AUDEBERT, Jean Baptiste (1759-1800). General natural history of hummingbirds. Milan, 1830 [BOUND WITH:] CUVIER, Georges (1769-1832). Natural history of fishes. Milan: Locatelli, 1830. Collection of finely hand-coloured plates from two important early 19th-century zoological works. Folio (455 x 310mm). First work: 53 (of 118) hand-coloured plates (nos. 1, 4-19, 21-22, 25, 25 bis, 25 tris-30, 32, 39, 41, 46-48, 50, 53, 54, 56-66, 68-73); second work: 45 (of 124) hand-coloured plates (nos. 1, 2 tris, 3, 4, 5 bis, 6, 7 bis, 8, 10-14, 17-19, 21, 23-29, 31, 33-37, 39-50). Contemporary red half roan, spine lettered directly in gilt. (1)