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-^ 135. Another copy. With 124 colored plates. 5 vols. 8vo, 



\ '^^ • original mottled calf. London : Printed for the Author, 1799 



136. The Naturalist's Repository, or Miscellany of Exotic 



-- Natural Plistory. Illustrated with 180 colored plates. 5 vols., 

 8vo, cloth, uncut. London : Printed for the Author, 1834 



„ 137. DRESSER (HENRY EELES). A History of the Birds 



/y^f Europe, including all the Species inhabiting the Western 



"' Paloearctic Region. With 633 large plates, exquisitely colored hij 



hand hy Keulemans, Wolf and Neale. 8 vols. imp. 4to, half brown 



morocco, gilt tops, uncvit, with the original wrappers bound in. 



London: Published by the Author, 1871-1881 



The standard work on the Birds of Europe, magnificently illustrated. 



An original subscriber's copy. 



-'*'" 138. A Monograph of the Meropidae, or Family of the Bee- 

 Eaters. Beautifully illustrated with 34 colored plates. Folio, 

 half red morocco, gilt top, uncut, original wrappers bound in. 



London, 1884-86 

 Fine copy op the Original Issue, bound up from the original parts. 



' 139. A Manual of Palaearctic Birds. Frontispiece of Black 



Game by J. Wolf. 2 parts. 8vo, original printed wrappers, uncut 

 and unopened. London : Published by the Authors, 1902-3 



One of the special thin paper copies. 



^ 140. EDWARDS (GEORGE). Natural History of Birds. 4 

 ,.- 'Parts; Gleanings of Natural History, exhibiting Quadrupeds, 

 Birds, Insects, Plants, etc. 3 Parts. Illustrated with 362 beauti- 

 fully colored plates, chiefly of Birds. 7 vols. 4to, half roan (bind- 

 ings worn and a few leaves torn or repaired). London, 1743-1764 

 This much esteemed work is rarely found complete, with the descrip- 

 tions in English and French. The present copy is in this state. Swainson 

 remarks : ' ' His works are assuredly the most valuable, on general Orni- 

 thology, that have ever appeared in England." 



THE RARE ORNITHOLOGICAL WORKS OF DANIEL G. ELLIOT 



Of these magnificent works only a small number of copies were 

 published by subscription, and they have already become very rare. 

 Uniform with the works of Gould, they vie with them in accuracy 

 of drawing and brilliancy. 



,-> 141. ELLIOT (DANIEL G.). A Monograph of the Pittidae. 

 j^V"^ With 31 plates by the Author and P. Oudart, all beautifully col- 

 y ! ' ored by hand. In the original 6 parts and Supplement. To- 

 h) gether 7 vols., imp. folio, boards (a little worn). 



Original Edition. New York, 1861-63 



142. A Monograph of the Tetraoninae or Family of the 



'.-'Grouse. With 25 magnificent colored plates of Birds, mostly life 

 size, drawn from Nature by the Author and Joseph Wolf, and 2 

 large colored plates containing 60 specimens of Eggs. 5 parts in 

 four volumes, imp. folio. 



New York : Published by the Author, 1864-65 

 Original Edition. 



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