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Auction 138, Lot 861

"[Lot of 4 - Birds]", Endicott & Company

Subject: Prints Bird

Period: 1844 (circa)

Publication: Zoology of New York State

Color: Hand Color

Size:
9 x 11.5 inches
22.9 x 29.2 cm
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These lovely lithographs are from a scarce hand-colored edition of James Ellsworth DeKay's classic Zoology of New York. The artist is John William Hill. This set includes:

A) Plate 62. The Pine Bullfinch and the Cardinal Grosbeak (Cardinal).
B) Plate 55. The Worm-Eating Warbler and the Blue-Winged Warbler.
C) Plate 64. The Blue Grosbeak and the Rose-Breasted Grosbeak.
D) Plate 65. The Red Bird and the Black-Winged Red Bird.

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Condition: A

Original color on sturdy paper, with very minor soiling in blank margins, far from images. Plate 65 is also lightly toned.

Estimate: $160 - $200

Sold for: $100

Closed on 12/7/2011

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