[Rarebooks] FS: Natural History of New York, 1844, with hand-colored lithographs of birds

[Charles Agvent]

DE  KAY, James. NATURAL HISTORY OF NEW YORK. ZOOLOGY OF NEW  YORK,
OR  THE  NEW  YORK FAUNA.... PART II. BIRDS. Albany:  Carroll  &  Cook
1844.  First Edition. Quarto (9" x 11-1/2") bound in publisher's  half
brown  morocco. Illustrated with 140 (of 141) hand-colored lithographs
of  birds  and  containing "detailed descriptions of all  the  animals
hitherto  observed within the state of New-York, with brief notices of
those  occasionally  found near its borders." Lacks plate  84,  likely
never  bound in. Moderate foxing to just a few pages of the text.  The
plates  are  clean with varying degrees of offsetting affecting  about
20%  of  them,  usually  with little detriment. Some  rubbing  to  the
corners and spine. Very Good copy of this important book.      $950.00

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