WILSON, ALEXANDER | American Ornitholog; or The Natural History of the Birds of the United States. New York and Philadelphia, Collins and Harrison Hall, 1829

WILSON, ALEXANDER

American Ornitholog; or The Natural History of the Birds of the United States. New York and Philadelphia, Collins and Harrison Hall, 1829

Folio (14 1/2 x 11 1/4 in.; 370 x 285 mm). Atlas volume only. 76 vividly hand-colored plates depicting 262 bird species; very occasional light marginal spotting, old guards spotted. Modern half morocco gilt.

The plate volume of "the first truly great American ornithology" (Bennett).

REFERENCE:

Bennett 114; Nissen, IVB 992; Sitwell 155