A classified list of Mr. William Silver's collection of New Zealand birds (at the Manor-house, Letcomb Regis), with short descriptive notes.
London: E.A. Petherick, 1888. Octavo, ten plates and text engravings. Publisher's printed vellum binding with marbled end papers, a handsome copy, very scarce. Stephen William Silver (1819-1905) was a wealthy London timber merchant who assembled a fine collection of New Zealand bird specimens. They were exhibited at the Colonial and..... More