Lot 113 , Gould, John - A Monograph of the Trochilidae on Humming Birds. Part XII. 15 original hand-coloured lithographic plates. London: 1856.

° Gould, John - A Monograph of the Trochilidae on Humming Birds. Part XII. 15 original hand-coloured lithographic plates. London: 1856. Bound with original printed paper wrappers laid down on board with later endpapers and green cloth spine. Plates: 1, Aglaeactis Cupripennis 2, Aglaeactis Pamela 3, Thaumatias Albiventris, 4, Thaumatiias Linnael 5, Chrysolampis Moschitus, 6, Calothorax Fanny, 7, Eugenes Fulgens, 8, Lesbia Gouldi 9, Campylopterus Lazulus 10, Campylopterus Cuvieri 11, Urochroa Bougueri 12, Lampornis Mango 13, Leucippus Fallax 14, Calliphlox Amethystina 15, Saucerottia Cyanifrons. (plates 56 x 38.5 cm).
£700-900

Condition:
Upper cover dated 1856. Boards, worn with loss to printed image. All plates with accompanying text, text for plate 9 misbound. 14 plates lightly soiled, 2 with some additional light spotting, first plate with very slight loss to lh. top corner, last plate with small marginal tears and heavier soiling. some text leaves with slight fraying to margins, tear to one text leaf, text with some light soiling. Provenance: The Property of Lady and the late Lord Lloyd of Berwick.