Little Black and Orange Indian Hawk Hand-Colored Plate Publisher Printed by Jacob and

Publisher Printed by Jacob and Johnson for the author Publisher Place Winchester Date Published 1821-1828 Date Published Estimated No Edition First Number of Volumes 5 Reprint No Condition Near Fine Condition Description Light rubbing to marbled boards

mild foxing to a few plates

A rare work on the evolution of lobsters and crabs

Walson on the front endpaper of each volume and on the front wrapper of the final three parts

Small white call number on spine

Little Black and Orange Indian Hawk Hand-Colored Plate Publisher Printed by Jacob andHand colored lithographic plate, 9 inches wide and 11. 75 inches long. From G. Edwards, A Natural History of Uncommon Birds, part III, plate 108, 1750. Edwards describes the bird as being from Bengali in the East Indies and was part of a rarities collection sent to Dr. Mead in 1748. Edwards believed that this hawk had been trained for hunting. Publisher Printed for the Author Publisher Place London Date Published 1750 Date Published Estimated No