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Creator:
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888
Title(s):

Illustrations of the family of Psittacidae, or parrots / by Edward Lear.

Published/Created:
London : Pion Ltd. ; 1978.
New York : Johnson Reprint Corp., 1978.
Physical Description:
[5] leaves, [42] leaves of plates : chiefly col. ill. ; 55 cm. + 1 pamphlet (15 p., [2] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 31 cm.)
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Folio A 2023 75
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Donald C. Gallup, Yale BA 1934, PhD 1939
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Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Facsimile of the edition published in London in 1832.
"The original copy is owned by the Linnean Society of London with whose permission this facsimile edition was made. This edition is limited to 530 copies of which 500 are for sale"--Title page verso.
Accompanied by: An essay on Edward Lear's illustrations of the family of psittacidae or parrots. 2nd revised ed. / by Brian Reade. 1st ed.: published as 'Edward Lear's parrots'. London : Gerald Duckworth, 1949.
Subject Terms:
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. Illustrations of the family of Psittacidae, or parrots.
Parrots -- Pictorial works.
Form/Genre:
Facsimiles.
Contributors:
Reade, Brian. Essay on Edward Lear's illustrations of the family of psittacidae or parrots.
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