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John Gould (1804-1881) & Richard Bowdler Sharpe (1847-1909)
The Birds of New Guinea and the adjacent Papuan islands, including many new species recently discovered in Australia. London: Taylor and Francis for Henry Sotheran & Co., 1875-1888. 5 volumes, large 2° (553 x 375mm). 320 lithographic plates with fine later? hand-colouring, by Gould and William Hart, printed by Walter or the Mintern Brothers. (Small marginal tear to the 26th plate and preceeding text leaf to the 25th plate in vol.IV, 42nd plate in vol.I spotted.) Near-contemporary red half morocco gilt, spines in six compartments with raised bands, lettered in the second and fourth, the bands with repeat decoration in gilt and blind. Provenance: Leonard Brassey (armorial bookplate).
A FINE COPY OF GOULD'S LAST MAJOR WORK. Gould died on 3 February 1881 shortly after the publication of the 12th part. The remaining 13 parts were edited or written by Sharpe and illustrated by Hart. The Birds-of-Paradise are particularly spectacular but New Guinea avifauna also includes a large number of extremely colourful Parrots (47 plates in vol.V). The work can be considered as a companion publication to The Birds of Australia. Anker 181; Fine Bird Books (1990) p.102; Nissen IVB 373; Sauer 27; Wood p.365; Zimmer pp.262-263. (5)
The Birds of New Guinea and the adjacent Papuan islands, including many new species recently discovered in Australia. London: Taylor and Francis for Henry Sotheran & Co., 1875-1888. 5 volumes, large 2° (553 x 375mm). 320 lithographic plates with fine later? hand-colouring, by Gould and William Hart, printed by Walter or the Mintern Brothers. (Small marginal tear to the 26th plate and preceeding text leaf to the 25th plate in vol.IV, 42nd plate in vol.I spotted.) Near-contemporary red half morocco gilt, spines in six compartments with raised bands, lettered in the second and fourth, the bands with repeat decoration in gilt and blind. Provenance: Leonard Brassey (armorial bookplate).
A FINE COPY OF GOULD'S LAST MAJOR WORK. Gould died on 3 February 1881 shortly after the publication of the 12th part. The remaining 13 parts were edited or written by Sharpe and illustrated by Hart. The Birds-of-Paradise are particularly spectacular but New Guinea avifauna also includes a large number of extremely colourful Parrots (47 plates in vol.V). The work can be considered as a companion publication to The Birds of Australia. Anker 181; Fine Bird Books (1990) p.102; Nissen IVB 373; Sauer 27; Wood p.365; Zimmer pp.262-263. (5)
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