Water Birds Of North America Vols. 1 & 2 Color Plates Baird, Brewer, Ridgway1884
Item History & Price
The Water Birds of North America, Vol 1 & 2, color plates, Baird, Brewer, Ridgway, 1884. First Edition. Condition is used with very slight wear to the covers. All the color plates have tissue. Published by Little, Brown, and Company in 1884, issued in continuation of the Publications of the Geological Survey of California. Two large, heavy volumes with many, many colored plates of birds heads. Original binding, tight. Size of each book is 11..." x 8 1/4" x 1 3/4" thick. The books are truly a collector's treasure. Gold engravings on cover of each volume. Included with the books is a signed and dated July 9, 1936 letter on the sale of the book to John H. Hord, Esq, Cleveland, Ohio from The Sporting Gallery and Bookshop in N.Y.C. Signed by Ralph P. Terrill. Will be shipped fully insured.
