[MARTINET, Franois Nicolas. Histoire des oiseaux, peints dans tous leurs aspects, Paris, ca. 1790]. 5 volumes only (of 9), 8, 193 hand-coloured engraved plates only (of 483), mostly printed on blue paper, by and after Franois and Alexandre Martinet (lacking some text leaves and titles, text lightly spotted throughtout, very few plates lightly spotted), contemporary half red roan (quite rubbed), g.e. Nissen IVB 598. Sold as a collection of plates, not subject to return. (5)