A Monograph Of the Ramphastidae, or Family Of Toucans

London: Taylor & Francis for the Author, 1854. Folio. (21 5/8 x 14 3/4 inches). 51 hand-coloured lithographic plates by Gould and Henry Constantine Richter, one uncolored lithographic plate by G. Scharf, all printed by Hullmandel & Walton. Publisher's full dark green morocco, covers elaborately tooled in blind and gilt. A very fine copy of the second, revised… Saber más sobre este artículo

Hill House, 1988. , 52 col plates. 550x370mm. HB. Imp. folio (550x370mm), orig. cloth. Fine.. Originally published 1854. 'The volumes in this series are not mere reproductions. They are exact facsimiles of originals held in the Libraries of the British Museum (Natural History) in London and Tring. They are not reproductions, because no camera was used in transferring the… Saber más sobre este artículo

Melbourne: Hill House Publishers, 1988. Reprint. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Elephant Folio - over 15 - 23" tall. Rear Room Far Back Blue boards with gilt British Museum Natural History on front board. [9]+10-26p+ 52 color plates with text on opposite page,illus,color,pep. Has stamp T0146 on paste down I believe originally limited to 1000 copies with no more then… Saber más sobre este artículo

Melbourne: Hill House, 1988. First edition thus. Hardcover. Very good condition. A magnificent reproduction of the copy held by the British Museum of Natural History. John Gould is considered to be the father of Australian ornithology. Facsimile reprint (1854), limited edition numbered, elephant folio, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt emblem to front board,… Saber más sobre este artículo

Unknown 51hand-colored plates, 272 pages. This is a black-and-white photo-reproduction of the original Gould second edition; bound in cloth with a gold-stamped leather spine. The reproduced plates have been carefully hand-colored with opaque watercolors to match the original plates. An enclosed 1997 letter from W. Graham Arader speculates that it may be "one of many facsimiles produced in Australia about… Saber más sobre este artículo

Hill House 1998. Facsimile reprint (1854), limited edition numbered, elephant folio, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt emblem to front board, blind rule to front board, patterned eps, 26pp + 52 plates with accompanying text, illus, nr fine (small stain to front board, light brusing to lower board corners)

Belem, Brazil: JARI - Companhia Florestal Monte Dourado, 1992. Hardcover. 1992 facsimile of the 1854 edition, with an additional (1992) preface section in english and portuguese. 4to. Colour pictorial jacket. Gorgeous and detailed colour plates (the paintings by Gould) depicting the myriad diversity of toucan species, with accompanying pages of descriptive text. Book is as-new. No inscriptions or markings.… Saber más sobre este artículo