Name: Auction: Gould, John Seabirds: 14 original lithographs from The Birds of Great Britain, 1862-73
Brand: Lyon & Turnbull
Price: 1071 GBP
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Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs

Our September 2023 auction of&nbsp;Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps &amp; Photographs&nbsp;features an array of important autograph letters by figures including Charles Babbage, Oliver Cromwell and Leibniz, a copy of Shakespeare’s Fourth Folio and a newly discovered first edition of&nbsp;The Hobbit.It also includes a single-owner collection of books on gunnery and field sports, an extensive collection of original prints from John Gould’s&nbsp;Birds of Great Britain, and a book from the library of Adam Smith.

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14 plates comprising: Fratercula Artica [Atlantic Puffin] 38 x 55.5cm; Procellaria Glacialis [Northern Fulmar] 37 x 55.5cm; Rodostethia Rossii [Ross's Gull] 37 x 55.5cm; Alca Torda [Razorbill] 36.5 x 54.5cm; Phalacrocorax Graculus [Black Cormorant] 37.5 x 54.5; Sula Bassana [Gannet] 36.5 x 54.5; Sternula Minuta [Little Tern] 38.5 x 56cm; Sterna Paradisea [Arctic Tern] 38.5 x 56.5cm; Alca Impennis [Great Auk] 37.5 x 55.5cm; Stercorarius Longicaudus [Long-Tailed Skua] 37 x 55.5cm; Larus Islandicus [Iceland Gull] 37.5 x 55.5cm; Larus Marinus [Great Black-Backed Gull] 37.5 x 55.5cm; Chroicocephalus Ridibundus [Black-Headed Gull] 38.5 x 56cm; Hydroprogne Caspia [Caspian Tern] 36 x 54.5cm; all 1862-73, hand-coloured, occasional small marks and slight browning to a couple of plates

Gould, John

Seabirds: 14 original lithographs from The Birds of Great Britain, 1862-73

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