Wilson, Alexander and Bonaparte, Prince Charles Lucien; Jardine, William, Sir [Illustrator, author of The Illustrative Life and Notes of Wilson]]

AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY; OR, THE NATURAL HISTORY OF BIRDS IN AMERICA [3 volumes]

London, Paris and New York: Cassell, Petter & Galpin, [n.d.]. Octavo, three volumes. In Very Good minus condition. Bound in quarter green leather with red cloth boards. Spines with gilt lettering and four gilt birds. With marbled end papers. Volume I - cv, 408 pages. 27 color plates. Frontispiece engraving of Alexander Wilson. Handwritten notes on recto of frontispiece and two of the three table of content pages. Spine is sunned with wear at the hinges and spine ends, with a streak of green missing. Corners are sharp. Text block has a gilt top, with the side and bottom deckled that have some tanning and foxing. Volume II - vii, 495 pages. 41 color plates. Spine is sunned with loss of color to spine ends. Front two corners lightly bumped.Text block has glit top with deckled edges at right and bottom. Text block has some tanning and foxing. Some pages have foxing and stains. Owner's name inscribed on top of the title page. Volume III - 540 pages. 28 color plates. Spine is sunned with loss of green color at spine ends and hinges. Text block has glit top with deckled edges at right and bottom. Text block has some tanning and foxing. Owners name on second end paper. Shelved in Room X, Case X15, Science.

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