American Ornithology Or The Natural History Of The Birds Of The United States Illustrated With

by Fl Engraver Alexander Wilson George Ord Alexander Lawson John Warnicke Benjamin Tanner George

$18,000 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books

Uniform contemporary red half morocco with marbled boards, five raised bands ruled gilt forming six compartments on spine with gilt-lettered titling in second compartment, volume number in fourth, and gilt foliate printer's device in rest. Neat repairs to joints A complete copy of the most important work on American ornithology published before Audubon with 76 beautifully hand-colored plates of over 320 birds. With the extended, superior Life of Wilson in volume nine.

• Binding: Leather

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