The Water Birds of North America
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1884. First American Edition. Two Volumes. Quarto. 28cm. Publisher'soriginal maroon pebble grain bevelled cloth titled and decoratedin gilt to spine and front boards. 537pp.; 552pp. Strong and straight, sunned to spines, with some light wear and scuffing to corners and spine ends; internally clean and fresh, dark blue coated endpapers with two bookplates to pastedowns, top edges gilt, joints and hinges strong, illustrated throughout with engravings in black and and white, and color. A very good, handsome set indeed.
Bearing the bookplates of John E. Thayer of Lancaster MA, a scion of the distinguished and wealthy house of Thayer, and that of William Van Winkle the highly respected and celebrated sporting bibliophile, and author of several bibliographies in the field. Spencer Fullerton Baird was the first curator of the Smithsonian, and learned his art at the feet of none other than John James Audobon, before rising to great prominence in the field of natural history and contributing over 1000 written works to the field.
Price: $750.00