GENTRY Thomas G.ABAA
Life-Histories of Birds of Eastern Pennsylvania in Two Volumes
18762308933Philadelphia: Published by the Author 1876. First Edition. First Edition. Very Good/No Jacket. Signed by author. First edition. Presentation copy inscribed but not signed by the author on volume one front flyleaf 'With compliments of author'. The recipient was William D. Doan author of Birds of West Virginia 1858. One page corner repaired with clear tape now yellowed Doan's ink owner stamp and small bookseller plate on endpapers volume one boards rubbed with corners slightly exposed. 1876 Hard Cover. xiv 2 399; . A two-volume natural history of Pennsylvanian birds compiled by an enthusiastic advocate of the advancement of ornithological science. Thomas Gentry was also the author of 'Nests and Eggs of Birds of the United States' and 'The House Sparrow' and a member of the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences the Nuttall Ornithological Club the Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences the Franklin Scientific Society of the University of Pennsylvania etc. Published by the Author unknown books
