Scott B. Wilson and A.H. Evans | Aves Hawaiienses: The birds of the Sandwich Islands, 1890-99
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November 29, 03:25 PM GTNN
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1,500 - 2,500 GBP
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Scott B. Wilson and A.H. Evans
Aves Hawaiiensis: The birds of the Sandwich Islands. London: R.H. Porter, 1890–1899
FIRST EDITION, 4to (300 x 235mm.), dedication, list of plates, lithographed map, 64 hand-coloured lithographed plates by and after F.W. Frohawk, 3 photogravure plates of birds' nests, 3 lithographed plates of anatomical structures, errata leaf, blue three-quarter crushed morocco gilt by Zaehnsdorf, top edge gilt
A FINE COPY. ''The text is comprehensive and the illustrations are very fine examples of Frohawk's careful work. So often, in lithographic work the general effect is one of diffuse colour and lack of definition. Frohawk manages to have crisper, clear-cut profiles of his birds, and there is little woolliness about his bird pictures'' (Jackson).
LITERATURE:
Anker 536; Fine Bird Books, p. 115; McGill/Wood, p. 631; Nissen IVB 1000; Zimmer, p. 686
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