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American ornithology, or, The natural history of the birds of the United States
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American ornithology, or, The natural history of the birds of the United States

Title Variants

Alternative: Wilson and Bonaparte's American ornithology
Alternative: Wilson's American ornithology

By

Wilson, Alexander, 1766-1813

Bonaparte, Charles-Lucien, 1803-1857
Gordon, John Watson-, Sir, 1788-1864 , ill
Jardine, William, 1800-1874
Lizars, W. H. 1788-1859 , engraver
Ord, George, 1781-1866
Peale, Titian Ramsay, 1799-1885 , ill
Rider, A., , ill

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

London, Whittaker, Treacher & Arnot, 1832

Notes

"Vols. 1, pp. 1-408, vol. II and vol. III, to p. 257, contain a reprint of Wilson's original 'American ornithology,' 1808-14, including vol. IX by Ord, with the voluminous notes by Jardine; vol. III, pp. 259-507, contains a reprint of the first three volumes (all then published) of Bonaparte's 'American ornithology,' 1825-33, under the subtitle of 'Continuation of Wilson's American ornithology."--Zimmer, p. 683.

"In three volumes."

Braislin 857.

Plates signed: (in main work) drawn from nature by A. Wilson; engraved by W.H. Lizars; [port.] painted by John Watson Gordon; (in continuation) drawn from nature by Titian R. Peale; drawn from nature by A. Rider; engraved by W.H. Lizars.

"Edinburgh: printed by Andrew Shortreed)"--Verso of t.p. in v. 1 and v. 2; "Edinburgh: printed by Ballantyne and Company"--Colophon of "Continuation", v. 3, p. [259]-507.

Plates in main work by Wilson; in continuation drawn by Wilson, Titian R. Peale, John J. Audubon and A. Rider.

"Continuation of Wilson's American ornithology by Charles Lucian Bonaparte": v.3, p. [259]-507.

Collation: v.1. cvii, 408 p., unnumbered port. frontispiece, plates 1-27; v.2. vii, 390 p., plates 28-60; v.3. viii, 523 p., plates 61-76 and 1-21 (numbering starts anew for plates in the "Continuation").

Hand-colored illustrations.

Some copies are bound with 16 p. of publisher's advertisements at end of v. 3 (present in CHMRB copy only).

Zimmer, J.T. Ayer lib., | 683-684

Anker, J. Bird books, | 534

Nissen, C. Illustrierten Vogelbucher, | 996

Sabin | 104598 (note)

Subjects

1766-1813 , Birds , Illustrated works , Pictorial works , United States , Wilson, Alexander,

Call Number

QL681 .W74 1832

Classification

598.2

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.136145
OCLC: 716920
Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q51409668

 

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