ELLIOT, Daniel Giraud. A Monograph of the Paradiseidae, or Birds of Paradise. [London]: printed for the Subscribers by the Author, 1873.

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ELLIOT, Daniel Giraud. A Monograph of the Paradiseidae, or Birds of Paradise. [London]: printed for the Subscribers by the Author, 1873.
Large 2° (595 x 470mm.). Mounted on guards throughout, 36 FINE PLATES lithographed by Joseph Smit from drawings by Joseph Wolf, printed by M. and N.Hanhart and hand-coloured by J.D.White, one uncoloured lithographed plate of heads and feet on india paper mounted, 1p. subscribers list, 'To the Binder' slip at the end (occasional light marginal spotting, small neatly repaired tears to blank lower margins of two preliminary leaves). Later red half morocco gilt, t.e.g. (extremities very slightly rubbed).

ONE OF THE MOST MAGNIFICENT BIRD BOOKS EVER PRODUCED. Nissen 296; Anker 131; Zimmer p.207; Fine Bird Books p.74.