Name: Auction: Gould, John Finches, thrushes, etc: 14 original lithographs from The Birds of Great Britain, 1862-73
Brand: Lyon & Turnbull
Price: 882 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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hand-coloured, heightened in gum arabic, approx. dimensions 55.5 x 37cm or reverse, most with sewing holes along one edge, light toning. Comprising: 1) Linota montium (twite); 2) Emberiza cirlus (cirl bunting); 3) Fringilla montifringilla (brambling), spotted along edges; 4) Chrysomitris spinus (siskin); 5) Alauda arvensis (skylark); 6) Regulus cristatus (goldcrest); 7) Pratincola rubetra (whinchat), a few spots; 8) Pratincola rubicola (stonechat), a few spots; 9) Ruticilla tithys (redstart), a few small spots; 10) Sturnus vulgaris (starling); 11) Sturnus vulgaris (ibid.), young; 12) Turdus musicus (song thrush); 13) Merula torquata (ring ouzel); 14) Turdus pilaris (fieldfare)

Finches, thrushes, etc: 14 original lithographs from The Birds of Great Britain, 1862-73

Gould, John

Finches, thrushes, etc: 14 original lithographs from The Birds of Great Britain, 1862-73

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