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A selection of stock we have recently added to our website.
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![[Circus Æruginosus - Marsh Harrier, young.]](jpegs/28798.jpg)
[Circus Æruginosus - Marsh Harrier, young.]
[Lithographed by Henry Constantine Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. Image area 310 x 510mm (12¼ x 20"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
A pair of juvenile Marsh Harriers, making a meal of a snake. The plate was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 28798] £380.00
[Lithographed by Henry Constantine Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. Image area 310 x 510mm (12¼ x 20"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
A pair of juvenile Marsh Harriers, making a meal of a snake. The plate was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 28798] £380.00
![[Erythropus Vespertinus Orange-Legged Hobby.]](jpegs/28796.jpg)
[Erythropus Vespertinus Orange-Legged Hobby.]
[Lithographed by Henry Constantine Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. Image area 400 x 300mm (15¾ x 12"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
A pair of Orange-Legged Hobbys, now called 'Red-footed Falcons', which migrate from North Africa to Europe, regarded as a 'near-threatened' species. The plate was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 28796] £380.00
[Lithographed by Henry Constantine Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. Image area 400 x 300mm (15¾ x 12"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
A pair of Orange-Legged Hobbys, now called 'Red-footed Falcons', which migrate from North Africa to Europe, regarded as a 'near-threatened' species. The plate was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 28796] £380.00
![[Pandion Haliaëus - Osprey.]](jpegs/28808.jpg)
[Pandion Haliaëus - Osprey.]
[Lithographed by Henry Constantine Richter after Joseph Wolf.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. Image area 410 x 300mm (16 x 11¾"). Trimmed at bottom and right, losing title and inscriptions.
A pair of Ospreys, one with a large fish in its talons. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 28808] £380.00
[Lithographed by Henry Constantine Richter after Joseph Wolf.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. Image area 410 x 300mm (16 x 11¾"). Trimmed at bottom and right, losing title and inscriptions.
A pair of Ospreys, one with a large fish in its talons. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 28808] £380.00
![[Milvus Regalis - Red Kite.]](jpegs/28806.jpg)
[Milvus Regalis - Red Kite.]
[Lithographed by Henry Constantine Richter after Joseph Wolf.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. Image area 410 x 300mm (16 x 12"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
A Red Kite on a branch, another flying, both showing off their distinctive forked tails. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 28806] £380.00
[Lithographed by Henry Constantine Richter after Joseph Wolf.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. Image area 410 x 300mm (16 x 12"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
A Red Kite on a branch, another flying, both showing off their distinctive forked tails. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 28806] £380.00
![[Archibuteo Lagopus - Rough-legged Buzzard.]](jpegs/28802.jpg)
[Archibuteo Lagopus - Rough-legged Buzzard.]
[Lithographed by Henry Constantine Richter after Joseph Wolf.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. Image area 430 x 300mm (17 x 12"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
A Rough-Legged Buzzard, published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 28802] £380.00
[Lithographed by Henry Constantine Richter after Joseph Wolf.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. Image area 430 x 300mm (17 x 12"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
A Rough-Legged Buzzard, published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 28802] £380.00
![[Accipiter Nisis - Sparrow Hawk.]](jpegs/28809.jpg)
[Accipiter Nisis - Sparrow Hawk.]
[Lithographed by Henry Constantine Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. Image area 460 x 340mm (18 x 13½"). Trimmed at bottom and right, losing title and inscriptions.
A pair of Sparrow-Hawks. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 28809] £380.00
[Lithographed by Henry Constantine Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. Image area 460 x 340mm (18 x 13½"). Trimmed at bottom and right, losing title and inscriptions.
A pair of Sparrow-Hawks. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 28809] £380.00
![[Aquila nævia - Spotted Eagle.]](jpegs/28794.jpg)
[Aquila nævia - Spotted Eagle.]
[Lithographed by Henry Constantine Richter after Joseph Wolf.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. Image area 400 x 300mm (15¾ x 12"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
A pair of Spotted Eagles, published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 28794] £380.00
[Lithographed by Henry Constantine Richter after Joseph Wolf.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. Image area 400 x 300mm (15¾ x 12"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
A pair of Spotted Eagles, published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 28794] £380.00
![[Porzana phymaea - Baillon's Crake.]](jpegs/28836.jpg)
[Porzana phymaea - Baillon's Crake.]
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. 346 x 494mm (13¾ x 19½"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
Three Baillon's Crakes, the very small waterbird, with a butterfly seen to the left. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 28836] £380.00
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. 346 x 494mm (13¾ x 19½"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
Three Baillon's Crakes, the very small waterbird, with a butterfly seen to the left. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 28836] £380.00
![[Limosa rufa - Bar-tailed Godwit.]](jpegs/28839.jpg)
[Limosa rufa - Bar-tailed Godwit.]
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. 340 x 489mm (13½ x 19¼"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
A pair of bar-tailed Godwits sitting on the bank. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 28839] £320.00
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. 340 x 489mm (13½ x 19¼"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
A pair of bar-tailed Godwits sitting on the bank. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 28839] £320.00
![[Ciconia Nigra - Black Stork.]](jpegs/29188.jpg)
[Ciconia Nigra - Black Stork.]
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. Image 410 x 290mm (16 x 11½"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
The Black Stork, others flying and perching in a tree. These birds are rare visitors to the UK. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 29188] £520.00
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. Image 410 x 290mm (16 x 11½"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
The Black Stork, others flying and perching in a tree. These birds are rare visitors to the UK. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 29188] £520.00
![[Bubulcus Russatus - Buff-Backed Heron.]](jpegs/29186.jpg)
[Bubulcus Russatus - Buff-Backed Heron.]
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. Image 330 x 430mm (13 x 17"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
The Buff-Backed Heron, now the Cattle Egret, a rare visitor to Britain. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 29186] £450.00
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. Image 330 x 430mm (13 x 17"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
The Buff-Backed Heron, now the Cattle Egret, a rare visitor to Britain. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 29186] £450.00
![[Totanus calidris - Common Redshank.]](jpegs/30096.jpg)
[Totanus calidris - Common Redshank.]
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. 260 x 450mm (10¼ x 13¾"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
Common Redshanks, now Tringa totanus. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 30096] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. 260 x 450mm (10¼ x 13¾"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
Common Redshanks, now Tringa totanus. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 30096] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
![[Fulica atra - Coot.]](jpegs/28841.jpg)
[Fulica atra - Coot.]
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. 342 x 4955mm (13½ x 19½"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
Two coots swimming on the water with their six newly-hatched chicks resting in the nest; a piece of egg shell floats on the water. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 28841] £350.00
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. 342 x 4955mm (13½ x 19½"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
Two coots swimming on the water with their six newly-hatched chicks resting in the nest; a piece of egg shell floats on the water. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 28841] £350.00
![[Crex pratensis - Land-Rail, or Corn-Crake.]](jpegs/28847.jpg)
[Crex pratensis - Land-Rail, or Corn-Crake.]
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. 355 x 494mm (14 x 19½"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
Two adult Corncrakes seen here with their eight chicks, looking up at a passing dragonfly; seen here in ther grassland habitat. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 28847] £320.00
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. 355 x 494mm (14 x 19½"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
Two adult Corncrakes seen here with their eight chicks, looking up at a passing dragonfly; seen here in ther grassland habitat. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 28847] £320.00
![[Cursorius gallicus - Cream-Coloured Courser.]](jpegs/30073.jpg)
[Cursorius gallicus - Cream-Coloured Courser.]
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. 300 x 420mm (11½ x 16½"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
Three Cream-Coloured Coursers, in a semi-desert landscape. Although they are usually found in North Africa they have been seen as far north as England and Finland. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 30073] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. 300 x 420mm (11½ x 16½"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
Three Cream-Coloured Coursers, in a semi-desert landscape. Although they are usually found in North Africa they have been seen as far north as England and Finland. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 30073] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
![[Numenius arquata - Curlew.]](jpegs/28854.jpg)
[Numenius arquata - Curlew.]
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. 342 x 494mm (13½ x 19½"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
A Curlew with her two chicks, and another curlew seen behind; a member of the lineage of the scolopacid waders. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 28854] £360.00
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. 342 x 494mm (13½ x 19½"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
A Curlew with her two chicks, and another curlew seen behind; a member of the lineage of the scolopacid waders. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 28854] £360.00
![[Eudromias morinellus - Dotterel.]](jpegs/30072.jpg)
[Eudromias morinellus - Dotterel.]
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. 300 x 420mm (11½ x 16½"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
A flock of Dotterels in a pastoral landscape The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 30072] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. 300 x 420mm (11½ x 16½"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
A flock of Dotterels in a pastoral landscape The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 30072] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
![[Pelidna cinclus - Dunlin, summer plumage.]](jpegs/30087.jpg)
[Pelidna cinclus - Dunlin, summer plumage.]
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. 280 x 420mm (11 x 16½"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
A pair of Dunlins with three chicks hidden in the long grass. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 30087] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. 280 x 420mm (11 x 16½"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
A pair of Dunlins with three chicks hidden in the long grass. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 30087] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
![[Falcinellus Igneus - Glossy Ibis.]](jpegs/29184.jpg)
[Falcinellus Igneus - Glossy Ibis.]
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. Image 300 x 420mm (12 x 16½"). Trimmed into image at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
The Glossy Ibis, an uncommon visitor to Britain, with 22 records in 2010, having migrated from southern Spain. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 29184] £480.00
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. Image 300 x 420mm (12 x 16½"). Trimmed into image at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
The Glossy Ibis, an uncommon visitor to Britain, with 22 records in 2010, having migrated from southern Spain. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 29184] £480.00
![[Totanus ochropus - Green Sandpiper.]](jpegs/30070.jpg)
[Totanus ochropus - Green Sandpiper.]
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. 430 x 320mm (17 x 12½"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
A Green Sandpiper with a nest full of speckled eggs in a tree. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 30070] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. 430 x 320mm (17 x 12½"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
A Green Sandpiper with a nest full of speckled eggs in a tree. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 30070] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
![[Glottis canescens - Greenshank.]](jpegs/30083.jpg)
[Glottis canescens - Greenshank.]
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. 300 x 450mm (12 x 17¾"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
A pair of Greenshanks (Tringa nebularia). The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 30083] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. 300 x 450mm (12 x 17¾"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
A pair of Greenshanks (Tringa nebularia). The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 30083] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
![[Phalaropus fulicarus - Grey Phalarope in winter plumage.]](jpegs/30080.jpg)
[Phalaropus fulicarus - Grey Phalarope in winter plumage.]
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. 270 x 420mm (10½ x 16½"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
A pair of Grey Phalaropes in their grey and white winter plumage The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 30080] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. 270 x 420mm (10½ x 16½"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
A pair of Grey Phalaropes in their grey and white winter plumage The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 30080] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
![[Squatarola helvetica - Grey Plover, adult and juvenile, winter plumage.]](jpegs/30089.jpg)
[Squatarola helvetica - Grey Plover, adult and juvenile, winter plumage.]
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. 270 x 470mm (10½ x 18½"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
A pair of Grey Plovers (now Pluvialis squatarola) in their speckled winter plumage. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 30089] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. 270 x 470mm (10½ x 18½"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
A pair of Grey Plovers (now Pluvialis squatarola) in their speckled winter plumage. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 30089] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
![[Squatarola helvetica - Grey Plover, summer plumage.]](jpegs/30088.jpg)
[Squatarola helvetica - Grey Plover, summer plumage.]
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. 300 x 450mm (11¾ x 17¾"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
A pair of Grey Plovers (now Pluvialis squatarola) in their black summer plumage. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 30088] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. 300 x 450mm (11¾ x 17¾"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
A pair of Grey Plovers (now Pluvialis squatarola) in their black summer plumage. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 30088] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
![[Ardetta minuta - Little Bittern.]](jpegs/28875.jpg)
[Ardetta minuta - Little Bittern.]
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. 290 x 420mm (11½ x 16½"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
A pair of Little Bitterns. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 28875] £320.00
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. 290 x 420mm (11½ x 16½"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
A pair of Little Bitterns. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 28875] £320.00
![[Otis tetrax,Linn. - Little Bustard.]](jpegs/28852.jpg)
[Otis tetrax,Linn. - Little Bustard.]
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. 336 x 489mm (13¼ x 19¼"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
Three little bustard's, one female and two males; found in open grassland. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 28852] £360.00
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. 336 x 489mm (13¼ x 19¼"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
Three little bustard's, one female and two males; found in open grassland. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 28852] £360.00
![[Ægialitis minor - Little Ringed Plover.]](jpegs/30074.jpg)
[Ægialitis minor - Little Ringed Plover.]
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. 300 x 420mm (11½ x 16½"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
Little Ringed Plovers, with their eggs on bare ground. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 30074] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. 300 x 420mm (11½ x 16½"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
Little Ringed Plovers, with their eggs on bare ground. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 30074] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
![[Actodromas minuta - Little Stint.]](jpegs/30076.jpg)
[Actodromas minuta - Little Stint.]
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. 230 x 350mm (9 x 13¼"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
Little Stints in a thistled shoreline. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 30076] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. 230 x 350mm (9 x 13¼"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
Little Stints in a thistled shoreline. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 30076] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
![[Nycticorax griseus - Night-heron.]](jpegs/28835.jpg)
[Nycticorax griseus - Night-heron.]
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. 337 x 494mm (13¼ x 19½"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
Two night herons, the medium-sized herons in the genera Nycticorax, which derives from the Greek for "night raven". The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 28835] £390.00
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. 337 x 494mm (13¼ x 19½"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
Two night herons, the medium-sized herons in the genera Nycticorax, which derives from the Greek for "night raven". The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 28835] £390.00
![[Hæmatopus ostralegus - Oystercatcher.]](jpegs/30081.jpg)
[Hæmatopus ostralegus - Oystercatcher.]
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. 310 x 440mm (12¼ x 17¼"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions. Small tear in right edge.
The Eurasian Oystercatcher one eating a starfish. The original English name for these birds was 'Sea Pie', but in 1731 Mark Catesby used 'Oystercatcher' for the North American species and the name caught on back in Europe. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 30081] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. 310 x 440mm (12¼ x 17¼"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions. Small tear in right edge.
The Eurasian Oystercatcher one eating a starfish. The original English name for these birds was 'Sea Pie', but in 1731 Mark Catesby used 'Oystercatcher' for the North American species and the name caught on back in Europe. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 30081] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
![[Limnocinclus pectoralis - Pectoral Sandpiper.]](jpegs/30071.jpg)
[Limnocinclus pectoralis - Pectoral Sandpiper.]
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. 290 x 400mm (11½ x 15¾"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
Three Pectoral Sandpipers, now 'Calidris melanotos'. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 30071] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. 290 x 400mm (11½ x 15¾"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
Three Pectoral Sandpipers, now 'Calidris melanotos'. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 30071] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
![[Phalaropus Fulicarius - Grey Phalarope (Summer plumage).]](jpegs/28830.jpg)
[Phalaropus Fulicarius - Grey Phalarope (Summer plumage).]
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. 317 x 495mm (12½ x 19½"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
Two phalaropes by a stream, one coming down to land; two further phalaropes behind sat on a rock. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 28830] £320.00
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. 317 x 495mm (12½ x 19½"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
Two phalaropes by a stream, one coming down to land; two further phalaropes behind sat on a rock. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 28830] £320.00
![[Arquatella maritima - Purple Sandpiper.]](jpegs/30086.jpg)
[Arquatella maritima - Purple Sandpiper.]
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. 290 x 420mm (11½ x 16½"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
Purple Sandpipers in the sea. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 30086] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. 290 x 420mm (11½ x 16½"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
Purple Sandpipers in the sea. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 30086] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
![[Machetes Pugnax - Ruff and Reeve in the plumage of the first autumn.]](jpegs/28853.jpg)
[Machetes Pugnax - Ruff and Reeve in the plumage of the first autumn.]
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. 335 x 489mm (13¼ x 19¼"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
A Ruff and Reeve, medium-sized wading birds of the marshes and wet meadows; seen here with his breeding plumage the male tries to court the female. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 28853] £360.00
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. 335 x 489mm (13¼ x 19¼"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
A Ruff and Reeve, medium-sized wading birds of the marshes and wet meadows; seen here with his breeding plumage the male tries to court the female. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 28853] £360.00
![[Machetes pugnax - Ruff & Reeve, autumn plumage.]](jpegs/30085.jpg)
[Machetes pugnax - Ruff & Reeve, autumn plumage.]
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. 240 x 410mm (9½ x 16"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
A Ruff & Reeve, the male and female of the same species (Philomachus pugnax). The male Ruff is named for the white neck feathers he displays in the mating ritual. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 30085] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. 240 x 410mm (9½ x 16"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
A Ruff & Reeve, the male and female of the same species (Philomachus pugnax). The male Ruff is named for the white neck feathers he displays in the mating ritual. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 30085] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
![[Calidris arenaria - Sanderling.]](jpegs/30092.jpg)
[Calidris arenaria - Sanderling.]
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. 260 x 420mm (9¾ x 16½"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
Three Sanderlings, now Calidris alba. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 30092] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. 260 x 420mm (9¾ x 16½"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
Three Sanderlings, now Calidris alba. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 30092] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
![[Platalea Lucorodia - Spoonbill.]](jpegs/29187.jpg)
[Platalea Lucorodia - Spoonbill.]
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. Image 340 x 495mm (13½ x 19½"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
The Eurasian Spoonbill, with three nestlings. Having beome extirpated in the UK a new colony was founded at Holkham in Norfolk in 2010 The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 29187] £520.00
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. Image 340 x 495mm (13½ x 19½"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
The Eurasian Spoonbill, with three nestlings. Having beome extirpated in the UK a new colony was founded at Holkham in Norfolk in 2010 The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 29187] £520.00
![[Totanus fuscis - Spotted Redshank.]](jpegs/30097.jpg)
[Totanus fuscis - Spotted Redshank.]
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. 260 x 450mm (10¼ x 13¾"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
Spotted Redshanks, now Tringa erythropus. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 30097] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. 260 x 450mm (10¼ x 13¾"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
Spotted Redshanks, now Tringa erythropus. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 30097] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
![[Buphus Comatus - Squacco Heron.]](jpegs/29185.jpg)
[Buphus Comatus - Squacco Heron.]
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. Image 310 x 420mm (12¼ x 16½"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
The Squacco Heron, a migrant, wintering in Africa and breeding in southern Europe. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 29185] £450.00
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. Image 310 x 420mm (12¼ x 16½"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
The Squacco Heron, a migrant, wintering in Africa and breeding in southern Europe. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 29185] £450.00
![[Ciconia Alba - Stork.]](jpegs/29189.jpg)
[Ciconia Alba - Stork.]
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. Image 440 x 300mm (17¼ x 12"). Trimmed into image on right and losing title and inscriptions at bottom.
A Stork feeding frogs to three nestlings. Behind another nests on a chimney, with windmills beyond. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 29189] £520.00
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. Image 440 x 300mm (17¼ x 12"). Trimmed into image on right and losing title and inscriptions at bottom.
A Stork feeding frogs to three nestlings. Behind another nests on a chimney, with windmills beyond. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 29189] £520.00
![[Actitis hypoleucos - Summer Snipe.]](jpegs/30090.jpg)
[Actitis hypoleucos - Summer Snipe.]
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. 240 x 410mm (9½ x 16"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
A pair of Common Sandpipers (still Actitis hypoleucos), with three nestlings and a lost egg. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 30090] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. 240 x 410mm (9½ x 16"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
A pair of Common Sandpipers (still Actitis hypoleucos), with three nestlings and a lost egg. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 30090] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
![[Leimonites temminckii - Temminck's Stint.]](jpegs/30077.jpg)
[Leimonites temminckii - Temminck's Stint.]
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. 230 x 350mm (9 x 13¼"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
A pair of Temminck's Stints (Calidris temminckii) with chicks and an egg. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 30077] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. 230 x 350mm (9 x 13¼"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
A pair of Temminck's Stints (Calidris temminckii) with chicks and an egg. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 30077] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
![[Strepsilas interpres - Turnstone.]](jpegs/30079.jpg)
[Strepsilas interpres - Turnstone.]
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. 320 x 480mm (12½ x 19"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
A pair of Black-tailed Godwits (Limosa limosa). The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 30079] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT) view all images for this item
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. 320 x 480mm (12½ x 19"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
A pair of Black-tailed Godwits (Limosa limosa). The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 30079] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT) view all images for this item
![[Rallus aquaticus,Linn. - Water Rail.]](jpegs/28842.jpg)
[Rallus aquaticus,Linn. - Water Rail.]
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. 342 x 493mm (13½ x 19½"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
Two adult Water Rails in their well-vegetated Wetland habitat, seen here with their 6 chicks taking to water. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 28842] £350.00
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. 342 x 493mm (13½ x 19½"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
Two adult Water Rails in their well-vegetated Wetland habitat, seen here with their 6 chicks taking to water. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 28842] £350.00
![[Cygnus minor - Berwick's Swan.]](jpegs/28877.jpg)
[Cygnus minor - Berwick's Swan.]
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after Joseph Wolf.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. 300 x 470mm (12 x 18½"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
A Berwick's Swan, with others flying past on migration. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 28877] £320.00
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after Joseph Wolf.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. 300 x 470mm (12 x 18½"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
A Berwick's Swan, with others flying past on migration. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 28877] £320.00
![[Podiceps nigricollis - Eared Grebe.]](jpegs/29429.jpg)
[Podiceps nigricollis - Eared Grebe.]
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. Image 290 x 400mm (11½ x 15¾"). Trimmed into image at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
A pair of Eared Grebes. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 29429] £380.00
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. Image 290 x 400mm (11½ x 15¾"). Trimmed into image at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
A pair of Eared Grebes. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 29429] £380.00
![[Somateria mollissima - Eider Duck.]](jpegs/29432.jpg)
[Somateria mollissima - Eider Duck.]
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. Image 310 x 460mm (12¼ x 18"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
Three Eider ducks. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 29432] £380.00
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. Image 310 x 460mm (12¼ x 18"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
Three Eider ducks. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 29432] £380.00
![[Clangula glaucion - Goldeneye.]](jpegs/29426.jpg)
[Clangula glaucion - Goldeneye.]
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. Image 310 x 470mm (12¼ x 18½"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
A pair of Goldeneyes, others behind with their heads resting on their backs, a peculiar posture. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 29426] £380.00
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. Image 310 x 470mm (12¼ x 18½"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
A pair of Goldeneyes, others behind with their heads resting on their backs, a peculiar posture. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 29426] £380.00
![[Histrionicus torquatus - Harlequin Duck.]](jpegs/29364.jpg)
[Histrionicus torquatus - Harlequin Duck.]
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. Image 270 x 380mm (10½ x 15"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
Harlequin Ducks. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 29364] £380.00
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. Image 270 x 380mm (10½ x 15"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
Harlequin Ducks. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 29364] £380.00
![[Mergus cucullatus - Hooded Merganser.]](jpegs/29428.jpg)
[Mergus cucullatus - Hooded Merganser.]
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. Image 320 x 450mm (12½ x 18½"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
Three Hooded Mergansers. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 29428] £380.00
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after John Gould.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. Image 320 x 450mm (12½ x 18½"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
Three Hooded Mergansers. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 29428] £380.00