GOULD, John (1804-1881) & Nicholas Aylward VIGORS (1787-1840). A Century of Birds from the Himalaya Mountains. London: [for the Author, 1831]-1832. Large 2° (542 x 360mm). 80 HAND-COLOURED LITHOGRAPHIC PLATES by Elizabeth Gould after sketches by John Gould, printed by Charles Hullmandel. (Some spotting, occasionally heavy, affecting about 20 plates, plate XXXI with background oxidised, text leaf to plate IV stained.) Near-contemporary green morocco gilt, covers with broad ruled and tooled border, spine in six compartments with double raised bands, lettered in two, the others with decorative symetrical pattern composed from various small tools, g.e., by Clyde. FIRST EDITION OF GOULD'S FIRST WORK, second issue with the backgrounds coloured ("You will probably recollect that in my first work... neither the plants or Backgrounds were coloured; In order to render the Series of my Publications complete... I have had those parts coloured in the few copies I have left..." Gould to Lord Derby, letter dated 5 Feb. 1844). Ayer/Zimmer p.251; Anker 168; Fine Bird Books p.77; McGill/Wood p.364; Nissen IVB 374; Sauer 1.
GOULD, John (1804-1881) & Nicholas Aylward VIGORS (1787-1840). A Century of Birds from the Himalaya Mountains. London: [for the Author, 1831]-1832. Large 2° (542 x 360mm). 80 HAND-COLOURED LITHOGRAPHIC PLATES by Elizabeth Gould after sketches by John Gould, printed by Charles Hullmandel. (Some spotting, occasionally heavy, affecting about 20 plates, plate XXXI with background oxidised, text leaf to plate IV stained.) Near-contemporary green morocco gilt, covers with broad ruled and tooled border, spine in six compartments with double raised bands, lettered in two, the others with decorative symetrical pattern composed from various small tools, g.e., by Clyde. FIRST EDITION OF GOULD'S FIRST WORK, second issue with the backgrounds coloured ("You will probably recollect that in my first work... neither the plants or Backgrounds were coloured; In order to render the Series of my Publications complete... I have had those parts coloured in the few copies I have left..." Gould to Lord Derby, letter dated 5 Feb. 1844). Ayer/Zimmer p.251; Anker 168; Fine Bird Books p.77; McGill/Wood p.364; Nissen IVB 374; Sauer 1.
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