The Frederick Gallatin, Jr. collection of books on ornithology, to be sold by order of the estate of Theodore N. Vail ...
Subtitle: order of sale, Tuesday afternoon, February 1, 1921, lots 1-233, Wednesday afternoon, February 2, lots 234-465
Publisher: Anderson Galleries
Published: 1921
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 52
Subjects: Catalogs; Library
Notes: 465 lots.

"Sale number 1551."

"The books in this library comprise the complete or most important ornithological writings of Audubon, Bonaparte, Bewick, Brewer, Burroughs, Buffon, Catesby, Cassin, Cory, Dresser, Edwards, Elliot, Gould, Jardine, Jerdon, Latham, Levaillant, Lewin, Lilford, MacGillivray, Montaguu, Mudie, Nozeman, Pennant, Ridgway, Samuels, Schlegel, Sclater, Seebohm, Spix, Swainson, Temminck, Turnbull, Wilson, Yarrell, and include complete sets of the rare works of Elliot and Gould, together with an original edition of Audubon's Birds of America and original drawings by him."

McKay, 8302

Place of sale: New York.

Dates of sale: February 1 and 2, 1921.