Gould mannering eva (3 Ergebnisse)

Soft cover. Zustand: Fair to Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Poor. First UK Paper Edition. Jacket is tatty with several small tears and losses. A small hole to front and an adjacent indentation. A stain to spine and adjacent areas and another at the rear, The indentation is apparent up to page xi. The plates aren't affected. Note that there is a 'soft' crease of several centimetres at the top centre of each plate. Also minor tanning to top and bottom margins of plates. The plates would present as 'good' if framed. xvi plus 24 colour plates. Size: 300mm x 400mm. John Gould (illustrator). Book.…

Thin folio. xvipp. text. Many text ills., 24 cold. plates. Some light age toning, original limp card wrapps. with very sm. closed tear to lower edge of upper wrapp., in d/w. with affixed lightly soiled and chupped glacene d/w., couple of closed sm. marginal tears. US$37.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. Three large folios of coloured prints, showcasing the works of John Gould's tropical birds and Pierre-Joseph Redoute's flowers. The first editions of these collections.This set comprises three catalogues, each complete with a beautiful series of colour plates.Includes one volume of prints from ornithological artist John Gould and two volumes of prints from botanical artist Pierre-Joseph Redoute.Selected and with an introduction by Eva Mannering. With a series of miniature line drawing versions of the prints, accompanied by facts about their makes and habits of the species.Collated and complete with twenty-four coloured plates to each volume.'Fruits and Flowers' contains plates selected from "Choix des Plus Belles Fleurs et des Plus Beaux Fruits".'Tropical Birds' showcases the works of English ornithologist, John Gould, who collaborated frequently with his wife, Elizabeth Gould, and several other artists, including Edward Lear and Joseph Wolf.'Roses 2' followed the positive reception to the publisher's first folio of Redoute's rose paintings. In the publishers' wraps, with the original unclipped dust wrappers. Externally, smart, with age toning visible to the cover's edges, heaviest to 'Roses 2'. Dust wrappers are edge worn, with spots and handling marks. With chipping to 'Roses 2' and 'Fruits and Flowers'. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with only the odd spot to the endpapers. Very Good. Pierre-Joseph Redoute; John Gould (illustrator). book.…