1879 · First edition · Issued 1879–1881

The Game Birds of India, Burmah and Ceylon

With Their Habits, Haunts, &c.

Allan Octavian Hume and Charles Henry Tilson Marshall

The monumental first edition of Hume and Marshall’s survey of the game birds of India, Burma and Ceylon, celebrated for its field observations and chromolithographic plates.

A foundational work of South Asian ornithology and one of the most ambitious illustrated natural-history books produced in colonial India.

Publication

Calcutta, 1879

Language

English

Format

Octavo · Three-volume work

Completeness

The supplied photograph shows Volumes I and II. The complete work requires three volumes and 144 plates; Volume III and plate completeness remain to be verified.

Condition

The photographed bindings appear handsome and sound with light rubbing; the interiors and plates await direct examination.

Provenance

No provenance supplied.

Rarity

First edition, issued 1879–1881. A complete set contains three volumes, 144 chromolithographed plates and errata slips.

Status

Available