Birds of California: Large Paper Edition by William Leon Dawson 4 volume set. 1923
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Birds of California: Large Paper Edition by William Leon Dawson 4 volume set. 1923

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Birds of California: Large Paper Edition; William Leon Dawson; South Moulton (1923); Signed (Vol.1only); Limited to 350 (un-numbered); 4-Vol. Set; VG (all vols); Oversize folio (12.2/8”x 9.4/8”); Not Ex-Library, Not Facsimile, Not Print on Demand; All Vols: Hb-Light olive green textured cl w/stamped pale green lettering/design on front cover + spine, lightly bumped, slight edgewear, smudging. Deckle edged paper (top edge gilt), Title pages printed in red + black, 30-tissue protected photogravure plates, 110-tissue protected colour plates by Major Allen Brooks (tissues decorated w/descriptive letterpress) 120 duotone plates + over 1100 half-tone illustrations scattered throughout.Noted American ornithologist, author, lecturer W.L. Dawson was a lifelong photographer of birds + author of numerous articles + books on the subject. His major works include ‘Birds of Ohio: A Complete Scientific + Popular Description of the 320 Species of Birds Found in the State’(1903),+ ’Birds of Washington:

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