WORK UPON 



The Birds °f California 



By WILLIAM LEON DAWSON 



Necessarily suspended during the participation of the United States 

 in the great world war 



HAS BEEN RESUMED 



The popular-descriptive portion of the MS, treating of 567 species and 

 sub-species {fide Grinnell and Swarth), is now four-fifths complete, the 

 technical portion about one-half. The illustrative material now on hand is 

 of unexampled variety and richness. The life of more than three hundred 

 species will be illustrated by photographs taken in the field by Messrs. Dawson 

 and Dickey, while more than a hundred species will appear in color from the 

 inimitable brush of MATOR ALLAN BROOKS. 



Tke most luxurious work on birds e-der attempted. 

 Sixty-one thousand dollars' xtforth of orders (gross) 

 already booked. 



Tke work \\>ill be taken to press M?Ken market con- 

 ditions warrant. 



Pending announcement as to the final schedule of prices (which will 

 necessarily be higher than those originally announced), subscriptions will be 

 received at the old rates. 



THE WORK WILL APPEAR IN 



THREE FORMATS and ELEVEN EDITIONS 



AMONG THEM BEING 



The Students' Edition, 3 vols., pages 7§x iof, 3 bindings. 

 Prices $25 to $37.50. 



The Booklovers' Edition, 3 vols., f Levant binding. 

 Price $45. 



The Large Paper Edition, 3 vols., pages o,^x 1 2 J, gray boards, paper label. 



Price $75. 



The Sunset Edition, De Luxe, 4 vols., o§x \z\, f Levant binding. 

 Price $150. 



The Patrons' Edition, De Grand Luxe, handwrought throughout, 4 vols. 



(24 copies already sold) pages n|x 15, inlaid binding. 



Price $1000-$ 3 500. 



Correspondence invited. The generous placing of advance orders will 

 materially hasten the day of publication. No cash subscriptions received. 

 Pay on delivery. For particulars address 



The Birds of California Publishing Co. 

 santa barbara california 



