JARDINE NATURALISTS LIBRARY HC LORIKEET SCARCE EDITION

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SPECIES ~ Varied Lorikeet PROVENANCE ~ These 170+ year old prints are from "The Naturalist's Library" published by Sir William Jardine between the years 1833 - 1843. Scottish artist William Lizars, Jardine's brother-in-law, was the etcher/engraver for all 40 volumes in this popular series describing in great detail the aspects of natural history throughout the globe. This collaboration produced one of the most charming and popular collections of natural history books. The series was divided into 4 main sections - ornithology, ichthyology, mammalian and entomology. Jardine himself was a gifted naturalist and artist. Many of his original water colors are in the Natural History Museum, London and in the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh. Born in 1800, Jardine was the son of the 6th Baronet of Applegirth, whom he succeeded in 1820. The hand colored engravings in The Naturalist's Library are based on paintings by some of the finest natural history artists known - some past, as Maria Sybilla Merian in the entomology section, and some contemporary, as William Swainson, George Cuvier and Edward Lear. Jardine himself wrote 14 of the volumes. PRINT CHARACTERISTICS ~ 3.5" x 5.5", HAND COLORED, ANTIQUE COPPER PLATE ENGRAVING FRAMING SUITABILITY~ VERY GOOD, USUALLY PLENTY OF ROOM FOR A MATTE, BUT OCCASIONALLY THE ENGRAVED IMAGE MAY BE CLOSE TO THE PAGE MARGIN AND REQUIRE MORE EFFORT TO FRAME. Plenty of room for a matte of your choosing regarding color and size, and once framed makes a chaming conversation piece. CONDITION ~ GOOD, but when BIDDING p lease keep in mind that while excellent for a print over 100 years old, it is to be expected that normal aging will result in some foxing and or yellowing of the printed paper. Please ask questions if unsure before bidding, and photos should show any amount of serious deleterious effects (inlcuding damp-staining, foxing, rips, tears, stains, yellowing, etc.). The color of these scarce edition plates are bright, but there is softening, chipping, even some soiling and yellowing on all margin edges of these plates. thus they can only be classed by me as GOOD versus VERY GOOD. Please examine photoscarefully before buying to be sure you will be happy with a less than perfect antique parrot plate. SHIPPING & HANDLING COSTS~ $3.00 FIRST CLASS USA, $15.00 International PAYMENT ~ PAYPAL only HANDLING TIME ~ 3-5 Business Days, often even less. I am one person and not a store or larger operation, so please keep that in mind. I want to ensure your complete satisfaction, and will work diligently to gain and keep your business. I LOVE REPEAT CUSTOMERS & I DO LEAVE FEEDBACK. I hope you will do the same for me if you are satisfied with my service and the quality of your item(s) too. PACKAGING~ Properly packaged and shipped flat in an Acid-free clear storage envelope. I want the buyer of these prints to rest assured every precaution is taken to protect the integrity and vivid quality of these prints, and therefore I use the same Museum quality products I use for my photographs that are for sale. You may view my personal work and learn more about me, if interested, by visiting /people/naturaldevelopments . These make wonderful one of a kind gifts as no two engravings are 100% identical due to imperfections and variations in the process. PLEASE CHECK MY OTHER AUCTIONS FOR BEAUTIFUL NATURAL HISTORY PRINTS, BOOKS AND EPHEMERA from the 16th to 21st CENTURY! Thank you for looking, and remember 'If you keep a green bough in your heart.....the singing bird will come.' ~ Chinese Proverb keywords: === vintage print, vintage prints, vintage lithograph, vintage lithographs, vinatage chromo, vintage chromos, vintage chromolithograph, vintage chromolithographs, vintage art, vintage artwork, vintage folio, vintage folios, vintage engraving, vintage engravings, + vintage bird print, vintage bird prints, vintage bird lithograph, vintage bird lithograp... read more

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