Antarctic (Discovery) Exp. Birds, Plate 1
Two color lithographs, images.
General
Chrysococcyx Flavigularis.
Smit, J. (drawn by).
[London.]: 1879. Lithographed, handcolored, sheet size 6 1/4 x 9 inches. Very good condition. Exquisitely drawn and lithographed image of a Yellow-throated Cuckoo, native to Africa - Congo, Ghana, etc. Plate L from The Proceedings Of The Zoological Society. Printed by Hanhart.
Coucou du Senegal, et al. GROUP OF 6 HANDCOLORED BIRD ENGRAVINGS.
Martinet, Francois Nicolas (illus).
Circa 1770. SIX engravings on laid paper, handcolored, 10 x 8 1/2 inches (plate mark) on sheets 12 1/2 x 9 inches. Light scattered foxing and light marks, pencil inscriptions to left upper margin; overall very good condition. Finely engraved and colored images by French artist.....
A Natural History of Birds. GROUP OF 5 PRINTS. 1770s.
Albin, Eleazar; Elizabeth Albin (illus).
London. Eleazar Albin. 1731 - 1734. FIVE copperplate engravings with original handcolor, laid paper, plate size approximately 9 1/4 x 7 1/4 inches on sheet size 11 1/4 x 9 inches. Two prints signed in the plate by Elizabeth Albin. Some light foxing, light toning.....
American Song Thrushes.
Webber, C.W. (illus).
No date. [ 1855]. Chromolithograph, image 4 7/8 x 7 3/4 inches on sheet 6 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches. A couple of light smudges to outer margins, very good condition. Richly lithographed image of two thrushes in a meadow landscape from "Wild Scenes and Song-Birds By.....
Baltimore Oriole. Orchard Oriole.
Webber, C.W. (illus).
No date. [ 1855]. Chromolithograph, image 4 7/8 x 7 1/2 inches on sheet 6 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches. A couple of light smudges to outer margins, very good condition. Richly lithographed image of a Baltimore Oriole and an Orchard Oriole in a meadow landscape from.....
Blue Bird. American Robin.
Webber, C.W. (illus).
No date. [ 1855]. Chromolithograph, image 4 7/8 x 7 1/2 inches on sheet 6 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches. Light mark to mid right margin, 1/2 inch chip to lower left edge (well outside image area), very good condition. Richly lithographed image of a Blue Bird.....
Cardinal Grosbeak.
Webber, C.W. (illus).
No date. [ 1855]. Chromolithograph, image 7 3/4 x 4 7/8 inches on sheet 9 1/2 x 6 1/4 inches. A couple of light smudges to outer margins, very good condition. Richly lithographed image of a Cardinal in a meadow landscape from "Wild Scenes and Song-Birds By.....
Cat Birds Where is Bem?
Webber, C.W. (illus).
No date. [ 1855]. Chromolithograph, image 4 7/8 x 7 1/2 inches on sheet 6 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches. Pinhole sized green spots in lower left margin (appears to be from original printing), very good condition. Richly lithographed image of two birds in a meadow landscape.....
Ferruginous Thrush.
Webber, C.W. (illus).
No date. [ 1855]. Chromolithograph, image 4 7/8 x 7 1/2 inches on sheet 6 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches. A couple of light smudges to outer margins, very good condition. Richly lithographed image of a thrush in a meadow landscape from "Wild Scenes and Song-Birds By.....
Great Cinereous Shrike. Painted Finch.
Webber, C.W. (illus).
No date. [ 1855]. Chromolithograph, image 4 7/8 x 7 1/2 inches on sheet 6 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches. Pinhole sized green spots in lower left margin (appears to be from original printing), very good condition. Richly lithographed image of a shrike and a finch in.....
Meadow Lark.
Webber, C.W. (illus).
No date. [ 1855]. Chromolithograph, image 5 x 8 inches on sheet 6 x 9 1/2 inches. Couple of small light smudges in margins, very good condition. Richly lithographed image of the Meadow Lark in a meadow landscape from "Wild Scenes and Song-Birds By C.W. Webber With.....
Giacamar a gola rossa. L'Upupa. Il manucoda reale. Il Parkinson giovine. Il Dandrocopo della Cajenna. LOT OF 5 ENGRAVINGS. [General natural history of hummingbirds, fly birds, galbulae...]
Audebert, Jean Baptiste (illus).
No Place of Publication. Milan? Circa 1830- 1840? FIVE etchings on wove paper with handcolor (gold highlights to one engraving), plate area approx 12 x 9 1/2 inches on sheets approx 17 x 11 3/4 inches (one has height of 16 inches). Some light marks to.....
Some Favourite British Birds' Eggs II.
Lydon, A.F. (illus).
London. Boy's Own Paper. Circa 1896. Attractive color lithographic print on sheet size 11 ½ x 8 inches depicting 44 different birds' eggs. On a separate page is a list of the 44 different birds involved. An attractive and uncommon 19th century image in very good clean.....
Nidus Ardeolae.
Nozeman, Cornelius (artist and engraver).
[ 1770-1829]. Copper plate etching, hand-colored, plate area 16 1/4 x 10 3/4 inches on sheet size 18 3/4 x 13 inches, adhesive residue to outer edges of verso (not affecting front image). Light soiling to upper corner of sheet (scarcely noticeable). The exquisitely etched.....
Muscivora Mexicana. Anomalous Cuckoo-Roller. GROUP OF TWO ORIGINAL KEULEMANS LITHOGRAPHS.
Keulemans, J. G. (illus).
[United Kingdom]. [R. H. Porter / H. E. Dresser]. Circa 1890s. TWO lithographs with original handcolor and gum arabic highlights, sheet sizes 12 1/4 x 9 1/4 inches and 15 x 11 1/4 inches. Archivally repaired tear to upper right corner of Muscivora print, well outside.....
Snipe. Long-Tailed Duck. Black Grouse. Sabine's Snipe. GROUP OF 4 PRINTS FROM A NATURAL HISTORY OF BRITISH BIRDS.
Fawcett, Benjamin (illus).
London. Groombridge & Sons. Circa late 1800s. FOUR wood engravings with original handcolor, 9 x 12 inches, 3 edges gilt. Light scattered foxing, light toning to Snipe plate including very faint 3 1/2 inch vertical band at center, scarcely noticeable vertical impressions to lower halves of Grouse.....
The Southern Cassowary.
Nodder, Frederick (illus).
No date. Ca. [ 1789- 1813]. Hand-colored copper plate engraving, 9 1/8 x 5 1/2 inches, includes text sheets. Very faint scattered foxing and soiling, paper residue along disbound edge (outside image area), overall a clean and bright image. This antique print is Plate 99 from The.....
Buteo Teesa. Teesa Buzard. 1. Young. 2. Old Bird.
Hawkins, Waterhouse (drawn by).
1830-1835. Lithograph, handcolored, image approximately 16 x 11 1/2 inches on sheet size 18 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches. A few 1/8 inch closed binding holes to mid left edge (not affecting image), very good condition. A stunning image by Waterhouse Hawkins, contrasting great precision in.....
Nutcracker. HUGE SELBY ENGRAVING.
Selby, Prideaux John (illus).
[London]. [Bohn]. 1841. Atlas folio engraving with handcolor, image area approx 15 x 11 1/2 inches on wove paper 26 3/4 x 21 1/4 inches. Pinholes at corners, multiple short edge tears up to 1 inch, 1/4 inch chip to left lower edge, binding holes to.....
Male Bustard. Female Bustard. [TWO ANTIQUE Bird prints from Selby's Illustrations of British Ornithology.]
Selby, Prideaux John (1788-1867).
[Edinburgh]. [Lizars, W.H.]. Circa 1820s. TWO atlas folio engravings on wove paper with modern handcolor, plate marks 21 1/2 x 16 inches on sheets approx 26 x 20 1/2 inches. Light toning and general edgewear; pinholes to corners; multiple edge tears up to 1/2 inch; repaired.....
Buthraupis Arcaei.
Smit, J. (drawn by).
[London.]: 1869. Lithographed, handcolored, sheet size 8 3/4 x 5 1/2 inches. Tight left and right margins; very good condition. Exquisitely drawn and lithographed image of a Blue and Gold Tanager, native to Central America - Costa Rica and Panama. Plate XXXI from The Proceedings Of.....
Oligura Dejeani (Oust.) Calliope Davidi (Oust.).
Juillerat (lith by).
Paris. No date. Ca. 1870? Lithograph, hand-colored, image approximately 8 1/4 x 7 inches on sheet size 12 1/4 x 9 1/4 inches. image approximately 8 x 8 inches on sheet. Very good, bright condition. Attractive handcolored plate featuring an image of two birds. From Nouvelles Archives.....
Actinodura Souliei (Oust.).
Juillerat (lith by).
Paris. No date. Ca. 1870? Lithograph, hand-colored, image approximately 8 x 8 inches on sheet size 12 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches. Very good, bright condition. Attractive handcolored plate featuring an image of a Streaked Barwing, found in China and Vietnam. From Nouvelles Archives du Museum. 4e.....
Le Geai, de la Chine. / Le Kink, de la Chine. / Le Senegali, Senegali rayem Pincon de la Chine. GROUP OF 3 HANDCOLORED BIRD ENGRAVINGS.
Martinet, Francois Nicolas (illus).
Circa 1770. THREE engravings on laid paper, handcolored, 10 x 8 1/2 inches (plate mark) on sheets 12 1/2 x 9 inches. A few spots, light ink marks to upper right corners of two sheets (outside plate mark), pencil inscriptions to left upper margin; overall very.....