8 volumes bound in 4. New York: Geo. R. Lockwood and Son, [ca. 1870–1871]. Final octavo edition. Royal octavo in 2s and 4s (10 7/8” x 7 5/8”, 265mm x 187mm): Vol. I: 3 binder’s blanks, π12 12(+11) 24 3–42 54 6–72 8–184 19–202 21–224 24–294 30–312 324 332 34–364.....
BONAPARTE’S PIGEONS IN ITS ORIGINAL PARTS Iconographie des pigeons non figurés par Mme Knip (Mme Pauline Decourcelles) dans les deux volumes de MM. Temminck et Florent Prévost. Paris: L. Martinet for P. Bertrand, 1857[–1858]. Folio (22” x 14 5/16”, 557mm x 363mm): π-3π2 4π1 [59]1 χ-2χ1. 68 leaves, pp.....
Two volumes. Paris: Crapelet for Desray, 1807. First edition. Folio (19 7/16” x 12 15/16”, 494mm x 328mm).Vol. I: binder’s blank, π2 a2 1-72 7bis.1 8-92 101 10bis.2 11-222 232(-232), binder’s blank [$1 signed]. 51 leaves, pp. [4] (half-title, blank, title, blank) j ij-iv 1 2-28 28*-28** 29-38 38*-38** 39-90.....
Two volumes. Paris: Crapelet for Desray, (1800–)1802 (An XI). First edition. Quarto (13 9/16” x 10 1/8”, 345mm x 257mm). Vol. I: binder’s blank, π2 a4 b2 1-114 122 13-154 162 17-204 212 214 31-34 342 354 362(–362 blank), binder’s blank [$1 signed]. 109 leaves (86, 4, 19), pp. [4].....
THE BRAYBROOKE–BOURLON de ROUVRE SET Histoire naturelle des oiseaux-mouches, ouvrage orné de planches dessinées et gravées par les meilleurs artistes, et dedié A S. A. R. Mademoiselle; par R. P. Lesson, officier de santé de première classe de la Marine Royale; professeur de botanique a l’école de médecine navale.....
The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands: Containing the Figures of Birds, Beasts, Fishes, Serpents, Insects and Plants: Particularly, the Forest-Trees, Shrubs, and other Plants, not hitherto described, or very incorrectly figured by Authors. Together with their Descriptions in English and French. To which are added, Observations.....
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JOHN ABBOT’S WATERCOLORS OF BIRDS OF THE AMERICAN SOUTHEAST THE LARGEST COMPLEMENT IN PRIVATE HANDS ex-coll. THE EARL OF DERBY Abbot, John. [Drawings of the birds of Georgia]. Album of 221 watercolors. November, 1815. Small folio (11 13/16” x 9 ½”, 300mm x 242mm): binder’s blank; 221 leaves of watercolors over.....
Ex-coll. HENRY BRADLEY MARTIN London: R.H. Porter, 1896. First edition, second issue. Quarto (12 7/16” x 9 13/16”, 316mm x 250mm): a4 b-f4 g2 h1 B-C4 D4(D4+χ1) E-2B4 2C2 [$2 signed]. 126 leaves, pp. i-iv (title, imprint, dedication, blank) v-liii [1] (blank), 1-24 24A [1] (blank) 25-183 [1] (blank).....
THE FOLJAMBE SET, WITH THE MAXIMUM COMPLEMENT OF PLATES Two volumes. London: J. and J. March for the [Cymmrodorion] Society, [1761–]1766. First edition. Folio (21 ½” x 14 ¾”, 534mm x 375mm).Vol. I: binder’s blank, π2 (–π1 blank) 2π-4π2 A-B2 C-F2 G2 H2 I2 K-O2 χ2 P-Ee2 [$1 signed].....
THE MARQUIS de COURTANVAUX- DUKE OF SUTHERLAND SET WITH THE SUPPLEMENT The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands: Containing the Figures of Birds, Beasts, Fishes, Serpents, Insects and Plants: Particularly, the Forest-Trees, Shrubs and other Plants, not hitherto described, or very incorrectly figured by Authors. Together with their.....
Ex-coll. LORD WILLOUGHBY de BROKE, A SUBSCRIBER London: J. and J. March for the [Cymmrodorion] Society, [1761–]1766. First edition (from parts). Folio (20 ¾” x 14 3/8”, 526mm x 364mm): 2 binder’s blanks, π-4π2 (π1 blank) A-B2 C-F2 G2 H2 I2 K-O2 χ2 P-Qq2 Rr4 (Rr4 blank) [$1 signed]. 92.....
London: Taylor and Francis for the author, [1858–]1875. Second edition. Folio (21 1/4” x 14 3/8”, 540mm x 367mm). With 47 hand-colored lithographed plates heightened with gum arabic, after Gould, William Hart, and Henry Constantine Richter, printed by Hullmandel & Walton, Walter, or Walter & Cohn Bound in contemporary (re-backed).....
Two volumes in one. London: Taylor and Francis for R.J. Porter, 1893–1900. Folio in 4s (15 1/8” x 11 5/16”, 384mm x 288mm): a-b4 c2 d2(–d2) 2a4 2b2 2c2(–2c2) B-H4 I2(–I2) K-R4 S-T2 U-2T4 2U2 2X2(–2X2) 1-34 (34 blank) [$2 signed; –a1]. 190 leaves, pp. [2] (title, imprint) i ii-xx.....
THE DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE SET Five volumes. London: Taylor and Francis for the Author, [1862–]1873. First edition. Folio (21 9/16” x 14 11/16”, 548mm x 373mm).Vol. I: binder’s blank, π-2π2 A2 B-2N2 χ-35χ1, binder’s blank. 1 11 leaves, pp. [12] (title, blank, dedication, blank, 5pp. subscribers, blank, 2pp. preface).....
"THE TROCHILIDAE OF GOULD IS HIS MASTERPIECE, AND MUST EVER REMAIN A FEAST OF BEAUTY AND A SOURCE OF WONDER" THE GODMAN–ELWES–CASARES SET A monograph of the trochilidæ or family of humming-birds. Five volumes in six. London: Taylor and Francis for the Author, [1849–]1861. WITH A monograph of the trochilidæ.....
London: B. White, 1781. Second edition, first illustrated. Quarto (9 3/8” x 7 11/16”, 237mm x 195mm): a2 B-N4 [$2 signed]. 50 leaves, pp. [4] (advertisement, blank, 2pp. dedication) i ii-xxv [1] (explanation of the figure on the title-page), 1 2-68, [2] (2pp. index). [=xxx, 68, ii] With an engraved.....
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FROM THE LIBRARY OF JOHN JAMES AUDUBON THE “MISSING LINK” BETWEEN THE GREAT BIRD-BOOK-MEN Parts II & III (of 3) in one. London: Charles Hullmandel for the author, 1835 [1836] (part II); Richard and John E. Taylor for the author (part III), 1838. First edition. Broadsheet folio (21 3/8” x 14.....
GOULD’S GREAT BRITAIN IN ORIGINAL PARTS WITH A SIGNED SUBSCRIBER’S RECEIPT THE PETERS–CALVERT SET Twenty-five parts. London: Taylor and Francis for the author, August 1st 1862–December 1st 1873. First edition. Folio (22” x 15 3/16”, 557mm x 386mm).Parts I-IV (each): 15 leaves (2pp. descriptive text per plate). With 15 hand-colored lithographed.....
Four parts. London: the author, January 1837–April 1837–April 1838–April 1838. First edition, first issue. Quarto (11” x 7 9/16”, 281mm x 192mm).Part I: 19 leaves (text, blank). With 19 hand-colored lithographed plates, heightened in gum arabic. Two-leaf prospectus for the Synopsis and for the Birds of Europe tipped in to.....
THE PREFERRED SECOND EDITION EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED WITH THE PLATES OF THE FIRST London: Taylor & Francis for the author, 1854. Second edition. Folio (21 ¾” x 14 ¾”, 551mm x 374mm): binder’s blank, π1(–π1) 2-7π2, χ1 2-27χ2, binder’s blank. 66 leaves, pp. 3-9 (title, blank, dedication, blank, 2pp. preface, introduction) 10-26.....
"THE TROCHILIDAE OF GOULD IS HIS MASTERPIECE, and must ever remain a feast of beauty and a source of wonder” THE MARCEL JEANSON SET Gould, John. A monograph of the trochilidæ or family of humming-birds. Five volumes. London: Taylor and Francis for the Author, [1849–]1861. with Gould, John.....
THE CARNEGIE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY SET Five volumes. London: Henry Sotheran, 1875–1888. Folio (21 ½” x 14 11/16”, 545mm x 373mm).Vol. I: with 56 hand-colored lithographed plates.Vol. II: with 58 hand-colored lithographed plates.Vol. III: with 72 hand-colored lithographed plates.Vol. IV: with 59 hand-colored lithographed plates.Vol. V: with 75.....
Vienna: Christian Friederich Wappler, 1784. First edition. Quarto (12 1/8” x 9 3/16”, 307mm x 234mm): binder’s blank, π2 *2 A-F4, binder’s blank [$3 signed; –F3; *2 signed “**”, F4 signed “***”]. 28 leaves, pp. [8] (title, blank, dedication, blank, 4pp. preface), 1 2-45, [3] (blank, 2pp. contents). With 19.....
AUTHOR’S PRESENTATION TO DR. EMIL AUGUST GÖLDI Reichenow, Anton. Conspectus Psittacorum. Systematische Uebersicht aller bekannten Papageienarten. Berlin: for the author, 1882. First separate edition. Octavo (8 13/16” x 5 9/16”, 225mm x 142mm): binder’s blank, front wrapper, π1 1-38 88 98(98+χ1) 10-118 15-188 22-248 254(+255), 17 binder’s blanks [$2.....
AN EXTRAORDINARY SUBSCRIBER’S SET (EX-COLL. MAJ. GEN. A.A. HUMPHREYS) WITH ALL 100 PART-WRAPPERS BOUND IN Audubon, John James. The birds of America, from drawings made in the United States and their territories. 7 volumes. Voll. I-V: New York: J.J. Audubon and Philadelphia: J.B. Chevalier, 1840–1841–1841–1842–1842; voll. VI-VII: New York and Philadelphia.....