Alice Whitby — Bird Pictures

London, George Allen, 1901. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this charmingly illustrated work on birds. First edition. Illustrated with a colour title page and nineteen colour plates. Collated complete. A charming collection of notes on different birds, including: the pelican, the flamingo, the white domestic turkey, the eagle owl, and the ostrich. With descriptions of the images and a commentary on the usual habits and habitats of each bird. Written by Alice Whitby, a British author. Illustrated by Sara W. M. Fallon, a British illustrator noted for her bird and animal images. In the original quarter red cloth binding with pictorial paper covered boards. Externally, sound with rubbing and light chipping to the extremities. Minor fading to the spine and the odd mark to the boards. Front hinge starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with light age toning and the odd spot to the endpapers. Good . Ill.: Sara W. M. Fallon. Good .