George Edwards'
A Natural History of Uncommon Birds

An exuberant group of prints by 'The Father of British Ornithology.' George Edwards (1694-1773), well remembered for his ornithological work and for the publication of his marvelous Natural History of Uncommon Birds, was a familiar figure in British naturalist circles of the mid-eighteenth century. He was a good friend of Mark Catesby, who created the first American ornithology, and of Sir Hans Sloane, the founder of the British Museum. Edwards produced his impressive volumes almost single-handedly, for not only did he make the drawings upon which the prints are based, but he also wrote the text, etched the plates and did his own coloring. For this work, Edwards was elected to the Royal Society and his fame spread throughout Europe. So great was the impact of his History, that Edwards has been credited with almost alone popularizing the art of bird and animal illustration with this historic publication. Thus, these wonderfully decorative prints are as significant as they are delightful and beautiful.

• 12. The Arabian Bustard $250
• 19. The Chinese Starling or Black-bird $225
• 50. The Spotted Greenland Dove $200

• 53. THe Ash-couloured Buzzard. $250
• 58. The Black Indian Cuckow $250
• 73. The Bustard Cock $175
• 74. The Hen Bustard $250
• 78. The Lesser Mock-Bird $250
• 89. The great Black Peteril $275

• 91. The small Black and White Divers $250
• 98. [Black and white seabird] $250
• 118. Black and Spotted Heath Cock $225
• 119. Mountain Partridge $225

• 121. The American Nightingale and The Green Sparrow or Green Hummingbird $225
• 140. The Spotted Plover from North America $250
• 142. Red Coot-Footed Tringa $225
• 148. The Arctic-Bird $225
• 155. The Great Black Duck from Hudson's Bay $200
• 280. The Long-Tailed Duck from Newfoundland & The Black-Crested Spur-Winged Plover $225

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