History of British birds. / The figures engraved on wood by T. Bewick.

Vol 1: xxx, [2], 335, [1] p. v. 2: xx, 400 p.
Illustration on each t.p.; many decorations throughout text.
Advertisement for the author's A general history of quadrupeds (3rd ed.) on last page of v. 1.
Without the advertisement of the Third ed. of the author's Quadrupeds on the last page, 18 verso--Roscoe, p. 173, no. 4.
117 figures of birds: 91 vignettes, tail-pieces, etc. in v. I; 101 figures of birds and 136 vignettes, tail-pieces, etc. in v. II.
Text of the Land birds by Ralph Beilby assisted by Bewick who was "primarily responsible for the text of the Water birds, but was assisted by others, e.g. Rev. Henry Cotes, vicar of Bedlington"--Cf. Weekley, p. 117 note 1.
First issue: Cf. Ayer catalogue.
"The text of Vol. I was written by Beilby; Vol. II is wholly the work of Bewick."-Catalogue of the Edward E. Ayer Ornithological library, pt. 1, p. 57.
Vol. 2 has variant imprint: Newcastle: Printed by Edward Walker, for T. Bewick: sold by him, and Longman and Rees, London. ... 1804.
First ed.-variant A (v. I); top edges cut.
Roscoe, no. 14c (thin paper royal), p. 46 for v. I. Roscoe, no. 17c (thin paper royal), p. 65 for v. II.