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[GOULD, John (1804-1881) and Richard Bowdler SHARPE (1847-1909). The Birds of Asia. London: The Author, 1850-1883.]
2 (559 x 379mm). 50 hand-coloured lithographic plates only (of 530) by and after Gould, H.C. Richter, W. Hart, and J. Wolf, printed by Hullmandel and Walton, Walter and Cohn, and Walter. (Later colouring, some plates a little dusty at the margins and very lightly browned, a few plates with light, unobtrusive spotting, occasional small marginal stains.) Modern crushed morocco-backed boards, the spine titled in gilt and divided into six compartments by gilt raised bands (corners lightly bumped and rubbed). Anker 178; Fine Bird Books (1990) p.102; Nissen IVB 368; Sauer 17; Wood p.365; Zimmer p.258. Sold as a collection of plates, not subject to return.
All from The Birds of Asia, with the exception of the plate of the glareola pratincola, number 53 from volume III of The Birds of Great Britain. The plates from The Birds of Asia are from volumes I (22 and 55); II (1, 2 copies, 5, 34, 37, 43 and 73-75); III (5, 21, 24, 44, 45, 2 copies and 53); IV (8, 10, 26, 32, 39; 40, 2 copies, 42, 59 and 65); V (33, 39, 42, 59, 79 and 81); VI (27, 36, 38, 46-47, 54-55, 59-60 and 73); and VII (8, 10, 62, 67 and 70).
2 (559 x 379mm). 50 hand-coloured lithographic plates only (of 530) by and after Gould, H.C. Richter, W. Hart, and J. Wolf, printed by Hullmandel and Walton, Walter and Cohn, and Walter. (Later colouring, some plates a little dusty at the margins and very lightly browned, a few plates with light, unobtrusive spotting, occasional small marginal stains.) Modern crushed morocco-backed boards, the spine titled in gilt and divided into six compartments by gilt raised bands (corners lightly bumped and rubbed). Anker 178; Fine Bird Books (1990) p.102; Nissen IVB 368; Sauer 17; Wood p.365; Zimmer p.258. Sold as a collection of plates, not subject to return.
All from The Birds of Asia, with the exception of the plate of the glareola pratincola, number 53 from volume III of The Birds of Great Britain. The plates from The Birds of Asia are from volumes I (22 and 55); II (1, 2 copies, 5, 34, 37, 43 and 73-75); III (5, 21, 24, 44, 45, 2 copies and 53); IV (8, 10, 26, 32, 39; 40, 2 copies, 42, 59 and 65); V (33, 39, 42, 59, 79 and 81); VI (27, 36, 38, 46-47, 54-55, 59-60 and 73); and VII (8, 10, 62, 67 and 70).