A monograph of the Trochilidæ, or family of humming-birds

By

Gould, John 1804-1881

Richter, Henry Constantine, 1821-1902 , lithographer.
Hullmandel & Walton, , printer of plates.
Walter & Cohn, , printer of plates.

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

London, Printed by Taylor and Francis, 1861 [i.e. 1849-1861]

Notes

Hand-colored lithographed plates, with preface, introduction, list of subscribers, and accompanying leaves of letterpress description.

Issued in 25 parts between 1849 and 1861; the title pages for the volumes were issued last and are all dated 1861.

Plates drawn and lithographed by Gould and H.C. Richter, and printed by Hullmandel & Walton, and also by Walter & Cohn.

A supplementary volume to this set, issued in parts between 1880 and 1887, was completed by R.B. Sharpe after Gould's death.

Zimmer, J.T. Ayer Lib., | p. 258

Sitwell, S. Fine bird books, 1700-1900 (1990 ed.), | p. 102

Anker, J. Bird books, | 177

Subjects

Hummingbirds

BHL Collections

Blog Features

Call Number

QL696.A558 G69 1849

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.51056
OCLC: 9648140
Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q51506300