By
TheRev.
Francis Orpen
MORRIS Published in
London. Benjamin
Fawcett,asked Morris to write the text when Morris became
Vicar of Nafferton.Morris had a reputation as a popular
writer on natural history in general and birds in particular.
His first book had appeared as early as 1834, A guide to an
arrangement of British birds. However, his association with
Benjamin Fawcett was to have remarkable results, particularly
for the study of ornithology. A History of British Birds was
entirely printed and bound in the small North Country village
of Driffield, Fawcett's residence and shop, and shipped in
tea chests to London. It was a resounding success. Work on A
History of British Birds probably began in 1848. Publication,
which took over seven years to complete from June 1850, was
undertaken in monthly parts costing one shilling. Each part
contained 24 pages of letterpress and 4 hand-coloured plates.
The final six volume work contained 358 coloured plates. One
thousand copies of the first part were initially produced,
but such was the demand that Fawcett quickly had to move into
larger premises. Alexander Francis Lydon was one of Fawcett's
principal engravers, contributing much in technique and
design. A team of women colorists under very strict scrutiny
first from Fawcett then his wife (a former colourist herself)
hand colored each plate. Morris became an early advocate for
conservation and was instrumental in founding the Royal
Society for the Protection of Birds. All were published with
Original Hand Colouring, applied at the time. published by
George Bell & Sons, London, The artist is Benjamin
Fawcett; the engraver Alexander Francis Lydon..£10
each unless
marked less 1ST EDITION: 1851-7 . Hand coloured plates. These
had a shaded background. 2nd
EDITION: is unmounted plain white
background
. Image size 185mm x 140mm 7.25 inches x 5.5 inches Page
size Size: 9.75 x 6.75 inches The
Birds are now all in
(almost)
Alphabetical order
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. . apologies for shop name superimposed
on the images . just fed up with ebay fraudsters using my
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AMERICAN
BITTERN...... . . Habitat:
Europe.USA.Asia. Southern Africa. India.
from A History of
British Birds by
Rev
Francis Orpen Morris, engraved by Alexander Francis Lydon,
drawn by Benjamin Fawcett £10 unmounted
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LITTLE
BITTERN...... . . Habitat:
Europe.Africa.Asia. In such places as Black Sea. Persia. Syria.
Arabia. Noth and South Africa. Madeira. .
from A History of
British Birds by
Rev
Francis Orpen Morris, engraved by Alexander Francis Lydon,
drawn by Benjamin Fawcett £10 unmounted
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BLACKBIRD...... .
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Habitat: Europe.Asia.Africa. In such places as Azores. Syria. Vol 3
. .3 copies
from A History of
British Birds by
Rev
Francis Orpen Morris, engraved by Alexander Francis Lydon,
drawn by Benjamin Fawcett £10 unmounted
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BLACK
HEADED BUNTING...... . . Habitat:
Europe.
from A History of
British Birds by
Rev
Francis Orpen Morris, engraved by Alexander Francis Lydon,
drawn by Benjamin Fawcett £10 unmounted
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BUNTING......
. . Habitat: Europe.
from A History of
British Birds by
Rev
Francis Orpen Morris, engraved by Alexander Francis Lydon,
drawn by Benjamin Fawcett £10 unmounted
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LAPLAND
BUNTING...... . . Habitat:
Europe.Asia. Especially in Faroe Islands. Greenland. Iceland. Also
Arctic regions of North America.
from A History of
British Birds by
Rev
Francis Orpen Morris, engraved by Alexander Francis Lydon,
drawn by Benjamin Fawcett £10 unmounted
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SNOW
BUNTING...... . . Habitat:
Europe.USA.
from A History of
British Birds by
Rev
Francis Orpen Morris, engraved by Alexander Francis Lydon,
drawn by Benjamin Fawcett £10 unmounted
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BUZZARD.. . .
Habitat:
Europe.USA.N.Africa
from A History of
British Birds by
Rev
Francis Orpen Morris, engraved by Alexander Francis Lydon,
drawn by Benjamin Fawcett £10 unmounted
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CAPERCAILLIE......
. . Habitat:
Europe.Esp.Scotland.Asia. :- as Game Birds
from A History of
British Birds by
Rev
Francis Orpen Morris, engraved by Alexander Francis Lydon,
drawn by Benjamin Fawcett £10 unmounted . .2 copies
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CHIFF CHAFF......
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Habitat: Europe.Asia Minor. Vol 4 . .2 copies
from A History of
British Birds by
Rev
Francis Orpen Morris, engraved by Alexander Francis Lydon,
drawn by Benjamin Fawcett £10 unmounted
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