SHELLEY, George Ernest (1840-1910). A Monograph of the Nectariniidae, or Family of Sun-Birds. Londres: Taylor & Francis pour l'auteur, 1876-1880.
SHELLEY, George Ernest (1840-1910). A Monograph of the Nectariniidae, or Family of Sun-Birds. Londres: Taylor & Francis pour l'auteur, 1876-1880.

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SHELLEY, George Ernest (1840-1910). A Monograph of the Nectariniidae, or Family of Sun-Birds. Londres: Taylor & Francis pour l'auteur, 1876-1880.

Grand in-4 (319 x 247mm). 121 planches lithographiées d'après J. G. Keulemans, coloriées à la main par W. Hart, imprimées par M. & N. Hanhart. (Titre et texte avec légères rousseurs.) Demi-maroquin olive de l'époque à coins signé H. H. Porter, dos à nerfs, tête dorée (dos insolé, coins légèrement usés). Provenance: F. D. Tutt (ex-libris) -- Sir Giles Loder Bt. (ex-libris; vente à Londres, 2 juin 1999, lot 83).

ÉDITION ORIGINALE, publiée en 12 livraisons et dont le tirage fut limité à seulement 250 exemplaires. L'auteur loue la qualité des illustrations de Keulemans dans la préface: "The illustrations which form such an important portion of my Monograph, have all been executed by Mr. Keulemans, whose name is sufficient guarantee for the accuracy of the details and for high artistic skill. The latter is rendered perhaps more striking from his being acquainted with this family of birds in their native haunts; and his notes upon the sun-birds inhabiting Prince's Island have been incorprated in my work" (p.ix). TRÈS BON EXEMPLAIRE. Nissen IVB 873; Fine Bird Books, p. 142; Wood, p. 566 ("An important monograph [...]. Two new genera and ten new species are described..."); Zimmer, p. 588.
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First edition of a work issued in 12 parts and limited to 250 copies, finely illustrated with plates by or after Keulemans.

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