The History of Birds; Their Varieties And Oddities: Comprising Graphic Descriptions of Nearly all Known Species of Birds, with Fishes and Insects, the World over, and Illustrating their Varied Habits, Modes of Life, and Distinguishing Peculiarities by Means of Delightful Anecdotes and Spirited Engravings.
Edgewood Publishing Company, [no date, circa1880s].
Price: $100.00
Hardcover. Union Library edition (stamped on spine tail). Octavo. 526pp. Pictorial beige cloth stamped in black, gilt has been worn off. Small drill hole in rear board going through pages 445 to the end, dampstain on rear board edges, cloth soiled and worn along edges, thus a good only copy. "Prepared after Laborious Personal Research; with the Aid of the Great Works of Cuvier, Buffon, Wood, Dallas, Nuttall, Bonaparte, Agazzis, Jardine, Brewer, and many others." - title page. Scarce Union Library edition.
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