A monograph of the pheasants

by William Beebe

$5,500 · Offered by Rootenberg Rare Books

First edition

London: Witherby, 1918-1922. Four volumes. Folio. FIRST EDITION. With 90 colored plates of birds by Thorburn, Lodge, Gronvold and others, 88 photogravure plates of habitats and scenery and 20 distribution maps. All tissue guards present. Original cloth, title in gilt on cover and spine; an excellent set. Item #16259 First edition of one of the earliest definitive studies of pheasants in

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