Daniel Giraud Elliot
The new and heretofore unfigured species of the birds of North America, 1869, 2 volumes
Found at
Sothebys,
London
The Library of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven Part I, Lot 71
6. May - 18. May 2022
The Library of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven Part I, Lot 71
6. May - 18. May 2022
Estimate: 15.000 - 20.000 GBP
Price realised: 27.720 GBP
Price realised: 27.720 GBP
Description
Daniel Giraud Elliot
The new and heretofore unfigured species of the birds of North America. New York: Published by the author, 1869
FIRST EDITION, 2 volumes, large folio (595 x 470mm.), dedication, list of subscribers, list of plates, 72 hand-coloured lithographed plates, 21 mounted wood-engraved text illustrations, later green half morocco gilt, some spotting, often affecting text more than plates
Elliot’s large-scale work is continuation of Wilson's American Ornithology (1808–1824) and Audubon's Birds of America (1827–1838). The work includes those species of American birds not previously represented to Elliot's knowledge.
LITERATURE:
Anker 129; Fine Bird Books, p. 72; Nissen IVB 294; Zimmer, p. 205; Wood, p. 331
PROVENANCE:
Norman Ritchie, armorial bookplate
The new and heretofore unfigured species of the birds of North America. New York: Published by the author, 1869
FIRST EDITION, 2 volumes, large folio (595 x 470mm.), dedication, list of subscribers, list of plates, 72 hand-coloured lithographed plates, 21 mounted wood-engraved text illustrations, later green half morocco gilt, some spotting, often affecting text more than plates
Elliot’s large-scale work is continuation of Wilson's American Ornithology (1808–1824) and Audubon's Birds of America (1827–1838). The work includes those species of American birds not previously represented to Elliot's knowledge.
LITERATURE:
Anker 129; Fine Bird Books, p. 72; Nissen IVB 294; Zimmer, p. 205; Wood, p. 331
PROVENANCE:
Norman Ritchie, armorial bookplate
Upper estimate price exceeded by 39 %.
The work The new and heretofore unfigured species of the birds of North America, 1869, 2 volumes by Daniel Giraud Elliot was sold in the The Library of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven Part I auction at Sothebys in London in May last year. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 27,720.00 (€ 32,609.94), 39% above the upper estimate. Other works by Daniel Giraud Elliot have achieved even higher prices, we observed the highest auction result so far of GBP 40,320.00 (€ 47,432.64) in May last year for the work A monograph of the paradiseidae, or family of birds of paradise, 1873.
Oberer Schätzpreis um 39 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit The new and heretofore unfigured species of the birds of North America, 1869, 2 volumes von Daniel Giraud Elliot wurde im Mai letzten Jahres in der Auktion The Library of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven Part I bei Sothebys in London versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 27.720,00 (€ 32.609,94) und damit 39% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Andere Arbeiten von Daniel Giraud Elliot haben noch höhere Preise erzielt - wir haben das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis von GBP 40.320,00 (€ 47.432,64) im Mai letzten Jahres für die Arbeit A monograph of the paradiseidae, or family of birds of paradise, 1873 beobachtet.
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