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ANON - A Treatise on Domestic Pigeons.
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ANON
A Treatise on Domestic Pigeons.
Comprehending all the different species in England...
London: C. Barry 1765. xvi, 144p, frontis, and 13 plates with tissue guards spotting throughout.
220mm bound in full contemporary leather with gilt rules and original title label. VG.
This work was originally privately printed in 1735 by John Moore. It was then titled 'The Columbarium' and issued in a very small edition - only six copies are known to exist in libraries around the world (Casey Wood, 471). It was later published in 1765 under the title 'A Treatise on Domestic Pigeons' in an edition of only 750 copies. This second printing was published anonymously by a practical pigeon fancier. However, it is an exact reproduction of Moore's Columbarium of 1735. This is the first English book on pigeons and is a rarity.
Provenance: Major Robert A. Wilson, ‘Lethenty’ Bulls.
A Treatise on Domestic Pigeons.
Comprehending all the different species in England...
London: C. Barry 1765. xvi, 144p, frontis, and 13 plates with tissue guards spotting throughout.
220mm bound in full contemporary leather with gilt rules and original title label. VG.
This work was originally privately printed in 1735 by John Moore. It was then titled 'The Columbarium' and issued in a very small edition - only six copies are known to exist in libraries around the world (Casey Wood, 471). It was later published in 1765 under the title 'A Treatise on Domestic Pigeons' in an edition of only 750 copies. This second printing was published anonymously by a practical pigeon fancier. However, it is an exact reproduction of Moore's Columbarium of 1735. This is the first English book on pigeons and is a rarity.
Provenance: Major Robert A. Wilson, ‘Lethenty’ Bulls.
