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LESSON, René Primevère (1794–1849). Histoire naturelle de oiseaux-mouches. Paris: Arthus Bertrand, [1829-1830].
Lesson’s first work on hummingbirds, researched during his time as a botanist on Duperrey’s voyage of La Coquille in 1822-1825. A detailed description of 58 species finely illustrated by 86 coloured plates. Preceding Gould’s monograph on hummingbirds in 1849, this is the earliest and most comprehensive work on the species. Anker 291; Nissen IVB 547; Ronsil 290; Zimmerman 386.
Octavo (228 x 140 mm). Half-title. 86 plates (1-85 and 48 bis), all printed in colours and finished by hand (minor spotting throughout, slightly heavier at beginning, some light even browning). Contemporary green morocco by Hering, covers and spine gilt-tooled with foliate devices terminating in large circular tendrils, gilt turn-ins and edges (extremities rubbed, joints more heavily, hinges reinforced). Provenance: Henry Lancelot Holland (Governor of the Bank of England, 1865-1867; armorial bookplate).
Lesson’s first work on hummingbirds, researched during his time as a botanist on Duperrey’s voyage of La Coquille in 1822-1825. A detailed description of 58 species finely illustrated by 86 coloured plates. Preceding Gould’s monograph on hummingbirds in 1849, this is the earliest and most comprehensive work on the species. Anker 291; Nissen IVB 547; Ronsil 290; Zimmerman 386.
Octavo (228 x 140 mm). Half-title. 86 plates (1-85 and 48 bis), all printed in colours and finished by hand (minor spotting throughout, slightly heavier at beginning, some light even browning). Contemporary green morocco by Hering, covers and spine gilt-tooled with foliate devices terminating in large circular tendrils, gilt turn-ins and edges (extremities rubbed, joints more heavily, hinges reinforced). Provenance: Henry Lancelot Holland (Governor of the Bank of England, 1865-1867; armorial bookplate).
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