339 pages, colour frontispiece, 140 colour plates, quarter brown leather with matching marbled boards, black title label gilt on the spine, which is starting to fade, housed in light brown cloth slipcase with matching marbled paper sides, a fine copy.
Limited edition of 1726 volumes. This is volume 48 of the de luxe Collectors' volumes numbered 1 – 200 inscribed to R.G. Jeffery.
Editor’s note.'The Birds of Prey of Southern Africa is the showcase for the wonderful paintings of birds of prey by the late Claude Gibney Finch-Davies. It is sixty years since this talented artist, of world standard, died tragically. His life and the circumstances surrounding his death are described in a brief biography contained in the book. He illustrated all the birds of prey, including the owls, known in Southern Africa at the beginning of the twentieth century, and only eight other species have been discovered since that time. He depicted the various plumages as they occur with great accuracy and detail so that this collection provides a fine reference source.'
- Overall Condition: A Fine Copy
- Size: 4to (295 x 225 mm)
- Sold By: Clarke's Africana & Rare Books
- Contact Person: Paul Mills
- Country: South Africa
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- Telephone: 021 794 0600
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- Trade Associations: ABA - ILAB, SABDA
