Daniel Giraud Elliot (1835-1915) A Monograph of the Paradiseidae

Elliot, Daniel Giraud (1835-1915). A Monograph of the Paradiseidae, or Birds of Paradise [London]: by the Author, 1873, folio (24 in. x 19 1/2 in.), half morocco with marbled boards and endpapers, with title page, Dedication, List of Subscribers, Preface, Introduction, Explanation of Abbreviations, List of Plates, and 36 hand-colored lithographed plates by J. Smit after Joseph Wolf, colored by J.D. White, printed by M. and N. Hanhart, one uncolored lithographed plate of generic characters by and after Smit. Provenance: Sir Giles Loder, Bart. (bookplate), Bernard Shapero Rare Books, London, 2011. Literature: Fine Bird Books, p. 95

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