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Johns, Rev. C.A. British Birds in Their Haunts. Edited by J.A. Owen. - A hardcover edition of British Birds in Their Haunts by the Rev. C.A. Johns, edited by J.A. Owen. The volume is bound in the publisher's green cloth with decorative gilt-stamped lettering and illustrations. The front board features a central gilt vignette depicting a bird perched on a branch, framed within a rectangular gilt border. The spine is lettered and decorated in gilt, reading: BRITISH BIRDS IN THEIR HAUNTS, REV. C.A. JOHNS, Edited by J.A. OWEN, SIXTY-FOUR COLOURED PLATES by WILLIAM FOSTER. This work is a thick octavo and is notable for the inclusion of sixty-four colour plates by the illustrator William Foster. As the title page and copyright information are not visible in the provided images, the publisher and specific date of publication cannot be confirmed, though this specific edition was commonly issued in the early 20th century.