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Hardcover. Theodore Jasper (illustrator). First Edition. Two folio (11-3/4" x 15") volumes bound in publisher's half morocco leather with matching morocco corners. The first volume illustrated with 119 lovely chromolithographs drawn and colored from nature by Theodore Jasper; the second volume with 37 tinted lithographs. One of the best, as well as one of the last, great color-illustrated ornithologies. Later editions, especially the 1903 edition, have noticeably inferior quality plates. Contents fresh, one long closed tear to a text page in the second volume. Rubbing with some splitting to the leather along the spine edge of the front cover of the first volume but covers firm. Some loss of cloth to the second volume. Very Good with clean, bright plates.

First Edition. Finely bound in modern, gilt-blocked aniline calf over marble boards. Minor generalized wear to extremities of covers, with insignificant dust-dulling. Internally, altogether clean and quite sound. An uncommonly good copy - scans &c. On request. ; 1 pages; Description: 1 v. 41 plates (including the 4 [A-D] at the beginning) . 38 x 31 cm. Subjects: Birds --Pictorial works --North America. Originally issued in 40 pts. On completion pts. 1-39 were divided, the first 4 p. Of each pt. And all text of pt. 40 were bound to form one volume; the last 4 p. Of pts. 1-39 and extra indexes, etc. , from pt. 40, were bound to form THIS vol. 5 Kg.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. folio. pp. 2 p.l., 16, 182, [10]. title in red & black. text in double columns. engraved frontis. portrait & 119 chromolithographed plates after drawings by Theodore Jasper. A very nice copy in original blind & gilt-stamped cloth, t.e.g. rebacked with spine mounted (repairs to rear flyleaf). The initial leaf carries an announcement by The Natural Science Association of America: "the undersigned take pleasure in placing before the public, under its auspices, a work containing artistically colored illustrations of over seven hundred different species of birds, cormprising most all that are known to exist on this Continent, including Mexico and Central America, accompanied by a copious text giving a popular account of their habits and characteristics, and embracing in general the observations made by the most eminent writers on Ornithology. The original dawingswere made from nature, by Theodore Jasperan Artist of superior capabilitiesRevised by John Graham Bell, Esq., Audubon s companion in the fieldThe systematic Table, arranged according to the classification adopted by The American Ornithologists Union, which was prepared by Frank M.Chapman, Assistant Ornithologist at The American Museum of Natural History". First published 1878. Nissen 473. Sitwell, Fine Bird Books, p. 145.Natural-History Ornithology Birds.

38x29 cm. (8) S. Index, Titelblatt, 182 S., 1 w. Bl. Mit 119 farb. lithographierten Tafeln. Gold- und blindgeprägter Originallederband mit Ganzgoldschnitt. (Rücken fachgerecht restauriert. Einband etwas berieben). Nissen, Illustr. Vogelbücher, 473 (für Ausgabe 1874-1878). - Jacob Henry Studer (1840-1904) war ein Drucker, Lithograph und Ornithologe, Mitglied der American Ornithologist's Union und der Ohio Society of New York. Mit den schönen Illustrationen des Porträtmalers Theodore Jasper (1814-1897). - Praktisch fleckenloses Exemplar. Sprache: englisch.