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GOULD, John. A Monograph of the Trochilidae or Huming Birds. London: by the author, 1861.
Part 5 only, large 2° (550 x 380mm). Preface pages v-viii, dated 1861, 15 hand-coloured lithographed plates by and after J.Gould and H.C. Richter, many heightened with transparent oil colours and varnish (margins very lightly soiled). Original cloth-backed pictorial boards, upper cover dated 1853 (rubbed), upper section with pasted overlabel advertising the complete work with the supplement [published 1887]; sold as collection of prints not subject to return.
Part 5 only, large 2° (550 x 380mm). Preface pages v-viii, dated 1861, 15 hand-coloured lithographed plates by and after J.Gould and H.C. Richter, many heightened with transparent oil colours and varnish (margins very lightly soiled). Original cloth-backed pictorial boards, upper cover dated 1853 (rubbed), upper section with pasted overlabel advertising the complete work with the supplement [published 1887]; sold as collection of prints not subject to return.