Gould, John. British (1804-1881). Gould, Elizabeth, British, (1804-1841). Lear, Edward, British, (1812-1888). 8 hand-colored lithographs from "The Birds of Europe", London, 1832-1837. The plates are: Fantail Warbler ++ Wry Neck ++ Lesbian Bunting ++ Wren ++ Common Whitethroat/Lesser Whitethroat ++ Climacteris Rufa [Rufous Treecreeper] ++ Rock Ptarmigan ++ Short-toed Ptarmigan. All, except the last three, have the text description pages also. 6 plates measure approximately 15"x 22", the Lear plates are a little smaller.
Provenance: From the collection of Jim Willis.
Condition: Most plates are very good to near fine; a little toning around the edges and some edges are ragged and/or perforated where they were removed from the book. Text pages, in some cases, have more wear The Short-toed Ptarmigan has a few closed tears and a mark on the upper edge.

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