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The Family of Toucans - 52 plates, 20" x 13.75" 52 plates in box - 2011

by John Gould, Edward Lear

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These dazzling illustrations are generally thought to represent John Gould's most dramatic, magnificent images. The amazing range of vivid colors--shiny black, vibrant red, yellow, and orange--creates an unprecedented sense of animation. Shown against simple backgrounds, the birds seem to emerge, large and engaging.

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Cologne: Taschen, 2011. 52 plates in box. NEW/no dj as issued. Edward Lear. NEW, still in publisher's shrink-wrap. Multi-lingual 31 page booklet text in English, French, and German 51 Large Art Prints 20" Height x 13.75" Length. == Ships from Hawaii. ==. Big-billed technicolor marvels: 51 ready-to-frame art prints John Gould's toucans are arguably the most striking and dramatic bird illustrations ever published. Gould (1804-1881), one of the most prolific ornithological publishers of the 19th century, had a romantic enthusiasm for winged creatures, as well as a passion for natural history and a impulse to catalog. Drawing on his outstanding scientific and artistic talents, he embarked on a series of projects that would eventually make him the leading publisher of ornithological illustrations in Victorian Britain. Gould's unparalleled career spanned five decades, during which he produced a series of books depicting birds from all over the world. The dazzling illustrations from Gould's Monograph of the Ramphastidae, or Family of Toucans, 1852-1854 represent his most dramatic, magnificent images. The amazing range of vivid colors-shiny black, vibrant red, yellow, and orange-creates an unprecedented sense of animation. Shown against simple backgrounds, The toucans look very much alive, as if they were about to take flight. The inspiration for Toucans came while Gould was working on his Birds of Europe, when he became fascinated by the toucan collection of a fellow ornithologist. He made several trips to central European museums to gather material for Toucans, and after publication of the first edition, had some of the plates redrawn and added 20 new birds to this revised and expanded second edition. All are included in these touchingly beautiful reproductions of Gould's hand-colored lithographs. Text in English, French, and German.
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  • Title The Family of Toucans - 52 plates, 20" x 13.75"
  • Author John Gould, Edward Lear
  • Illustrator Edward Lear
  • Binding 52 plates in box
  • Edition First Edition
  • Condition New
  • Pages 118
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Taschen, Cologne
  • Date 2011
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 773K
  • ISBN 9783836505246 / 383650524X
  • Weight 7.5 lbs (3.40 kg)
  • Dimensions 20 x 14 x 1.5 in (50.80 x 35.56 x 3.81 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 19th Century
  • Dewey Decimal Code 704

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About the author

The author:
Jonathan Elphick is a British natural history author, editor, consultant, researcher and lecturer, specializing in ornithology. His many books include an acclaimed historical survey of ornithological illustration, "Birds: The Art of Ornithology." Based in London, he is a Scientific Fellow of the Zoological Society of London and a Fellow of the Linnean Society of London.