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Birds & Ornithology
Discover a treasure trove of rare books and prints on birds, including masterpieces from the legendary ornithologist John Gould. Our collection features stunning illustrations and detailed descriptions of exotic bird species from around the world, making it a must-visit for any bird lover or collector. Browse our selection and add a piece of avian history to your collection today.
Read more: British Bird Books
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First edition; 7 volumes, folio (54 x 35 cm); 530 hand-coloured lithographed plates by Gould, H.C. Richter, Joseph Wolf and W. Hart, printed by Hullmandel & Walton, T. Walter or Walter & Cohn; handful of plates in each volume with very light marginal spotting, some intermittent spotting to text, but generally a clean set; publisher's dark green morocco gilt; some minor rubbing, a little more so to extremities.
£250,000 -
Second edition of birds, first edition of fishes, together two works in five volumes (3 + 2) 8vo, wood-engraved illustrations throughout, matching (birds green, fishes blue-green) morocco gilt extra, covers with gilt borders, spines in six compartments, gilt lettered direct in second and third, others richly gilt within panels, raised bands, all edges gilt, a fine set.
£2,500 -
First edition; 3 vols, large 4to (42.4 x 32.5 cm); 114 hand-coloured lithographed plates after Edward Neale, some spotting; slightly later maroon half morocco.
£7,000 -
First edition; 5 vols, folio (54 x 36 cm.); 367 hand-coloured lithographed plates after Gould, Joseph Wolf, H.C. Richter, list of subscribers; contemporary green morocco, gilt dentelle borders to covers, spines with raised bands and gilt tooling, a fine set.
£67,500 -
Four original hand-coloured lithographic plates by Joseph Smit after Joseph Wolf.
Framed and glazed, overall size: 72cm by 58.5cm by 4.5cm.£10,000 -
Two original hand-coloured lithographic plates by Joseph Smit after Joseph Wolf.
Framed and glazed, overall size: 72cm by 58.5cm by 4.5cm.£4,500 -
Four original hand-coloured lithographic plates by Joseph Smit after Joseph Wolf.
Framed and glazed, overall size: 72cm by 58.5cm by 4.5cm.£10,000 -
First edition, 3 original fascicules, folio (57 x 39 cm), 32 fine hand-coloured lithographed plates by and after after John Gould and H. C. Richter, prospectus, list of subscribers, list of plates, original cloth-backed printed boards, occasional light spotting, light wear to boards, an excellent example.
£19,500 -
Hand-coloured lithographed plate, heightened with gum arabic; framed and glazed, overall dimensions: 453 mm x 614 mm x 40 mm.
£3,750 -
First edition. 2 vols., limited to 3000 copies, 8vo, xviii, 244; x, 240 pp., 22 coloured plates by Gronvold, original grey buckram-backed green cloth gilt, covers with gilt pictorial roundel, original dust-wrappers lettered in brown (light edge wear), a very good copy.
£350
