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Living with father 1871-81. Living Hastings 1901 on own means.The Parkin mss., 1900-1928, are letters from Thomas Parkin,British ornithologist, from prominent ornithologists, artists,novelists, statesmen, playwrights and authors. They deal chieflywith ornithological matters, but other subjects are discussedwhich include World War I, British occupation of India and atablet to the memory of Matilda Barbara Betham Edwards,1836-1919, poet and novelist, on Villa Julia, High Wickham,Hastings, 1919-1921.Among the correspondents are Maria Rebecca Audubon, FrederickBritten Austin, Lewis Saul Benjamin, Arthur Granville Bradley,William Speirs Bruce, Cyril James Davenport, Henry EelesDresser, Paul Dukas, Henry Wemyss Feilden, Moreton Frewen,Dorothy Furniss, Sir Stephen Gaselee, Sarah Grand, Sir ThomasWolseley Haig, Frederic Harrison, Samuel Hope Morley Hollenden,1st baron, Andrew Alexander Irvine, Francis Edward James, SheilaKaye-Smith, Coulson Kernahan, Richard Orton Prowse, Clement KingShorter, Laurence Austine Waddell, Godfrey V. Webster, HughWhistler, Harry Forbes Witherby.Collection size: 125 itemsFor more information about this collection and any relatedmaterials contact the Manuscripts Department, Lilly Library,Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405JARDINE, William. The Natural History of Hummingbirds.Edinburgh, London & Dublin, W.H. Lizars & Sterling & Kenney,Longman & Co., and W. Curry Jnr. & Co., 1833. This copy has theengraved armorial bookplate of Thomas Parkin to verso of titles,and further inscribed by him on front free-endpapers, with theaddress "(?)Fairnest, High Wickham, Hastings".There is a further fascinating manuscript note by Parkin, tippedin to the front of vol. I: "These two volumes were bought by meof W. Heffer in the Petty Curey at Cambridge, on Friday April24th 1913, where I visited his shop in company with W.H. Mullens[co-author, with Harry Kirke Swann, of "A Bibliography ofBritish Ornithology", 1917-23] in our annual visit to our olduniversity. T.P."Irby (L. H.) The ornithology of the Straits of Gibraltar. . .secondedition, revised and enlarged.2 maps, 8 chromolithographs after Thorburn, folio, original redcloth gilt, rebackedwith original sl. soiled spine laid down, top edge of uppercover faded, lightly rubbedat extremities, Thomas Parkin´┐¢s copy with his bookplate andusual extra additions,ink inscription ´┐¢given to Hugh Whistler from his old friend onJune 3rd 1930 ThomasParkin. . .´┐¢ Hugh Whistler´┐¢s bookplate as well as that of hisson´┐¢s, Ralfe Whistler(depicting a dodo), 1895 ´┐¢575The list of Parkin´┐¢s additions include:a) Clippings from The Field pasted onto verso of title andcontents page.b) Obit. notice of Irby pasted to verso of contents page.c) 3pp. letter from Irby to Parkin written from the Island ofColl, June 10th1903, stating regretfully that he has no egg collection of hisown.d) 5pp. obit. notice with portrait from the Ibis.e) Stevens (J. C. auctioneer) A catalogue of the extensive & valuable collections of British & foreign bird skins, mounted birds, eggs, and choiceornithological booksformed by Col. L. Howard Irby and Capt. Saville Reid. 28pp.,pale blue printedwrappers centrally creased, a few spots, annotated in inkthroughout in anotherhand with the note that the grand total fetched ┬ú282-11-6,otherwise a fine copy ofa very rare auction catalogue.f) An offprint from the Sussex Daily News regarding Parkin "A Sussex ???" Probate London 22nd November 1932
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