1840 White - Shafted Fan Tailed Bird, Hand - Colored Antique Engraving Print
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1840 White-Shafted Fan Tailed Bird, Hand-Colored Antique Engraving Print
This is an authentic antique print with original hand-coloured finish. Rescued from a dis-bounded volume of The Naturalist's Library by Sir William Jardine, published in 1840. Some prints have uneven edges where they were bound, and some wear around the edges, some with losses to the paper. The pages show toning commensurate with age. However, major faults will be mentioned in the description.This would l...ook stunning framed. The back side is blank.
Size: Approx.16cm x 10cm - 6.29 inches x 3.93 inches)
Sir William Jardine, 7th Baronet of Applegirth, Dumfriesshire (23 February 1800, Edinburgh to 21 November 1874, Sandown, Isle of Wight) was a Scottish naturalist. Jardine made natural history available to all levels of Victorian society by editing and issuing the hugely popular forty volumes of The Naturalist's Library (1833-1843). The series was divided into four main sections:Ornithology (14 volumes), Mammalia (13 volumes), Entomology (7 volumes), and Ichthyology (6 volumes); each prepared by a leading naturalist. James Duncan wrote the insect volumes. The artists responsible for the illustrations included Edward Lear. The work was published in Edinburgh by W. H. Lizars. The frontispiece is a portrait of Latreille Jardine's other publications included an edition of Gilbert White's Natural History of Selborne which re-established White's reputation, Illustrations of Ornithology (1825–43), and an affordable edition of Alexander Wilson'sBirds of America.
Condition: Paper toning in accordance with the print's age. Marks/stains as per scan. Wear around the edges and minor losses to paper might be present in some prints. Please refer to each prints scan to get a better understanding of the condition.
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This is an authentic antique print with original hand-coloured finish. Rescued from a dis-bounded volume of The Naturalist's Library by Sir William Jardine, published in 1840. Some prints have uneven edges where they were bound, and some wear around the edges, some with losses to the paper. The pages show toning commensurate with age. However, major faults will be mentioned in the description.This would l...ook stunning framed. The back side is blank.
Size: Approx.16cm x 10cm - 6.29 inches x 3.93 inches)
Sir William Jardine, 7th Baronet of Applegirth, Dumfriesshire (23 February 1800, Edinburgh to 21 November 1874, Sandown, Isle of Wight) was a Scottish naturalist. Jardine made natural history available to all levels of Victorian society by editing and issuing the hugely popular forty volumes of The Naturalist's Library (1833-1843). The series was divided into four main sections:Ornithology (14 volumes), Mammalia (13 volumes), Entomology (7 volumes), and Ichthyology (6 volumes); each prepared by a leading naturalist. James Duncan wrote the insect volumes. The artists responsible for the illustrations included Edward Lear. The work was published in Edinburgh by W. H. Lizars. The frontispiece is a portrait of Latreille Jardine's other publications included an edition of Gilbert White's Natural History of Selborne which re-established White's reputation, Illustrations of Ornithology (1825–43), and an affordable edition of Alexander Wilson'sBirds of America.
Condition: Paper toning in accordance with the print's age. Marks/stains as per scan. Wear around the edges and minor losses to paper might be present in some prints. Please refer to each prints scan to get a better understanding of the condition.
Shipping PolicyFor all items with a shipping charge we are happy to combine them in one shipment. If you are buying several items you will only be charged the shipping fee once regardless of the number of items.We will send you a combined invoice after the auctions have ended or contact us as soon as you have finished bidding/buying.
Feel free to contact me with questions.
Check my 100% positive feedback and bid with confidence.Thank you for looking and good luck !
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