The birds of Europe.
John Gould (1804-1881)
Category
Books
Date
1837
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Wallington, Northumberland
NT 3071124
Summary
Bibliographic description
5v., col. plates . ill.. . fol.. Provenance: Bookseller's label on pastedown: "Thos. Brown Bookseller Arcade Newcastle". Sir John Trevelyan's name (1761-1846) is on the subscribers' list; Bookplate: Sir Walter Calverley Trevelyan Bart. [i.e. 6th baronet, 1797-1879].. Binding: Half leather with cloth panelled insert; sewn onto six raised bands; black spine labels with gilt lettering; marbled endpapers and edges.
Makers and roles
John Gould (1804-1881), author Edward Lear (Holloway 1812 – San Remo 1888), lithographer Elizabeth Gould (1804-1841), lithographer Charles Joseph Hullmandel (London 1789 - London 1850), printer John Gould (1804-1881), illustrator