Illustrations of birds drawn for John Gould

Author(s)

• Lear, Edward
• Gould, John
• Attenborough, David

Bibliographic Information

Illustrations of birds drawn for John Gould

by Edward Lear ; collected and introduced by David Attenborough

Folio Society, 2012

Other Title

Birds drawn for John Gould

Birds for John Gould

Note

Reproduced from the collection of David Attenborough

"This book contains the complete plates drawn by Edward Lear for John Gould. They have been gathered from the following publications: The birds of Europe (1832-1837), A monograph of the Ramphastidae or Family of Toucans (1834), The birds of Australia and the adjacent islands (1837-1838) and A monograph of the Trogonidae or Family of Trogons (1838). The drawing of Trogon gigas made in preparation for A monograph of the Trogonidae was found amongst the contents of Gould's studio after his death." -- T.p. verso

Limited ed. of 780 signed by David Attenborough and numbered copies and 20 lettered copies which are not for sale

Issued in case (60 x 42 cm.). Spine title of case: Birds drawn for John Gould

• NCID: BB25862399
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: 9 p., [81] leaves of plates
• Size: 57 cm.
• Attached Material: 1 print (54 x 38 cm.)
• Classification:
  • DC : 598.2
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Birds -- Pictorial works
  • LCSH : Birds in art