Blue-collared Parrot.
John Gould.
John Gould & William Mathew Hart.
"Geoffroyius Simplex, Meyer. " London. Taylor & Francis for Henry Sotheran Ltd. . Lithographed by Walter. 1875-1888
Original hand-coloured lithograph of a pair of Blue-collared Parrots from John Gould's "Birds of New Guinea. " Volume 5, Plate 29.
A pair of parrots perched upon a branch; the male, with his blue collar. with wings extended to show off their blue underside; the hen, to the rear, uniformly green without a collar. Bright and clean; fine. .
Anker 181; Nissen IVB, 373; Sauer 27; 545 by 364mm (21½ by 14¼ inches).
€600
New-Guinea Rifle bird.
John Gould.
John Gould & William Mathew Hart
"Graspedorhora Magnifica. " London. Taylor & Francis for Henry Sotheran Ltd. . Lithographed by Walter. 1875-1888
Original hand-coloured lithograph of female and male New-Guinea Rifle Birds, from John Gould's "Birds of New Guinea. " Volume 1, Plate 13.
. Bright and clean; fine.
Anker 181; Nissen IVB, 373; Sauer 27; 545 by 364mm (21½ by 14¼ inches).
€500
Mafor Pygmy Parrot.
John Gould.
John Gould & William Mathew Hart.
"Nasiterna Maforensis. " London. Taylor & Francis for Henry Sotheran Ltd. . Lithographed by Walter. 1875-1888
Original hand-coloured lithograph of a pair of Mafor Pygmy Parrots from John Gould's "Birds of New Guinea. " Volume 5, Plate 22.
A pair of small parrots perched upon a branch; one facing forward showing his brightly coloured breast plumage, the other facing away to show the colours of her back and tail. Bright and clean; fine.
Anker 181; Nissen IVB, 373; Sauer 27; 545 by 364mm (21½ by 14¼ inches).
€300
Papuan Bird of Paradise.
John Gould.
John Gould & William Mathew Hart.
"Paradisea Papuana, (Young Male & Female). " London. Taylor & Francis for Henry Sotheran Ltd. . Lithographed by Walter. 1875-1888
Original hand-coloured lithograph of a juvenile male and a female Papuan Bird of Paradise, from John Gould's "Birds of New Guinea. " Volume 1, Plate 29.
A pair of birds perched on a branch; the young male without the magnificent yellow tail bu tthe familiar green throat and yellow cap, the female more dowdy brown. Bright and clean; fine.
Anker 181; Nissen IVB, 373; Sauer 27; 545 by 364mm (21½ by 14¼ inches).
€300
Lawes's Bird of Paradise.
John Gould.
William Mathew Hart.
"Parotia Lawesi. Ramsey. " London. Taylor & Francis for Henry Sotheran Ltd. . Lithographed by Mintern Bros. 1875-1888
Original hand-coloured lithograph of the Lawes's Bird of Paradise, from John Gould's "Birds of New Guinea. " Volume 1, Plate 26.
A pair of birds perched ona branch; the cock with bright golden neckand jewell highlights, whilst the hen is nondescript brown. Bright and clean; fine.
Anker 181; Nissen IVB, 373; Sauer 27; 545 by 364mm (21½ by 14¼ inches).
€450
Six-plumed Bird of Paradise.
John Gould.
John Gould & William Mathew Hart.
"Parotia Sepennis. " London. Taylor & Francis for Henry Sotheran Ltd. . Lithographed by Walter. 1875-1888
Original hand-coloured lithograph of the Six-plumed Bird of Paradise, from John Gould's "Birds of New Guinea. " Volume 1, Plate 25.
Two male birds in flight in the foreground showing their bright colours of their plumage; the dowdy female in the background. Bright and clean; fine.
Anker 181; Nissen IVB, 373; Sauer 27; 545 by 364mm (21½ by 14¼ inches).
€450
Madaraszi's Parrot.
John Gould.
John Gould & William Mathew Hart.
"Psittacella Madraszi, Meyer. " London. Taylor & Francis for Henry Sotheran Ltd. . Lithographed by Walter. 1875-1888
Original hand-coloured lithograph of a pair of Madraszi's Parrots from John Gould's "Birds of New Guinea. " Volume 5, Plate 40.
A pair of parrots, perched on a flower. . Bright and clean; light minor spots in white background, by the title; good.
Anker 181; Nissen IVB, 373; Sauer 27; 545 by 364mm (21½ by 14¼ inches).
€450
Arfak Lorikeet.
John Gould.
John Gould & William Mathew Hart.
"Psitteuteles Arfaki. " London. Taylor & Francis for Henry Sotheran Ltd. . Lithographed by Walter. 1875-1888
Original hand-coloured lithograph of Arfak Lorikeets, from John Gould's "Birds of New Guinea. " Volume 5, Plate 18.
A pair of brightly coloured lorikeets upon a branch; The one facing, showing the multicoloured undersides of his wings and tail. Bright and generally clean; a few minor spots; very good.
Anker 181; Nissen IVB, 373; Sauer 27; 545 by 364mm (21½ by 14¼ inches).
€450
Wilhelmina Lorikeet
John Gould.
John Gould & William Mathew Hart.
"Psitteuteles Wilhelminæ. " London. Taylor & Francis for Henry Sotheran Ltd. . Lithographed by Walter. 1875-1888
Original hand-coloured lithograph of Wihelminæ Lorikeets, from John Gould's "Birds of New Guinea. " Volume 5, Plate 19.
Three brightly coloured lorikeets upon a branch of mimosa. By illustrating three birds the artists allow us to see their plumage in all its multicoloured glory. Bright and generally clean; a few minor spots; one pale brown blotch [1. 5cm diameter] just above title; good.
Anker 181; Nissen IVB, 373; Sauer 27; 545 by 364mm (21½ by 14¼ inches).
€350
Twelve-wired Birds of Paradise.
John Gould.
John Gould & William Mathew Hart
"Selucides Nigricans. " London. Taylor & Francis for Henry Sotheran Ltd. . Lithographed by Walter. 1875-1888
Original hand-coloured lithograph of female and juvenile male Twelve-wired Birds of Paradise, from John Gould's "Birds of New Guinea. " Volume 1, Plate 15.
. Bright and clean; fine.
Anker 181; Nissen IVB, 373; Sauer 27; 545 by 364mm (21½ by 14¼ inches).
€400
Van Musschenbroek's Loriket.
John Gould.
John Gould & William Mathew Hart.
"Trichoglossus Musschenbroekii. " London. Taylor & Francis for Henry Sotheran Ltd. . Lithographed by Walter. 1875-1888
Original hand-coloured lithograph of a pair of Van Musschenbroek's Lorikeets from John Gould's "Birds of New Guinea. " Volume 5, Plate 42.
A pair of lorikeets, one flying to show the colours of his wings; the hen perched on a twig to show her red breast. Bright and clean; fine. .
Anker 181; Nissen IVB, 373; Sauer 27; 545 by 364mm (21½ by 14¼ inches).
€500
Andalusian Turnix or Little Button Quail.
John Gould.
Drawn by John Gould, Joseph Wolf, H.C.Richter & Wm.Hart; Lith'd by H.C.Hart & Wm. Richter.
Andalusian Turnix. "
Turnix Africanus,Desf." London. Printed for the author by Taylor and Francis. 1862-1873
Original hand-coloured lithograph of the Andalusian Turnix or Little Button Quail from John Gould's "
Birds of Great Britain" Volume 4; Plate 16. Bright and good; tiny spot just outside image at right.
Anker p. 60; "Fine Bird Books"; Nissen 372; Sauer 23; 360 by 545mm (14¼ by 21½ inches).
€250
The Black- tailed Godwit.
John Gould.
Drawn by John Gould, Joseph Wolf, H.C.Richter & Wm.Hart; Lith'd by H.C.Hart & Wm. Richter.
Black-tailed Godwit. "
Numenius Phælopus." London. Printed for the author by Taylor and Francis. 1862-1873
Original hand-coloured lithograph of Black=tail Godwits from John Gould's "
Birds of Great Britain" Volume 4; Plate 49.
The plate shows a pair of birds,one standing in a stream. Bright and good; small spot to extreme top left corner.
Anker p. 60; "Fine Bird Books"; Nissen 372; Sauer 23; 360 by 545mm (14¼ by 21½ inches).
€500
Golden Plovers with their Chicks.
John Gould.
Drawn by John Gould, Joseph Wolf, H.C.Richter & Wm.Hart; Lith'd by H.C.Hart & Wm. Richter.
Golden plover "
Charadrius Pluvialis,Linn." London. Printed for the author by Taylor and Francis. 1862-1873
Original hand-coloured lithograph of Golden Plovers from John Gould's "
Birds of Great Britain" Volume 4; Plate 38.
The plate shows a pair of birds, with four chicks hiding under heather. Bright and good.
Anker p. 60; "Fine Bird Books"; Nissen 372; Sauer 23; 365 by 545mm (14¼ by 21½ inches).
€350
Grey Plovers.
John Gould.
Drawn by John Gould, Joseph Wolf, H.C.Richter & Wm.Hart; Lith'd by H.C.Hart & Wm. Richter.
Grey Plover, Plumage of Winter and young of the year. "
Squatarola Helvetica ..." London. Printed for the author by Taylor and Francis. 1862-1873
Original hand-coloured lithograph of the Grey Plover from John Gould's "
Birds of Great Britain" Volume 4; Plate 80.
The plate shows a pair of birds, one in Winter plumage , the other a juvenile, they are pictured on a rocky shore with the sea behind. Bright and good.
Anker p. 60; "Fine Bird Books"; Nissen 372; Sauer 23; 364 by 545mm (14¼ by 21½ inches).
€240
Iceland Gull
John Gould.
Drawn by John Gould, Joseph Wolf, H.C.Richter & Wm.Hart; Lith'd by H.C.Hart & Wm. Richter.
Iceland Gull "
Larus Islandicus, Edm." London. Printed for the author by Taylor and Francis. 1862-1873
Original hand-coloured lithograph of the Iceland Gull from John Gould's "
Birds of Great Britain" Volume 5; Plate 58.
The plate showsthe gull standing on a rocky seashore with his mate behind. Bright & good.
Anker p. 60; "Fine Bird Books"; Nissen 372; Sauer 23; 360 by 545mm (14¼ by 21½ inches).
€400
Jack Snipe.
John Gould.
Drawn by John Gould, Joseph Wolf, H.C.Richter & Wm.Hart; Lith'd by H.C.Hart & Wm. Richter.
Jack Snipe. "
Lymnocryptes Gallinula." London. Printed for the author by Taylor and Francis. 1862-1873
Original hand-coloured lithograph of theJack Snipe from John Gould's "
Birds of Great Britain" Volume 4; Plate 80.
The plate shows a pair of birds surrounded by flowers. Bright and good.
Anker p. 60; "Fine Bird Books"; Nissen 372; Sauer 23; 360 by 545mm (14¼ by 21½ inches).
€400
Kentish Plovers with their Chicks.
John Gould.
Drawn by John Gould, Joseph Wolf, H.C.Richter & Wm.Hart; Lith'd by H.C.Hart & Wm. Richter.
Kentish Plover. "
Ægialophilus Cantianus." London. Printed for the author by Taylor and Francis. 1862-1873
Original hand-coloured lithograph of Kentish Plovers from John Gould's "
Birds of Great Britain" Volume 4; Plate 40.
The plate shows a pair of birds, with two chicks on a stony shore surrounded by flowers. Bright and good.
Anker p. 60; "Fine Bird Books"; Nissen 372; Sauer 23; 363 by 545mm (14¼ by 21½ inches).
€250
Ptarmigan in Winter.
John Gould.
Drawn by John Gould, Joseph Wolf, H.C.Richter & Wm.Hart; Lith'd by H.C.Hart & Wm. Richter.
Ptarmigan in Winter Plumage. "
Lagopus Mutus.. Winter plumage" London. Printed for the author by Taylor and Francis. 1862-1873
Original hand-coloured lithograph of the Ptarmigan in winter plumage from John Gould's "
Birds of Great Britain " Volume 2; Plate 8.
The plate shows 3 Birds in whitewinter plumage to the foreground ; others in the background against snow, with snowy mountains behind. Bright and good; lower line of title and lithographer shaved. [ a large image , it had been tightly bound within the volume.]
Anker p. 60; "Fine Bird Books"; Nissen 372; Sauer 23; 360 by 545mm (14¼ by 21½ inches).
€750
Ross's Gull.
John Gould.
Drawn by John Gould, Joseph Wolf, H.C.Richter & Wm.Hart; Lith'd by H.C.Hart & Wm. Richter.
Ross's Gull. "
Rhodostethia Rossii." London. Printed for the author by Taylor and Francis. 1862-1873
Original hand-coloured lithograph of Ross's Gull.from John Gould's "
Birds of Great Britain" Volume 5; Plate 63.
The plate shows three gulls, with their pink breasts and red feet, resting upon an ice flow. Bright & good; spot to left white area.
Anker p. 60; "Fine Bird Books"; Nissen 372; Sauer 23; 360 by 545mm (14¼ by 21½ inches).
€320
The Ash Coloured Harrier.
John Gould.
Drawn by John Gould, Joseph Wolf, H.C.Richter & Wm.Hart; Lith'd by H.C.Hart & Wm. Richter.
The Ash Coloured Harrier. "
Circus Cineraceus" London. Printed for the author by Taylor and Francis. 1862-1873
Original hand-coloured lithograph of theAsh Coloured Harrier from John Gould's "
Birds of Great Britain " Volume 1; Plate 27.
The impressive plate shows a pair of Harriers, the male clasps a mole in his talons. Bright & good.
Anker p. 60; "Fine Bird Books"; Nissen 372; Sauer 23; 360 by 545mm (14¼ by 21½ inches).
€500
The Avocet.
John Gould.
Drawn by John Gould, Joseph Wolf, H.C.Richter & Wm.Hart; Lith'd by H.C.Hart & Wm. Richter.
The Avocet. "
Recurvirostra Avocetta, Linn." London. Printed for the author by Taylor and Francis. 1862-1873
Original hand-coloured lithograph of an Avocet from John Gould's "
Birds of Great Britain " Volume 4; Plate 52.
The plate shows an avocet with chicks on a shell strewn shore, others to background, terns above the sea. Bright and good.
Anker p. 60; "Fine Bird Books"; Nissen 372; Sauer 23; 363 by 545mm (14¼ by 21½ inches).
€600
The Bean Goose.
John Gould.
Drawn by John Gould, Joseph Wolf, H.C.Richter & Wm.Hart; Lith'd by H.C.Hart & Wm. Richter.
The Bean Goose. "
Anser Segretum" London. Printed for the author by Taylor and Francis. 1862-1873
Original hand-coloured lithograph of the Bean Goose from John Gould's "
Birds of Great Britain " Volume 5; Plate 2.
The plate shows the Bean Goose sitting by the waters edge, with another pair in the background. Bright & good; a couple of light spots to left white area; paint smudge to right white area.
Anker p. 60; "Fine Bird Books"; Nissen 372; Sauer 23; 360 by 545mm (14¼ by 21½ inches).
€850
The Buzzard.
John Gould.
Drawn by John Gould, Joseph Wolf, H.C.Richter & Wm.Hart; Lith'd by H.C.Hart & Wm. Richter.
The Buzzard. "
Buteo Vugaris" London. Printed for the author by Taylor and Francis. 1862-1873
Original hand-coloured lithograph of the Buzzard from John Gould's "
Birds of Great Britain" Volume 1; Plate 6.
The plate shows the Buzzard perched upon a branch of an oak tree, with his mate and another bird behind. Bright & good.
Anker p. 60; "Fine Bird Books"; Nissen 372; Sauer 23; 545 by 360mm (21½ by 14¼ inches).
€600
The Caspian Tern.
John Gould.
Drawn by John Gould, Joseph Wolf, H.C.Richter & Wm.Hart; Lith'd by H.C.Hart & Wm. Richter.
The Caspian Tern. "
Hydroprogne Caspia." London. Printed for the author by Taylor and Francis. 1862-1873
Original hand-coloured lithograph of Caspian Terns from John Gould's "
Birds of Great Britain" Volume 5; Plate 68.
The plate showsa pair of Caspian Terns upon a rock, with their brightly coloured beaks, another flies behind. Bright & good; spot to left white area.
Anker p. 60; "Fine Bird Books"; Nissen 372; Sauer 23; 360 by 545mm (14¼ by 21½ inches).
€400
The Common Crane.
John Gould.
Drawn by John Gould, Joseph Wolf, H.C.Richter & Wm.Hart; Lith'd by H.C.Hart & Wm. Richter.
The Common Crane. "
Grus Cinera" London. Printed for the author by Taylor and Francis. 1862-1873
Original hand-coloured lithograph of Common Cranes from John Gould's "
Birds of Great Britain" Volume 4; Plate 19.
The impressive plate shows a large crane to the foreground, in the background a colony of cranes. Bright and good; title almost shaved imprint lost due to binding: a very large image filling the plate.
Anker p. 60; "Fine Bird Books"; Nissen 372; Sauer 23; 360 by 545mm (14¼ by 21½ inches).
€1000
The Common Kestrel.
John Gould.
Drawn by John Gould, Joseph Wolf, H.C.Richter & Wm.Hart; Lith'd by H.C.Hart & Wm. Richter.
The Common Kestrel "
Tinnunculus Alaudarius" London. Printed for the author by Taylor and Francis. 1862-1873
Original hand-coloured lithograph of the Common Kestrel from John Gould's "
Birds of Great Britain " Volume 1; Plate 21.
The plate shows the Kestrel perched on a pine branch with his mate behind, another hovers in the sky. Bright & good.
Anker p. 60; "Fine Bird Books"; Nissen 372; Sauer 23; 545 by 360mm (21½ by 14¼ inches).
€600
The Corn Crake or Land Rail.
John Gould.
Drawn by John Gould, Joseph Wolf, H.C.Richter & Wm.Hart; Lith'd by H.C.Hart & Wm. Richter.
The Corn Crake or Land Rail. "
Crex Pratensis" London. Printed for the author by Taylor and Francis. 1862-1873
Original hand-coloured lithograph of the Corn Crake or Land Rail from John Gould's "
Birds of Great Britain" Volume 4; Plate 87.
The plate shows a pair of Corn Crakes with their large clutch of chicks hiding within the long grass. Bright and good.
Anker p. 60; "Fine Bird Books"; Nissen 372; Sauer 23; 360 by 545mm (14¼ by 21½ inches).
€550
The Curlew.
John Gould.
Drawn by John Gould, Joseph Wolf, H.C.Richter & Wm.Hart; Lith'd by H.C.Hart & Wm. Richter.
The Curlew "
Numenius Arquata." London. Printed for the author by Taylor and Francis. 1862-1873
Original hand-coloured lithograph of a Curlew from John Gould's "
Birds of Great Britain" Volume 4; Plate 48.
The plate shows a curlew with chicks on heathland , her mate in the background. Bright and good.
Anker p. 60; "Fine Bird Books"; Nissen 372; Sauer 23; 360 by 545mm (14¼ by 21½ inches).
€500
The Dotterel.
John Gould.
Drawn by John Gould, Joseph Wolf, H.C.Richter & Wm.Hart; Lith'd by H.C.Hart & Wm. Richter.
The Dotterel. "
Eudromias Morinellus." London. Printed for the author by Taylor and Francis. 1862-1873
Original hand-coloured lithograph of Dotterels from John Gould's "
Birds of Great Britain" Volume 4; Plate 43.
The plate shows a pair of birds, with a group of more behind them , sheep on the hill in the background. Bright and good.
Anker p. 60; "Fine Bird Books"; Nissen 372; Sauer 23; 365 by 545mm (14¼ by 21½ inches).
€350