GOULD, JOHN. A MONOGRAPH OF THE TROGONIDAE, OR FAMILY OF TROGONS. LONDON: PUBLISHED BY THE AUTHOR [1858-] 1875.

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GOULD, JOHN. A MONOGRAPH OF THE TROGONIDAE, OR FAMILY OF TROGONS. LONDON: PUBLISHED BY THE AUTHOR [1858-] 1875.

LARGE FOLIO, 553 X 377MM. (21 3/4 X 14 7/8IN.), 1882 BINDING OF DARK GREEN MOROCCO GILT, COVERS WITH A GILT BORDER, T.E.G., ABOUT 25 PLATES WITH VERY FAINT TEXT OFFSET, SOME OFFSETTING TO TEXT.

SECOND EDITION, 47 HAND-COLORED LITHOGRAPHED PLATES (LIST OF PLATES NUMBERED TO 46 WITH AN EXTRA PLATE 4A) BY GOULD AND W. HART, AND GOULD AND H.C. RICHTER, PRINTED BY HULLMANDEL & WALTON, OR WALTER.

THIS SO-CALLED "SECOND EDITION" IS REALLY A COMPLETELY NEW BOOK. TWELVE NEW SPECIES APPEAR FOR THE FIRST TIME, ALL OF THE ILLUSTRATIONS OF SPECIES FIGURED IN THE FIRST EDITION ARE REDRAWN AND THE TEXT REWRITTEN.