Maynard Helen Farley (1 results)
More imagesPublished by Naturalists' Agency/ Salem Press 1872-1874, Salem, 1872
- First Edition
Seller: William Chrisant & Sons, ABAA, ILAB. IOBA, ABA, Ephemera Society, Fort Lauderdale, FL, U.S.A.William Chrisant & Sons, ABAA, ILAB. IOBA, ABA, Ephemera Society
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Add to basketCondition: Very Good. First Edition. Recent blue cloth. Gilt title to front cover and spine. This work includes a "Prospectus" dated January, 1872 as well as a "Notice" relating to the "Prospectus"dated April, 1872 followed by an 8 page monograph on Rostrhamus Sociabilis, Blue Kite, Everglade Kite accompanied by two full page pl…ates of same; one with hand coloring and one without. The work continues with renewed pagination of Part I. [1872], Part II. [1873] and Part III. [1874] pp. 1-88. No further parts of this work were published. Two hand-colored plates as well as a double in black/white. Title page and Prospectus page backed with no loss to text. Previous owner's name to front endpaper and previous owner's partially erased inscription in pencil to title page. Moderate tape residue throughout. Tears to sides of initial pages not affecting text with minor pencil notations. Includes (but not limited to the following birds: Blue Kite Robin Olive-backed Thrush Hermit Thrush Wilson's Thrush Oven bird Water Thrush Mockingbird Cat bird Brown thrush Blue bird Golden-crowned Wren Ruby-crowned Wren Silvery Warbler Black-capped titmouse. Chickadee Crested titmouse Brown-headed nuthatch White-bellied nuthatch Green Carolina wren House wren Winter Wren Short-billed Marsh Wren Long-billed Marsh Wren Titlark Worm-eating Warbler Pine warbler Black-polled Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Yellow red-polled Warbler Black throated blue warbler Kate may warbler Black and yellow warbler Yellow warbler Prairie warbler Yellow-throated warbler Orange-crowned warbler Nashville warbler Blue yellow-backed warbler Maryland yellow-throat warbler Black and white creeper Redstart Purple martin White-bellied swallow Barn swallow Bank swallow Rough-winged swallow Cedar bird White-eyed Vireo Solitary Vireo. Blue-headed Vireo Loggerhead Shrike Yellow-rumped creeper Summer redbird Nonpareil Black-headed finch No other markings. Rare. 9.5 x 11.75 in. Helen S. Farley (illustrator).
