Bird Prints by John Gould 1862

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Title Page JGB90 NFS	Turdus Atrogularis - Black-throated Thrush, Ladybug JGB125 $~~475~~ Sale Price: $215


Coccothraustes Vulgaris - Hawfinch JGB107 $~~495~~ Sale Price: SOLD	Enneoctonus Rufus - Woodchat JGB109 $~~495~~ Sale Price: $225


Turdus Viscivorus - Missel Thrush JGB110 $~~435~~ Sale Price: $205	Oreocincla Aurea - White's Thrush JGB111 $~~435~~ Sale Price: $205


Muscicapa Collaris - White-collared Flycatcher JGB112 $~~435~~ Sale Price: $205	Muscicapa Atricapilla - Pied Flycatcher JGB113 $~~435~~ Sale Price: $205


Regulus Cristatus - Golden-crested Wren or Kinglet JGB116 $~~435~~ Sale Price: $205	Ficedula Hypolais Melodious Warbler JGB117 $~~435~~ Sale Price: $205


Accentor Alpinus - Alpine Accentor JGB122 $~~425~~ Sale Price: $195	Accentor Modularis - Hedge Accentor or Hedgesparrow JGB123 $~~395~~ Sale Price: $175


Lusciniopsis Luscinioides - Savi's Warbler JGB129 $~~425~~ Sale Price: $195	Acrocephalus Turdoides - Thrush Warbler JGB127 $~~475~~ Sale Price: $215


Calamodyta Phragmitis - Sedge Warbler or Chat JGB130 $~~425~~ Sale Price: $195	Calamoherpe Arundinacea - Reed Warbler JGB131 $~~475~~ Sale Price: $215


Schaenicola Arundinacea - Reed Bunting JGB132 $~~475~~ Sale Price: $215	Emberiza Pusilla - Dwarf Bunting JGB133 $~~435~~ Sale Price: $205

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With tremendous pleasure we offer these superb ORIGINAL hand-colored lithographs from the original first edition of Birds of Great Britain, published in 1862-1873 and now exceedingly rare. In the world of great ornithological works, this one stands very tall indeed and it is arguably Gould’s masterpiece - the culmination of a life spent in the world of nature and of many years experience in bird art and 19th century publishing. Fine Bird Books accords it 3 stars, which is a ringing endorsement. The original hand coloring is absolutely superb, skillful beyond belief, intense and vibrant, and the pinnacle of such art. In short, it is as good as it can ever be, and a delight to the print collector. John Gould was a self-taught English naturalist, a gifted artist and a talented taxidermist. A man of vision with a talent for organization and administration, he founded an empire for ornithological illustration, publishing more than forty large folio volumes. These works contained over 3,000 plates, all superbly drawn and meticulously hand colored. The first work appeared in 1831 and the last in 1888, seven years after Gould's death.