TURTUR RISORIUS. PLATE 17. [TURTLE DOVE].

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Edward Lear


Turtur Risorius. Plate 17. [Turtle Dove].

Engraving, hand colored, 1833-43.
Paper size 6 3/4 x 4 1/4" (172 x 108 mm).
Good condition and color save for mild overall toning and a repaired docked bottom right corner.
LOCATION: New York City

Inventory Number: 71053
Price: $55.00
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 Birds

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