PENNANT | The British zoology, 1761-1766
PENNANT, THOMAS
THE BRITISH ZOOLOGY… PUBLISHED UNDER THE INSPECTION OF THE CYMMRODORION SOCIETY… ILLUSTRATED WITH ONE HUNDRED AND SEVEN COPPER PLATES. LONDON: J. AND J. MARCH, [1761]-1766
Folio (530 x 360mm.), title and dedication printed in red and black, 107 hand-coloured etched plates by P. Mazell after P. Paillou, contemporary mottled calf, some offsetting and marginal repairs, binding rubbed and rebacked
"The first coloured illustrations of birds in a book which attempted to list and portray all of the British species, many of them life-size... Peter Paillou contributed most of the designs and coloured the prints, the colour being extended to the trees, branches and foregrounds. These really splendid folio plates cost Pennant so much that the British charity school at Clerkenwell Green, for which the profits of the book were intended, came off rather badly, as did Pennant himself. Nevertheless they showed what could be done in the production of good, large pictures of British birds. Much of the credit must go to Mazell, the meticulous and tidy etcher, for his fidelity to Paillou's drawings" (Jackson).
A supplement was issued with a further twenty-five plates, not bound in this volume.
LITERATURE:
Anker 392; Fine Bird Books, p.99; Jackson, Etchings, p.106; Nissen IVB 710; Wood, p.515; Zimmer, p.487
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PENNANT, THOMAS
THE BRITISH ZOOLOGY… PUBLISHED UNDER THE INSPECTION OF THE CYMMRODORION SOCIETY… ILLUSTRATED WITH ONE HUNDRED AND SEVEN COPPER PLATES. LONDON: J. AND J. MARCH, [1761]-1766
Folio (530 x 360mm.), title and dedication printed in red and black, 107 hand-coloured etched plates by P. Mazell after P. Paillou, contemporary mottled calf, some offsetting and marginal repairs, binding rubbed and rebacked
"The first coloured illustrations of birds in a book which attempted to list and portray all of the British species, many of them life-size... Peter Paillou contributed most of the designs and coloured the prints, the colour being extended to the trees, branches and foregrounds. These really splendid folio plates cost Pennant so much that the British charity school at Clerkenwell Green, for which the profits of the book were intended, came off rather badly, as did Pennant himself. Nevertheless they showed what could be done in the production of good, large pictures of British birds. Much of the credit must go to Mazell, the meticulous and tidy etcher, for his fidelity to Paillou's drawings" (Jackson).
A supplement was issued with a further twenty-five plates, not bound in this volume.
LITERATURE:
Anker 392; Fine Bird Books, p.99; Jackson, Etchings, p.106; Nissen IVB 710; Wood, p.515; Zimmer, p.487
To view Shipping Calculator, please click here
Condition Report:
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
Please note: Condition 11 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers (Online Only) is not applicable to this lot.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
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