NESTS AND EGGS OF BIRDS OF THE UNITED STATES
Philadelphia: J. A. Wagenseller, 1882. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto (8-1/2" x 11-1/2") bound in publisher's full gilt-decorated red morocco leather with silk endpapers, gilt dentelles, all edges gilt. Illustrated with a detailed chromolithographic title page and 54 gorgeous chromolithographs of birds and their nests with eggs, all protected with tissue guards. Bennett (p. 44): "Drawings done chiefly by Mr. Edwin Sheppard of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, acknowledged as the best ornithological artist in America." Originally issued in 25 parts. Fine, bright copy in a lovely binding with only a few minor rubs. Item #020739
Price: $2,500.00
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