1891 BIRDS 1ed Ornithology ART Handbook North America Land Game Natural History
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1891 BIRDS 1ed Ornithology ART Handbook North America Land Game Natural History
A rare first edition printing of the two-volume work, “Handbook of the Ornithology of Eastern North America.” Heavily revised and annotated by Montague Chamberlain, this work based upon Thomas Nuttalls prior work on the same subject. Within, Chamberlain provides descriptions for hundreds of North American land, game, and water birds alongside 172 in-text illustrated figures.
Item number: #40790
Price: $499
[NUTTALL, Thomas]; CHAMBERLAIN, Montague (Editor)
A Popular Handbook of the Ornithology of Eastern North America. By Thomas Nuttall. Revised and Annotated by Montague Chamberlain. Vol. I. The Land Birds. Vol. II. Game and Water Birds.
Boston: Little, Brown, and Company. 1891. First edition.
Details:
Collation: Complete; 2 volumes
Vol. I – The Land Birds
xlviii, [2], 473, [1]
Vol. II – Game and Water Birds
vii, [1], 431, [1]
2 chromolithographic color plates
172 in-text illustrations
Provenance: Handwritten – [J. M. Cameron], 1895
Language: English
Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
Decorative dark red cloth
Size: ~8in X 5.5in (20.5cm x 14cm)
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40790
A rare first edition printing of the two-volume work, “Handbook of the Ornithology of Eastern North America.” Heavily revised and annotated by Montague Chamberlain, this work based upon Thomas Nuttalls prior work on the same subject. Within, Chamberlain provides descriptions for hundreds of North American land, game, and water birds alongside 172 in-text illustrated figures.
Item number: #40790
Price: $499
[NUTTALL, Thomas]; CHAMBERLAIN, Montague (Editor)
A Popular Handbook of the Ornithology of Eastern North America. By Thomas Nuttall. Revised and Annotated by Montague Chamberlain. Vol. I. The Land Birds. Vol. II. Game and Water Birds.
Boston: Little, Brown, and Company. 1891. First edition.
Details:
Collation: Complete; 2 volumes
Vol. I – The Land Birds
xlviii, [2], 473, [1]
Vol. II – Game and Water Birds
vii, [1], 431, [1]
2 chromolithographic color plates
172 in-text illustrations
Provenance: Handwritten – [J. M. Cameron], 1895
Language: English
Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
Decorative dark red cloth
Size: ~8in X 5.5in (20.5cm x 14cm)
Our Guarantee:
Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.
Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation!
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