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“Since the time of Wilson and Audubon, no work has been published upon American Ornithology, containing life-size representations of the various species that have been discovered since."
Heretofore Unfigured Birds of North America
Daniel Giraud Elliot, 1869
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Heretofore Unfigured Birds of North America
Daniel Giraud Elliot, 1869
ELLIOT, Daniel Giraud (1835-1915). The New and heretofore Unfigured Species of the Birds of North America. New York: 1869.
First edition of Elliot’s grandest work published in America: the first to update the work of Audubon and Wilson with life-size illustrations of newly identified birds. "Besides Cassin, the other great ornithologist in the Audubon tradition was Daniel G. Elliot. He, too, sought to add to the species described in The Birds of America, as the title of his largest work suggests. By 1869, the Bowen firm was the only shop left in the United States capable of undertaking a work on this scale with hand-colored lithographs, the medium Elliot required. After the demise of J.T. Bowen, his widow married John Cassin and carried on the business. They also produced Elliot's works on American grouse (1865) and ant-thrushes (1867). The Bowen firm closed after this book completed publication in 1869. Elliot moved to Europe and had the plates for the rest of his books produced in Belgium, although he continued to use a New York imprint" (Reese). Anker 129; Bennett, p. 39; Fine Bird Books, p. 95; Nissen IVB 294; Stamped with a National Character 44.
Two volumes bound in one, folio (590 x 472mm). Subscribers list in volume 1. The introduction and two of the descriptions are illustrated with wood engravings by W.J. Linton printed separately and pasted in. 72 hand-colored lithographic plates by Bowen & Co. of Philadelphia, except pl. 47 lithographed by Elliot and Wolf and printed by Mclellan in New York; after drawings nearly all by D.G. Elliot and by Joseph Wolf, one by Edwin Sheppard (vol 1 title creased, some soft creasing to following leaves, vol. 2 plate list toned, few light stains in sky to pl. 32 and to facing text page, short marginal tear to pl. 42, pl. 60 text bound inverted, very pale toning to pl. 62). Later green half morocco gilt, spine with raised bands, all edges gilt (spine sunned to brown, minor rubbing). Provenance: California Academy of Sciences (accession bookplate, small blindstamp and discreet numbering on vol. 1 title page).
Daniel Giraud Elliot, 1869
ELLIOT, Daniel Giraud (1835-1915). The New and heretofore Unfigured Species of the Birds of North America. New York: 1869.
First edition of Elliot’s grandest work published in America: the first to update the work of Audubon and Wilson with life-size illustrations of newly identified birds. "Besides Cassin, the other great ornithologist in the Audubon tradition was Daniel G. Elliot. He, too, sought to add to the species described in The Birds of America, as the title of his largest work suggests. By 1869, the Bowen firm was the only shop left in the United States capable of undertaking a work on this scale with hand-colored lithographs, the medium Elliot required. After the demise of J.T. Bowen, his widow married John Cassin and carried on the business. They also produced Elliot's works on American grouse (1865) and ant-thrushes (1867). The Bowen firm closed after this book completed publication in 1869. Elliot moved to Europe and had the plates for the rest of his books produced in Belgium, although he continued to use a New York imprint" (Reese). Anker 129; Bennett, p. 39; Fine Bird Books, p. 95; Nissen IVB 294; Stamped with a National Character 44.
Two volumes bound in one, folio (590 x 472mm). Subscribers list in volume 1. The introduction and two of the descriptions are illustrated with wood engravings by W.J. Linton printed separately and pasted in. 72 hand-colored lithographic plates by Bowen & Co. of Philadelphia, except pl. 47 lithographed by Elliot and Wolf and printed by Mclellan in New York; after drawings nearly all by D.G. Elliot and by Joseph Wolf, one by Edwin Sheppard (vol 1 title creased, some soft creasing to following leaves, vol. 2 plate list toned, few light stains in sky to pl. 32 and to facing text page, short marginal tear to pl. 42, pl. 60 text bound inverted, very pale toning to pl. 62). Later green half morocco gilt, spine with raised bands, all edges gilt (spine sunned to brown, minor rubbing). Provenance: California Academy of Sciences (accession bookplate, small blindstamp and discreet numbering on vol. 1 title page).
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