Name: Auction: Gould, John Gulls: 15 original lithographs from The Birds of Great Britain, 1862-73
Brand: Lyon & Turnbull
Price: 403 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, approximate dimensions 37 x 55cm, variable light toning, many with sewing-holes along one edge, a few with ink-stamps of Newcastle-upon-Tyne public library to verso. Comprising: 1 &amp; 2) Hydrocoleus minutus (little gull), 2 copies; 3) Pagophila eburnea (ivory gull); 4 &amp; 5) Larus canus (common gull), 2 copies; 6, 7 &amp; 8); Larus glaucus (glaucous gull), 3 copies; 9) Larus argentatus (herring gull); 10 &amp; 11); Larus fuscus (lesser black-backed gull), 2 copies; 12) Larus marinus (great black-backed gull); 13 &amp; 14) Chroicocephalus philadelphia (Bonaparte's gull), 2 copies; 15) Larus islandicus (Iceland gull)

Gould, John

Gulls: 15 original lithographs from The Birds of Great Britain, 1862-73

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