GOULD, JOHN. THE BIRDS OF EUROPE. LONDON: PUBLISHED BY THE AUTHOR [1832-] 1837.

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GOULD, JOHN. THE BIRDS OF EUROPE. LONDON: PUBLISHED BY THE AUTHOR [1832-] 1837.

5 VOLS., LARGE FOLIO, 545 X 365MM. (21 1/2 X 14 3/8IN.), CONTEMPORARY GREEN MOROCCO GILT, COVERS WITH BROAD GILT BORDERS, SPINES IN SIX COMPARTMENTS, GILT-LETTERED AND GILT-PANELLED, G.E., BY HERING, UPPER JOINT OF VOL. 5 PARTLY SPLIT, OTHER JOINTS RUBBED, SOME SLIGHT WEAR TO CORNERS, SOME SLIGHT FOXING TO ABOUT 15 PLATES, SOME FAINT TEXT-OFFSET ON PLATES, MOSTLY IN VOLS. 2 AND 3, SOME OFFSETTING OF PLATES TO TEXT.

448 HAND-COLORED LITHOGRAPHED PLATES, 68 BY EDWARD LEAR, THE REST BY ELIZABETH GOULD AFTER SKETCHES AND DESIGNS BY GOULD, PRINTED BY C. HULLMANDEL.