Rare and Illustrated Books on Ornithology

46. Cooper, J. <strong>and</strong> S. Baird (Ed.)
Ornithology (of California): Vol. 1: L<strong>and</strong> Birds (all publ.). Cambridge,
Geol. Survey of California, 1870. 603p. with numerous very precise
woodengravings. Orig. green cloth (spine weak). € 375,=
= Zimmer p.135. Contains the important appendix by S. Baird on additional species. <strong>Rare</strong>
ornithological guide to California most probably published in a small edition. The vol. 2:
Waterbirds, was never published. Cat. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.) vol.1 p.379.
47. Cory, C.
The birds of the Bahama Isl<strong>and</strong>s containing many birds new to the
Isl<strong>and</strong>s <strong>and</strong> a number of undescribed winter plumages of North
American birds. Boston, published by the author, 1880. 4to. Text with
8 fine lithographs. Orig. decorated cloth (rebacked). € 780,=
= Nissen IVB, 203; Fine bird <strong>Books</strong> #68. <strong>Rare</strong> first edition, however in uncoloured state.
Important h<strong>and</strong>book to the birds of the Bahamas. Ex library copy with perforated stamp
on titlepage <strong>and</strong> small stamp on back of plates, but signed by the author. Zimmer, p.139
quotes: A manual of the birds of the West Indies, an extended bibliography of westindian
ornithology <strong>and</strong> descriptions of birds other than well known North American
forms.
48. Cory, C.
The birds of the Bahama Isl<strong>and</strong>s, containing many birds new to the
Isl<strong>and</strong>s <strong>and</strong> a number of undescribed winter plumages of North
American birds. Rev. edition (=2nd ed.). Boston, Estes <strong>and</strong> Lauriat,
1890. 4to, 250p., 8 fine lithographs. New h.calf with label <strong>and</strong> flyleaves.
€ 405,=
= Nissen IVB, 203. Zimmer p.139: A manual of the birds of the West Indies with an
extended bibliography of Westindian ornithology <strong>and</strong> descriptions of birds than well
known to North American farms. The first edition published in 1880 is identical, except
that here there are 16 pages of additional text. Ex library copy with a perforated stamp on
titlepage <strong>and</strong> a very tiny stamp on the back of plates. Corners damaged.
49. Cotton, J.
The Song Birds of Great Britain, containing delineations of 33 birds of
the natural size (incl. the genus Sylvia of Latham), coloured
principally from living specimens with some account of their habits
<strong>and</strong> occasional direction for their treatment in confinement. 2 parts in
one. London (privately printed 2nd ed.) 1836. Text with 33 nicely
h<strong>and</strong>coloured engravings of these songbirds in their natural
surroundings with their eggs. Cont. green full morocco, inner <strong>and</strong>
outer borders richly gilt including the spine <strong>and</strong> all edges (spine just
slightly rubbed). € 2.600,=
= Nissen IVB, 206. A rare treatise on all the forms of British Songbirds inscribed: "Mrs.
Sutherl<strong>and</strong> Graeme with Mr. Cottons kind regards. 28th Sept. 1837". Special binding by