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There may be a few minor imperfections, offset, or faint fox marks to be expected with age.  Text and image are printed to both sides of the page, so some bleed through may be expected, pictures of both sides are provided.  Very occasionally there are some worm holes present to this work.  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There may be a couple faint, lighter spots in the sky.  There may be a few minor imperfections or fox or mottled marks to be expected with age.  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There is a very small chip at the lower right corner.  There may be some faint offset from age and fold out nature.  There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age.  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There may be some offset due to the fold out nature of the engraving.  There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age.  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There may be some offset due to the fold out nature of the engraving.  There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age.  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There is a small chip at the upper right edge.  There may be a few minor marks or imperfections to be expected with age.  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Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":260,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-16T05:35:23.012Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $1,500","details":{"en":"~ 27\" by 22\""},"currency":"USD","id":19371,"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/19372/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/19372/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2024-01-13","available":false,"description":{"en":"this magnificent, elephant folio engraving is from prideux john selby's \n plates to illustrations of british ornithology . this is considered the bohn edition published in london in 1841 by henry g. bohn. the engraving is on woven, j. whatman watermarked paper. these exceptional engravings feature original hand-coloring done by william lizars. \n \n selby was a prominent naturalist that received drawing lessons from john james audubon and was friends with the likes of john gould, sir william jardine, william yarrell, and h. e. strickland. he is often referred to as the british audubon. he rendered all of the engravings with birds in their true to life size. \n \n christine jackson of sotheby's noted besides \"collecting and preserving birds, selby had observed them in the field, making careful notes of their habitat and habits. at his leisure, he also sensitively colored drawings of them. with this accumulation of practical knowledge, specimens, and some drawings, selby embarked in 1819 on an ambitious project to publish the most up-to-date, life-size illustrations of british birds...\" \n \n \"selby etched his drawings on copper plates and then either took or sent the plates to william home lizars in edinburgh. either lizars or one of his workmen took a pull [proof impression] from selby's plate and worked on any parts necessary to bring the plate to a very fine state of completion. selby and sir william jardine both purchased their copper plates and etching ground from pontifex of london, and their letters refer to the progress made in drawing and 'biting' or etching their plates. if they made a mistake or accidently over-etched a plate, they relied on lizars to correct by burnishing to lighten it...\" \n \n \"the cool, classical quality of selby's plates belongs to an age of elegance and could never have been achieved by the victorian john gould. selby's bird figures were the most accurate delineation of british birds to that date, and the liveliest. after so many books with small, stiff bird portraits, this new atlas with life-sized figures and more relaxed drawing was a great achievement in the long history of bird illustration.\" (jackson, bird etchings) \n \n prideaux john selby (1788-1867) was a british naturalist, landowner, magistrate, high sheriff, and then deputy lieutenant of northumberland. he was friends with many leading naturalists including john james audubon (who gave selby and his brother-in-law robert mitford lessons in drawing), sir william jardine (one of selby's closest friends and a collaborator on various later works), john gould, william yarrell, h. e. strickland, and more. \n \n provenance: bookplate from wessington court was present. wessington court was a 19th century house built by william henry booth."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"58956","title":{"en":"selby, folio - osprey, female. 4"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/40715/lot/19372/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks to be expected with age.  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There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":600,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-16T05:35:23.015Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $1,500","details":{"en":"~ 27\" by 22\""},"currency":"USD","id":19373,"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/19374/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/19374/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2024-01-13","available":false,"description":{"en":"this magnificent, elephant folio engraving is from prideux john selby's \n plates to illustrations of british ornithology . this is considered the bohn edition published in london in 1841 by henry g. bohn. the engraving is on woven, j. whatman watermarked paper. these exceptional engravings feature original hand-coloring done by william lizars. \n \n selby was a prominent naturalist that received drawing lessons from john james audubon and was friends with the likes of john gould, sir william jardine, william yarrell, and h. e. strickland. he is often referred to as the british audubon. he rendered all of the engravings with birds in their true to life size. \n \n christine jackson of sotheby's noted besides \"collecting and preserving birds, selby had observed them in the field, making careful notes of their habitat and habits. at his leisure, he also sensitively colored drawings of them. with this accumulation of practical knowledge, specimens, and some drawings, selby embarked in 1819 on an ambitious project to publish the most up-to-date, life-size illustrations of british birds...\" \n \n \"selby etched his drawings on copper plates and then either took or sent the plates to william home lizars in edinburgh. either lizars or one of his workmen took a pull [proof impression] from selby's plate and worked on any parts necessary to bring the plate to a very fine state of completion. selby and sir william jardine both purchased their copper plates and etching ground from pontifex of london, and their letters refer to the progress made in drawing and 'biting' or etching their plates. if they made a mistake or accidently over-etched a plate, they relied on lizars to correct by burnishing to lighten it...\" \n \n \"the cool, classical quality of selby's plates belongs to an age of elegance and could never have been achieved by the victorian john gould. selby's bird figures were the most accurate delineation of british birds to that date, and the liveliest. after so many books with small, stiff bird portraits, this new atlas with life-sized figures and more relaxed drawing was a great achievement in the long history of bird illustration.\" (jackson, bird etchings) \n \n prideaux john selby (1788-1867) was a british naturalist, landowner, magistrate, high sheriff, and then deputy lieutenant of northumberland. he was friends with many leading naturalists including john james audubon (who gave selby and his brother-in-law robert mitford lessons in drawing), sir william jardine (one of selby's closest friends and a collaborator on various later works), john gould, william yarrell, h. e. strickland, and more. \n \n provenance: bookplate from wessington court was present. wessington court was a 19th century house built by william henry booth."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"58958","title":{"en":"selby, folio - long eared owl. 20"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/40715/lot/19374/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  There is some spotting in the sky.  There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":200,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-16T05:35:23.016Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $1,500","details":{"en":"~ 27\" by 22\""},"currency":"USD","id":19374,"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/19375/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2024-01-13","available":false,"description":{"en":"this remarkable folio lithograph with hand-finished color is from the esteemed john gould\u2019s \n birds of great britain published between 1862 and 1873. this is an earlier printing of the work before the plate for the snowy owl was cracked. \n \n \n birds of great britain allowed gould to cultivate his aesthetic style. he created very appealing compositions often featuring nests and young with the adult species and intricate backgrounds. gould realized that the artistry would make this work far more intriguing than its predecessor birds of europe and thus introduced 750 copies. \n birds of great britain remains vastly popular today. 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":1500,"lotNumber":"58959","title":{"en":"gould - australian osprey"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/40715/lot/19375/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall. 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Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":400,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-16T05:35:23.018Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $1,500","details":{"en":"~ 14 1/2\" by 22\""},"currency":"USD","id":19375,"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/19376/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2024-01-13","available":false,"description":{"en":"this remarkable folio lithograph with hand-finished color is from the esteemed john gould\u2019s \n birds of great britain published between 1862 and 1873. this is an earlier printing of the work before the plate for the snowy owl was cracked. \n \n \n birds of great britain allowed gould to cultivate his aesthetic style. he created very appealing compositions often featuring nests and young with the adult species and intricate backgrounds. gould realized that the artistry would make this work far more intriguing than its predecessor birds of europe and thus introduced 750 copies. \n birds of great britain remains vastly popular today. 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":"58960","title":{"en":"gould - barn owl"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/40715/lot/19376/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall. 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The scroll is over 38 feet long and thus has some signes of handling and wear from the age and the nature of the length.  There is some toning or staining throughout, but truly a remarkable piece and a fascinating presentation  There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":8000,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-16T05:35:25.665Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$14,000 - $16,000","details":{"en":"~ 10 3/4\" by 457 1/2\""},"currency":"USD","id":19377,"estimateMin":14000},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/19378/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2024-01-13","available":false,"description":{"en":"we are pleased to offer this stunning 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 the second edition of the work published in 1754 in london. it was printed for charles marsh, thomas wilcox, and benjamin stichall. the engravings are on fine chain-linked, watermarked paper. \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. \n \n provenance: george m. pflaumer."},"estimateMax":4000,"lotNumber":"58962","title":{"en":"catesby, folio - copper-bellied snake (red bellied water snake) with ilathera bark. 2-46"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/40715/lot/19378/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition.  There may be some faint text offset or occasional faint mottled toning to the plates.  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":200,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-16T05:35:25.667Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,000 - $4,000","details":{"en":"~ 14 3/4\" by 21 1/4\""},"currency":"USD","id":19378,"estimateMin":2000},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/19379/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2024-01-13","available":false,"description":{"en":"we are pleased to offer this stunning 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 the second edition of the work published in 1754 in london. it was printed for charles marsh, thomas wilcox, and benjamin stichall. the engravings are on fine chain-linked, watermarked paper. \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. \n \n provenance: george m. pflaumer."},"estimateMax":4000,"lotNumber":"58963","title":{"en":"catesby, folio - globe fish with black torch & red milk-pea. 2-28"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/40715/lot/19379/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition.  There may be some faint text offset or occasional faint mottled toning to the plates.  There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age.  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There may be some faint text offset or occasional faint mottled toning to the plates.  There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age.  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There may be some faint text offset or occasional faint mottled toning to the plates.  There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age.  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There may be some faint text offset or occasional faint mottled toning to the plates.  There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age.  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There may be a few minor marks or imperfections to be expected with age.  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There may be a few minor marks or imperfections to be expected with age.  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There may be a few minor marks or imperfections to be expected with age.  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