neatly capturing its character in exquisite detail, interspersed with charming vignettes of country life. Volume 1, first published in 1797, covers land birds, including eagles, owls, sparrows and finches.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Birds of prey\u003cbr\u003e 2. The falcon tribe\u003cbr\u003e 3. Of the owl\u003cbr\u003e 4. Of the shrike\u003cbr\u003e 5. Birds of the pie kind\u003cbr\u003e 6. The woodpeckers\u003cbr\u003e 7. Of the passerine order\u003cbr\u003e 8. Of the grosbeak\u003cbr\u003e 9. Of the bunting\u003cbr\u003e 10. Of the finch\u003cbr\u003e 11. Of the lark\u003cbr\u003e 12. Of the wagtail\u003cbr\u003e 13. Of the flycatchers\u003cbr\u003e 14. Of the warblers\u003cbr\u003e 15. Of the titmouse\u003cbr\u003e 16. Of the swallow\u003cbr\u003e 17. Of the dove kind\u003cbr\u003e 18. Of the gallinaceous kind\u003cbr\u003e 19. Of the plover.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Popular science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Popular science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Popular%20science%20%5BPDZ%5D%22\"\u003ePDZ\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46003340214552,"sku":"9781108065405","price":33.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108065405i.jpg?v=1696748581","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/history-of-british-birds-volume-1-containing-the-history-and-description-of-land-birds-paperback-9781108065405","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}