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George Ernest Shelley (1840-1910)
A Monograph of the Nectariniidae, or Family of Sun-Birds. London: Taylor & Francis for the author, 1876-1880.
Large 4 (321 x 247mm). 121 FINE HAND-COLOURED LITHOGRAPHED PLATES by J.G.Keulemans, printed by M. & N.Hanhart, coloured by W.Hart. (Title and 4 following leaves lightly spotted.) Contemporary brown half morocco gilt, t.e.g. (spine slightly faded). Provenance: Sir William Vernon Guise (1816-1887, armorial bookplate); Henry George Charles Viscount Lascelles (armorial bookplate).
A FINE COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION. A SUBSCRIBER'S COPY of a work originally published in 12 parts, limited to 250 copies. Writing in his introduction Shelley acknowledges Keulemans's contribution: "The illustrations, which form such an important portion of my Monograph, have all been executed by Mr.Keulemans, whose name is sufficient guarantee for the accuracy of the details and for high artistic skill. The latter is rendered perhaps more striking from his being acquainted with this family of birds in their native haunts; and his notes upon the Sun-birds inhabiting Prince's Island have been incoprorated in my work." Fine Bird Books p.108; Nissen IVB 873; Zimmer p.588 ("excellent, hand-colored plates").
A Monograph of the Nectariniidae, or Family of Sun-Birds. London: Taylor & Francis for the author, 1876-1880.
Large 4 (321 x 247mm). 121 FINE HAND-COLOURED LITHOGRAPHED PLATES by J.G.Keulemans, printed by M. & N.Hanhart, coloured by W.Hart. (Title and 4 following leaves lightly spotted.) Contemporary brown half morocco gilt, t.e.g. (spine slightly faded). Provenance: Sir William Vernon Guise (1816-1887, armorial bookplate); Henry George Charles Viscount Lascelles (armorial bookplate).
A FINE COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION. A SUBSCRIBER'S COPY of a work originally published in 12 parts, limited to 250 copies. Writing in his introduction Shelley acknowledges Keulemans's contribution: "The illustrations, which form such an important portion of my Monograph, have all been executed by Mr.Keulemans, whose name is sufficient guarantee for the accuracy of the details and for high artistic skill. The latter is rendered perhaps more striking from his being acquainted with this family of birds in their native haunts; and his notes upon the Sun-birds inhabiting Prince's Island have been incoprorated in my work." Fine Bird Books p.108; Nissen IVB 873; Zimmer p.588 ("excellent, hand-colored plates").