THE FREDERIC GALLATIN, JR. 



BUREAU, DR. LOUIS. Recherches sur la Mue 

 du Bee des Oiseaux de la Famille des Mormonides. 

 With 6 plates, mostly colored, containing numerous 

 illustrations of the Heads and Beaks of Birds at dif- 

 ferent ages, and folding map. 8vo, wrappers uncut in 

 cloth portfolio. Paris, F. Savy, 1879. 



With presentation inscription from the author to Dr. Elliott 

 Coues. 



BURMEISTER, HERMANN. Systematische Ueb- 

 ersicht der Thiere Braisiliens welche wahrend einer 

 Reise durch die Provinzen von Rio de Janeiro und 

 Minas Geraes gesammelt oder beobachtet wurden von 

 Dr. Herman Burmeister. 8vo, half red morocco, gilt 

 top. Berlin, Reimer, 1856. 



Part I of Vol. II of Burmeister's Zoology of Brazil, containing 

 the Birds complete. 



FIRST EDITIONS OF JOHN BURROUGHS' 

 WORKS 



BURROUGHS, JOHN. Notes on Walt Whitman as 

 Poet and Person. i2mo, original cloth. New York, 

 1867. 



First Edition of Burroughs' first book. With signature of 

 the author after preface. 



BURROUGHS, JOHN. Wake-Robin. i6mo, 

 cloth. New York, 1871. 



First Edition. A copy of the highest association value, tiie 

 author having written on the fly-leaf: " JVhen I was tryivg to 

 decide upon a name for this vol. I went to IValt Whitman with a 

 list of names that had occurred to me and asked his advice. He looked 

 over my list and when he saw the name 'Wake-Robin,' he said 

 quickly 'That's your title,' and that clinched me" — John Burroughs, 

 Dec. 7, 1904." 



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