The Speaking Parrots: A Scientific Manual by Russ, Karl - 1890

London: L. Upcott Gill. Very Good. 1890. Hardcover. Hardcover, no dustjacket, original red cloth binding with a floral illustration in gold along with a bird on a branch in gold on the front cover, features eight beautiful chromolithographs of the following: Alexandrine Parrakeet, Blue-Fronted Amazon Parrot, New Guinea Eclectus, Leadbeater's Cockatoo, Blue-Breasted Lory, Hyacinthine Macaw, Golden-Crowned Conure, & a Rose Hill Parrakeet, 296 pages + 16 pages of ads at rear, no copyright date but 1890, this is a clean copy inside & out, contents are fine except for some slight tanning to the edges of the pages (does not affect the chromos), the cover has minor wear at the corners & a few small faded areas, the spine is slightly tanned .