Print Book
Title The birds of Australia / by John Gould.
Author Gould, John, 1804-1881.
Published London : Printed by Richard and John E. Taylor, Red Lion Court, Fleet Street. Published by the author, 20, Broad Street, Golden Square, 1848-1869.

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Status Loan Type Location Shelf-mark
 Reference Only  Not for loan  Level 12 Spec Coll  Sp Coll n1-a.1  Vol.1  
 Reference Only  Not for loan  Level 12 Spec Coll  Sp Coll n1-a.2  Vol.2  
 Reference Only  Not for loan  Level 12 Spec Coll  Sp Coll n1-a.3  Vol.3  
 Reference Only  Not for loan  Level 12 Spec Coll  Sp Coll n1-a.4  Vol.4  
 Reference Only  Not for loan  Level 12 Spec Coll  Sp Coll n1-a.5  Vol.5  
 Reference Only  Not for loan  Level 12 Spec Coll  Sp Coll n1-a.6  Vol.6  
 Reference Only  Not for loan  Level 12 Spec Coll  Sp Coll n1-a.7  Vol.7  
 Reference Only  Not for loan  Level 12 Spec Coll  Sp Coll n1-a.8  Vol.8  
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Description 8 v. : col. ill. ; 56 cm.
Note Originally issued in parts between 1840 and 1848 to form 7 volumes; further parts were produced between 1851 and 1869 to form a supplementary volume.
Plates mostly drawn by H. C. Richter based upon Gould's designs.
Summary Consists of 681 hand coloured lithographed plates of birds, each accompanied by explantaory and descriptive text.
Copy specific An article and images from this book are available via the Glasgow University Library Special Collections website (exhibitions: book of the month archive, July 2005).
Library Class Sp Coll n1-a.1-8
Subject Birds -- Australia.
Ornithology -- Australia.
Birds in art.
Other Author Richter, Henry Constantine, 1821-1902.

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