A History of North American Birds - Land Birds

Three hardcover volumes in good condition. Shelf wear, corners and edges rubbed. Starting at inner hinger of Volume III with closed tear to one page. Previous owner's name on ffep of each volume. Text clean and plates bright. Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1905. Third Edition of a work first published in 1874. Three volumes with 64 color plates & 593 woodcuts. TEG. The present edition contains hand finished color frontispieces by Robert RIDGWAY in each volume. The color plates of heads are scattered throughout the text rather than at the end of each volume. Vol. I, 596 pp. Vol. II, 590 pp. Vol. III, 560 pp.