Alphabet of birds. Imp. Lith. Pellerin. Epinal.... - Lot 36 - Ader

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Alphabet of birds. Imp. Lith. Pellerin. Epinal.... - Lot 36 - Ader
Alphabet of birds. Imp. Lith. Pellerin. Epinal. [At the foot of the sheet S]. [Circa 1865]. (17 x 14 cm). Leporello of (24) lithographed and stenciled plates: publisher's bright orange moiré paper boards, lithographed and colored title applied to the first board and framed with a gilt embossed paper frieze, five birds, one of which is set on a cloth bearing the title. Twenty-four lithographed and stenciled plates each with several birds in a natural setting. (No W, Y and Z on the same plate). Only one of the birds has the initial of the letter, it is captioned in bold type, the others are listed to the right of it. A number is given next to each bird and in the legend. Some species: Bohemian Waxwing, Quoliou, Flaming Ramphocele, Hastnigs' Trugopan, Xalcuani, etc. Copy in its rare and well preserved publisher's boards, spine renewed.
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