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GOULD, John (1804-1881). A Monograph of the Trogonidae, or Family of Trogons. London: Taylor and Francis for the Author, [1858]-1875.
Large 2° (544 x 367mm). 'To the binder' slip bound at the back. 47 fine hand-coloured lithographic plates, most heightened with gum-arabic, by Gould, William Hart and Henry Constantine Richter, printed by Hullmandel & Walton, Walter or Walter & Cohn. Contemporary green morocco gilt, g.e. (neatly rebacked, central panels on covers also neatly replaced, resewn).
Second edition. The first edition was published in 1835-1838, but this is essentially a completely new work: the text was re-written, the species figured in the first edition were re-drawn and it includes 12 new species. Zimmer p.261; Anker 171; Fine Bird Books p.77; Wood p.365; Nissen IVB 381; Sauer 21.
Large 2° (544 x 367mm). 'To the binder' slip bound at the back. 47 fine hand-coloured lithographic plates, most heightened with gum-arabic, by Gould, William Hart and Henry Constantine Richter, printed by Hullmandel & Walton, Walter or Walter & Cohn. Contemporary green morocco gilt, g.e. (neatly rebacked, central panels on covers also neatly replaced, resewn).
Second edition. The first edition was published in 1835-1838, but this is essentially a completely new work: the text was re-written, the species figured in the first edition were re-drawn and it includes 12 new species. Zimmer p.261; Anker 171; Fine Bird Books p.77; Wood p.365; Nissen IVB 381; Sauer 21.