American Ornithology; or the Natural History of The Birds of the United States; FOUR VOLUME SET

Alexander Wilson and Charles Lucian Bonaparte

Published by Constable and Co., Edinburgh, 1831

About this Item

4 Volumes. 24mo. (6" x 4"). Frontispieces in each volume, frontispiece for volume 1 is bound in before the introduction. Bound in 3/4 brown leather over green cloth. Red leather title labels. Four raised bands. Marble endpapers and edges. Some occasional foxing. Corners slightly bumped. Bookplates of former owner in front pastedowns of each volume. Name of another prior owner in each volume. A handsome set. This is the first European edition of Wilson's American Birds. Originally published in America in 9 vols in quarto. The first three volumes are arranged to be accessible to the general reader and the ornithologist. Volume 1 is prefixed by a biographical memoir by Mr. Hetherington. The fourth volume contains the American Ornithology of Prince Charles Lucian Bonaparte. Besides the frontispieces, these works do not reproduce any of the plates from the original. Seller Inventory # 60558

Bibliographic Details

Title: American Ornithology; or the Natural History...

Publisher: Constable and Co., Edinburgh

Publication Date: 1831

Binding: 3/4 leather

Condition: very good

Edition: 1st Edition