[Rarebooks] FS: Wilson's AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY, Partial set with 64 hand-colored plates

[Charles Agvent]

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WILSON, Alexander & BONAPARTE, Charles [HAND-COLORED PLATES]. AMERICAN 
ORNITHOLOGY; OR, THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE BIRDS OF THE UNITED STATES. 
Volumes 1 & 3 (of 3). London/Edinburgh: Whittaker, Treacher, & 
Arnot/Stirling & Kenney, 1832. First Edition. Two octavo (5-1/2" x 
8-1/2") volumes bound in black half morocco and marbled boards with 
matching morocco corners, rebacked some time ago with the original 
spines laid down. The first and best of the octavo editions. Illustrated 
with an engraved portrait frontispiece of Wilson in his shooting costume 
and 64 (of 97) fine hand-colored plates. Wood (page 630) notes that the 
text is a reprint of Wilson's original text including the later notes by 
Jardine as well as a reprint of the first three volumes (all then 
published) of Bonaparte's AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY. The original plates of 
both authors were re-engraved by Lizars on a smaller scale on glazed 
drawing paper. Wood also notes that the backgrounds of the plates were 
left uncolored. This is one of the less frequently encountered sets with 
the backgrounds fully colored. Bookplates and owner names on the front 
pastedown and endpapers with a light ink owner stamp on the verso of 
some of the plates, not visible on the side with the image. Some light 
foxing, plates generally clean and bright with light offsetting to the 
text opposing the plates due to a lack of tissue guards. Near Fine. 
(#016198)        $950.00

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