American Ornithology

Lot 135
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Lot 135 | American Ornithology
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American OrnithologyCharles Lucien Bonaparte, 1825-1833BONAPARTE, Charles Lucien (1803-1857). American Ornithology; or, The Natural History of Birds inhabiting the Unites States, not given by Wilson. Philadelphia: Samuel Augustus Mitchell (vol. 1); Carey, Lea & Carey (vols. 2-3); Carey & Lea (vol. 4), 1825-1833.Presentation copy of the first edition, first issue, of Bonaparte's continuation of Alexander Wilson's work. Inscribed on the titlepage of the first volume: "Offert par l'auteur à Mr. Charles de Châtillon en témoignage d'estime et d'amitié." The first issue of the first volume bears the Mitchell imprint, which "appeared on only a very few copies and indicates a rare first issue ... This admirable supplement to Wilson is in the same format as the original nine volume series, and is regarded as an essential part of the work, the whole being the most important work on American birds prior to Audubon" (Bennett). Bennett, p. 16; Fine Bird Books, p. 60; Sabin 6264. Four volumes bound in two, quarto (365 x 280mm). 27 hand-colored engraved plates (some browning and spotting particularly to vol. 2). Contemporary tooled calf, spines gilt, leather labels (scuffed and rubbed, cracks and loss to spine labels, front hinges tender). Provenance: Charles de Châtillon, 1777-1844, painter (authorial inscription) –E. Lindall (ownership inscription to vol. 2) – Dr Evan Morton Evans (1870-1955) – Daniel Webster Evans (bookplate) – Christie's New York, 29 October 1993, lot 22.
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