Daniel Giraud Elliot. The Gallinaceous Game Birds of North America. Including the partridges, grouse, ptarmigan, and wild turkeys; with accounts of their dispersion, habits, nesting etc., and full descriptions of the plumage of both adult and young, together with their popular and scientific names. New York: Francis P. Harper, 1897. Limited edition, #80/100, signed by the author. Large Octavo. 220 pp. 46 lithographic plates with printed tissue guards. Publisher's cream cloth with stamped American Turkey image on front board and gilt-stamped spine. Minor shelf wear to bottom edge; spine slightly darkened. Top edge gilt; other edges uncut. Internally clean and sound. 30 small sheet color reference chart to rear pastedown; unique feature as few nature books give their own documented systems for color nomenclature. Near Fine.

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