F.O. Morris Bird Egg Prints 1892

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MNE99 SOLD


Crow MNE101 SOLD	White's Thrush, Rock Thrush MNE106 SOLD	Raven MNE105 SOLD


Short Lark, White-Winged Lark, Short-Toed Lark MNE122 SOLD	Black-throated Wheatear, Isabelline Wheatear, Desert Wheatear MNE109 SOLD	Little Crake, Baillon's Crake, Water-Rail MNE114 SOLD


Great Spotted Cuckoo, Red-Necked Nightjar MNE118 SOLD	Nutcracker MNE119 SOLD	Wryneck, Creeper, Wall Creeper MNE123 SOLD


Reed Bunting MNE124 $15	Firecrest, Yellow-Browed Warbler MNE125 SOLD	Pied Wagtail, White Wagtail MNE126 $15


Yellow-Billed Cuckoo MNE127 $15	Short Lark, White-Winged Lark, Short-Toed Lark MNE131 $15	Sparrow MNE128 $15


Martin, Sand Martin MNE132 $15	Mealy Redpole, Twite MNE134 $15	Hairy Woodpecker, Three-Toed Woodpecker MNE135 $15


Rose-Coloured Pastor MNE136 SOLD	Great Spotted Woodpecker, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker MNE137 $15	Roller, Kingfisher MNE139 $15


Alpine Swift MNE142 $15	Red-Breasted Flycatcher MNE143 $15	Snowy Owl, Tawny Owl MNE144 $15


White Owl, Mottled Owl, Little Owl MNE145 $15	Snowy Owl, Tawny Owl MNE146 $15	Bulwer's Petrel, Manx Shearwater MNE147 $15


Dabchick, Dusky Grebe, Eared Grebe MNE148 $15	Eagle Owl, Scops-Eared Owl MNE149 $15	Tengmalm's Owl, Hawk Owl MNE150 $15


Eagle Owl, Scops-Eared Owl MNE151 $15	Short-Eared Owl, Long-Eared Owl MNE152 $15	Rock Dove, Turtle Dove MNE153 $15


Passenger Pigeon EXTINCT MNE154 SOLD	Tengmalm's Owl, Hawk Owl MNE155 $15	Black Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker MNE156 $15


Hen Harrier, Montagu's Harrier MNE157 $15	Short-Eared Owl, Long-Eared Owl MNE158 $15	Grey-Lag Goose, Bean Goose MNE159 SOLD


Hoopoe MNE160 SOLD	Egyptian Goose, Canada Goose MNE161SOLD	Snow Goose, Red-Breased Goose MNE162 SOLD


Pink-Footed Goose, White-Fronted Goose MNE164 SOLD	Fulmar MNE165 SOLD	Eider Duck, King Duck MNE166 SOLD


Numidian Crane, Crane MNE163 $15	Great Northern Diver MNE167 $15	Great Northern Diver MNE221 $15


Kite MNE223 SOLD	Jer-Falcon MNE225 $15	Swallow-Tailed Kite, Black Kite MNE227 $15


Sparrow-Hawl MNE227A SOLD	Goshawk MNE228A SOLD	Orange-Legged Hobby MNE229 $15


Great Black-Backed Gull, Glaucous Gull MNE229A $15	Osprey MNE230 $15	Ivory Gull, Iceland Gull MNE231 SOLD


Buzzard MNE232 SOLD	Peregrine MNE232A $15	Lesser Black-Backed Gull, Herring Gull MNE233 $15

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The popularity of these endearing prints has made them increasingly scarce, so we are delighted to have prints from the third edition published 1892 of Francis Orpen Morris, A Natural History of the Nests & Eggs of British Birds.

The inspiration for this book actually came from the renowned English printer Benjamin Fawcett, who approached Morris to write the text when Morris became Vicar of Nafferton. This remarkable work was entirely printed and bound in the small North Country village of Driffield, Fawcett's residence and shop, and shipped in tea chests to London. It was a resounding success and a cottage industry at its pinnacle of perfection!

The desirability of this work and its survival in such pristine condition is due to the superb skills and techniques of Fawcett, which are now largely lost. He selected, ground, and mixed his inks with the utmost care. Only heavy paper stock of the finest quality was used, often imported from France. This paper has seen little deterioration with almost no foxing and it retains its fine ivory color and sheen. The plates were color printed from separate wood blocks in up to four colors, with additional hand coloring.

Alexander Francis Lydon was one of Fawcett's principal engravers, contributing much in technique and design.

It is interesting to note that while the text is full of references to bird shoots, Morris became an early advocate for conservation and was instrumental in founding the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.

(References include Fine Bird Books, p125 & Benjamin Fawcett, p77)

The condition of the plates is excellent, with high quality, heavy paper and almost no foxing as can be seen by the photos. There is some variation in the background colors of the prints, as usual. Each print measures approximately 7 inches by 10 ½ inches. No descriptive text is included. The photos are very accurate, so please review carefully. All our prints are authentic antique prints and guaranteed to be from the date stated. These prints are more than 160 years old and in exceptional condition.