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The birds of Great Britain

Title
The birds of Great Britain / by John Gould, F.R.S., &c. ; in five volumes.
Author
Gould, John, 1804-1881
Publication
  • London : Published by the author, 26 Charlotte Street, Bedford Square, 1873.
  • [London] : Printed by Taylor and Francis, Red Lion Court, Fleet Street

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Additional Authors
  • Richter, Henry Constantine, 1821-1902
  • Wolf, Joseph, 1820-1899
  • Hart, William Matthew, 1830-1908
  • Walter (Lithographers), printer of plates.
  • Walter & Cohn, printer of plates.
  • Taylor & Francis, printer.
Description
5 volumes : 367 color illustrations; 56 cm
Subjects
Note
  • Originally issued in 25 parts, 1862-1873; volume title pages were issued with last part and are all dated 1873. Parts title pages are normally canceled in complete copies.
  • Illustrations: 367 full-page hand-colored lithographs. Chiefly sketched by John Gould from specimens and drawn and lithographed by H.C. Richter; a few are by Joseph Wolf and Richter. Hand-colored by or under the supervision of W.M. Hart; lithographed by Walter and by Walter & Cohn.
  • Each plate accompanied by leaf with 2 pages of descriptive letterpress. Plates are numbered only in plate lists in each volume.
  • Volume 1 contains also title page, dedication, list of subscribers, preface, introduction, and list of plates ([12], cxl, [2] pages); volumes 2-5 contain also title page and list of plates.
Indexed In (note)
  • Catalogue of the Edward E. Ayer Ornithological Library
  • Sauer, G.C. "John Gould's major published works." In Sauer, G.C. John Gould, the bird man, pages 11-86
Additional Formats (note)
  • Also available online (Smithsonian Libraries copy) via Archive.org and Biodiversity Heritage Library website. Title pages, dedication, lists of contents and 367 color plates available online (NYPL copy in QMT+++) via NYPL Digital Collections.
Call Number
QMT+++ (Gould, J. Birds of Great Britain)
LCCN
02004332
OCLC
4275233
Author
Gould, John, 1804-1881, author, illustrator.
Title
The birds of Great Britain / by John Gould, F.R.S., &c. ; in five volumes.
Publisher
London : Published by the author, 26 Charlotte Street, Bedford Square, 1873.
Manufacturer
[London] : Printed by Taylor and Francis, Red Lion Court, Fleet Street
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Indexed In:
Catalogue of the Edward E. Ayer Ornithological Library, page 261
Sauer, G.C. "John Gould's major published works." In Sauer, G.C. John Gould, the bird man, pages 11-86, no. 23, pages 74- 79.
Additional Formats
Also available online (Smithsonian Libraries copy) via Archive.org and Biodiversity Heritage Library website. Title pages, dedication, lists of contents and 367 color plates available online (NYPL copy in QMT+++) via NYPL Digital Collections.
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Added Author
Richter, Henry Constantine, 1821-1902, illustrator, lithographer.
Wolf, Joseph, 1820-1899, illustrator, lithographer.
Hart, William Matthew, 1830-1908, colorist.
Walter (Lithographers), printer of plates.
Walter & Cohn, printer of plates.
Taylor & Francis, printer.
Research Call Number
QMT+++ (Gould, J. Birds of Great Britain)
Stuart 586-590
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