WILSON, ALEXANDER [and GEORGE ORD]. American Ornithology; or, The Natural History of the Birds of the United States. Philadelphia: Bradford and Inskeep [vols. 1-6] 1808-1812, Samuel Bradford (--J. Laval and S.F. Bradford [vols. 7-9] 1824-1825. 9 vols., folio, 345 x 266mm. (13 5/8 x 10 1/2in.), original red half morocco and marbled boards gilt, bindings worn with inner joints broken, some leaves detached and with defects at edges, several text leaves torn, vol. 6 heavily foxed, occasional foxing elsewhere, plate 38 bound upside down, plates 29, 54 and 66 with slight tears, most plates offset to text. FIRST EDITION of vols. 1-6, with vol. 1, p. 33 in second state (sentence at end of line 23 beginning "I have myself"), Ord's revised edition of vols. 7-9, 76 hand-colored engraved plates after Wilson by A. Lawson, G. Murray, B. Tanner and J.G. Warnicke, colored by A. Rider. Ayer/Zimmer, p. 679; Bennett, p. 114; Copenhagen/Anker 533; Fine Bird Books , p. 114; McGill/Wood, p. 630; Nissen IVB 992; Sabin 104598. Provenance : The University of Chicago Library. (9)
WILSON, ALEXANDER [and GEORGE ORD]. American Ornithology; or, The Natural History of the Birds of the United States. Philadelphia: Bradford and Inskeep [vols. 1-6] 1808-1812, Samuel Bradford (--J. Laval and S.F. Bradford [vols. 7-9] 1824-1825. 9 vols., folio, 345 x 266mm. (13 5/8 x 10 1/2in.), original red half morocco and marbled boards gilt, bindings worn with inner joints broken, some leaves detached and with defects at edges, several text leaves torn, vol. 6 heavily foxed, occasional foxing elsewhere, plate 38 bound upside down, plates 29, 54 and 66 with slight tears, most plates offset to text. FIRST EDITION of vols. 1-6, with vol. 1, p. 33 in second state (sentence at end of line 23 beginning "I have myself"), Ord's revised edition of vols. 7-9, 76 hand-colored engraved plates after Wilson by A. Lawson, G. Murray, B. Tanner and J.G. Warnicke, colored by A. Rider. Ayer/Zimmer, p. 679; Bennett, p. 114; Copenhagen/Anker 533; Fine Bird Books , p. 114; McGill/Wood, p. 630; Nissen IVB 992; Sabin 104598. Provenance : The University of Chicago Library. (9)
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