DAWSON, William Leon w/ John Hooper Bowles (of Tacoma). The Birds of Washington: A Complete, Scientific and Popular Account of the 372 Species of Birds Found in the State (Two Volume Set). The Occidental Pub. Co, 1909.

Price: US$325.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: "Author's Edition"; Limited Edition, Signed by W. Leon Dawson. small quarto quarterbound in green paper boards with green leather corners and spine, raised bands with titles and gilt decor to spine, bird pattern endpapers, tipped-in b/w frontispieces, numerous b/w and color illustrations with a few photos. mild wear to fore-edge leather corners, mild wear to spine ends, gilt spine titles remain clean and legible, tight binding, owner name to first blank leaf, text and images clean throughout. #91 out of 250cc, Signed by Dawnson.

Seller: COLLINS BOOKS, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.

DAWSON, William Leon with John Hooper Bowles. The Birds of Washington [Limited Large Paper Edition in Two Volumes, SIGNED by Dawson] A Complete Scientific and Popular Account of the 372 Species of Birds Found in the State. Occidental Publishing Co, Seattle, 1909.

Price: US$600.00 + shipping

Description: 4to. Pp. xxii, 458; iii, 459-997. Frontis. mounted photograph with red-captioned tissue guard in each volume. Illustrated throughout with halftone black & white photographs and black & white photographic prints mounted on colored paper with red-captioned tissue guards, plus black & white and color illustrations by Brooks with red-captioned tissue guards. Index, analytical keys. Number 116 of the large paper edition limited to 200, volume 1 signed by Dawson. Head edges gilt. Bound in two-tone gray paper covered boards, printed label on spine, halftone photo endpapers. Volume 2 spine repaired and label replaced. Corners bumped and worn, covers lightly rubbed and soiled. Scarce in original boards. DAVIS, 2340. SMITH, 2340. See SOLIDAY, I-710.

Seller: Long Brothers Fine & Rare Books, ABAA, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.