Illustrations of the Birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian America topography and commerce of the

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

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

The work originally appeared in twelve parts from July 1876 to February 1880

This copy is in the original uncolored state

spine decorated with gilt panel lines

Illustrations of the Birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian America topography and commerce of thePp. 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