5 vols.
Baird, S.F.; Brewer, T.M.; Ridgway, R.: A History of North American Birds: Land Birds. Boston: Little, Brown, 1874. 1st ed. 3 vols. 4to, orig. gilt-lettered green cloth; light to moderate edge wear. With 64 b/w plates, 593 text illus. * The Water Birds of North America. Boston: Little, Brown, 1884. 1st ed. 2 vols. 4to, orig. gilt-pictorial green cloth, t.e.g., other edges untrimmed; light wear. Numerous wood-engraved text illus., incl. 336 hand-colored illus. of the heads of birds. Minor foxing to front matter. Attractive sets.