Les Trochilidees Ou Les Colibris Et Les Oiseaux Mouches Suivis Dun Index General Dans Lequel Sont

by Rene Primevere Lesson

$2,800 · Offered by Burnside Rare Books

First edition

Paris: Arthus Bertrand, 1832-1833. First edition, originally issued in 14 parts. iv, xliii, 171 pp., text in French. Laid paper text sheets and tissue guards, heavy wove paper plate sheets. Complete with 66 numbered handcolored copperplate engravings, of which 63 depict a single bird and 3 depict a nest. Bound in half black morocco over moire paper-covered boards, raised bands and gilt stamping to spine, marbled

• Binding: Leather

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