Jun 06, 2019 - Sale 2512

Sale 2512 - Lot 324

Price Realized: $ 2,000
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
WILSON, ALEXANDER. American Ornithology; or the Natural History of the Birds of the United States. 27 (of 76) hand-colored engraved plates. Volumes 2, 3 and 4 (of 9). Folio, 14x10 1/2 inches, original red morocco-backed marbled boards, partially disbound; foxing, offsetting, marginal tears. sold as is. Philadelphia, 1810-1811

Additional Details

Collection of plates including several of Wilson's most admired: Carolina Parrot, Ivory Billed Woodpecker, Snowy Owl, Belted Kingfisher, Bald Eagle and others.