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<dl><dd>Half-title</dd>
<dd>Consists of the Preface and Introduction to Gould's folio Birds of Australia published separately, "... set up in small type for facility of correction and issued in a limited edition in that form prior to the issue of the larger work."--Zimmer, page 257</dd>
<dd>Contains: Prospectus of The birds of Australia by John Gould</dd>
<dd>"Prospectus of The birds of Australia by John Gould [and] List of subscribers": pages 1-6 (3rd group)</dd>
<dd>Catalogue of the Edward E. Ayer Ornithological Library</dd>
<dd>extracted picklist</dd>
<dd>SCNHRB copy (39088006988497) inscribed in ink on half-title: Dr. Baird with the kind regards of the Author / London August 13th 57 / John Gould</dd>
<dd>SCNHRB copy inscribed in ink at head of title: S.F. Baird. Stamped: Deposit of S.F. Baird [and] Library, U.S. National Museum, Smithsonian Institution Apr 1888 [manuscript accession no.] 131516</dd>
<dd>SCNHRB copy bound in old brown library buckram, title in gilt on spine, marbled edges and endpapers</dd></dl><br>Subjects: Gould, John, 1804-1881; Birds; Birds</div>
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<dl><dd>Gould, John, 1804-1881, author</dd>
<dd>Gould, John, 1804-1881. Birds of Australia</dd>
<dd>Gould, John, 1804-1881, publisher</dd>
<dd>Baird, Spencer Fullerton, 1823-1887, former owner. DSI</dd>
<dd>Richard and John Edward Taylor (Firm), printer</dd></dl></div>
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