A General History of Birds, 11 volumes, complete with index, bound in 5 thick volumes 121-200 with plates in 1883

121-200 with plates in 1883

One of the truly great flower books of the early 19th century with superb hand-colored plates

” “Die Amphibien und Reptilien Europas

Witmer on front blank endpaper of both text volumes

The image is of Westermann's Cassowary

A General History of Birds, 11 volumes, complete with index, bound in 5 thick volumes 121-200 with plates in 1883Pp. xxxii, 375, (1); (2), 340; (4), 416; (4), 362, (1); (2), 350, (1); (4), 416; (2), 362, (1); (2), 376, (1); (2), 391, (1); (2), 433, (1); 456; index: (2), 17, (134); with 193 hand colored copperplate engravings. Early one half calf leather, spine lettered in gilt and with gilt panel lines and other gilt decorations, over original marbled boards with matching marbled endpapers, most volumes with tissue guards present, thick 4to (10 3 4 x 8 1 2