A First Edition volume of William Swainson's Fauna Boreali-Americana (1831) is one of the lots in a sale currently being held online by the New York branch of auction house Bonhams. It contains some 50 engraved and lithographed colour plates including the study above of two Magnolia Warblers. The pre-sale guide price is US$2,000 - US$3,000 (£1,500 - £2,200). The sale ends on Thursday October 23.
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