Aves Hawaiienses: The Birds of the Sandwich Islands

London: R.H. Porter, 1890. First edition. F.W. Frohock. Quarto, 320 mm. x 255 mm. Three-quarter gree...
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1890 · London

by Wilson, Scott B. and A. H. Evans
London: R.H. Porter, 1890. First edition. F.W. Frohock. Quarto, 320 mm. x 255 mm. Three-quarter green goatskin (faded to brown) signed "B.A." on front turn-in , spine tooled with a pattern of vines and leaves, sides faded and marked, the wrappers from the original parts are bound in at the end. [i-xxvi, ,[ii], 1-256 With 63 hand-colored lithographs of birds by F.W. Frohock, one partly colored plate of eggs, 3 lithographs of anatomical structures by G. Gladow, photogravures of nests, and a map. A little foxing mostly confined to the text pages; an excellent copy. "One of two great ornithological works on Hawaiian birds," Forbes 4238; Fine Bird Books, p. 115. (Inventory #: 33014)
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