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Natural History of Parrots. Histoire Naturelle des Perroquets.

  • ARTIST: Jacques Barraband

  • MEDIUM:

    DATE: 1989.

  • EDITION SIZE: Book size 13 1/2 x 9 1/2" (34.3 x 24.9 cm).

  • DESCRIPTION: Limited edition facsimile - two vols in one. 158 color litho plates after Jacque Barraband, 152 pp of plate descriptions, 2 sides of index, and 8pp of ornithological commentary on the plates. There is also a 4 pp. facsimile of a manuscript letter inserted. Green cloth as issued, with inset illus. title page on front board, gilt lettering. "The color plates are printed by offset lithography with additional wet-trap varnish on 118 gsm superfine paper which is acid-free, alum-free and resin-free with an alkaline buffer to neutralize any acidity that might develop in handling in storage. "

  • ADDITIONAL INFO:

  • CONDITION: Good condition. Mild foxing on fore-edge.

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