Lot 111981: A Wilson and Bonaparte - Print of Sharp-tailed Grouse 1877
This chromolithographic print engraved by WH Lizar is from American Ornithology or, The Natural History of the Birds of the United States by Alexander Wilson and Prince Charles Lucian Bonaparte.
Published by Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris & New York, 1877.
Wilson was almost entirely eclipsed in popular awareness by John James Audubon and his Birds of America, but Wilson, is the true founder of American ornithology and this work is the foundational account of North American birds.
Size: Approx 8.5in x 5.5in (21.5cm x 14cm)
Condition report:
Excellent but please check images for any age-related marks
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