THE FREDERIC GALLATIN, JR. 



be represented in their natural size and even in groups. All is 

 combined, says Brunet, to ally in the most happy manner the 

 exactness of individual details with a living and animated re- 

 presentation of general form. The plates were published with- 

 out any text to avoid the necessity of furnishing copies to the 

 public Libraries of England, agreeably to the laws of Copyright. 

 Owing to the destruction by fire of the stock and copper-plates, 

 the work has become exceedingly rare. 



AUDUBON, JOHN J. Ornithological Biographyor 

 an Account of the Habits of the Birds of the United 

 States of America; accompanied by Descriptions of 

 the Objects represented in the work entitled the Birds 

 of America, and interspersed with delineations of 

 American Scenery and Manners. Woodcut illustra- 

 tions. 5 vols, royal 8vo, original cloth, with paper 

 labels, uncut. Edinburgh, A. Black, 1831-39. 



First Edition. 



AUDUBON, JOHN J. Album containing two 

 original Water-color drawings by Audubon designed 

 for his Birds of America. The first represents " Bell's 

 ViREo" and is initialed and dated by Audubon Jan. 

 22, 1844. The other painting represents Morton's 

 Finch, dated by the artist June 8th, 1844, and with 

 his pencilled note "never before figured." Both draw- 

 ings are remarkable for the delicacy of their coloring 

 and execution. Inlaid is an extremely fine and rare 

 Autograph Letter on one folio page from the famous 

 Naturalist to President Samuel Houston of Texas in- 

 troducing one of his Assistants to him and informing 

 General Houston of his having "undertaken in con- 

 junction with my Friend the Reverend John Bachman 

 of Charleston, South Carolina, to publish a work in- 

 corporating all the Quadrupeds we can procure, along 

 with their Figures or Representations, and again with 

 their Histories," with other interesting particulars. 

 This letter is dated, Oct. 19, 184 1. A fine India por- 



