Henry Eeles Dresser
A monograph of the coraciidae, 1893
Found at
Sothebys,
London
The Library of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven Part I, Lot 67
6. May - 18. May 2022
The Library of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven Part I, Lot 67
6. May - 18. May 2022
Estimate: 3.000 - 4.000 GBP
Price realised: 4.788 GBP
Price realised: 4.788 GBP
Description
Henry Eeles Dresser
A monograph of the coraciidae, or family of the rollers. Farnborough, Kent: Published by the Author, 1893
FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, 4to (375 x 270mm.), 27 hand-coloured lithographed plates, contemporary red morocco gilt presentation binding with owl vignette from title page reproduced in gilt to upper cover
Richly descriptive monograph on the coraciidae, or the rollers, by the important British ornithologist H.E. Dresser (1838-1915). The present copy features an inscription from Dresser to Colonel Magrath.
LITERATURE:
Fine Bird Books, p. 72; Nissen IVB 270; Zimmer, p. 178
PROVENANCE:
James Butler, Earl of Ossory (1844-1919), later 3rd Marquess or Ormonde, armorial bookplate
A monograph of the coraciidae, or family of the rollers. Farnborough, Kent: Published by the Author, 1893
FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, 4to (375 x 270mm.), 27 hand-coloured lithographed plates, contemporary red morocco gilt presentation binding with owl vignette from title page reproduced in gilt to upper cover
Richly descriptive monograph on the coraciidae, or the rollers, by the important British ornithologist H.E. Dresser (1838-1915). The present copy features an inscription from Dresser to Colonel Magrath.
LITERATURE:
Fine Bird Books, p. 72; Nissen IVB 270; Zimmer, p. 178
PROVENANCE:
James Butler, Earl of Ossory (1844-1919), later 3rd Marquess or Ormonde, armorial bookplate
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
In May last year Sothebys in London held the auction The Library of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven Part I, which included the work A monograph of the coraciidae, 1893 by Henry Eeles Dresser. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 4,788.00 (€ 5,632.63), 20% above the upper estimate. Other works by Henry Eeles Dresser have achieved even higher prices, we observed the highest auction result so far of GBP 6,300.00 (€ 7,411.35) in May last year for the work A history of the birds in Europe, 1871 [-1882|AID711761].
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Im Mai letzten Jahres führte Sothebys in London die Auktion The Library of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven Part I durch, in der auch die Arbeit A monograph of the coraciidae, 1893 von Henry Eeles Dresser zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 4.788,00 (€ 5.632,63) und damit 20% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Andere Arbeiten von Henry Eeles Dresser haben noch höhere Preise erzielt - wir haben das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis von GBP 6.300,00 (€ 7.411,35) im Mai letzten Jahres für die Arbeit A history of the birds in Europe, 1871 [-1882|AID711761] beobachtet.
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