Marc Des Mures | Iconographie ornithologique, Paris, 1849

Marc Des Mures

Iconographie ornithologique. Paris: Klincksieck, (1845-)1849

FIRST EDITION, large 4to (358 x 264mm.), 72 hand-coloured lithographed plates, nineteenth-century half morocco, some spotting, worn at edges

Rare plate book by the amateur ornithologist and politician, Marc Des Mures (1804-1894). "The plates are very finely executed" (Zimmer).

LITERATURE:

Fine Bird Books, p.70; Nissen IVB 239; Zimmer, p.168