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Dubois, Charles Frederic and Alphonse Joseph Charles.
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Description
- Dubois, Charles Frederic and Alphonse Joseph Charles.
Les Oiseaux de l'Europe. Brussels, Leipzig and Gand: C. Muquardt, 1868-1872
first edition, 2 volumes, large 8vo (180 x 270mm.), photographic frontispiece of C.F. Dubois, 321 hand-coloured lithographed plates, contemporary red morocco, extremities rubbed
first edition, 2 volumes, large 8vo (180 x 270mm.), photographic frontispiece of C.F. Dubois, 321 hand-coloured lithographed plates, contemporary red morocco, extremities rubbed
Provenance
George Charles Bright, MD, engraved bookplate; h. bradley martin, bookplate
Literature
Fine Bird Books 73; Nissen IVB 276
Catalogue Note
a scarce ornithological publication issued in a small edition. It supplements the elder Dubois's Oiseaux de la Belgique by providing figures and descriptions of European birds not found in Belgium. C.F. Dubois died in 1867 leaving his son Alphonse to complete the work.
The present copy has 2 more plates than called for by the bibliographies and is in accordance with the Ellis copy. The excellent plates, beautifully hand-coloured, are after drawings by the authors. 279 show birds, the rest depict eggs. The birds are figured in front of attractive landscapes or greenery.