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The Writings of St Francis of Assisi. Translated by Benen Fahy, O.F.M, with Introduction and Notes by Placid Hermann, O. F.M. London: Burns and Oates, Ltd., 1963., 1963 Volume Moss no. 51

Printed by Ditchling Press, Ltd., Ditchling, Hassocks, Sussex. 'The engraving on the jacket is by Richard Shirley Smith' [portrait of St. Francis; Bain no. 43]. Bound in red book cloth with dust jacket.

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  2. Roger W. Moss Collection of Manuscript, Original Art and Printed Material by and about Richard Shirley Smith, 1961-2011
  3. Publications Designed or Illustrated by Richard Shirley Smith

The Yellow Finch, at the Cape of Good Hope, redrawn between 1794 and 1800 Volume 9, Page 115

The image shows a yellow and green bird without surrounding illustration. The Latin name is given as Fringilla Butyracea (see possibly Crithagra flaviventris).

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  2. James Forbes archive: A voyage from England to Bombay with descriptions in Asia, Africa, and South America, circa 1765-1800
  3. Volume 9
  4. Letter 61

The Yellow Fly-catcher, and Wild Fig-Tree of Guzerat, of the natural size. J. Forbes 1775, 1775 Volume 7, Page 187

The image shows a yellow bird perched on a branch with several figs. The Latin name for the tree is given as Ficus racemosa (see Ficus racemosa). No Latin name is given for the bird (see possibly Ficedula zanthopygia). Bottom of page: a quotation from Alexander Pope's (1688-1744) "Essay on Man," beginning, "Learn from the Birds what food the thickets yield."

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  2. James Forbes archive: A voyage from England to Bombay with descriptions in Asia, Africa, and South America, circa 1765-1800
  3. Volume 7
  4. Letter 43

The young Fruit & Leaves of the Date Tree, of the natural size. J. Forbes, redrawn between 1794 and 1800 Volume 2, Page 59

The drawing depicts a detail of the leaves and fruit of the date tree, with no surrounding illustration. The Latin name is given as Elate sylvestris (see Phoenix sylvestris).

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  2. James Forbes archive: A voyage from England to Bombay with descriptions in Asia, Africa, and South America, circa 1765-1800
  3. Volume 2
  4. Letter 6

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