Kingfishers and Related Birds. Parts I-III; Volumes I-VI (Complete Set)

Parts I-III & Volumes I-VI (Complete Set)","Consisting of six volumes in three parts, this incredible series was written by Joseph M. Forshaw and beautifully illustrated by William T. Cooper.

Each volume is numbered and signed by the author and artist on the limitation page. These volumes are all numbered 734.

Originally planned as an edition of 1,000 numbered sets. Part II and particularly Part III of this work are very difficult to find as many of the text blocks of Part III were never bound, and complete, matching sets are difficult to come by. Of those copies of Part III, a few of their solander boxes were shipped out from the publisher with misprinted spine labels, listing the family name Alcedinidae rather than Bucerotidae. Large/Royal folios

Each bound with original half cloth, half leather. Spine gilt and with raised bands. PART I: Alcedinidae (Kingfishers). Volume 1: Ceryle to Cittura (includes the fish-eating and specialist kingfishers). Volume 2: Halcyon to Tanysiptera (includes woodland kingfishers and the beautiful racket-tailed or paradise kingfishers.

PART II: Todidae to Phoeniculidae (Todies to Wood Hoopoes): Volume 3: Todidae to Meropidae (includes the todies, motmots and bee-eaters). Volume 4: Leptosomatidae to Phoeniculidae (includes the cuckoo roller, rollers, hoopoes and wood hoopoes.

PART III: Bucerotidae (Hornbills). Volume 5: Bucorvus to Anthracoceros (includes the ground hornbills). Volume 6: Buceros to Ceratogymna (includes the giant hornbills)