Apteryx Austral. [the Kiwi] Plate 24
by Dumont d'Urville; Shaw
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Garrison, New York, United States
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About This Item
Paris: Gide, 1841. First edition. Exquisite image of the kiwi from Dumont D'Urville's "Voyage au Pole Sud et dans l'Oceanie sur les corvettes ‘l'Astrolabe et la Zelee... 1837-1840". Painted by Werner, after Lebreton, Dirige par Barromee. Grave par Giraud. Gide Editeur. Impie. de Bougeard.
Copper and stipple engraving of a brown kiwi with two detail sketches of a feather, 11 x 16 1/4, to plate marks. Paper 14 x 21 1/2". Blind stamp of the publisher, Gide. Very slightly tanned overall 3/4" closed tear in bottom margin, in very good condition.
A superb image of New Zealand's national bird.
Copper and stipple engraving of a brown kiwi with two detail sketches of a feather, 11 x 16 1/4, to plate marks. Paper 14 x 21 1/2". Blind stamp of the publisher, Gide. Very slightly tanned overall 3/4" closed tear in bottom margin, in very good condition.
A superb image of New Zealand's national bird.
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- Bookseller
- Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24301
- Title
- Apteryx Austral. [the Kiwi] Plate 24
- Author
- Dumont d'Urville; Shaw
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Gide
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1841
- Bookseller catalogs
- NEW ZEALAND;
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