Gould, John (1804-1881) Two Hummingbird Prints.

Description:

Gould, John (1804-1881) Two Hummingbird Prints. [from] Monograph of the Trochilidae, London, 1849-1861.
Two hand-finished color lithographic plates, each separately matted in its own double-glazed frame, exhibiting the text page concerning the bird in question on the verso, depicting two Latin American species of hummingbirds, Tryphaena Dupontii, or the Sparkling-tailed Woodstar, and Spathura Melananthera or the Booted Racket-tail; the prints nicely colored, 19 1/4 x 12 1/4 in. sight.
Estimate $300-400


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