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Prideaux John Selby

English ornithologist, botanist and illustrator (1788–1867)

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  • Prideaux John Selby. Lithograph by T. H. Maguire.

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    Natural history of parrots / By Prideaux J. Selby ... Illustrated by thirty-two plates: with memoir and portrait of Bewick, by the Rev. Mr. Turner, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

    Selby, Prideaux John, 1788-1867. | Date: 1836
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    The natural history of pigeons / Illustrated by thirty-two plates, coloured, and numerous woodcuts. With memoir of Pliny by Andrew Crichton.

    Selby, Prideaux John, 1788-1867. | Date: 1835
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    Parrots / by Prideaux J. Selby.

    Selby, Prideaux John, 1788-1867. | Date: [1845-46]
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    A history of British forest-trees : indigenous and introduced / By Prideaux John Selby. Illustrated by nearly 200 engravings.

    Selby, Prideaux John, 1788-1867. | Date: 1842
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