4 volumes, folio. Half-title, titles printed in red and black, 90 color lithographed or collotype plates, 88 photogravures, and 20 distribution maps. (Some spotting to half-title in vol. I.) Original gilt-lettered maroon cloth, top edges gilt, others uncut (vol. I spine very lightly darkened with some light rubbing joints, light surfacing soiling to covers).

FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE, number 252 of 600. One of the greatest ornithological works of the 20th century with plates after works by George Edward Lodge (42), Henrik Gronvold (15), H. Jones (11), C.R. Knight (8), Archibald Thornburn (8), L.A. Fuertes (5), and E. Megargee (1) and photogravures by Beebe and others (mostly vol. III).