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Lot 1143

Wilson American Ornithology Color Plates 1832

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Wilson, Alexander, American Ornithology; Or, The Natural History of The Birds of the United States, Volumes 1-3, 1832, Whittaker, London, hardcovers, 8vos., in later 3/4 green morocco with marbled boards, illustrated with 94 of the 97 hand-colored plates plus the engraved frontis of the author, also with notes and Life of Wilson by William Jardine. This lot also includes an 1853 edition of this work published in a single volume.
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