Illustrations of the Birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian America This is the classic early

This is the classic early work on the living and fossil echinoderms by Louis Agassiz that was printed privately

Publisher Printed by Jacob and Johnson for the author Publisher Place Winchester Date Published 1821-1828 Date Published Estimated No Edition First Number of Volumes 5 Reprint No Condition Near Fine Condition Description Light rubbing to marbled boards

Latham was the first to describe a number of important Australian species such as the lyre-bird

topography and commerce of the southern provinces of Russia” (Abbey Travel 222)

Illustrations of the Birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian America This is the classic earlyPp. viii, 298; 50 splendid hand colored lithographic plates. Later one half black morocco leather, spine with 5 raised bands, lettered in gilt on two compartments and decorated with gilt rectangular patterns highlighted with small feathers in the remaining 4 compartments, over green marbled boards with matching green marbled endpapers, lg 8vo (10. 75 x 7. 5 inches). This is the second edition of John Cassins beautifully illustrated work on Western