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Biology - Zoology - Cory, Charles Barney. The birds of Haiti and San Domingo. 4 deliveries (all published) in 1 volume. With 22 colored lithographs and 1 lithographed map. Boston, Estes & Lauriat, 1884-85. 198 pp. 30 x 23 cm. Contemporary half leather binding with gilt-stamped spine title and 4 original illustrated wrappers bound in at the back (spine lightened, edges and joints rubbed and slightly bumped). First edition. - Zimmer I, 138 - Sitwell 87 - Wood 1885: "A monograph of the birds of the islands of Haiti and San Domingo, with synonymy, description, plumages, and notes on each of the species." - In addition to a precise description of the birds, the American ornithologist Charles Barney Cory (1857-1921) also provides information on their distribution. - Minimally foxed and slightly browned in places, a fine copy overall. VAT: *
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Biology - Zoology - Cory, Charles Barney. The birds of Haiti and San Domingo. 4 deliveries (all published) in 1 volume. With 22 colored lithographs and 1 lithographed map. Boston, Estes & Lauriat, 1884-85. 198 pp. 30 x 23 cm. Contemporary half leather binding with gilt-stamped spine title and 4 original illustrated wrappers bound in at the back (spine lightened, edges and joints rubbed and slightly bumped). First edition. - Zimmer I, 138 - Sitwell 87 - Wood 1885: "A monograph of the birds of the islands of Haiti and San Domingo, with synonymy, description, plumages, and notes on each of the species." - In addition to a precise description of the birds, the American ornithologist Charles Barney Cory (1857-1921) also provides information on their distribution. - Minimally foxed and slightly browned in places, a fine copy overall. VAT: *
