GOULD, John (1804-1881). The Birds of Great Britain. London: printed by Taylor and Francis, published by the author, [1862] - 1873.

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GOULD, John (1804-1881). The Birds of Great Britain. London: printed by Taylor and Francis, published by the author, [1862] - 1873.
5 volumes, large 2° (550 x 370mm.). 367 hand-coloured lithographic plates from drawings by Gould, H. C. Richter, Josef Wolf and W. Hart, mostly lithographed by Richter and Hart, many heightened with gum-arabic. (Very occasional light spotting and some light soiling to margins.) Contemporary green morocco gilt, the covers panelled with rules and roll-tools, spine with raised bands, gilt turn-ins, g.e., by Holloway.

A fine copy. Nissen IVB 372; Zimmer p.261; Fine Bird Books p. 78; Sauer 23. (5)