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• Auction House:
  Mossgreen
• Sale Name:
  The Denis Joachim Collection
• Sale Date:
  19 Jun 2016 ~ 2pm - Session 1: Lots 1 - 321
  20 Jun 2016 ~ 10am - Session 2: Lots 322 - 480
  20 Jun 2016 ~ 2pm - Session 3: Lot 481 - 688
  20 Jun 2016 ~ 6pm - Session 4: Lots 689 - 818
• Lot #:
  131
• Lot Description:
  Gould, John. Handbook to the Birds of Australia
  Two volumes, large octavo, a bright, handsome set in original publisher’s decorated cloth with a gilt vignette of a lyrebird on the front boards and an extensive gilt vignette of a fern grove and bower bird on the spines. London, The Author, 1865.
• Notes:
  First edition: Gould’s final statement on the birds of Australia. Elaborated from the text of the great colourplate work, this is an essential companion and supplement to The Birds of Australia. As the author writes in his preface, “Nearly twenty years have elapsed since my folio work on the Birds of Australia was completed. During that period many new species have been discovered, and much additional information respecting those comprised therein…”. Ayer/Zimmer, p. 262; Casey Wood, 365; Ferguson, 10031; Sauer, 25; Whittell, 295-6.
• Estimate:
  A$1,500 - 3,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Books & Manuscripts

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