Engraved title pages and portraits; woodcut head- and tail-pieces, initials; woodcut illustrations; side-notes. Titles within historiated border.

Original illustrations by Lorenzo Bennini, Jacopo Ligozzi, Cornelius Swint; woodcuts by G.B. and Christoforo Coriolano--Cf. Anker, J. Bird books, page 12.

Volume 1 colophon: Bononiae : Apud Io: Baptistam Bellagambam, 1599. Impensis magnifici domini Francisci de Franciscis Senensis.

Volumes 2 & 3 colophon: Bononiae : Apud Nicolaum Tebaldinum, MDCXXXX.

Imprints of volumes 2 & 3 vary in copies. See Niseen, page 82.

Numerous errors in pagination.

Errata: page 55, last count, vol. 1; signature register: page 56, last count, vol. 1.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nissen, C. Illustrierten Vogelb|cher, 18

Ornithological books in the Yale University Library, page 5

Short-title catalogue of books printed in Italy and of Italian books printed in other countries from 1465 to 1600 now in the British Museum, page 35

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SCNHRB copy (39088003172848, 39088004482444, 39088004482451) has bookplates of Jonathan Dwight Jr. and Smithsonian Institution Libraries, gift of Marcia Brady Tucker. With the Tucker pencilled collational notes.

SCNHRB copy bound in modern brown goatskin, title in gilt on spine, sprinkled edges.