Soffer suggests that the "fourth edition is perhaps the best, embellished as it is by contributions from Alfred Newton and Howard Saunders". 498–499, citing. The first edition was organized as follows into four "Orders" of birds. But he constantly provides accurate stories that inform and entertain the reader: Mr Jesse .. says:— A gentleman had a Corn Crake brought to him by his dog, to all appearance quite dead. He adds that the book was "also hugely influential in its day", being "reasonably cheap", and that it was the book that the future authors of "the county avifaunas were bought as children and remained their standard textbook", i.e. 27 species are listed in the Preface as having been added later, so at about 4 pages per species, deduct 108 leaving about 1617 pages issued in parts. Vignettes are the ornaments or small pictures running through books that Bewick helped to popularize as a form of illustration earlier in the nineteenth century. The early editions were printed in various formats. The fourth edition was revised and extended by the ornithologists Alfred Newton and Howard Saunders, with some additional illustrations bringing the total number of engravings up to 564. The pen for the remaining drawings, if any (the title page asserts there are 520 in the book), is not stated. [P 5] Yarrell then proceeds to describe where the bird can be found, its behaviour and diet, and its detailed appearance. [7], The Soffer Ornithology Collection at Amherst College observes that "Yarrell's History was the standard illustrated British bird book of the 19th century and one of the historically great ornithological works. "[P 4], Yarrell broadly follows the lead of Bewick in describing each species in a separate section, with essentially no introduction. Additional drawings depict nests, feathers, and details of bird anatomy including feet, breastbones, and windpipes. In well chosen prose, Yarrell provides synonymy, generic characters, a description with measurements, local and general distribution and a life history including nidification and eggs and arrival and departure times for each species. London :Groombridge and Sons,[1863-1866?] [P 7]. It is in mint condition and it comes with its original box. The beautifully hand-colored woodcut engravings were illustrated by Alexander Francis Lydon (1836–1917). As it lay on the ground, he turned it over with his foot, and was convinced it was dead. Only in the fourth, rewritten edition of 1871–85 were illustrations by other artists (Charles Whymper, J. G. Keulemans, Edward Neale) added. London :John Van Voorst,1843. (Francis Orpen), 1810-1893 , author Groombridge and Sons, , publisher Type. History of British birds, Volume 1. printed by Sol. II, 1876–1882. The book is illustrated with over 500 drawings directly onto wood blocks, mostly by Alexander Fussell. Advanced embedding details, examples, and help, Rogers, Bruce, 1870-1957, former owner. The History of British Birds examines each major British bird species, with detailed written observations and precise … "The Bee-Eater" is signed "J.T.DEL.ET.SC.". Volume 3, pp. History of British Birds. III, 1882–1884. Hodgson, for Beilby & Bewick: sold by them, and G. G. & J. Robinson, London, 1797. It was a resounding success. Morriss A History of British Birds was first published in monthly parts from June 1850, over a period of 7 years. A history of British birds . During the six years of writing, with the regular publication of three-sheet instalments of his Birds, many people across Britain and Europe sent him descriptions, observations and specimens for him to include, and the book is full of references to such contributions. Letters about the first cuckoo became a tradition in the newspaper. These were issued on 3 x 37 sheets = 111 sheets in all. Francis Orpen) A History of British Birds,6 vol., fourth edition, 394 hand-coloured plates, contemporary half morocco, worn, 2 backstrips lacking, 8vo, 1895-97. These do not correspond exactly with later taxonomy of the class. "[11], Simon Holloway, in his Historical Atlas of Breeding Birds in Britain and Ireland 1875–1900, writes that Yarrell's Birds was "far more thoroughly dealt with than in Bewick's work and, once again, was liberally illustrated with wood-engravings". [1] For example, the tail-piece for the "Jack Snipe" shows a bittern among reeds, swallowing a frog, while that for the "Common Bittern" shows "a mode of shooting an Eagle from a pit". See what's new with book lending at the Internet Archive. Yarrell's tail-pieces, small engravings fitted into spaces at the ends of articles, follow the tradition established by Bewick,[15] but differ in rarely being whimsical. Cf. Four editions were produced between 1843 and 1885. The book summarizes the archaeological record of birds in the British Isles, and integrates this factual basis into an overview of the history of the bird fauna in these islands. NOTE - PLEASE CONTACT THE DEALER FOR A FULL LIST (WITH IMAGES) OF THE PRINTS AVAILABLE These exceptional prints are all hand-coloured woodblock engravings from the History of British Birds, first published in 1851 by the Reverend Francis Orpen Morris. His first book was an arrangement of British birds and was published in 1834. It eclipsed the unfortunate MacGillivray, whose British Birds in contrast "never achieved real popularity", partly because it was illustrated strictly technically, and partly because it appeared at the same time as the first part of Yarrell's work. III and IV edited by Howard Saunders. Yarrell thanks Fussell in his Preface for "nearly five hundred of the drawings on wood here employed", and John Thompson (1785–1866) and his sons[c] for the "very long series of engravings" of the drawings. "[P 12][f] The sheets were then collected into three volumes, with the addition of "many occurrences of rare birds, and of some that were even new to Britain". The 3 volumes contain 1725 pages (not counting Preface and Index which cannot have been in the 37 parts). on January 14, 2011, Text of v. 1 by R. Beilby, revised by Bewick; v. 2 by Henry Cotes. Seller The Hermitage Bookshop, Member ABAA Published 1895-1897. He goes on to criticise Buffon's description of the crossbill's beak as "an error and defect of Nature, and a useless deformity" as "an erroneous and hasty conclusion". Like Bewick, Yarrell's sections begin with a large wood engraving, depicting the species against a more or less realistic background: that of the Egyptian vulture shows a pyramid and a pair of laden camels. Yarrell then adds an observation of his own, and contradicts an opinion of a famous scientist: "Notwithstanding Buffon's assertion to the contrary, they can pick up and eat the smallest seeds ... so perfect and useful is this singular instrument." His name is variously spelt Fussell or Fussel in the literature. Media in category "A History of British Birds (1843)" The following 20 files are in this category, out of 20 total. The Roller as berlin-blue, brownish-yellow, coppery-purple and light cinnamon. A history of British birds . 'A MILESTONE IN ORNITHOLOGICAL LITERATURE, Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, "Ornithology in Scotland. Bewick History of British Birds Land Birds Page 101.jpg 696 × 1,136; 100 KB. This made the book attractive to the public as well as to specialists. Yarrell was aware of earlier bird handbooks, especially Bewick's. Each printer's sheet must have contained 16 pages, 8 per side, with 8 of the pages printed upside-down, so that when folded they formed a booklet. The History of British Birds. Fulmar oil is among the most valuable productions of St Kilda. The foundation of this book is a database compiled by the authors of about 9000 records of birds in the 'archaeological' (not strictly this as not all the sites considered contain human remains) record from the middle Pleistocene to the present. There is some… Read more Condition Text block and plates Fine, bright, clear and remarkably free of foxing. A Natural History Of The Nests And Eggs Of British Birds, Volume 1... [Morris, Francis Orpen] on Amazon.com. Yarrell, William, 1784-1856 Type. John's other son Richard does not appear to have been an engraver. A. Mathew,[b] of Kilve in Somersetshire, [which] was shot near that place in October 1825." Second, for Bronte's work, History of British Birds offers a model for integrating seemingly marginal material into the body of a work through the device of the "vignette." BEWICK, Thomas. (A. Fussel[d] drew this), but most are entirely unsigned. The difficulties of identification are discussed, but 9,000 records is a substantial body of evidence, which is reviewed. First edition, 1843. Most of the copies were on octavo paper; some "large paper" format copies were printed in the larger royal octavo with just 50 copies in the very large imperial octavo format. An immediate difference from Bewick is the list of Latin names that follows, with Vultur percnopterus (Bewick), Neophron percnopterus (Selby, Jenyns, Eyton, and Gould), and Cathartes percnopterus (Temminck). In later editions the backgrounds were not colored. Title Variants: Alternative: British birds By. Originally issued in 37 parts between July 1837 and May 1843. Two volumes. The beautifully hand-colored woodcut engravings were illustrated by Alexander Francis Lydon (1836–1917). This page was last edited on 19 July 2020, at 03:55. For example, the "Fulmar Petrel" quotes John Macgillivray's article "in a recent number of the Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal", describing a visit to St Kilda in June 1840, for a page and a half. The account of the first species of each genus, such as the vulture genus Neophron, includes a paragraph on "Generic Characters", describing the beak, legs, wings and any distinguishing features useful for identification. Publication was initially in 37 parts of three large folded sheets each; these were then collected and bound into volumes. Only then does he return to Mr. Townson, quoting him as saying "The degree of the lateral power is surprising, and they are fond of exercising it for amusement; they are, therefore, not a little mischievous. The best is obtained from the old bird. It is not a history of ornithology but a natural history, a handbook or field guide systematically describing every species of bird known to occur in Britain. Paperback $ 45.99. LONDON: George Bell & Sons, 1870 A nice set of the second edition of Morris's History of British Birds. The bird was one of a pair, but the other was too wary to be captured. A Fussell signature in Yarrell History of British Birds 1843.jpg 299 × 397; 34 KB. Morris authored The History of British Birds, his first best seller, in 1850. He then took it up; its head fell; its legs hung loose, and it appeared again quite dead. The Egyptian vulture was recorded from a specimen in Somerset, England, "now in the possession of the Rev. Bee-Eater from Yarrell History of British Birds 1843.jpg 1,097 × 1,066; 440 KB. These features are often small, requiring examination or measurement of specimens in the hand, reflecting the fact, repeated many times in the book, that those interested in birds shot them to collect unusual specimens. In addition to the work of collating descriptions and commissioning drawings and engravings, Yarrell also made his own scientific observations of certain topics, including the description of the trachea of several species, and a detailed account, occupying seven pages, of the skull, jaw, musculature, and feeding behaviour of the common crossbill, Loxia curvirostra. [7] Some of the bird figures, such as "The Snowy Owl" and "Richard's Pipit" in Volume 1, are signed "A. FUSSEL DEL." DLC, Pforzheimer Bruce Rogers Collection (Library of Congress) DLC, Terms of Service (last updated 12/31/2014). Published material. John Matthew, 30 December 1761 – 10 March 1837, Rector of Kilve with Stringston, Somerset from 1797 until his death. William Yarrell's A History of British Birds was first published as a whole in three volumes in 1843, having been serialized, three sheets (=48 pages) every two months, over the previous six years. Octavo, mid-19th century three-quarter green pebbled calf, raised bands, elaborately gilt-decorated spines, marbled boards and endpapers, top edges gilt, uncut. Thomas R Forbes, in his biographical paper on Yarrell, writes that "All [editions of Birds] are outstanding because of the author's clear, narrative style, accuracy, careful scholarship, and unassuming charm. Newcastle: Sol. Alexander Fussell created most of the drawings for the book. The History of British Birds reviews our knowledge of avifaunal history over the last 15,000 years, setting it in its wider historical and European context. He also thanks his printers, Messrs. Bentley, Wilson and Fley for their care and skill. Hodgson for Beilby & Bewick, 1797-1804. B. Fawcett printed and funded their works, as well as work by other natural history artists. It is not a history of ornithology but a natural history, a handbook or field guide systematically describing every species of bird known to occur in Britain. Simon Holloway suggests that Fussell and the engravers Charles Thompson and sons probably made all the illustrations for the first three editions of Yarrell's Birds. But it was a serious attempt to try to define quite subtle colourings. I and II edited by Alfred Newton; Vol. "[P 12], The book came out in three different formats. The Fulmar flies with great buoyancy and considerable rapidity, and when at sea is generally seen skimming along the surface of the waves at a slight elevation ... Macgillivray is similarly relied upon for accounts of the pink-footed goose and the goosander as far as the Hebrides are concerned. Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, Volume 56. Bewick’s revolutionary technique and artistic skill are said to have revived the medium of wood-engraving at this time. Tracheae and bronchial tubes of male and female shoveler ducks, Sternum and trachea of a young male crane, Tail-piece vignette showing "a mode of shooting an Eagle from a pit", Whimsical tail-piece of a lady receiving her pigeon post, Whimsical tail-piece of mediaeval lady and gentleman on horseback with falcons, Yarrell writes "Mr. Fellowes". The first bird, the Egyptian vulture, is preceded by nothing more than the Index (there is no table of contents) and the heading "British Birds", though there is an introductory paragraph on page 2, inside the Egyptian vulture article. He explains the anatomy and how the jaws are closed, and then how their unique side-to-side motion is achieved: When the lateral motion is required, the great pyramidal muscle on the right side pulls the extremity of the lower jaw, to which it is attached backwards; the pterygoid muscle of the left side at the same time powerfully assisting by carrying that side of the lower jaw inwards. Book digitized by Google from the library of Oxford University and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb. These were then engraved by John Thompson. [P 2] In the case of the wood sandpiper, Dr. Calvert sent a specimen from Malta; Selby and Dr. Andrew Smith, specimens from South Africa; others from India; Gould "mentions having seen skins" from "Chili and the Islands of the Pacific". Publication info. Morris authored The History of British Birds, his first best seller, in 1850. The durability of the wood-engraved blocks meant they could be integrated with the type, resulting in fine in-text illustrations and vignettes. A history of British birds the figures engraved on wood This edition was published in 1809 by Printed by Edward Walker, for T. Bewick in Newcastle. [1], In Ornithology in Scotland, Yarrell's Birds is described as "written by an Englishman and illustrated in a manner calculated to attract the non-scientific ornithologist right at the opening of the era of the great Victorian naturalists". Although I met with the young in a downy state, and partially feathered, I only obtained one nest with eggs. A History of British Birds. About this time he formed a close working association with Benjamin Fawcett (1808–1893), a local printer. History Of British Birds... [Bewick, Thomas] on Amazon.com. Holloway used Yarrell's figures to accompany the account of each species of bird in his Historical Atlas. My pets would often come to my table whilst I was writing, and carry off my pencils ... and tear them to pieces in a minute." A History of British Birds", "The artists and wood-engravers for Thomas Bell's History of British quadrupeds", "A History of British Birds. This book is B. Fawcett printed and funded their works, as well as work by other natural history artists. The History of British Birds reviews our knowledge of avifaunal history over the last 15,000 years, setting it in its wider historical and European context. A historical review", "News from the Independent Booksellers' Network", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=A_History_of_British_Birds_(Yarrell_book)&oldid=968395574, Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica with Wikisource reference, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Yarrell named him Fussell in the preface. Fourth edition, 4 volumes. (previous page) A History of British Birds.djvu 2,118 × 3,789, 700 pages; 34.53 MB. [2] Its approach, however, was significantly different in the extensiveness of Yarrell's correspondence and in the increased emphasis on scientific accuracy made possible by the rapid advance in ornithological knowledge in the nineteenth century. DNB. The Egyptian vulture article ends with a large and accurate engraving of another specimen, so the article shows both a young and an old bird, with clearly different plumage which is also described in the text. In 6 volumes with original decorative cloth bindings and 365 hand coloured plates as called for. The pictures I have taken do not do it justice. Notes. Sign in to Purchase Instantly. (with a supplement to the first edition, 1845). For the ringed plover, for example, Sven Nilsson speaks for Sweden and the Baltic coast; Mr Hewitson for Norway; Carl Linnaeus for Lapland; a Mr Scoresby for Iceland and Greenland; the zoologist Thomas Pennant for Russia and Siberia; the archaeologist Charles Fellows[a] for Asia Minor [Turkey], and Coenraad Jacob Temminck for Japan. The authors, one an ornithologist the other an archaeologist, integrate a wealth of archaeological data to illuminate and enliven the story, indicating the extent to which climatic, agricultural, and social changes have affected the avifauna. Standing by, however, in silence, he suddenly saw it open an eye. Yarrell at once goes on to explain that the crossbills are unique in making use of "any lateral motion of the mandibles, and it is my object here to describe the bony structure and muscles by which this peculiar and powerful action is obtained." It was a resounding success. This book, usually known as Morris's Birds, was a resounding success, "Yarrell, William (1784–1856). As well as straightforward details of each bird, Yarrell adds many stories, chosen from his own experience, from his correspondents, or from often recently published accounts, to enliven the description of each species according to his taste. So there were at least 1617 ÷ 111 = 14.5 pages per sheet. He then quotes a Mr. Townson's account of how crossbills feed on pine cones, inserting their beaks between the scales and then forcing them sideways, opening the cone. available with additional data This book is by William Yarrell (1784-1856) and not by Thomas Bewick. Having laid it again upon the ground and retired to some distance, the bird in about five minutes warily raised its head, looked round, and decamped at full speed. The first one is Bewick’s History of British Birds, which she was reading when her cruel cousin bullied her for the umpteenth, but final time. A History of British Birds used the same title as Bewick's popular book (1797–1804). Landrails or corncrakes "are considered most delicate as articles of food, and in such high estimation, that two Landrails are said to be a present for a queen." Many of the drawings were from skins or stuffed specimens, though every bird species is illustrated with a lifelike drawing of the bird standing (or rarely, flying or swimming) in a natural setting. The Golden Oriole had lead-colour toes, other parts oil-green, brocoli-brown and wine-yellow. He then put it in his pocket, and before long he felt it all alive, and struggling to escape. 3 volumes. NicoleB-loader The additional birds were listed and briefly described in the Preface, and "the new subjects have been engraved on single leaves, so paged, that the bookbinder may insert these separate leaves among the birds of the genus to which each respectively belongs. [12], The bookseller Isabelline Books argues that "Yarrell’s History [of British Birds] probably contains the richest collection of colour descriptions in any bird book in the English language",[13] with "various parts of the Bee-Eater described as verditer blue, saffron-yellow, chestnut, duck-green, verdigris-green, buff, greyish-brown and fawn colour. Morris, F. O. Published material. Media in category "A History of British Birds, by Thomas Bewick" The following 200 files are in this category, out of 305 total. Yarrell, 1843. The article for the crossbill is one of the longest in the book, at 20 pages. A history of British birds by Bewick, Thomas, 1753-1828; Beilby, Ralph, 1743-1817; Cotes, Henry; Rogers, Bruce, 1870-1957, former owner. It quickly became the standard reference work for a generation of British ornithologists, replacing Thomas Bewick's book of the same name through its increased scientific accuracy, but following Bewick in its mixture of scientific data, accurate illustrations, detailed descriptions and varied anecdotes, as well as in the use of small 'tail-piece' engravings at the ends of articles. Yarrell, a newsagent without university education, corresponded widely with eminent naturalists including Carl Linnaeus, Coenraad Jacob Temminck and Thomas Pennant to collect accurate information on the hundreds of species illustrated in the work. IV, 1884–1885. Yarrell may well be referring here to John Thompson's elder son Charles Thurston Thompson, and his younger brother Charles Thompson, both of whom were skilled engravers. Ship This Item — Qualifies for Free Shipping Buy Online, Pick up in Store Check Availability at Nearby Stores. He then took it out; it was as lifeless as before. (Thompson drew and cut this), so in these cases Fussell was not involved.[e][9]. Six days later on 12 February 1913, Lydekker wrote again, confessing that "the note was uttered by a bricklayer's labourer". A separate article of about six pages, containing an image, a description, and an account of worldwide distribution, together with reports of behaviour, is provided for … The Egyptian vulture takes up six pages, which is typical; the golden eagle gets eight pages, the hobby only four. Many are secondary illustrations showing details of bird anatomy or features useful in identification. Fussell's work began in 1837 and continued for six years. This drastic event occurs right at the beginning of the novel, she was reading when her cousin reprimanded her: Book Material. [14], Birds was first published "in thirty-seven parts of three sheets each, at intervals of two months; the first Part was issued in July 1837, and the last in May 1843. A separate article of about six pages, containing an image, a description, and an account of worldwide distribution, together with reports of behaviour, is provided for each species. A History of British Birds by F O Morris - a history british birds by rev f. Here for sale is a F O Morris - A History of . This care reflects both the rapidly advancing state of ornithology in the early nineteenth century, and Yarrell's more scientific approach.[4]. at Morris acquired a reputation for writing popular essays on natural history and in particular on birds. It begins: This bird exists here in almost incredible numbers, and to the natives is by far the most important of the productions of the island ... [They] daily risk their lives in its pursuit. The Cuneate-Tailed Gull was smoke-brown and pearl-grey, the Turnstone had ferruginus portions, the Little Auk was livid-brown and sooty-brown, while the American Bittern was leaden-brown. F O Morris - A History of British Birds with 394 p . Book Material. I, 1871–1874. Charles Fellows's. The wood engraved text figures have never been surpassed using this technique in terms of accuracy and artistic merit." by Morris, F.O. [3] He referenced the work of, amongst others, the ornithologists William Macgillivray, John James Audubon, George Montagu, Prideaux John Selby, Leonard Jenyns, John Gould, Temminck, Nicholas Aylward Vigors and Heinrich von Kittlitz. Vol. that Yarrell influenced a whole generation of ornithological authors in Britain. By. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The young birds were very clamorous on being handled, and vomited a quantity of clear oil ... which imparts to the whole bird, its nest and young, and even to the rock which it frequents, a peculiar and very disagreeable odour. 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