Life Histories of North American Shore Birds

Washington: United States Government Printing Office, 1927-1929. First edition. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 9.5" by 6.5". Not Stated. First edition copies of parts one and two of Bent's ornithological work on North American shore birds, bound together in a half morocco binding. First edition copies of two parts bound in one volume, in a half morocco binding with the original paper wraps bound in to the rear. Top edge gilt.Illustrated with fifty-five black-and-white plates to part one and sixty-six black-and-white plates to part two. Collated, complete.Arthur Cleveland Bent (1866-1954) was an American ornithologist. This volume contains parts one and two of 'Life Histories of North American Shore Birds' which was part of his encyclopedic 21-volume work, Life Histories of North American Birds, published between 1919 and 1968 and completed posthumously. It is a comprehensive work detailing the habits and distribution of various species of North American shore birds.  These parts were published for the Smithsonian Institution as Bulletins 142 and 146. In a half morocco binding. Externally very smart, with rubbing to the lower extremities only. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are a little age toned but are clean, except for the odd spot to the first and last couple of pages. Very Good Indeed