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SEEBOHM, Henry (1832-1895). A Monograph of the Turdidae or Family of Thrushes ... edited and completed ... by R. Bowdler Sharpe. London: Henry Sotheran, 1898-1902.
2 volumes, 2 (376 x 283mm). 149 hand-coloured lithographic plates by and after J. G. Keulemans, printed by Hanhart, some Mintern Brothers or Judd and Co., photogravure portrait of Seebohm. Contemporary green half morocco (spines sunfaded to brown, one corner bumped), t.e.g., others uncut.
Although most of the plates to this 13-part monograph were complete at the time of Seebohm's death on 26 November, 1895, his manuscript only covered the genus Geocichla. The remaining three quarters of the work on the genera Turdus, Merula and Mimocichla was undertaken by Sharpe whose intials appear at the foot of each article he contributed. New plates were also needed to bring it up to date. Anker 458: Fine Bird Books p. 106, noting that 120 plates were published by the end of 1900; Nissen IVB 852; Wood p. 561; Zimmer p. 570 'the hand-coloured plates by Keulemans are excellent'. (2)
2 volumes, 2 (376 x 283mm). 149 hand-coloured lithographic plates by and after J. G. Keulemans, printed by Hanhart, some Mintern Brothers or Judd and Co., photogravure portrait of Seebohm. Contemporary green half morocco (spines sunfaded to brown, one corner bumped), t.e.g., others uncut.
Although most of the plates to this 13-part monograph were complete at the time of Seebohm's death on 26 November, 1895, his manuscript only covered the genus Geocichla. The remaining three quarters of the work on the genera Turdus, Merula and Mimocichla was undertaken by Sharpe whose intials appear at the foot of each article he contributed. New plates were also needed to bring it up to date. Anker 458: Fine Bird Books p. 106, noting that 120 plates were published by the end of 1900; Nissen IVB 852; Wood p. 561; Zimmer p. 570 'the hand-coloured plates by Keulemans are excellent'. (2)