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DRESSER, HENRY EELES. A History of the Birds of Europe, Including all the Species inhabiting the Western Palaearctic Region. Published by the Author, 1871-96. DRESSER's OWN UNIQUE COPY. "This copy is the only one that I had printed on thick paper, and I had it specially printed for my own library". Large 4to., 9 vols text including index and supplement, and 8 vols. Plates cont. red morocco gilt, t.e.g. (a few minor abrasions). 5pp. List of subscribers, additional wood engraved titles, containing the 721 hand coloured lithographic plates by J.G. Keulemens, Joseph Wolf, Archibald Thorburn and Edward Neale, most plates also with uncoloured states (with or without letters, sometimes more than one version), some with additional coloured state to incorporate alterations (309 "this plate was altered, the stump being erased and replaced by a rock; 466 with note to J. Wolf, "Mr. Dresser thinks this plate will not do..." Keulemans agreed to refer the matter to Wolf & abide by his decision; 707 with final state as corrected by Lord Lilford. With 2pp original pencil drawings of claws (plate 485) tipped in. 8 additional coloured plates (see below) and 2 uncoloured plates. In a manuscript note in the index volume Dresser notes, "The plates, which are bound separately are the pattern plates, coloured specially by the artist, as I had the illustrations drawn direct on stone, and a proof coloured which thus forms the original of each one. Of these patterns one was issued with the first prospectus, and was not published in the work (113B) and seven others were never issued. Five of these were printed in Leyden by Mr. Trap, and the work was so badly executed that we refused to accept it, and had the rest of the work done in London...As we took the work away from Mr. Trap, he refused to send the stones of these five plates, hence we were compelled to have the plates redrawn (113A, 147A, 150A, 154A, 222A). 81A - the stone was damaged and had to be redrawn and 503A "drawn by Neale but so unsatisfactory that I had it cancelled & redrawn by Keulemans". (17)
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KEULEMANS, JOHN GERARD, ARCHIBALD THORBURN AND EDWARD Neale. H.E. DRESSER'S collection of original signed watercolour drawings, and some sketches, for The Birds of Europe [1871 - 96]. Folio cont. full red morocco gilt, with Dresser gilt emblem incorporating rustic initial letter D and owl on upper cover, a.e.g. Containing 34 full page watercolours in mounts (17 by Keulemans, 2 by Thorburn and 15 by Neale) and 12 sketches pasted down (5 by JGK, 3 by AT, one by E.N. and 3 by C.G. Danford). All on thick card throughout, with captions in ink by Dresser on versos of mounts. Signed note by Dresser, "All the drawings in this book were executed for the "Birds of Europe" and are the only originals that I had done, all the rest of the plates being drawn on stone direct to save expense".
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WARING, J.B. Stone Monuments, Tumuli and Ornament of Remote Ages... 1870. Folio, half green morocco gilt (cloth sides soiled). 108 lithographic plates (some spotting). With vol 2 only of Belcher and Macartney. Later Renaissance Architecture in England. 1901. Folio, cont. half maroon morocco gilt. Plans and photographic plates (some loose). (2)
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