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350 - Birds.- Gould (John) Collection of 89 loose plates from 'The Birds of Great Britain...' and 'The Birds of Europe...', lithographs with fine hand-colouring, some heightened with gum arabic, many with accompanying text leaves, each sheet approx. 550 x 380 mm (21 3/4 x 15 in), some marginal nicks and tears, binding pin-holes, occasional minor toning and surface dirt, unframed, [circa 1830s-1870s] (89)
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Birds.- Gould (John) Collection of 89 loose plates from 'The Birds of Great Britain...' and 'The Birds of Europe...', lithographs with fine hand-colouring, some heightened with gum arabic, many with accompanying text leaves, each sheet approx. 550 x 380 mm (21 3/4 x 15 in), some marginal nicks and tears, binding pin-holes, occasional minor toning and surface dirt, unframed, [circa 1830s-1870s] (89) *** "Such beautiful illustrations as those of the Birds of Great Britain scarcely existed before and are not likely to be surpassed" [R. Bowdler Sharpe].
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