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There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age.  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There is some general wear or toning mostly nearer the edges of the plates.  There are occasional spots or small marks.  There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age.  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This particular plate was from a fold out edition so there is a flattened binder's crease from how it was originally bound and occasional offset, the image is still the folio size.  Some of the plates from this work were occasionally trimmed into the plate mark during the binding process.  There is also occasionally binding residue along one edge.  There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age.  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This particular plate was from a fold out edition so there is a flattened binder's crease from how it was originally bound and occasional offset, the image is still the folio size.  Some of the plates from this work were occasionally trimmed into the plate mark during the binding process.  There is also occasionally binding residue along one edge.  There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age.  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This particular plate was from a fold out edition so there is a flattened binder's crease from how it was originally bound and occasional offset, the image is still the folio size.  Some of the plates from this work were occasionally trimmed into the plate mark during the binding process.  There is also occasionally binding residue along one edge.  There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age.  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This particular plate was from a fold out edition so there is a flattened binder's crease from how it was originally bound and occasional offset, the image is still the folio size.  Some of the plates from this work were occasionally trimmed into the plate mark during the binding process.  There is also occasionally binding residue along one edge.  There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age.  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This particular plate was from a fold out edition so there is a flattened binder's crease from how it was originally bound and occasional offset, the image is still the folio size.  Some of the plates from this work were occasionally trimmed into the plate mark during the binding process.  There is also occasionally binding residue along one edge.  There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age.  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This particular plate was from a fold out edition so there is a flattened binder's crease from how it was originally bound and occasional offset, the image is still the folio size.  Some of the plates from this work were occasionally trimmed into the plate mark during the binding process.  There is also occasionally binding residue along one edge.  There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age.  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There may be a few minor marks to be expected with age. 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There are some flecks of color loss on some of the plates to this work.  There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age.  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There are some flecks of color loss on some of the plates to this work.  There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age.  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Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":230,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-16T05:31:50.648Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $2,000","details":{"en":"~ 14 1/2\" by 21\""},"currency":"USD","id":17870,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/17871/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-11-11","available":false,"description":{"en":"this remarkable ornithology lithograph with hand-finished color is from the esteemed john gould\u2019s \n monograph of the trochilidae, or family of hummingbirds published in london between 1849 and 1887. \n \n \n family of hummingbirds undoubtedly featured some of gould\u2019s most desired plates. of particular note was the use of gold and silver leaf to create the appearance of the natural iridescence of the hummingbird\u2019s feathers. the birds are also featured amidst intricately drawn fauna that accentuates the beauty of the composition. \n \n \"there is no one appreciative of the beauties of nature who will not recall... with delight the time when a live humming-bird first met his gaze. the suddenness of the apparition, even when expected, and its brief duration, are alone enough to fix the fluttering vision on the mind's eye.... the beautiful nests of humming-birds... will be found on examination to be very solidly and tenaciously built, though the materials are generally of the slightest - cotton-wool or some vegetable down and spider's webs\" (alfred newton in 'the encyclopedia britannica 1911, vol. 13, p.887). the hummingbird family includes members that are the smallest birds in the world. the largest measures no more than 8 1/2 inches and the smallest 2 3/8 inches in length. they are confined to the american continent and its islands, but are wide ranging within this limitation, with over 400 different species covering an area from the fuchias of tierra del fuego in the south to the althaea bushes of toronto gardens in the north. \n \n the present image is from the work of which gould himself was most proud. hummingbirds remained a fascination for him throughout his professional life, as evidenced by his collection of 1500 mounted specimens, which were exhibited in the royal zoological gardens in regent's park, london, in 1851 as part of the festivities surrounding the great exhibition. the exhibit proved a great success, with queen victoria and prince albert numbering among the 75,000 visitors. \n \n john gould created nearly 3000 hand-colored plates of animals in his extensive career. gould gained much of his knowledge by observation and experience and contributed greatly to scientific knowledge at the time. gould is believed to have done the original sketches for all of the plates. he utilized many talented artists to help create the finished lithograph including his wife elizabeth coxen gould, edward lear, joseph wolf, william hart, and h. c. richter. even at the time of publication, gould\u2019s plates were very expensive and only sold to a small set of subscribers. due to the limited subscriber list, the plates remain rare and of high value for collectors today."},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"57150","title":{"en":"gould - gilt-crest hummingbird"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/38748/lot/17871/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall. 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The work may exhibit some faint toning or occasional fox marks mostly to the edge.  The images are occasionally quite large in this work and can printed to the edge of the paper.  There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":475,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-16T05:31:50.987Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,500 - $2,500","details":{"en":"~ 14 1/2\" by 21 1/2\""},"currency":"USD","id":17874,"estimateMin":1500},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/17875/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-11-11","available":false,"description":{"en":"we are pleased to offer this remarkable, originally hand-colored engraving from mark catesby\u2019s \n the natural history of carolina, florida and the bahama islands: containing the figures of birds, beasts, fishes, serpents, insects, and plants; particularly, those not hitherto described, or incorrectly figured by former authors, with their descriptions in english and french . this is an early issue of the third edition of the work published in 1771 in london for benjamin white. the engravings are on fine chain-linked, uncut (to three edges), watermarked paper. the text (when avaialable) is in double-columns with english and french text. \n \n mark catesby was the first american naturalist and illustrator. though born in england in 1682, catesby spent several years of his life in the colonies studying the natural flora and fauna. he was so fascinated he produced the first color plate, natural history work on american flora and fauna. one of the signatures of catesby\u2019s work is that it incorporates plant and animal life on the same page. combining the flora and fauna was to save time and money but also began a new style of print composition. \n \n \"mark catesby made a valuable and important contribution to ornithological illustration. he was confident enough to break new ground - to portray his birds more naturally than before, with foliage backgrounds, and to adopt the folio format. he depicted the natural history of one area in its entirety, and often drew from living models ... as his was the earliest published natural history of a part of the new world, he has been called the father of american ornithology.\" (jackson) \n \n catesby set out to illustrate all the plants, birds, fish, and reptiles in america. his work greatly contributed to the natural sciences of the 18th century. hunt describes the work as: \"the most famous color-plate book of american plant and animal life, and a fundamental and original work for the study of american species.\u201d engravers could not be afforded to get the work to print, so catesby studied under joseph goupy where he learned how to etch the plates himself. the result of his dedication is this wonderfully detailed and informative work which gave a detailed view of the natural world of america. \n \n catesby's work was also the first to abandon the indian names for his subjects, trying to establish scientific names based on generic relationships. linnaeus used catesby's work as the basis for his system of binomial nomenclature for the american species."},"estimateMax":4000,"lotNumber":"57154","title":{"en":"catesby, folio - pole cat (striped skunk) with day flower. 2-62"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/38748/lot/17875/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition.  There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age.  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There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age.  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There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age.  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There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":325,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-16T05:31:51.028Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,000 - $4,000","details":{"en":"~ 14 3/4\" by 21 1/4\""},"currency":"USD","id":17879,"estimateMin":2000},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/17880/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-11-11","available":false,"description":{"en":"we are pleased to offer this remarkable, originally hand-colored engraving from mark catesby\u2019s \n the natural history of carolina, florida and the bahama islands: containing the figures of birds, beasts, fishes, serpents, insects, and plants; particularly, those not hitherto described, or incorrectly figured by former authors, with their descriptions in english and french . this is an early issue of the third edition of the work published in 1771 in london for benjamin white. the engravings are on fine chain-linked, uncut (to three edges), watermarked paper. the text (when avaialable) is in double-columns with english and french text. \n \n mark catesby was the first american naturalist and illustrator. though born in england in 1682, catesby spent several years of his life in the colonies studying the natural flora and fauna. he was so fascinated he produced the first color plate, natural history work on american flora and fauna. one of the signatures of catesby\u2019s work is that it incorporates plant and animal life on the same page. combining the flora and fauna was to save time and money but also began a new style of print composition. \n \n \"mark catesby made a valuable and important contribution to ornithological illustration. he was confident enough to break new ground - to portray his birds more naturally than before, with foliage backgrounds, and to adopt the folio format. he depicted the natural history of one area in its entirety, and often drew from living models ... as his was the earliest published natural history of a part of the new world, he has been called the father of american ornithology.\" (jackson) \n \n catesby set out to illustrate all the plants, birds, fish, and reptiles in america. his work greatly contributed to the natural sciences of the 18th century. hunt describes the work as: \"the most famous color-plate book of american plant and animal life, and a fundamental and original work for the study of american species.\u201d engravers could not be afforded to get the work to print, so catesby studied under joseph goupy where he learned how to etch the plates himself. the result of his dedication is this wonderfully detailed and informative work which gave a detailed view of the natural world of america. \n \n catesby's work was also the first to abandon the indian names for his subjects, trying to establish scientific names based on generic relationships. linnaeus used catesby's work as the basis for his system of binomial nomenclature for the american species."},"estimateMax":4000,"lotNumber":"57159","title":{"en":"catesby, folio - purple grosbeak with poison wood. 1-40"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/38748/lot/17880/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition.  There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age.  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There may me be a few faint marks, fox marks, or minor imperfections to be expected with age and mostly marginal with the work.  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There may be some wear or chipping at the edges.  There may be some faint general wear or toning and a few minor imperfections to be expected with age and size. 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There may be some wear or chipping at the edges.  There may be some faint general wear or toning and a few minor imperfections to be expected with age and size. 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There may be some wear or chipping at the edges.  There may be some faint general wear or toning and a few minor imperfections to be expected with age and size. 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There may be some wear or chipping at the edges.  There may be some faint general wear or toning and a few minor imperfections to be expected with age and size. 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This map was originally printed to four sheets.  This has been joined and reinforced with papier japon.  There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks to be expected with age.  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cotton-wool or some vegetable down and spider's webs\" (alfred newton in 'the encyclopedia britannica 1911, vol. 13, p.887). the hummingbird family includes members that are the smallest birds in the world. the largest measures no more than 8 1/2 inches and the smallest 2 3/8 inches in length. they are confined to the american continent and its islands, but are wide ranging within this limitation, with over 400 different species covering an area from the fuchias of tierra del fuego in the south to the althaea bushes of toronto gardens in the north. \n \n this work was the one which gould himself was most proud. hummingbirds remained a fascination for him throughout his professional life, as evidenced by his collection of 1500 mounted specimens, which were exhibited in the royal zoological gardens in regent's park, london, in 1851 as part of the festivities surrounding the great exhibition. the exhibit proved a great success, with queen victoria and prince albert numbering among the 75,000 visitors. \n \n john gould created nearly 3000 hand-colored plates of animals in his extensive career. gould gained much of his knowledge by observation and experience and contributed greatly to scientific knowledge at the time. gould is believed to have done the original sketches for all of the plates. he utilized many talented artists to help create the finished lithograph including his wife elizabeth coxen gould, edward lear, joseph wolf, william hart, and h. c. richter. even at the time of publication, gould\u2019s plates were very expensive and only sold to a small set of subscribers. due to the limited subscriber list, the plates remain rare and of high value for collectors today. \n \n provenance: bookplate of cecil george savile folyambe; library of carnegie museum in pittsburge, pennsylvania acquired in november 22, 1910"},"estimateMax":15000,"lotNumber":"57173","title":{"en":"gould's family of hummingbirds - 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