Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae, or Parrots: The greater Part of them Species Hitherto Unfigured, containing forty-two lithographic Plates, drawn from Life, and on Stone, by Edward Lear. Facsimile Bound in publisher's burgundy half morocco with matching cloth sides, top edge gilt, a fine copy, only one binding corner slightly bumped. A fine facsimile of this famous work first published by Edward Lear in 1832, this edition is limited to 530 copies of which 500 were for sale. Includes a loosely inserted 15 page booklet by Brian Reade: "An Essay on Edward Lear's Illustrations of the Fa... View More...
NEW, still in publisher's shrink-wrap. Multi-lingual 31 page booklet text in English, French, and German 51 Large Art Prints 20" Height x 13.75" Length. == Ships from Hawaii. ==. Big-billed technicolor marvels: 51 ready-to-frame art prints John Gould's toucans are arguably the most striking and dramatic bird illustrations ever published. Gould (1804-1881), one of the most prolific ornithological publishers of the 19th century, had a romantic enthusiasm for winged creatures, as well as a passion for natural history and a impulse to catalog. Drawing on his outstanding scientific and artistic tal... View More...
Taschen, 2009 THE PARROTS. - The complete Plates / DIE PAPAGEIEN. - Sämtliche Tafeln / LES PERROQUETS. - Toutes les Planches NEW in publisher's shrink wrap, published in 2009 by Taschen, a folio of 42 leaves of plates, each a scientific illustration of parrots. Size: 20? ? 1.5?" x 13.5?? . Plus a 32 page multiple language booklet. Contained in a sturdy cloth bound box. Ships from Hawaii ==. == An unsurpassed monument in the history of scientific illustration Edward Lear may be best known for his nonsense verse, but in his early years he excelled as an illustrator of birds and reptiles. This se... View More...
