MICROGLOSSUS ATERRIMUS. : GOLIAH [SIC] ARATOO. PLATE 16. [GOLIATH ARATOO - BLACK COCKCATOO].

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Edward Lear


Microglossus Aterrimus. : Goliah [sic] Aratoo. Plate 16. [Goliath aratoo - Black Cockcatoo].

Engraving, hand colored, 1833-43.
Paper size 6 3/4 x 4 3/8" (172 x 110 mm).
Good condition and color, save for a tightly cropped binding edge.
LOCATION: New York City

Inventory Number: 70771
Price: $60.00
Publisher : Published by W. H. Lizars, Edinburgh.
Engraved by Lizars. From "The Naturalist's Library" set by Sir William Jardine, which contains 40 volumes and covers Ornithology, Mammalia, Entomology and Ichthyology. Each volume was prepared by a leading naturalist. 18th-19th Century Subjects , Natural History - Birds , Other Bird of Paradise, Toucans, Parrots, etc

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