A monograph of the Trogonidae, or family of trogons

Title Variants

Alternative: Toucans and trogons

Alternative: Trogonidae, or family of trogons

Related Titles

Series: Museum of Comparative Zoology--Biodiversity Heritage Library digitization project

By

Gould, John 1804-1881

Gould, Elizabeth 1804-1841
Hullmandel, Charles Joseph, 1789-1850 , printer of plates
Goodall, Joseph, 1760-1840 , dedicatee
Richard and John Edward Taylor (Firm), , printer

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

London, The Author, 1835-1838

Notes

Issued in 3 parts, Apr. 1835-Mar. 1838, in sequence not corresponding to "List of plates" issued with pt. 3. For sequence as issued, cf. Sauer.

Issued in 3 parts between April 1835 and March 1838, in a sequence not corresponding to that on the "List of plates," which was issued with part 3.

Illustrations: One double-page and 35 full-page hand-colored lithographs by J. and E. Gould, printed by C. Hullmandel. Each plate accompanied by guard sheet and leaf of letterpress.

For a detailed discussion of the dates of issue, see item number 4 in G.C. Sauer's bibliography of "John Gould's major published works" in John Gould the bird man: a chronology and bibliography.

Plates preceded by title page, dedication leaf for Reverend Joseph Goodall, list of subscribers (3 unnumbered leaves in total); and Preface (pages [i]-ii), Introduction (pages [iii]-vii), "Synopsis specierum" ([i] page on 1 leaf) and the list of plates ([i] page on 1 leaf).

Nissen, C. Illustrierte Vogelbücher, | 381

Each leaf of plates is accompanied by a leaf of descriptive letterpress and a blank guard-sheet; some of the text leaves are printed on both sides.

Sitwell, S. Fine bird books, | p. 77

The hand-colored lithographs include one printed on a folded leaf ("Trogon resplendens") and 35 full-page illustrations, signed: "Drawn from nature & on stone by J. and E. Gould; printed by C. Hullmandel."

Sauer, G.C. Gould, | p. 26-29, no. 4

A second edition, entirely rewritten and illustrated with new plates, was published between 1858 and 1875.

Sitwell, S. Fine bird books, | page 77

Nissen, C. Illustrierten Vogelbücher, | 381

Anker, J. Bird books and bird art, | 171

Catalogue of the Edward E. Ayer Ornithological Library | page 253

Sauer, G.C. John Gould, the bird man: a chronology and bibliography, | number 4 (pages 26-29)

Subjects

Birds in art , Classification , Identification , Pictorial works , Trogons , Trogons in art

BHL Collections

Women in Natural History

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.123276
OCLC: 15167573
OCLC: 786415363
Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q51399968