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Lot 255
Sale 6417 - Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana
Sep 10, 2025
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[Natural History] Wilson, Alexander, and Charles Lucian Bonaparte, and Sir William Jardine. American Ornithology; or, The Natural History of the Birds of the United States
London: Whittaker, Treacher, & Arnot, 1832. In three volumes. First Jardine edition. 8vo. With half-titles. Illustrated with an engraved portrait frontispiece of Wilson in first volume, and 97 hand-colored engraved plates. Quarter modern calf over marbled paper-covered boards; some leaves in third volume unopened; offsetting; very light intermittent spotting throughout. Anker 534; Sabin 104598
Considered the first major scientific work published in the United States (1808-1814) and the most important publication on American ornithology before Audubon.
Property from the Estate of Peter Fortsas