1857 Scarce Ornithology Book ~ Our Native Songsters with 72 colored plates by Anne Pratt.

Author: Anne Pratt.
Title: Our Native Songsters.
Publisher: London, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1857.
Language: Text in English.
Size: 5.5" X 4.5".
Pages: viii-350 pages +publisher's catalog.
Binding: Attractive and near fine full morocco leather binding (hinges fine, overall slightly scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content: Near fine content (bright, tight, and clean, rare light foxing and staining mainly on the upper margin of the rear publisher's catalog - as shown).
Illustrations: Complete with the 72 wonderful full-page colored plates (chromolithography) illustrating songbird species by Anne Pratt.

The book: A Charming Early Victorian edition of Our Native Songsters, authored by the accomplished Anne Pratt. A work of natural history, it explores the fascinating world of songbirds. Housed in an original publisher's illustrated full-cloth binding, this volume will delight any bird enthusiast or collector of natural history books.

The author: Anne Pratt (1806–1893) was a prolific British botanical and ornithological illustrator and author, renowned for her lasting contributions to natural history literature. Despite the societal constraints of her time, her work helped popularize botany and ornithology during the 19th century, making the subjects accessible to a wide readership.