Decorated full leather binding, marbled endpapers in fine condition. Kent: Volair, 1979. First published in twelve parts 1805-1809 under the title Histoire Naturelle des plus Beaux Oiseaux de la Zone Torride. This deluxe edition, an official publication of the National Audubon Society, is limited to 1500 copies. Color plates, many folding. Front matter includes biographical sketch of Vieillot.