The Book of Birds
by M. Achille Comte - 1841
Engravings by Victor Adams
Annotated: "From the
Text of Buffon . Dated 1841. Leather binding with marbled boards. Volume measures 6.5" x 9.5" . Contains 38 plates illustrating 150 birds, each plate beautifully hand
colored. All plates are bound in at back of book, following text. Ex library with multiple
library stamps.
Condition: Front board missing;. back board detached but present. Pages are still
tightly bound together. All text pages are agetoned to a deep color, but plates are apparently
on a better paper and are only toned at edges. Plates are very good with excellent
coloring.
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