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BLAAUW, Frans Ernst. A Monograph of the Cranes. Leiden and London: E.J.Brill and R.H.Porter, 1897.
2° (460 x 345mm). Half-title, 22 mounted coloured plates by H.Leutemann and J.G.Keulemans, illustrations in the text. Original pictorial green cloth (lightly rubbed).
One of the great monographs on cranes, limited to 170 copies. The drawings for the lithographs were supervised by Dr. G.F.Westerman, many from live birds in the Amsterdam Zoo. Nissen IVB 105; Zimmer p.59; Fine Bird Books 59.
2° (460 x 345mm). Half-title, 22 mounted coloured plates by H.Leutemann and J.G.Keulemans, illustrations in the text. Original pictorial green cloth (lightly rubbed).
One of the great monographs on cranes, limited to 170 copies. The drawings for the lithographs were supervised by Dr. G.F.Westerman, many from live birds in the Amsterdam Zoo. Nissen IVB 105; Zimmer p.59; Fine Bird Books 59.