Williams, C. Child's Natural History of Birds. New Haven: Durrie and Peck, ca. 1850. [11987]
Worn and stained cloth, corners exposed with a partly split top joint; the text block measure 3 x 2.5 inches. All page edges gilt, lacks the free end papers front and back (blanks). 191, [1] pages with the 48 plates counted within the pagination, the plate numbers include the title page vignette. Text is foxed, some pencil scribbles, smudges. Fair. Hardcover.
"Hitchcock & Stafford, Printers." A description of 47 different birds from around the world, with an illustration for each one.
Charles Williams (1796-1866), English Nonconformist, editor for the Religious Tract Society.
