Rare Bird Book for auction
Published March 30th, 2006
A rare collection of books about birds, some dating back more than 100 years, has gone up for auction in Nottingham.
Some of the volumes, the oldest of which was produced in 1850, contain prints of birds and their eggs.
The items form part of a legacy which was left to the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust.
The books, which raised at least £1,560 for the Trust when they went under the hammer, attracted interest from buyers in the UK and abroad.
Erin McDaid, of the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust, said: “The styles do change, the books nowadays are much more focussed on pure identification whereas these are more, sort of, works of art.
“The illustrations today are fabulous but these books - as items themselves - are really something to cherish.”
They form part of a legacy bequeathed to the Trust by Tim Bowles, who was a member for about 30 years and chaired its Retford local members group, as well as serving on various committees.
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