GOULD, JOHN. A MONOGRAPH OF THE TROGONIDAE, OR FAMILY OF TROGONS. LONDON: PUBLISHED BY THE AUTHOR [1858-] 1875.

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GOULD, JOHN. A MONOGRAPH OF THE TROGONIDAE, OR FAMILY OF TROGONS. LONDON: PUBLISHED BY THE AUTHOR [1858-] 1875.

556 X 372MM. (21 7/8 X 14 5/8IN.), PLATE 1 WITH SLIGHT REMNANTS OF ADHESION FROM FACING TEXT, VERY OCCASIONAL MINOR OFFSET TO TEXT.

SECOND EDITION, 47 HAND-COLORED LITHOGRAPHED PLATES (NUMBERED TO 46 WITH AN EXTRA PLATE 4A) BY GOULD AND W. HART, AND GOULD AND H.C. RICHTER, PRINTED BY HULLMANDEL & WALTON, OR WALTER.

THIS SO-CALLED "SECOND EDITION" IS REALLY A COMPLETELY NEW BOOK. TWELVE NEW SPECIES APPEAR FOR THE FIRST TIME, ALL OF THE ILLUSTRATIONS OF SPECIES FIGURED IN THE FIRST EDITION ARE REDRAWN AND THE TEXT IS REWRITTEN.