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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 Alphabetical
order
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CHOUGH...... . . Habitat: Europe.
Asia. Africa. Crete. Egypt. Persia. Siberia. Etc. A member of the
Crow or Jackdaw family.
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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COOT...... . . Habitat:
Europe.Asia.Africa. Seden. Norway. Denmark. Iceland. Russia. Spain.
Italy. France. Holland. Germany. Asia Minor. China. India.
Japan.
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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COURSER...... . . Habitat: Europe.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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BAILLON'S CRAKE...... . . Habitat:
Europe.USA.Asia. Germany. Hungary. Italy. Greece. Switzerland.
Yugoslavia (Dalmatia).
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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SPOTTED CRAKE...... . . Habitat:
Europe.Africa.Asia. Russia. Sweden. Holland. Italy. France. Greece.
Turkey. Persia. India. . .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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LITTLE CRAKE...... . . Habitat:
Europe.Asia.Japan.. . .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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CREEPER...... . . 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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TWO BARRED CROSSBILL...... . . Habitat: Europe.Asia
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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CROW Hooded...... . . Habitat: Europe. Faroes. Iceland.
Siberia. Asia Minor. Crimea. Japan.
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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CUCKOO Yellow billed.(American Cuckoo) .... . . Habitat:
USA. 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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DABCHICK.Good ..... . . Habitat:
Europe.Africa.Asia.Especially Italy. Holland. Germany.South Africa.
from A History of British Birds
by Rev Francis Orpen Morris, engraved
by Alexander
Francis Lydon, drawn by Benjamin Fawcett £5 unmounted
mucky
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DALMATION REGULUS...... . . Habitat: Europe. . (Yugoslavia)
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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DIPPER...... . . Habitat:
Europe.Asia.
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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