Illustrations of the Birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian America and Edouard Marie Heckel

and Edouard Marie Heckel

This copy is in the original uncolored state

Publisher Printed by Jacob and Johnson for the author Publisher Place Winchester Date Published 1821-1828 Date Published Estimated No Edition First Number of Volumes 5 Reprint No Condition Near Fine Condition Description Light rubbing to marbled boards

spine decorated with gilt panel lines

This is the classic early work on the living and fossil echinoderms by Louis Agassiz that was printed privately

Illustrations of the Birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian America and Edouard Marie HeckelPp. viii, 298; 50 splendid hand colored lithographic plates. Later one half black morocco leather, spine with 5 raised bands, lettered in gilt on two compartments and decorated with gilt rectangular patterns highlighted with small feathers in the remaining 4 compartments, over green marbled boards with matching green marbled endpapers, lg 8vo (10. 75 x 7. 5 inches). This is the second edition of John Cassins beautifully illustrated work on Western