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GOULD, John (1804-1881) and Richard Bowdler SHARPE (1847-1909). The Birds of New Guinea and the adjacent Papuan islands, including many new species recently discovered in Australia. London: Taylor and Francis for Henry Sotheran & Co., 1875-1888.
5 volumes, large folio (548 x 370 mm). 320 fine hand-colored lithographic plates by Gould and William Hart, printed by Walter or the Mintern Brothers. Near-contemporary green half morocco gilt, spines in six compartments with five raised bands, gilt-lettered in two, a repeating pattern in the remaining, edges gilt (spines sunned).
VERY FINE COPY OF GOULD'S LAST MAJOR WORK, considered a companion to his monumental The Birds of Australia. Gould died on 3 February 1881 shortly after the publication of the 12th part. The remaining 13 parts were edited or written by Sharpe and illustrated by Hart. The section on the Birds-of-Paradise is impressive in its range and bold depictions, and the New Guinea avifauna includes a large number of vibrantly colorful Parrots. Anker/Copenhagen 181; Ayer/Zimmer pp.262-263; Fine Bird Books (1990) p.102; Nissen IVB 373; Sauer 27; Wood p.365.
5 volumes, large folio (548 x 370 mm). 320 fine hand-colored lithographic plates by Gould and William Hart, printed by Walter or the Mintern Brothers. Near-contemporary green half morocco gilt, spines in six compartments with five raised bands, gilt-lettered in two, a repeating pattern in the remaining, edges gilt (spines sunned).
VERY FINE COPY OF GOULD'S LAST MAJOR WORK, considered a companion to his monumental The Birds of Australia. Gould died on 3 February 1881 shortly after the publication of the 12th part. The remaining 13 parts were edited or written by Sharpe and illustrated by Hart. The section on the Birds-of-Paradise is impressive in its range and bold depictions, and the New Guinea avifauna includes a large number of vibrantly colorful Parrots. Anker/Copenhagen 181; Ayer/Zimmer pp.262-263; Fine Bird Books (1990) p.102; Nissen IVB 373; Sauer 27; Wood p.365.