Zoology.- Richardson (John) and others. Fauna Boreali-Americana; or the Zoology of the Northern Parts of British America, 4 parts in 4 vol., comprising: Quadrupeds, Birds, Fishes & Insects, first edition, 110 etched, engraved and lithograph plates, many hand-coloured (including all 50 of the Birds), errata slip in part 2 and leaf at end of part 4, some light offsetting and very occasional spotting, lacking half-titles, contemporary polished tree calf, elaborate gilt border of urns and leafy sprays, spines gilt in compartments with gilt-lettered black and tan morocco labels, slightly sunned, [Anker 493; Arctic Bibliography 14491; Nissen, IVB 773 and ZBI 3385; Sabin 71026; Wood p.536], 4to, 1829-37.

⁂ A gorgeous set of this important work on the natural history of the fur-trading regions. Richardson took part in Sir John Franklin's two successful overland expeditions. "The influence which this work exerted cannot well be overstated...it was the unique source of inspiration of numberless writers upon the same subject, and it continues to be a standard authority." E. Coues American Ornithological Biography, Washington, 1878-80, vol.1, p.50.