Birds of Eastern North Americ; with Original Descriptions of All
Item #79056
MAYNARD, C[harles] J. The Birds of Eastern North Americ; with Original Descriptions of All the Species which Occur East of the Mississippi river, between the Arctic Circle and the Gulf of Mexico, with Full Notes upon their Habits, etc. Newtonville, MA: C.J. Maynard & Co., 1881. 1st ed. 4to. iv,532pp. 32 chromolithographic plates. Later 3/4 cloth and orig. marbled boards. Very good. Bennett p.73 (for the 1896 ed.): "The original edition...had 32 colored plates drawn on stone by the author." Charles Maynard (1845–1929) was an important New England naturalist and a founding member of the Nuttall Ornithological Club who published several key field guides and sold supplies for naturalists via his company C. J. Maynard & Co. He also discovered and named several subspecies of birds in the Caribbean.
Price: $500.00