Henry Dresser and Victorian ornithology: Birds, books and business

This book explores the life of Henry Dresser (1838-1915), one of the most productive British ornithologists of the mid-late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The author examines how Dresser and his contemporaries discovered and documented birds across the globe.

• | Author: Henry A. McGhie
• | Publisher: Manchester University Press
• | Publication Date: Nov 10, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 368 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 1784994138
• | ISBN-13: 9781784994136