George Edwards Seligmann Edition Bird Prints

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Vulture, Vultur barbatus
EDS103 $165
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Pigeon, Columba maculatis triquetris
EDS126 $125
Sale Price: $85
Aquila aurita coronata, tight margin on left
EDS105 $175
Sale Price: $125
Woodpecker, Picus Jamaicensis
EDS109 $145
Sale Price: $95
Garrulus argentorantensis, Dentaria foliis ternis
EDS108 $145
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Buteo cinereus
EDS102 $125
Sale Price: $85
Woodpecker, Picus Bengalensis
EDS112 $145
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Lagopus minor
EDS113 $145
Sale Price: $95
Woodpecker, Picus viridis
EDS114 $135
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Hirundo riparia maxima
EDS115 $145
Sale Price: $95
Columba fusea undulis
EDS122 $125
Sale Price: $85
Falco americanus maculatus
EDS117 $145
Sale Price: $95
Accipiter paludarius, Aves arundinacae
EDS118 $145
Sale Price: $95
Urogallus collari extenso Pensilvanicus
EDS119 $145
Sale Price: $95
Caprimulgus minor, Whip-poor-will
EDS120 $145
Sale Price: $95
Turdus fuscus Bengalensis
EDS131 $145
Sale Price: $95
Kingfisher, Ispida ex albo Persica
EDS128 $145
Sale Price: $95
Merula caerula passer solitarius, no text
EDS130 $165
Sale Price: $115
Tringa grisea, Fulicae digitis
EDS145
$125
Sale Price: $85
Sturnus ex albo et fusco varius Bengalensis
EDS133 $145
Sale Price: $95
Lagopus, Ptarmigan
EDS127 $125
Sale Price: $85
Anser ferus Canadensis, Canadian Goose
EDS140 $145
Sale Price: $95
Tringa pedibus fulicae
EDS143 $145
Sale Price: $95
Attagen verus Francolino Italorum
EDS148 $125
Sale Price: $85
Mergulus melanoleucos
EDS147 $125
Sale Price: $85
Columba Graenlandica Hollandis
EDS146 $145
Sale Price: $95
Mergulus melanoleucos
EDS147 $125
Sale Price: $85
Anas caudacuda Canadensis, tight top margin
EDS158 $115
Sale Price: $75
Anas Canadensis capite griseo-coeruleo, tight top margin
EDS160 $115
Sale Price: $75
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George Edwards Seligmann Edition Bird Prints

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.”

(References include: Fine Bird Books 1700-1900, pg. 93 and Dictionary of Bird Artists of the World, pg. 232)

These prints are in excellent condition with the ORIGINAL hand coloring still very vivid and vibrant, with no oxidation of colors. The paper is strong & chain-lined and light creamy in color, with strong plate marks and some watermarking. There is very little to no foxing, and it is almost all marginal. Most prints are named, dated & signed in the plate by the hand of Edwards himself. Each print measures 9 inches wide by 11 1/4 inches long. The condition is superb for a work that is about 270 years old. This set is the most complete we have ever had & it is a great please to view prints we have never before seen.


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