[Rarebooks] FS: Lewin's BIRDS OF GREAT BRITAIN with 336 fine hand-colored plates

[Charles Agvent]

One of several fine ornithological titles from our recently posted 
catalog--SUMMER MISCELLANY 2014--which contains 127 select items, all 
new arrivals, in a variety of fields. Highlights include the scarce 
First Issue of Shakespeare's POEMS [1709] in a beautiful Cosway binding; 
Thoreau's WORKS with a leaf of manuscript mentioning Walden Pond; one of 
25 special copies of the Gregynog Aesop; Louise Bryant's acting copy of 
Eugene O'Neill's first book along with several John Reed association 
copies; a long run of signed and limited Raymond Carver titles; the 
first book of music by a Native American; a lengthy unpublished 
manuscript about Alaskan gold by poet Joaquin Miller; several 
ornithological works including Brisson's ORNITHOLOGIE, most with 
beautiful hand-colored plates; some scarce modern poetry and signed 
presidential books; signed copies of Emerson's POEMS, Rachel Carson's 
SILENT SPRING; and much more.


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LEWIN, William. THE BIRDS OF GREAT BRITAIN, SYSTEMATICALLY ARRANGED, 
ACCURATELY ENGRAVED, AND PAINTED FROM NATURE... London: J. Johnson, 
1800, 1796, 1797, 1801. Second Edition. Eight quarto (9-1/4" x 11-1/2") 
volumes bound in four in contemporary leather-backed marbled boards. 
Text in English and French. Illustrated with 336 fine hand-colored 
plates, 278 of birds and 58 of eggs. The very scarce first edition was 
limited to only 60 folio copies with each illustration an original 
watercolor by Lewin. For this second edition Lewin engraved plates for 
the first three volumes himself, while plates in the remaining volumes 
were done by his sons. While some sets have watermarks dated 1815, this 
set is watermarked 1794. Owner name on front pastedown of first volume. 
Some scattered foxing and soiling but generally a very clean set; some 
rubbing to the spines with nearly all of the leather labels lacking. 
Near Fine.

ANKER 306; FINE BIRD BOOKS, page 91; NISSEN 562; ZIMMER, page 395. 
(#017492)        $7,500.00

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