Birds of Arabia Name stamp of Jno S

Name stamp of Jno S

In the upper right is a decorative cartouche showing the fortified city of Baka (then known as Tereki) in Dagestan

25 inches (platemark) on sheet 19 x 13

and published a detailed account of his collections in Proceedings of the Zoological Society in 1882

This is the second edition of John Cassin’s beautifully illustrated work on Western birds

Birds of Arabia Name stamp of Jno SPp. (2), xiii, 624; 19 tipped in fine color plates by G. Lodge, R. Thorburn, and D. M. Reid Henry, 9 tipped in black and white photographic plates, 53 text figures, 36 maps (1 is tinted and folding). Dark green half morocco, spine with five raised bands, lettered in gilt in one compartment and with alternating gilt decorations (falcons and crossed swords), in the other compartments, top page edge gilt, hand made marbled endpapers, sm folio (13. 5 x 9