GOULD (JOHN)
A Monograph of the Odontophorinae, or Partridges of America, 3 original parts (complete), 32 hand-coloured lithographed plates by J. Gould, and H.C. Richter, list of subscribers, prospectus tipped into first part, without the 'Directions to Binder' slip, occasional light spotting, publisher's cloth-backed printed boards, light soiling, spotting to upper cover of Part I [Anker 176; Nissen IVB 376; Great Bird Books p.78; Sauer 13; Zimmer p.257], folio (560 x 380mm.) , Published by the Author, 1 November 1844-1 November 1850
Footnotes:
First edition of Gould's first monograph on game birds, which he dedicated to the French ornithologist Prince Charles Lucien Bonaparte, author of American Ornithology. In the preface Gould noted that 'The graceful actions and elegant deportment of these birds [American partridge family] inspired me with a desire to become thoroughly acquainted with the entire group of which they form a part... in the course of my researches I have several times visited most of the public and many of the private collections of Europe, and have besides corresponded with various persons in America: the result is that I have had the pleasure of extending our knowledge of the group from eleven to no less than thirty-five species'.
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