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1. American Ornithology; Or, the Natural History of the Birds of the United States
by Wilson, Alexander (1766-1813); Prince Charles Lucian Bonaparte (1803-1857)
Seller Description: Fine. A superb 3-volume British edition of this classic American bird book, the "first major scientific work published in the United States" (Burtt and Davis, p. 333), here in its final state (with notes and Life of Wilson by Sir William Jardine) and with the largest number of plates. Demy 8vo (211 x 140mm): cv, [1], 408, [8, Cassell catalogue]; vii, [1], 495, [1]; vii, [1], 540pp, with tissue-guarded engraved portrait frontispiece of Wilson in shooting attire and 103 chromolithographed plates ... See More Details
1877, Cassell Petter & Galpin [Chatto & Windus]
Half-Morocco, Fine/Like New
Lancaster, PA, USA
$1,538.90
