GREENE | Parrots in Captivity, 1884-1887

GREENE, WILLIAM THOMAS

Parrots in captivity. London, George Bell and Sons, 1884-1887

FIRST EDITION, 3 volumes, large 8vo (250 x 175mm.), 81 colour-printed wood-engraved plates, original pictorial green cloth gilt, a few leaves coming loose, binding with light wear to extremities

ONE OF THE MOST ATTRACTIVELY ILLUSTRATED WORKS ON PARROTS. "An account of the habits of 81 varieties of parrots (including cockatoos, macaws, parakeets, etc.) with special reference to their behaviour in cage or aviary" (Zimmer p. 274). The fine plates are by Benjamin Fawcett (1808-1893) from drawings by his former apprentice, Alexander Francis Lydon (1836-1917). Fawcett and Lydon are best known for their works in (colour) wood engraving, the present work being an example of their chromo-xylographical skills.

LITERATURE:

Nissen IVB 393; Zimmer, p.274