![John Gould - A Monograph of the Trogonidae, [1858-] 1875, contemporary green half morocco](/images/john-gould_a-monograph-of-the-trogonidae-1858-1875-contemporary-green-half-morocco_AID711791.jpg?f=grey)
John Gould
A Monograph of the Trogonidae, [1858-] 1875, contemporary green half morocco
Found at
Sothebys,
London
The Library of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven Part I, Lot 94
6. May - 18. May 2022
The Library of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven Part I, Lot 94
6. May - 18. May 2022
Estimate: 10.000 - 15.000 GBP
Price realised: 22.680 GBP
Price realised: 22.680 GBP
Description
John Gould
A Monograph of the Trogonidae, or Family of Trogons. London: Taylor and Francis for the author, [1858-] 1875
Second edition, folio (548 x 375mm.), title-page, dedication leaf, 47 hand-coloured lithographed plates by Gould, William Hart, and Henry Constantine Richter, contemporary green half morocco, gilt edges, marbled endpapers, some light spotting, dampstain affecting two leaves (illustrations unaffected), split in final gathering, extremities rubbed
Specimens of these exotic, brilliantly coloured birds were difficult to come by and little was known of them when Gould published the first edition in 1838. However, their appeal was enormous, not to mention popular, and so a second edition — listing new species and with additional information — was published. In his preface Gould notes that "although I entitle this work a second edition […], it is in reality a new publication, all the plates having been redrawn, and many new species figured for the first time". Some of the new plates include greater background detail, comprising florid tropical plants or smaller birds.
For more information about Gould, please refer to Lot 88.
LITERATURE:
Anker 171; Fine Bird Books, p. 77; McGill/Wood 365; Nissen IVB 381; Sauer 21; Zimmer, p. 261
A Monograph of the Trogonidae, or Family of Trogons. London: Taylor and Francis for the author, [1858-] 1875
Second edition, folio (548 x 375mm.), title-page, dedication leaf, 47 hand-coloured lithographed plates by Gould, William Hart, and Henry Constantine Richter, contemporary green half morocco, gilt edges, marbled endpapers, some light spotting, dampstain affecting two leaves (illustrations unaffected), split in final gathering, extremities rubbed
Specimens of these exotic, brilliantly coloured birds were difficult to come by and little was known of them when Gould published the first edition in 1838. However, their appeal was enormous, not to mention popular, and so a second edition — listing new species and with additional information — was published. In his preface Gould notes that "although I entitle this work a second edition […], it is in reality a new publication, all the plates having been redrawn, and many new species figured for the first time". Some of the new plates include greater background detail, comprising florid tropical plants or smaller birds.
For more information about Gould, please refer to Lot 88.
LITERATURE:
Anker 171; Fine Bird Books, p. 77; McGill/Wood 365; Nissen IVB 381; Sauer 21; Zimmer, p. 261
Upper estimate price exceeded by 51 %.
The work A Monograph of the Trogonidae, 1858- 1875, contemporary green half morocco by John Gould was sold in the The Library of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven Part I auction at Sothebys in London in May last year. It achieved a price of GBP 22,680.00 (€ 26,680.86), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 51%. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by John Gould achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work The Birds of Australia, [1840- 1848-1869, 8 volumes including Supplement|AID711784] in May last year with an auction result of GBP 302,400.00 (€ 355,744.81).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 51 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit A Monograph of the Trogonidae, 1858- 1875, contemporary green half morocco von John Gould wurde im Mai letzten Jahres in der Auktion The Library of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven Part I bei Sothebys in London versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 22.680,00 (€ 26.680,86) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 51%. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von John Gould erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit The Birds of Australia, [1840- 1848-1869, 8 volumes including Supplement|AID711784] im Mai letzten Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 302.400,00 (€ 355.744,81).
John Gould - Auction history
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![John Gould - The Mammals of Australia, London, [1845-] 1863, 3 volumes, contemporary green morocco gilt](/images/john-gould_the-mammals-of-australia-london-1845-1863-3-volumes-contemporary-green-morocco-gilt_AID711789_320x320.jpg)
![John Gould - A Monograph of the Trochilidae, or Family of Humming-Birds, [1849-] 1861](/images/john-gould_a-monograph-of-the-trochilidae-or-family-of-humming-birds-1849-1861_AID711788_320x320.jpg)
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![John Gould - The Birds of Australia, [1840-] 1848-1869, 8 volumes including Supplement](/images/john-gould_the-birds-of-australia-1840-1848-1869-8-volumes-including-supplement_AID711784_320x320.jpg)
![John Gould - The birds of Australia [suppressed parts], 1837-1838](/images/john-gould_the-birds-of-australia-suppressed-parts-1837-1838_AID711782_320x320.jpg)
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