Daniel Giraud Elliot, "North American Shore Birds: A History of the Snipes, Sandpipers, Plovers and their Allies," Francis P. Harper, 1895. No edition stated--presumed first.
Very nice antique volume with seventy-four black and white plates.
A binding crack in the preface, otherwise binding is solid. Some foxing throughout covers. Light, small stain visible at lower fore corner of about 2/3 of the pages. Mild rubbing at extremities. Overall G+ or somewhat better.
