COLLECTION OF BOOKS ON ORNITHOLOGY 



the Birds of the United States. Edited by Robert 

 Jameson. Portrait of Wilson and fine vignettes of the 

 Wild Turkey, Scarlet ibis and Night Hawk engraved by 

 Lizars, 4 vols., i2mo, cloth, uncut. Edinburgh, Con- 

 stable, 1 83 1. 



The First European Edition of Wilson and Bonaparte. 



WILSON, ALEXANDER, and BONAPARTE, 

 C L. American Ornithology or the Natural History 

 of the Birds of the United States. Edited by Robert 

 Jameson. With vignettes of the Wild Turkey, Bald 

 Eagle, Scarlet Ibis and the Night Hawk. Portrait of 

 Wilson by Lizars. 4 vols., i6mo, brown calf extra, 

 gilt tops, uncut. Edinburgh, Constable, 183 1. 



First European Edition. 



WILSON, ALEXANDER, and BONAPARTE, 

 C. L. Illustrations of the American Ornithology of 

 Alexander Wilson and Charles Lucian Bonaparte, 

 Prince of Musignano. With the Addition of Numer- 

 ous Recently Discovered Species, and Representations 

 of the whole Sylva of North America. By Captain 

 Thomas Brown, F. L. S. With 124 large plates 

 of Birds, all beautifully colored, engraved by Lizars, 

 Scott, Mitchell and others. Folio, half red morocco 

 gilt, gilt edges. Edinburgh, Frazer and Co., 1835. 



In this Edition 161 Birds have been added by the editor 

 and 87 Birds have been considerably enlarged. The arrangement 

 adopted is that of Temminck, slightly altered, with the addition 

 of some new genera. 



A Superlatively Rare Edition of Wilson and Bonaparte's 

 Ornithology. No copy in the British Museum Catalogue, nor in 

 the Catalogues of the Advocate's Library of Edinburgh, The Li- 

 brary of Congress or Quaritch's General Catalogue. Described by 

 Lowndes and Allibone, but unnoticed by Sabin. Coues in his 

 Bibliography, quotes the title without ever having seen a copy. 

 None of the catalogues of American libraries sold at auction 

 seem to have included this valuable work. 



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