BOOK
A natural history of the birds of New South Wales : collected, engraved and faithfully painted after nature / by John William Lewin.
- Date
- 1826
- By
- Lewin, John William, 1770-1819, Bohte, J. H., Schulze, G., Turnbull, Alexander, 1868-1918, Lewin, Thomas, fl. 1825, Riviere & Son
- Notes
"Illustrated with twenty-six plates."
First ed. published: Sydney : Printed by G. Howe, 1813.
NUC pre-1956 NL 0317182
Australasian bib. pt. 1, p. 230
Plates Digital image. Wellington, N.Z. : National Library of New Zealand.
Binding by Riviere: 1/2 green polished morocco, green linen boards, raised bands ; green marbled end papers ; gilt edges.
Bookplate: Alex H. Turnbull.
Turnbull copy has bound at end 9 original drawings not reproduced in the book ; 7 in colour and 2 in sepia ; 4 watercolours signed John William Lewin, New South Wales 1810 and 3 signed Thomas Lewin 1825. Purchased by Alexander Turnbull from Maggs Bros, 1909.
Digital images available: four of the unpublished and untitled drawings: 'Parakeet', 'Two wrens', 'Crested thrush', 'Blue wrens', Alexander Turnbull Library Rare Book copy. Details available on request from Curator, Rare Books and Fine Printing.
- Source URL
- Plates https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE4289633
- Related to
- Digital Collection = Kohinga Matihiko 81268192800002836 Alma Collection
- Publisher
- London : Printed for J.H. Bohte ... by G. Schulze ..., 1822 [i.e. 1826]
- Format
- [iv], 26p., 26 leaves of plates : chiefly col. ill. ; 37 cm.
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