56A. Audubon. Odd Plates, Plain and Colored. Octavo Size. Prices quoted
on application.
57. Audubon. St. John, Mrs. Horace. Audubon the Naturalist in the New
World. His Adventures and Discoveries. 12mo, first ed., 172 pp. London,
1856.
$1.75
58. Audubon. Same. With Portrait. New York, 1856.
$1.00
59. Audubon, J. J. A Long and Interesting Letter (marked Duplicate) to
his Friend Edward Harris, of Moorestown, N. J. Dated London, 1837.
Contains interesting references to Townsend who had just returned to
Phila. from his Western Expedition, as also to Swainson and Bonaparte.
Full of matters relating to birds and to his work. A final paragraph and
the signature are in Audubon’s own hand. 3 pp., folio.
$20.00
60. Audubon, J. J. A Short Communication To Edward Harris of Moorestown,
N. J., written and signed by Audubon, Dated Edinburgh, 1838.
$9.00
61. Audubon, J. J. “Audubonia,” by S. N. Rhoads. Being the Text of the 2
letters above and 1 other. 7 pp., paper, 1903. Author’s separate.
35 cents
62. Audubon, J. J. The Cover of a Letter Addressed by Audubon To Edward
Harris and bearing Daniel Webster’s autograph as a frank.
$5.00
63. Audubon, J.J. A Synopsis of the Birds of North America. 359 pp.,
uncut. Edinburgh and London, 1839.
$5.00
64. Audubon and His Journals. By Maria R. Audubon. With Zoological and
other Notes by Elliott Coues. 2 vols. 1108 pp., illus., gilt tops,
uncut, as new. New York, 1898.
$6.00
65. Auk, The. Quarterly Journal of Ornithology. Pub. by the American
Ornithologists’ Union. Vols. 14-25, inclusive; complete in parts; also
odd vols. and parts. (See also under Nuttall Bulletin.)
65A. A Year With the Birds. By an Oxford Tutor. Second Ed., Enlarged.
Small 4to, uncut, 179 pp., frontis. Oxford and London, 1886.
$1.50
66. Baird, S. F. Review of American Birds in the Museum of the
Smithsonian Institution. Part 1, North and Middle America. 450 pp.,
original paper covers, illus., very scarce. All published. Wash.,
1864-72.
$2.50
67. Baird, Cassin and Lawrence. The Birds of N. America. Descriptions of
Species Based Chiefly on Collections in Smithsonian Institution Mus.
With Atlas of 100 Plates of 148 New or Unfigured Species. 2 vols. 1 vol.
text, 1 vol. atlas colored plates. 4to, 1005 pp., text. This is the
first and best ed. of the plates. Phila., 1860.
$20.00
68. Bechstein, J. M. Cage and Chamber Birds, Their History, Food,
Diseases, etc. Also Structure, Migration and Economy. Incorporating
Sweet’s British Warblers. 12mo, half morocco, full gilt, illus. by 36
colored plates and woodcuts, 500 pp., fine copy. London, 1856.
$2.25
69. Bechstein’s Cage Birds. Naturgeschichte Der Stubenvogel Oder
Anleitung zur Kenntness, Wartung, Zahmung, etc., etc., Half morocco, 4th
Revised and Enlarged ed., with 6 hand-colored copper plates and a
frontis. Figures of 2 American species, 480 pp. Halle, 1840.
$2.25
70. Bendire, Chas. Life History of N. American Birds, Their Breeding
Habits and Eggs. 19 colored plates of Eggs, 4to, 2 vols., orig. cloth,
uncut. Indispensable and becoming rare. Wash., 1892-95.
$18.00
70A. Bird Song. Adams, H. G. Favorite Song Birds. 12mo, colored plates.
London, 1851. $2.00. (B) Evans, W. E. The Songs of the Birds. 12mo,
illus. London, 1888. $1.50. (C) Minstrelsy of the Woods. 12mo, half
calf, plates. London, 1832. $2.50. (D) Nash, J. Practical Treatise on
British Song Birds. Colored plates, 12mo, pr. boards, cracked. London,
1824. $2.00. (E) Natural History of Singing Birds. Plates, 12mo, boards.
Edinburgh, 1754. $1.50. (F) The History of Singing Birds. Trans, from
the French of Count de Button. Plates, 12mo, calf. Edinburgh, 1791.
$1.50
71. Bewick, Thos. History of British Birds, 2 Vols., Also the General
History of Quadrupeds. The figures engraved on wood by T. Bewick.
Pigstye cut unobliterated. 3 vols., full crushed green levant morocco,
top edges gilt. A very handsome set of early impressions of the rare
first editions. Bound by Bradstreets. Newcastle, 1790-97-1804.
$39.00
72. Bewick, T. History of British Birds. Vol. I only, containing History
and Description of Land Birds complete. Figures engraved on wood by T.
Bewick. Pigstye cut at p. 285 somewhat obliterated. Old calf, broken,
first ed., 335 pp. Both vols. of this edition bring from $25 to $50.
Newcastle-on-Tyne, 1797.
$6.00
73. Bewick, T. General History of Birds and Quadrupeds, With 128
Engravings. The now rare American Edition, with 3 title-pages and 70+142
pp. The double figure engravings have apparently been done on copper by
American engravers from Bewick’s woodcuts. Original sheep, good copy.
Phila., Robert Desilver, 1824.
$3.50
74. “Birds of Central New York.” A Directory of the Ornithologists of
the U. S. Lists of the Collectors and Students of Birds, with Valuations
of their Collections, number of Species, etc. Pp. 42 to 57 occupied by
an Annot. List of Central N. Y. Birds, 267 Spp., 12mo, original boards,
64 pp., rare. Utica, N. Y., 1877.
$2.00
75. Blumenbach’s Cage Birds. Aller Sing und Stubenvogel Fang Wartung und
Bähmung. Mit einer Abhandlung über die Vögel in Allegemeinen, etc., etc.
12mo, boards, 140 pp., 2 colored plates. Wien, 1855.
$1.00
76. Bonaparte, Charles Lucian. American Ornithology, or the Nat. Hist.
of Birds Inhabiting the U. S., not given by Wilson. With figures drawn
engraved and colored from Nature. 3 vols., folio. In fine, half,
straight-grain, red morocco, gilt, marbled boards, tooled mor. labels on
front covers. Text and plates of vols. 1 and 3 in unusually clean
condition, text of vol. 2 has some leaves foxed, and plate 14 with
water-color discoloration at top. The fourth and last vol. of this
publication (pub. 1833, only 6 plates) is almost impossible to obtain,
owing to its limited issue. Phila., 1825-1828, inclusive.
$35.00
A copy of the complete set is worth nearly double the above price.
77. Bonaparte, C. L. A Geographical and Comparative List of the Birds of
Europe and N. America. New cloth, uncut. A general enumeration of the
birds of these countries, containing the most complete list hitherto
published. By the Prince of Musignano. London, 1838.
$1.25
78. Bonaparte, C. L. Specchio Comparativo Delle Ornitologie di Roma e di
Filadelfia. Pp. 80. Original wrappers, uncut, very rare. Presentation
copy to John Lowell by the Author. Pisa, 1827.
$8.00
79. Bonaparte, C. L. Tableaux Paralleliques de L’ordres Gallinaces,
Institut Imperial de France Acad. des Sciences. (Extrait des Comptes
rendus de l’Academie des Sciences, tome 42-1856.) 20 pp., 4to.
$1.50
80. Bonaparte, Mons. le Prince Ch. Excursions Dans Les Divers Musees
D’Allemagne, de Hollande et de Belgique, et Tableaux Paralleliques de
L’Ordre des Echassiers. (Extrait des Comptes de l’Acad. de Sciences,
tome XLIII.). 4to, 27pp., 1856.
$1.50
81. Book of Ornithology for Youth. Descriptive of the Most Remarkable
Birds in all Countries, with particular notices of American Birds. 12mo,
half roan and boards, rare, first ed., illus. with woodcuts. Boston,
1832.
$1.25
82. Bree, C. R. History of the Birds of Europe, not Observed in the
British Isles. Second edition enlarged, greatly superior to the first
for reference purposes, having been revised by Bree to bring it up to
the 12 years of additional knowledge then available. 5 vols., royal 8vo,
half morocco, full gilt, gilt figured backs, marbled sides, colored
plates, handsome set, as new. London, 1875.
$14.50
83. Brehm’s Birds. Jasper, Theodore. Ornithology, or the Science of
Birds from the Text of Dr. Brehm, with 212 illus. Folio, half morocco,
fine copy, 156 pp., rubricated title. Columbus, O., 1878.
$4.00
84. Brehm’s Thierleben (Birds of), Chromo-Ausgabe, mit 170 Tafeln in
Farbendruck, unterzeitung der Zoologen Dr. Girtanner, Professor Dr.
Klungzinger, Prof. Dr. O. Schmidt, und Prof. Dr. Taschenberg nach dem
Leben ausgeführt vom Maler Olof Winkler. Royal 8vo. Vols. IV, V, and VI,
being the complete part of the work relating to BIRDS, in the original
parts as issued, unbound. The illus. and color work in this edition are
very fine. Leipzig, 1882.
$5.00
84A. Brent, B. P. The Pigeon Book, Wherein All Known Varieties of
Domestic Pigeon are Described and Classified, etc. 12mo, 114 pp., illus.
by fine wood cuts. London (1850?).
$1.00
85. Brooks, Chas. Elements of Ornithology. Intended for College and
Parlor. 12mo, cracked, 324 pp., 400 cuts. Has set of the Brewer and
Wilson engraved plates of Birds at end. Boston, 1847.
$1.25
86. Burroughs, John. Locusts and Wild Honey. 12mo, 253 pp., Rare first
ed., fine copy. Boston, 1879.
$2.00
87. Cassin, John. Illustrations of the Birds of California, Texas,
Oregon, British and Russian-America. Intended to contain Descriptions
and Figures of all N. American Birds not given by former American
Authors, and a general synopsis of N. American Ornithology. Numerous
fine colored plates. Royal 8vo, tall copy, uncut, scarce. A necessary
supplement to Audubon, containing birds not described by that Author.
Phila., 1862.
$24.00
88. Cassin, J. Illustrations of Texan and Calif. Birds, Etc. A Set of
the excessively rare Suppressed Issue of text and plates as first
prepared. These plates, figuring 5 species, given in the standard
edition, were drawn and lithographed by H. L. Stephens and printed in
colors by Rosenthal. The color-work being poor, Cassin rejected them,
after a few impressions were made. The re-issued plates were drawn,
engraved and colored in a superior manner at Bowen’s establishment. This
lot of rejected plates with text, unpaged was bound up by Cassin in a
volume of ornithological pamphlets belonging to him and is of great
historic interest and rarity, stitched, no covers.
$6.00
88A. Candler, Charles. Observations on the Birds of Harleston District.
(Also) Account of the Flowering Plants, Ferns and Allies of Harleston,
Sketch of Geology, Climate, etc. Compiled and Edited by Rev. F. W.
Galpin. 148 pp., frontis., fine copy. London, 1888.
$2.00
89. Chenu. Encyclopedie d’Histoire Naturelle Oiseaux. Avec la
collaboration de M. Des Murs. 3 vols., 4to, half calf, very fully
illus., complete on Birds. Many plates after Audubon and Wilson. Paris,
n. d.
$2.75
89A. Collins, Mortimer. The British Birds. A Communication from the
Ghost of Aristophanes. 4to, 75 pp., as new. London, 1872.
$2.75
89B. Cooke, W. W. Report on Bird Migration in the Mississippi Valley, in
1884 and 1885. Edited by C. H. Merriam. Div. of Economic Ornithology.
Bull. No. 2. 313 pp., folding map. Wash., 1888.
$2.75
90. Cooper, Miss C. Rural Hours. Fourth and best ed., 21 color plates,
full gilt, full stamped morocco, 521 pp., fine copy, extra engr, title
in colors. Most of the plates are of Birds. N. Y., 1851.
$2.75
91. Cory, Charles B. The Birds of Eastern N. America, Known to Occur
East of the 90th Meridian. Two parts, bound in 1 vol. Part 1, Water
Birds; Part 2, Land Birds. With Key to the Families and Species. 4to,
new, unbound, fully illus., fine copy, printed covers. Boston, 1900.
$2.75
92. Cory. Same. First Field Museum ed., on heavy paper, original covers,
paper. Land Birds only. Chicago, 1899.
$2.25
93. Cory, C. B. The Birds of Haiti and San Domingo. 4to, Three-quarter
mor., gilt tooled, gilt top, uncut, 22 colored plates, map, 198 pp.,
extra fine copy with the original covers of parts bound at end. Boston,
1885.
$8.50
94. Coues, Elliott. Birds of the Colorado Valley. A Repository of
Scientific and Popular Information concerning N. Amer. Ornithology.
Having the invaluable bibliography. Fine copy of this scarce book.
Wash., 1878.
$3.50
95. Coues, Elliott. Birds of the Northwest. A Handbook of Ornithology of
the Region Drained by the Missouri River and its Tributaries. Wash.,
1874.
$2.25
96. Coues’ Check List of N. American Birds. Second ed., revised, with
Dictionary of the Etymology, Ornithography and Orthœpy of the Scientific
Names. 165 pp. Boston, 1882.
$1.75
97. Coues, Elliott. Field Ornithology, Comprising Manual of Instruction
for Procuring, Preparing and Preserving Birds, and Check List of N.
American Birds. First ed. Letter written to E. T. Freedly, of Phila., by
Dr. Coues, inserted regarding his portrait, Salem, 1874.
$2.75
98. Coues, Dr., and Kidder, J. H. Contrib. to the Nat. Hist. of
Kerguelen Island. U. S. Nat. Mus. Bull., No. 3. Paper, 122 pp.
Washington, 1876.
$1.50
99. Coues and Prentiss. Avifauna Columbiana. List of Birds of the Dist.
of Columbia, etc. The valuable second ed., illus., revised to date and
entirely rewritten. Bull. 26 U. S. Nat. Museum. Original paper covers,
fine copy. Wash., 1883.
$2.00
100. Curious. A stout little full roan volume, comprising 80 Illus. of
Birds, done in real feathers, the backgrounds being colored engravings
or water-color sketches. In some cases a few feathers have been lost,
but the majority are perfect.
$1.75
101. Davie, Olivier. An Egg Check List of N. American Birds, Accurate
Descriptions of the Color and Size of the Eggs and Locations of the
Nests of the Land and Water Birds. First ed., pr. paper covers, 77 pp.
Columbus, O., 1885.
$1.75
102. Dresser, H. E. A History of the Birds of Europe, Including All the
Species Inhabiting the Western Palæarctic Region. Parts 1 to 74,
inclusive (lacking 9, 11, 12); also has the last 2 parts 83, 84 (double
no.), containing title page, contents, list of subscribers, preface and
introduction. 4to, printed paper covers, no plates with this lot. A
bargain. London, 1881.
$4.75
103. Edwards, George. Discourse on the Emigration of British Birds,
Reflections on the Annual Migration of Birds, Etc., Etc. Paper covers,
64 pp. London, 1814.
$2.75
103A. Edwards, George. A Natural History of Birds, the Most of which
have not been hitherto Figured or Described. Colored in their Natural
and Proper Colours after Curious Original Paintings, designed from Life,
etc. 4 vols. in 2, 4to, half mor., 270 pp., portrait, engr. title-page
to 1st vol., 210 colored plates. Rather shaken, but text and plates
clean and unspotted, good margins. Though chiefly of birds, mammals and
fishes are also figured. London, 1802.
$17.50
104. Elliott, D. G. Classification of the Trochilidæ. (Smiths. Contr.
Knowl.), 4to, uncut, original printed covers, fine copy, illus.
Washington, 1879.
$3.50
105. Elliott, D. G. Monograph of the Birds of Paradise (Paradiseidæ). An
imperial folio of 37 finely colored plates which vie with those of Gould
in fidelity to nature and brilliancy of color-work. With explanatory
text. Half morocco. London, 1873.
$76.00
106. Elliott, D. G. New and Hitherto Unfigured Species of the Birds of
N. America. in 2 vols. Atlas folio of 72 magnificent colored plates,
with woodcuts in the text. Fine copy, half calf, of this principal work
of Prof. Elliot. A necessary addition in the historic series of American
Ornithologies from Alexander Wilson’s day to the present generation. N.
Y., 1866-69.
$118.00
107. Eyton, T. C. History of the Rarer British Birds. Illus. with Fine
Woodcuts after the Style of Bewick. This work also includes Account and
Figure of the now extinct Passenger Pigeon and other Wanderers to
Britain from America. 101 pp., supplemented by a 69-page Catalogue of
British Birds of the same date. Bound together, orig. cloth, uncut,
paper label, very rare. London, 1836.
$3.00
108. Feathered Favourites of America. Being a series of colored plates
of birds with text on back of each plate. 12mo, roan, about 100
beautiful plates.
$1.50
108A. Ferguson, George. Illustrated Series of Rare and Prize Poultry,
with Comprehensive Essays on all Classes of Domestic Fowl. 372 pp., fine
colored plates. Rare. London, 1854.
$3.50
109. Finsch, Otto. Die Papageien, Monographisch Bearbeitet. 3 vols. (1st
2 vols. only, large folding map, folding plate of osteology, 5 colored
plates of Parrots.) An authoritative work. Pub. at $10.00. 2 vols.
Leiden, 1867-68.
$2.50
110. FISHER, A. K. Hawks and Owls of the U. S. in their Relation to
Agriculture. As new, fine copy, 25 colored plates, rare and useful.
Wash., 1893.
$6.00
111. GARDINER, Wm. The Music of Nature, Attempt to Prove that What is
Pleasing in Singing, Speaking, Performing on Musical Instruments is
Derived from Sounds of the Animated World, Etc. Amer. ed. of this fine
book. 505 pp., col. frontis., illus., Birds’ Songs p. 231, etc. Boston
[1837].
$2.00
112. Gentry, T. G. Nests and Eggs of Birds of the U. S. 4to, full mor.,
300 pp., gilt edges, 50 col. plates, portrait. Phila., 1882.
$8.00
113. Gentry, T. G. Same. In orig. paper parts (lacking 1 part).
$7.00