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William Leon Dawson. The Birds of California Complete in 3 Volumes. South Moulton Company, 1923.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Signed. SIGNED Student's Edition; complete in 3 VOLUMES; GOOD to VERY GOOD- condition; ex-library with the usual stamps and markings; library binding; signed by Dawson as well as the other contributors--Donald R. Dickey, Wright M. Pierce, and Wm. L. Finley. Beautiful plates; volumes could remain in their library binding or be good candidates for rebinding. Pages have light age toning to margins. Scarce signed by all contributors/photographers. Pasadena's finest new and used bookstore.
Seller: Book Alley, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Four volumes bound in red-brown cloth with gilt titles on spine. Boards show some wear, marks, edgewear. Corners are bumped and scuffed. Spines have gilt text and are darkened with bumped ends. Foot end of V.3, V.4 show marks. See photos. Bindings are strong. Pastedowns and feps have some light foxing, toning, binder's label, owner mark at front pastedown. See photos. Frontispiece, a color plate, is present and has intact tissue guard. Illustrations are bright and clear, with scattered foxing on reverse. Interior is gently age-toned, with scattered foxing. See photos. Inside pages are free of writing and intentional marks. Text block edges are lightly foxed.** PS2023.0809** 2121 pages. 9.5 x 12 inches** A complete set of William Leon Dawson's Birds of California, DeLuxe format, the first edition of 1923. Sturdy cloth covers house the encyclopedic contents, with the subtitle "A Complete, Scientific and Popular Account of the 580 Species and Subspecies of Birds Found in the State." With many illustrations, among which are 110 full-page color plates by Major Allan Brooks. A monumental, decade-long undertaking, this set was published by subscription.** Signed by author following the half-title page.** "Postage for oversized and international shipping will be calculated by size and weight. AbeBooks shipping quotes are ESTIMATES only. Seller Inventory #009762"**
Seller: Panoply Books, Lambertville, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$940.47 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: This is the large four volume set of the Birds of California and is the "Large Paper Edition, De Luxe", this being copy number 71 of 350 copies signed by William Leon Dawson, Limitation page appears before frontis piece and title. "The Birds of California A Complete, Scientific and Popular Account of the 580 Species and Subspecies of Birds Found in the State By William Leon Dawson of Santa Barbara Director of the International Museum of Comparative Oology, Author of "The Birds of Ohio" and (with Mr. Bowles) of "The Birds of Washington" Illustrated by 30 Photogravures, 120 Full-page, Duotone Plates and More Than 1100 Half-tone Cuts of Birds in Life, Nests, Eggs, and Favorite Haunts, from Photographs Chiefly by Donald R. Dickey, Wright M. Pierce, Wm. L. Finley and the Author Together with 44 drawings Drawings in the Text and a Series of 110 Full-page Color Plates Chiefly by Major Allan Brooks Format De Luxe Large Paper Edition Complete in Four Volumes, Volume One South Moulton Company San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco 1923 Sold Only by Subscription. All Rights Reserved", Volume I 522 pages, Volume II pages 523-1034, Volume III 1035-1548, ,Volume IV 1549-2121. All four volumes have a limitation page with the same number "71" and have the heavy stock boards and paper labels on covers and spine, Volume I and II have cloth reinforced spines where as Volumes III and IV have the Paper over cardboard spines "As Issued" all volumes have light edge wear to the top and bottom of the boards with very minor superficial scratches to covers, Volumes III-IV have outside paper split to the front spine seam although boards are still attached, "as is common for such heavy books", Volumes I and II have blank end papers and paste-downs, where as Volumes III and IV have decorated end papers and paste-downs (Also as issued) with Volume III having a repair to a four inch tear, the inside contents of all four volumes are clean, complete, and tight, in the most remarkable condition, full page color illustrations have the original tissue guards as issued, this is an indeed remarkable set and undertaking by the author and illustrators and the investor to get this completed work published and sold, accompanying this set is a very rare printing of the prospectus with a later date that describes the history and printing of this remarkable edition. Each book weighs a little over 10 lbs each and when packed probably 45-48 lbs individually wrapped and boxed therefore EXTRA POSTAGE REQUIRED. SHIPPED ONLY TO U.S.LOCATIONS
Seller: Barry's Books, San Antonio, TX, U.S.A.
DAWSON WILLIAM LEON. THE BIRDS OF CALIFORNIA (4 VOLS.). CALIFORNIA SOUTH MOULTON COMPANY, 1923.
Price: US$981.37 + shipping
Description: FORMAT DE LUX, ONE OF 539 COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. COMPLETE IN FOUR OCTAVO VOLS. GREEN BUCKRAM, A FINE SET. WITH 260 COLOUR, HALFTONE OR PHOTOGRAVURE PLATES WITH CAPTIONED TISSUE-GUARDS, HALFTONE ILLUS. THROUGHOUT THE TEXT. A TYPESCRIPT SLIP TIPPED IN VOLUME 1 READING ' ALL MISSING PLATES INSERTED AFTER BINDING', SUPERSEDING THE PUBLISHER'S SMALL STAMPED NOTICE 'THIS VOLUME IS LACKING A FEW OF THE EXTRA INSERTED PLATES, AND IS SOLD AS IS'. THE COLOUR PLATES ARE BY MAJOR ALLAN BROOKS. PLEASE NOTE THAT EACH VOLUME WEIGHS NEARLY 4.5 Kg, SO POSTAGE AT COST.
Seller: Hawkridge Books, Bakewell, United Kingdom