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The Birds of North America, One Hundred and Nineteen Artistic Colored Plates Representing the Different Species and Varieties Drawn and Colored From Nature, Including a Copius Text Giving a Popular Account of Their Habits and Characteristics, Based on Observations Made in the Field by The Most Eminent Writers on Ornithology. Prefaced by a Systematic Table and Index to Page, Plate and Figure. Arranged According to the Classification Adopted by The American Ornithologists' Union.
The Birds of North America, One Hundred and Nineteen Artistic Colored Plates Representing the Different Species and Varieties Drawn and Colored From Nature, Including a Copius Text Giving a Popular Account of Their Habits and Characteristics, Based on Observations Made in the Field by The Most Eminent Writers on Ornithology. Prefaced by a Systematic Table and Index to Page, Plate and Figure. Arranged According to the Classification Adopted by The American Ornithologists' Union.
  • The Birds of North America, One Hundred and Nineteen Artistic Colored Plates Representing the Different Species and Varieties Drawn and Colored From Nature, Including a Copius Text Giving a Popular Account of Their Habits and Characteristics, Based on Observations Made in the Field by The Most Eminent Writers on Ornithology. Prefaced by a Systematic Table and Index to Page, Plate and Figure. Arranged According to the Classification Adopted by The American Ornithologists' Union.
  • The Birds of North America, One Hundred and Nineteen Artistic Colored Plates Representing the Different Species and Varieties Drawn and Colored From Nature, Including a Copius Text Giving a Popular Account of Their Habits and Characteristics, Based on Observations Made in the Field by The Most Eminent Writers on Ornithology. Prefaced by a Systematic Table and Index to Page, Plate and Figure. Arranged According to the Classification Adopted by The American Ornithologists' Union — photograph 2.
  • The Birds of North America, One Hundred and Nineteen Artistic Colored Plates Representing the Different Species and Varieties Drawn and Colored From Nature, Including a Copius Text Giving a Popular Account of Their Habits and Characteristics, Based on Observations Made in the Field by The Most Eminent Writers on Ornithology. Prefaced by a Systematic Table and Index to Page, Plate and Figure. Arranged According to the Classification Adopted by The American Ornithologists' Union — photograph 3.
  • The Birds of North America, One Hundred and Nineteen Artistic Colored Plates Representing the Different Species and Varieties Drawn and Colored From Nature, Including a Copius Text Giving a Popular Account of Their Habits and Characteristics, Based on Observations Made in the Field by The Most Eminent Writers on Ornithology. Prefaced by a Systematic Table and Index to Page, Plate and Figure. Arranged According to the Classification Adopted by The American Ornithologists' Union — photograph 4.
  • The Birds of North America, One Hundred and Nineteen Artistic Colored Plates Representing the Different Species and Varieties Drawn and Colored From Nature, Including a Copius Text Giving a Popular Account of Their Habits and Characteristics, Based on Observations Made in the Field by The Most Eminent Writers on Ornithology. Prefaced by a Systematic Table and Index to Page, Plate and Figure. Arranged According to the Classification Adopted by The American Ornithologists' Union — photograph 5.
  • The Birds of North America, One Hundred and Nineteen Artistic Colored Plates Representing the Different Species and Varieties Drawn and Colored From Nature, Including a Copius Text Giving a Popular Account of Their Habits and Characteristics, Based on Observations Made in the Field by The Most Eminent Writers on Ornithology. Prefaced by a Systematic Table and Index to Page, Plate and Figure. Arranged According to the Classification Adopted by The American Ornithologists' Union — photograph 6.
  • The Birds of North America, One Hundred and Nineteen Artistic Colored Plates Representing the Different Species and Varieties Drawn and Colored From Nature, Including a Copius Text Giving a Popular Account of Their Habits and Characteristics, Based on Observations Made in the Field by The Most Eminent Writers on Ornithology. Prefaced by a Systematic Table and Index to Page, Plate and Figure. Arranged According to the Classification Adopted by The American Ornithologists' Union — photograph 7.
  • The Birds of North America, One Hundred and Nineteen Artistic Colored Plates Representing the Different Species and Varieties Drawn and Colored From Nature, Including a Copius Text Giving a Popular Account of Their Habits and Characteristics, Based on Observations Made in the Field by The Most Eminent Writers on Ornithology. Prefaced by a Systematic Table and Index to Page, Plate and Figure. Arranged According to the Classification Adopted by The American Ornithologists' Union — photograph 8.
  • The Birds of North America, One Hundred and Nineteen Artistic Colored Plates Representing the Different Species and Varieties Drawn and Colored From Nature, Including a Copius Text Giving a Popular Account of Their Habits and Characteristics, Based on Observations Made in the Field by The Most Eminent Writers on Ornithology. Prefaced by a Systematic Table and Index to Page, Plate and Figure. Arranged According to the Classification Adopted by The American Ornithologists' Union — photograph 9.
  • The Birds of North America, One Hundred and Nineteen Artistic Colored Plates Representing the Different Species and Varieties Drawn and Colored From Nature, Including a Copius Text Giving a Popular Account of Their Habits and Characteristics, Based on Observations Made in the Field by The Most Eminent Writers on Ornithology. Prefaced by a Systematic Table and Index to Page, Plate and Figure. Arranged According to the Classification Adopted by The American Ornithologists' Union — photograph 10.

The Birds of North America, One Hundred and Nineteen Artistic Colored Plates Representing the Different Species and Varieties Drawn and Colored From Nature, Including a Copius Text Giving a Popular Account of Their Habits and Characteristics, Based on Observations Made in the Field by The Most Eminent Writers on Ornithology. Prefaced by a Systematic Table and Index to Page, Plate and Figure. Arranged According to the Classification Adopted by The American Ornithologists' Union

Studer, Jacob H. · New York, U.S.A.

Author
Studer, Jacob H.
Date
1897
Place
New York, U.S.A.
Publisher
The Natural Science Association of America
Language
English
Binding
Folio.(11,5" x 14.5") Beautifully rebacked using original boards, refreshed corners. Half maroon leather with corners over maroon cloth beveled boards, gilt title in fancy decorative letters centered to upper board, rear blank. Professionally rebacked spine with five gilt rule bordered raised bands, gilt title to second compartment, gilt author to fourth, gilt year at foot, other compartments with a single large gilt bird centered to each, gilt rule to head and foot of spine. All edges gilt, printed floral endpapers. Engraved frontispiece portrait with facsimile signature of author, title page in black and red ink. Mild edge rubbing to boards. A beautiful, heavy book illustrated with 119 "artistic colored plates". While collating, I noticed a small dampstain to the upper corner of plate xxiv, lightly touching the corner of the colored image on the plate (see pic), every other plate is perfect. Tiny chip of a quarter inch square to fore-edge of first free endpaper. Prior owners name neatly in old ink to first free flyleaf, dated 1898. Truly a beautiful book with great shelf-appeal in it's new spine.
Category
Fore-Edge Paintings
Record
S.I.7813

The Birds of North America, One Hundred and Nineteen Artistic Colored Plates Representing the Different Species and Varieties Drawn and Colored From Nature, Including a Copius Text Giving a Popular Account of Their Habits and Characteristics, Based on Observations Made in the Field by The Most Eminent Writers on Ornithology. Prefaced by a Systematic Table and Index to Page, Plate and Figure. Arranged According to the Classification Adopted by The American Ornithologists' Union. Jacob H. Studer. New York, U. S. A.: The Natural Science Association of America. Folio.(11,5" x 14.5") Beautifully rebacked using original boards, refreshed corners. Half maroon leather with corners over maroon cloth beveled boards, gilt title in fancy decorative letters centered to upper board, rear blank. Professionally rebacked spine with five gilt rule bordered raised bands, gilt title to second compartment, gilt author to fourth, gilt year at foot, other compartments with a single large gilt bird centered to each, gilt rule to head and foot of spine. All edges gilt, printed floral endpapers. Engraved frontispiece portrait with facsimile signature of author, title page in black and red ink. Mild edge rubbing to boards. A beautiful, heavy book illustrated with 119 "artistic colored plates". While collating, I noticed a small damp stain to the upper corner of plate xxiv, lightly touching the corner of the colored image on the plate (see pic), every other plate is perfect. Tiny chip of a quarter inch square to fore-edge of first free endpaper. Prior owners name neatly in old ink to first free flyleaf, dated 1898. Truly a beautiful book with great shelf-appeal in it's new spine.

Condition

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