George Edwards 1743 Heron, Crane, Pelican, Penguin Prints

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Small Black & White Divers EDB100 Reg. Price: ~~$145~~ Sale Price: $95	The Bittern from Hudson Bay EDB110 Reg. Price: ~~$145~~ Sale Price: $95	Eared or Horned Dob-Chick of Hudson Bay EDB102 Reg. Price: ~~$195~~ Sale Price: $135


Speckled Diver or Loon EDB112 Reg. Price: ~~$145~~ Sale Price: $95	The Greenland Dove EDB113 Reg. Price: ~~$145~~ Sale Price: $95	The Red-Throated Loon from Greenland EDB114 Reg. Price: ~~$145~~ Sale Price:SOLD

Spotted Petrel
EDB118 Reg. Price: ~~$145~~
Sale Price: $95

The Great Black Duck from Hudson's Bay
EDB119 Reg. Price: ~~$165~~
Sale Price: $105

All Green Hummingbird, Greater Dobchick from the Lake of Geneve, Round Crested Duck of Catesby
EDB120 Reg. Price: ~~$165~~
Sale Price: $105


Laughing Goose EDB121 Reg. Price: ~~$145~~ Sale Price: $95	The Artic, Tropic Bird EDB99 Reg. Price: ~~$155~~ Sale Price: $99	The Blue-winged Goose EDB123 Reg. Price: ~~$145~~ Sale Price: $95


The Coot Footed Tringa EDB124 Reg. Price: ~~$135~~ Sale Price: $89	Chinese Teal EDB115 Reg. Price: ~~$155~~ Sale Price: SOLD	Black & White Dobchick EDB126 Reg. Price: ~~$125~~ Sale Price: $85


The Artic-bird EDB127 Reg. Price: ~~$125~~ Sale Price: $85	Little Black & White Duck EDB128 Reg. Price: ~~$125~~ Sale Price: $85	Great Black & White Duck EDB129 Reg. Price: ~~$125~~ Sale Price: $85


The Spotted Plover from North America EDB130 Reg. Price: ~~$125~~ Sale Price: SOLD	Dusky & Spotted Duck EDB131 Reg. Price: ~~$125~~ Sale Price: $85	Cock Tringa EDB132 Reg. Price: ~~$125~~ Sale Price: $85


The Plover from Bengal EDB138 Reg. Price: ~~$115~~ Sale Price: $75	The Turnstone from Hudson's Bay EDB134 Reg. Price: ~~$125~~ Sale Price: $85	Little America Water Hen EDB135 Reg. Price: ~~$125~~ Sale Price: $85


The Albatross EDB94 Reg. Price: ~~$165~~ Sale Price: SOLD	The Whistling Duck EDB137 Reg. Price: ~~$125~~ Sale Price: $85	Red-Billed Whistling Duck EDB111 ~~$145~~ Sale Price: $95


Red Tringa, Hudson Bay EDB139 Reg. Price: ~~$115~~ Sale Price: $75	The American Water Rail EDB140 Reg. Price: ~~$115~~ Sale Price: $75	The Little Bittern from Alleppo EDB141 SOLD


Guillemot, and the Puffin of the Isle of Man EDB142 Reg. Price: ~~$145~~ Sale Price: $95	Great Black Petrel EDB143 Reg. Price: ~~$155~~ Sale Price: $99	The Grey Coot-footed Tringa EDB144 Reg. Price: ~~$115~~ Sale Price: $75


Long Tailed Duck, Hudson Bay EDB145 Reg. Price: ~~$115~~ Sale Price: $75	Grey Headed Duck, Hudson Bay EDB146 Reg. Price: ~~$115~~ Sale Price: $75


Mountain Partridge EDB147 Reg. Price: ~~$115~~ Sale Price: $75	Brown & White Duck, Hudson Bay EDB148 Reg. Price: ~~$115~~ Sale Price: $75

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We are delighted to offer a selection of bird prints from the increasingly rare & treasured A Natural History of Uncommon Birds (1743-1751) and Gleaning of Natural History (1758-1764) by George Edwards. Initially published as two separate works, they are now considered as one, with 362 plates in all, with 318 of birds & the balance of various mammals, fish & insects. It was heralded as the most important of all Bird Books, both from an artistic and an ornithological perspective, and time has certainly not dimmed either its luster or appeal.

George Edwards was an English draughtsman and a skilled observer of birds and one of the most prominent ornithologists of his day. He worked as Librarian to the Royal College of Physicians, where he was later elected a fellow, and was honored with the Gold Medal of the Royal Society. As the Librarian to the Royal College of Physicians, he oversaw a library of 8,000 volumes. The small honorarium he received for this post liberated him to pursue his ornithological studies and drawings. He died in West Ham, which was also his birthplace, in 1773.

Natural History and Gleanings was illustrated for the first time many foreign species often drawn from live specimens held in captivity in London. Edwards etched his own plates and then hand colored several copies before supervising others in the coloring. The result is a work of superb skill and breathtaking color that remains ever popular and is now increasingly rare. Such was the impact of Natural History and Gleanings, that Edwards is considered to have almost single-handedly popularized the art of bird and animal illustration, and is thus known as “The Father of British Ornithology.”