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an open book with a picture of birds and flowers on ita red bird sitting on a branch in a bookan open book with a drawing of a bird on it ' s cover
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1627 - Zoology – Ornithology
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Estimate €2,600 - €3,200
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Zoology – Ornithology Barrière Birds of Aviaries and Parks – with colour plates based on life. With 50 colour lithographs. Bordeaux: Imprimerie Nouvelle Typo-Lithographique A. Bellier et Cie, 1886. 120 pp. Contemporary red half-leather binding (slightly bumped and scuffed). Extremely rare; no copies known to be on the market. – Not listed in Ayer/Zimmer. – Not listed in Copenhagen, Ankr, Ellis/Mengel, McGill/Wood, Trinity/Breit, or Yale/Ripley. - Ronsil, *L’Art Français*, 85. - A magnificently illustrated work on keeping birds in aviaries and parks in late 19th-century France, printed at the Bordeaux workshop of A. Bellier et Cie – one of the city’s leading lithographic firms, which emerged from the ‘Imprimerie Nouvelle’ in the 1870s. The volume was intended as the first instalment of a multi-volume work. The title and plates bear the designation ‘Ier volume’, and the text concludes with ‘fin du premier volume’. No further volumes were published. A foreword is followed by a historical overview (‘Aperçu historique’) and an introduction containing general ornithological observations. The main section deals with passerines, the first group being the seed-eaters. It begins with the siskin (Fringilla spinus) and ends with the ortolan bunting. Two species of parrot are also included. An alphabetical index concludes the volume. The work is aimed at enthusiasts of avian keeping. The 50 framed plates depict around 84 species, mostly two per sheet, each with the species name printed alongside. Each plate bears the inscription ‘Ier volume’, the plate number, the column title and the publisher’s address ‘A. Bellier et Cie, Imprimeurs-Éditeurs, Bordeaux’; the image area also bears the inscription ‘chromo lith’. Particularly impressive is the original colour illustrated cover. – A fine copy. Zoology – Ornithology – Barrière. Les oiseaux de volières et de parcs, avec planches coloriées d’après nature. With 50 colour lithographs. Bordeaux: Imprimerie Nouvelle Typo-Lithographique A. Bellier et Cie, 1886. 120 pp. Contemporary red half-leather (somewhat bumped and rubbed). Of the greatest rarity; no copy traceable in the trade. – Not in Ayer/Zimmer. - Not listed in Copenhagen, Anker, Ellis/Mengel, McGill/Wood, Trinity/Breit, or Yale/Ripley. - Ronsil, *L’Art Français*, 85. - A splendidly illustrated work on keeping birds in aviaries and parks in late nineteenth-century France. It was printed at the Bordeaux press of A. Bellier et Cie, one of the city’s leading lithographic firms, which emerged in the 1870s from the firm ‘Imprimerie Nouvelle’. The volume was intended as the first instalment of a multi-volume work. The title and plates bear the designation ‘Ier volume’, and the text concludes with ‘fin du premier volume’. No further volumes were published. A preface is followed by a historical overview (‘Aperçu historique’) and an introduction containing general ornithological observations. The main section deals with the passerines, the first group being the seed-eaters. It begins with the siskin (Fringilla spinus) and ends with the ortolan. Two species of parrot are included. An alphabetical index concludes the volume. The work is aimed at enthusiasts of avian husbandry. The 50 framed plates depict some 84 species, mostly two per sheet, each with the species name printed alongside. Every plate bears the notations “Ier volume”, the plate number, the running title and the publisher’s address “A. Bellier et Cie, Imprimeurs-Éditeurs, Bordeaux”, with “chromo lith” within the image field. Particularly impressive is the colourful, pictorially designed original wrapper. – A good copy. This lot is subject to standard tax. A 24.95% buyer’s premium is payable on the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) is payable on the final invoice amount within the European Union. This lot is subject to the standard tax regime. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints and photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.
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About the sale Valuable books, prints, historical photographs
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Auction time 10/24/2026 at 10:00 AM
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