Swans, Ducks, Terns, Auk, Puffin by Wolf & Gould

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Phalacrocorax Graculus, Crested Cormorant or Shag JGB536 $~~795~~ Sale Price: $345	Phalacrocorax Carbo, Cormorant JGB537 $~~795~~ Sale Price: SOLD


Hydrochelidon Nigra, Black Tern JGB542 $~~495~~ Sale Price: $225	Nyroca Leucophthalmos, White-eyed or Ferrunginous Duck by WOLF JGB555 $~~795~~ Sale Price: $345


Casarca Rutila, Ruddy Sheldrake JGB553 $~~695~~ Sale Price: $295	Larus Marinus, Great Black-backed Gull JGB549 $~~595~~ Sale Price: $275


Spatula Clypeata, Shoveller Duck by WOLF JGB550 $~~895~~ Sale Price: $395	Bernicla Ruficollis, Red-breasted Goose JGB551 $~~695~~ Sale Price: $295


Anser Ferus, Grey Lag Goose by WOLF JGB557 $~~695~~ Sale Price: $295	Anser Brachyrhynchus, Pink-footed Goose JGB559 $~~695~~ Sale Price: $295


Stercorarius Pomatorhinus Pomatorhine Skua by WOLF JGB560 $~~695~~ Sale Price: $295	Stercorarius Parasiticus, Arctic Skua JGB561 $~~595~~ Sale Price: $275


Oidemia Nigra, Scoter by WOLF JGB562 $~~595~~ Sale Price: $275	Oidemia Perspicillata, Surf Scoter JGB563$~~495~~ Sale Price: $225


Anser Albifrons, White-fronted Goose JGB564 $~~495~~ Sale Price: $225	Bernicla Leucopsis, Bernicle Goose by WOLF JGB565$~~595~~ Sale Price: $275


Puffinus Anglorum, Manx Shearwateer JGB566 $~~495~~ Sale Price: $225	Bernicla Brenta, Brent Goose JGB567 $~~495~~ Sale Price: $225


Larus Argentatus, Herring Gull by WOLF JGB568 $~~495~~ Sale Price: $225	Larus Islandicus, Iceland Gull by WOLF JGB569 $~~495~~ Sale Price: $225


Podiceps Minor, Little Grebe or Dabchick JGB580 $~~595~~ Sale Price: $275	Mareca Penelope, Widgeon JGB585 $~~595~~ Sale Price: $275

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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.