History of British birds
Subtitle: the figures engraved on wood
By: by T. Bewick.
Contributors: Beilby, Ralph, 1743-1817; Cotes, Henry.; Wood, H. (binder)
Edition: [1st ed.]
Publisher: Printed by Sol. Hodgson, for Beilby & Bewick, sold by them, and C.G. & J. Robinson, London
Published: 1797
Place of publication: Newcastle
Language: eng
Number of pages: 400
Subjects: Birds -- Great Britain
Notes: Text of v. 1 by R. Beilby, amended by T. Bewick; text of v. 2 by Bewick, with assistance from H. Cotes. Cf. S. Roscoe. Thomas Bewick. (Oxford, 1953), p. 71-73.

Vol. 2 has imprint: Newcastle, Printed by Edward Walker, for T. Bewick, sold by him, and Longman and Rees, London.

Includes an advertisement for the 3rd ed. of Bewick's Quadrupeds on verso of last leaf of vol. 1. Part of the vignette on p. 285 of vol. 1 has been inked over.

Roscoe, 14d (Land birds), 17d (Water birds)

MASS copy: Bound in sprinked calf tooled in gold by H. Wood; marbled endpapers.
Table of contents: v. 1. Containing the history and description of land birds; v. 2. Containing the history and description of water birds.