Manuel d'ornithologie, ou Tableau systématique des oiseaux qui se trouvent en Europe; précédé d'une analyse du système général d'ornithologie, et suivi d'une table alphabétique des espèces

First edition published in 1815 in Amsterdam

"[T]wo parts were issued in 1820; the third part, comprising a supplement to Pt. I, appeared in 1835 and the fourth in 1840, --the latter containing the supplement to Pt. II, a bibliography to Pts. III and IV, and a table correlating the matter of the whole work."--Ayer Library catalogue

Pties 1 and 2 were also issued in a different type-setting, with the imprint: Paris: Chez H. Cousin, 1820-1840

Illustrations by Johann Carl Werner of the species described were issued under the title Les oiseaux d'Europe, décrits part C.-J. Temminck (Paris: J.-B. Baillière, 1848)

Ptie 3 has imprint: Paris: Chez Edmond d'Ocagne, avril 1835

Ptie 4 has imprint: Paris, H. Cousin; Amsterdam: Ve Legras, Imbert et cie, 1840

Dates of publication on title pages: ptie 1, octobre 1820; ptie 2, octobre 1820; ptie 3, avril 1835; ptie 4, 1840

"Imprimerie de Fain"--Verso of half title (ptie 1 and 2)

Ptie 1: [4], cxv, [1], 439 pages; ptie 2: [3], [440]-950 pages; ptie 3: [4], lxxxiv, 305 pages; ptie 4: [3], [306]-691, [2] pages

Pties 1 and 2 paged continuously; the pagination starts over with ptie 3, which is paged continuously with ptie 4

Errata: last leaf of ptie 4