GOULD (JOHN)
A Monograph of the Macropodidae, or Family of Kangaroos, 2 original parts (complete), FIRST EDITION, 30 hand-coloured lithographed plates by H.C. Richter after Richter or Gould, letterpress slip inserted at end, light spotting to several plates, publisher's cloth-backed printed boards, light soiling, corners rubbed, old paper label ('Lot 37') pasted on upper cover of Part I [Ferguson 3197; Nissen ZBI 1662; Sauer 11; Wood p.365], folio (560 x 380mm.), Published by the Author, 1 August 1841-1 May 1842
Footnotes:
Rare first edition in the original parts, as issued without a title page, preliminaries or index. Gould intended to include these in the planned final third part, which was never published. Gould had travelled to Australia with his wife Elizabeth (who tragically died in the month the first part of 'Kangaroos' was published) in 1838, spending eighteen months collecting hundreds of specimens and observing the birds and mammals of the region. On his return he published this work, and, over a period of eight years his Birds of Australia.
This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •
• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.