1831 BIRDS American Ornithology Scottish Alexander Wilson Audubon Species 4v

1831 BIRDS American Ornithology Scottish Alexander Wilson Audubon Species 4v

Alexander Wilson often considered the ‘Father of Ornithology,’ was a Scottish-born naturalist and regarded one of the greatest ornithologists to ever live, just behind Audubon.

A lover of travel, Wilson voyaged to the Americas where he discovered many species of birds which he described in detail in his work “American Ornithology.” In total, 268 species of birds were detailed with many never having been described before.

This 1831 edition is bound in stunning, decorative leather!

Item number: #23616

Price: $750

WILSON, Alexander

American Ornithology; or, the Natural History of the Birds of the United States.

Edinburgh: printed for Constable and Co., 1831

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages – 4 volumes
  • Vol 1: xcvi, 271, [1]
  • Vol 2: ix, [1], 334
  • Vol 3: viii, 320
  • Vol 4: x, 362, [2]
• References: Sabin 104598
• Provenance: Bookplate – H. R. Robertson, 1855
  • Signed by F. Wm. Barron, then principal of Upper Canada College.
• Language: English
• Binding: Leather; tight and secure
  • Prize binding: Upper Canada College
• Size: ~ 5.75in X 3.75in (14.5cm x 9.5cm)

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