‎GREENE, W. T.‎
‎Parrots in captivity. 3 vols. - [LANDMARK PUBLICATION IN BOTH ORNITHOLOGY AND THE HISTORY OF AVICULTURE.]‎

‎London, George Bell and Sons, 1884 - 1887. Large8vo (255 x 185). In contemporary half calf with a parrot stamped in gilt to front board. Upper edges gilt. Spines with a few small scratches and vol. 2 with loss of leather to upper part of spine. Previous owner's stamp (J.L. Albrecht Møller) to front free end-papers and title-pages. First two leaves in vol. 1 detached and a few other leaves partly detached. A few plates with light brownspotting but generally a nice and clean copy. X, 144 pp. XIV, 114 pp. VIII, 144 pp. + 81 coloured plates (complete).‎

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‎First edition of one of the most important nineteenth-century works on parrots and the first substantial monograph devoted entirely to parrots in captivity. Richly illustrated with 81 colour-printed plates after A. F. Lydon. A landmark publication in both ornithology and the history of aviculture. Fine Bird Books 79Nissen 393Wood, p. 368Zimmer p. 274. Schnreiber p. 117‎