Capin Elwin (1 results)

First Edition, with the original advertising leaf for the work tipped into the inner cover of the holding box, and one of a small number of copies, uncut, untrimmed and unbound. Illustrated with 25 Full Sized Lithographic plates depicting 323 eggs of the birds coloured true to nature, generally with 15 eggs per folio plate, sometimes with less when depicting the eggs of the largest birds. Folio (37.5 x 26.5 cm), an original unbound set of the folio leaves, all laid into a holding box of black cloth, the spine lettered in gilt. 116 textual plates and 25 lithographic plates on toned paper. A fine copy of this rare work. FIRST EDITION AND ONE OF A VERY FEW COPIES ISSUED UNBOUND, UNCUT AND UNTRIMMED. The author's chief aim has been to render this work as useful and true to nature as possible.endeavored to confine myself strictly to the eggs, nests and breeding habits." A superb work on the eggs and breeding habits of the birds of New England, the text and illustrations augmenting one another.