HUMMINGBIRDS JOHN GOULD Complete Work Huge Book 1990 Very Rare 360 Illustration
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:17467031 | Publisher: Wordsworth |
| Year Printed: 1990 | Character Family: Hummingbird |
| Language: English | Fiction Subject: HUMMINGBIRDS |
| Special Attributes: Illustrated | Author: John Gould |
HUMMINGBIRDS JOHN GOULD Complete Work Huge Book 1990 Very Rare 360 Illustration
This is a massive, huge book with all the work of John Gould, you hardly find one of this
This edition is a compilation of the complete work on HUMMINGBIRDS, including the posthumously published supplement
The original volumes are plate numbered from 1-360, in Gould's own hand in the top left corner of each page and the numbering then begins again for the supplementary section, 1- 58...>
The notes so the Plates follow at the back if the book and are plate numbered in that order
It is also pointed that, Whereas the Notes often refer to the illustrations as being " of the natural size" for technical reasons the Plate size here reproduced are nine- tenth of the original
Book measurements
Height 14.5 "
Length 10"
Absolutely a wonderful work, pages are big with lots of illustration
The Book is very, very heavy
Stunning work for John Gould
Will be a shame all his work to be transformed in pictures framed
This is a massive, huge book with all the work of John Gould, you hardly find one of this
This edition is a compilation of the complete work on HUMMINGBIRDS, including the posthumously published supplement
The original volumes are plate numbered from 1-360, in Gould's own hand in the top left corner of each page and the numbering then begins again for the supplementary section, 1- 58
The notes so the Plates follow at the back if the book and are plate numbered in that order
It is also pointed that, Whereas the Notes often refer to the illustrations as being " of the natural size" for technical reasons the Plate size here reproduced are nine- tenth of the original
Book measurements
Height 14.5 "
Length 10"
Absolutely a wonderful work, pages are big with lots of illustration
The Book is very, very heavy
Stunning work for John Gould
Will be a shame all his work to be transformed in pictures framed
