Rare and Illustrated Books on Ornithology

199. Rothschild, F. <strong>and</strong> J. Hartert <strong>and</strong> K. Jordan <strong>and</strong> W. R. Ogilvie-Grant
On Turacus Chalcolophus Neumann; The birds of Buru; On the birds
of Southern Arabia; Additions to the list of birds of Southern Arabia.
London, Zool. Mus. Tring 1900. We offer both Issues Vol. 7 nos. 2 + 3.
with 164 + 312 p <strong>and</strong> 12 plates of which 5 are h<strong>and</strong>coloured
lithographs. Orig wrs. € 325,--
= <strong>Rare</strong> issues of the Novitates Zoologicae with some very nice plates. In total there are 18
articles in these two issues, which we offer completely, but only 4 of them on birds.
Especially the plate of the Turus Chalcolophus Neumann by Keulemans is amazingly
beautiful! Some of the other articles are on Lepidoptera <strong>and</strong> it also includes one article
about a monkey with a fine hc lithograph by Smit
200. Rudbeck, O.
Book of birds. 2 vols. in one blue portfolio. Stockholm 1986. Text with
166 beautiful colourplates including 198 bird species <strong>and</strong> separate
commentary. Blue cloth in slipcase. € 525,=
= A fascinating facsimile of the original watercolours (1603-1710) in the Uppsala
University Library of this great pupil of Linnaeus. Published in a limited edition of 775
copies only.
201. Russ, K.
H<strong>and</strong>buch für Vögel-Liebhaber, -Züchter und -Händler von K.
Neunzig in 3 vols. being: Fremdländiche Stubenvögel, Einheimische
Stubenvögel und Praxis der Vogelpflege und -Züchtung. Magdeburg
1913-1927. Text with 63 coloured plates <strong>and</strong> 890 figs. Full pictorial
cloth. € 680,=
= Nissen IVB, 802. Paper as usual browned, but rare now in a complete set!
202. Sagra, R. de la
Histoire physique, politique et naturelle de l'Ile de Cuba: ornithology
by A. d'Orbigny. Only atlas with 33 engravings by Traviès. Paris,
Bertr<strong>and</strong>, 1839. Cont. boards (repaired). € 2.500,=
= Nissen ZBI, 3548. The rare bird atlas in Sagra's famous Histoire naturelle de l'Ile de
Cuba, however in an uncoloured edition <strong>and</strong> without the text. If interested in text
volumes of the other parts such as reptiles by Cocteau, animaux articulés by Guérin de
Meneville <strong>and</strong> mollusques by d'Orbigny, mammifères by Berthelot <strong>and</strong> plantes by
Richard etc., please inquire. We have 9 text volumes.
203. Salomonsen, F. <strong>and</strong> G. Johansen.
Grønl<strong>and</strong>s Fugle, the birds of Greenl<strong>and</strong> in 3 vols. Kopenhagen 1950.
4to. 607p., 52 fine colourplates after watercolours of Gitz-Johansen, 1
folded map. New green cloth. € 680,=
= Nissen IVB, 808. Vols. 2-3 incl. the original wrappers. The most comprehensive treatise
on Greenl<strong>and</strong> ornithology ever published! We added the original brochure with one
coloured plate. We also hold vols. 2-3 separately.