Cory, Charles Barney | The birds of Haiti and San Domingo

Cory, Charles Barney 

The Birds of Haiti and San Domingo. Boston: published for the Author by Estes & Lauriat, [1884-] 1885

4to (298 x 225 mm). Uncolored lithographic map, 22 hand-colored lithographic plates, 18 of birds, 1 of a nest and eggs, 3 of details of heads of birds. Contemporary half morocco and marbled paper covered boards, spine with raised bands, compartments gilt, marbled endpapers. 

A monograph on the birds of Haiti and San Domingo, from an edition limited to 300 copies

An exhaustive account of all the birds of Haiti and St. Domingo known in the late 19th century, the advertisement for the work notes that the "edition will be absolutely limited to three hundred copies, and will be sold only to subscribers for the complete work. Price $5.00 per part." Included are representatives of 87 genus from 42 different families. Each entry includes the synonymy and description of the individual species, together with interesting more personalized notes by the author about where he encountered the birds, how many specimens he collected, etc. The plates are by various artists, including eight by Joseph Smit. 

REFERENCE

BM(NH) I:387; Fine Bird Books 87; Nissen, IVB 204; Wood 300; Zimmer 137

PROVENANCE

W. L. Foster (booklabel)