DANIEL GIRAUD ELLIOT (1835-1915) A Monograph of the Tetraoninae, or family of the Grouse. New York: published by the author, 1865. 5 original parts in four, 2 (595 x 472mm). Title, dedication, list of subscribers (65 names for 71 copies) 7pp. introduction, explanation page, list of plates. 25 fine hand-coloured lithographic plates by C.F.Tholey after Elliot and J.Wolf, 2 hand-coloured plates of eggs after W.S.Morgan, all printed by Bowen & Co. of Philadelphia. (The Rock Ptarmigan plate with small section of lower outer corner lacking.) Original boards, leather-backed and inner hinges reinforced at an early date, (outer margin of upper cover of part I slightly affected by damp, extremities slightly scuffed), modern green cloth box. FIRST EDITION IN THE RARE ORIGINAL PARTS, The second of Elliot's great folio monographs. He deals with 25 species (all then known); 24 of the plates are from Elliot's own drawings and one, of the Kunalee Grouse in part one, is after Joseph Wolf Anker 128; Fine Bird Books p.74; Nissen IVB 293; Wood p.331; Zimmer p.205.
DANIEL GIRAUD ELLIOT (1835-1915) A Monograph of the Tetraoninae, or family of the Grouse. New York: published by the author, 1865. 5 original parts in four, 2 (595 x 472mm). Title, dedication, list of subscribers (65 names for 71 copies) 7pp. introduction, explanation page, list of plates. 25 fine hand-coloured lithographic plates by C.F.Tholey after Elliot and J.Wolf, 2 hand-coloured plates of eggs after W.S.Morgan, all printed by Bowen & Co. of Philadelphia. (The Rock Ptarmigan plate with small section of lower outer corner lacking.) Original boards, leather-backed and inner hinges reinforced at an early date, (outer margin of upper cover of part I slightly affected by damp, extremities slightly scuffed), modern green cloth box. FIRST EDITION IN THE RARE ORIGINAL PARTS, The second of Elliot's great folio monographs. He deals with 25 species (all then known); 24 of the plates are from Elliot's own drawings and one, of the Kunalee Grouse in part one, is after Joseph Wolf Anker 128; Fine Bird Books p.74; Nissen IVB 293; Wood p.331; Zimmer p.205.
Try LotSearch and its premium features for 7 days - without any costs!
Be notified automatically about new items in upcoming auctions.
Create an alert
