ISBN10: 383650524X, ISBN13: 9783836505246, [publisher: Köln, Taschen, ( )] Hardcover Köln, Taschen, ( 2011). Begleiheft 31 S. und 51 lose Farbtaf. zusammmen in OKassette. Text dt., engl. und franz. - John Gould (1804-1881) britischer Ornithologe und Tiermaler, der eine mehr als 2-jährige zoologische Expedition um ca. 800 Vögel und 70 Säugetiere zu sammeln unternahm. Der aufwendige, farbenprächtige Druck des vorliegenden Mappenwerks gibt den Inhalt der überarbeiteten und erweiterten 2. Ausgabe wieder, die er nach mehreren Reise zu mitteleuropäischen ergänzte. - Gut und sauber, wohl ungelesen
[Hamburg, Germany] [Publication Year: 2011]
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ISBN10: 383650524X, ISBN13: 9783836505246, [publisher: Taschen GmbH, Köln] Softcover Begleitheft 31 Seiten. Zahlreiche Abbildungen. 51 cm. In deutscher, englischer und französischer Sprache. Rote Leinenkassette mit aufgezogenem farbigen Deckblatt. Red linen case with a colored cover sheet. Vorderes Deckblatt minimal angeschmutz. Front cover sheet is minimally soiled. Alle 51 Kunstdrucke vorhanden. All 51 art prints included. Ein Blatt etwas bestoßen. A sheet slightly bumped. In sehr gutem Zustand. Very good condition. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 3150
[Rosendahl, NRW, Germany] [Publication Year: 2011]

Koln Taschen 2011 Hardcover Fine Large folio, 20 x 14 inches, publisher's cloth box, fine as new copy, still in shrinkwrap.

ISBN10: 383650524X, ISBN13: 9783836505246, [publisher: TASCHEN] Softcover
[DH, SE, Spain] [Publication Year: 2011]

Cologne: Taschen, Date: 2011. 52 plates in box. NEW/no dj as issued. Edward Lear. NEW, still in publisher's shrink-wrap. Multi-lingual 31 page booklet text in English, French, and German 51 Large Art Prints 20" Height x 13.75" Length. == Ships from Hawaii. ==. Big-billed technicolor marvels: 51 ready-to-frame art prints John Gould's toucans are arguably the most striking and dramatic bird illustrations ever published. Gould (1804-1881), one of the most prolific ornithological publishers of the 19th century, had a romantic enthusiasm for winged creatures, as well as a passion for natural history and a impulse to catalog. Drawing on his outstanding scientific and artistic talents, he embarked on a series of projects that would eventually make him the leading publisher of ornithological illustrations in Victorian Britain. Gould's unparalleled career spanned five decades, during which he produced a series of books depicting birds from all over the world. The dazzling illustrations from Gould's Monograph of the Ramphastidae, or Family of Toucans, 1852-1854 represent his most dramatic, magnificent images. The amazing range of vivid colors-shiny black, vibrant red, yellow, and orange-creates an unprecedented sense of animation. Shown against simple backgrounds, The toucans look very much alive, as if they were about to take flight. The inspiration for Toucans came while Gould was working on his Birds of Europe, when he became fascinated by the toucan collection of a fellow ...

ISBN10: 383650524X, ISBN13: 9783836505246, [publisher: Taschen] Hardcover First Edition Folio, 50 fine coloured plates of Toucans reproduced from John Gould's famous monograph and printed to a high standard. Accompanying illustrated booklet in folio format with an essay by Jonathan Elphick about John Gould and his works together with general information on the toucan family. The text is in English / German and French. Contained in a box , a beautiful production which is now out of print.
[Eastbourne, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2011]