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THE PROPERTY OF A NEW ENGLAND LIBRARY*
(Lots 652-702)
The following lots are being offered on behalf of a New England Library. No sales tax is due on the purchase price of any of these lots if they are picked up or delivered in the State of New York (see notice on p. *** for complete details). As institutional copies, their condition varies, and includes library marks and stamps on some bindings and plates. These lots are being sold as collections of plates, not subject to return.
CASSIN, John (1813-69). Illustrations of the Birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian America. Intended to contain descriptions and figures of all North American Birds not given by former authors, and a general synopsis of North American Ornithology. Philadelphia: J.P. Lippincott & Co., 1862.
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CASSIN, John (1813-69). Illustrations of the Birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian America. Intended to contain descriptions and figures of all North American Birds not given by former authors, and a general synopsis of North American Ornithology. Philadelphia: J.P. Lippincott & Co., 1862.
4o. 50 hand-colored lithographic plates by William E. Hitchcock, some after George G. White, all printed and hand-colored by J.T. Bowen of Philadelphia. Original cloth (joints tender).
Second issue of this important work, a supplement to Audubon, one of the cornerstones of American ornithological literature. Cassin's work, first published in parts between July 1853 and June 1855 (with a title-page issued in 1856), was intended to complement the octavo edition of Audubon's work. The annexation of Texas and the addition of California and New Mexico to the United States had led to increased exploration and research in the South West. See Anker 92; see Bennett p.21; see Fine Bird Books (1990) p.85; see Nissen IVB 173; Ripley p.54; Wood p.281; see Zimmer p.124.
4o. 50 hand-colored lithographic plates by William E. Hitchcock, some after George G. White, all printed and hand-colored by J.T. Bowen of Philadelphia. Original cloth (joints tender).
Second issue of this important work, a supplement to Audubon, one of the cornerstones of American ornithological literature. Cassin's work, first published in parts between July 1853 and June 1855 (with a title-page issued in 1856), was intended to complement the octavo edition of Audubon's work. The annexation of Texas and the addition of California and New Mexico to the United States had led to increased exploration and research in the South West. See Anker 92; see Bennett p.21; see Fine Bird Books (1990) p.85; see Nissen IVB 173; Ripley p.54; Wood p.281; see Zimmer p.124.