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The Parrots, Die Papageien – Les Perroquets: The Complete Plates, Samtliche Tafeln Toutes les planches $63.28 Edward Lear s illustrated book of parrotsEdward Lear may be best known for his nonsense verse, but in his early years he excelled as an illustrator of birds and reptiles. This set of 42 hand-colored lithographs, originally entitled Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae, or Parrots, was the finest achievement of his relatively brief career as a natural history draftsman, before failing eyesigh… |
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Family of Parrots $7.00 Edward Lear (1812-1888) learned to draw from an older sister & sold sketches in the streets. His first bird drawing was published in 1830. At age 16, Lear embarked on an ambitious project to draw all the known parrot species. The Zoological Society gave Lear permission to use the birds in the Gardens as models. His 12-part folio, Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae, or Parrots (1830-1832) w… |
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The Naturalist’s Library. The Illustrations of Parrots (Ornithology Volume 6) $27.08 Illustrated with coloured engravings after Edward Lear and others. The illustrations are reproduced from the original hand coloured illustrations from the 1834 edition and enlarged by approximately 40%. The text by Prideaux J Selby is available separately in an 8″x5″ volume ISBN 978-1-84830-200-6… |