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 MANETTI, Saverio (1723-1784), Lorenzo LORENZI & Violante VANNI
Sparviere Terzuolo Italiano [Italian Sparrowhawk] [Pl. 26]
[Pl. 26]. [Florence: Giuseppe Vanni, 1776]. Etching, with engraving, coloured by hand, after Vanni, Lorenzi or Manetti. Very good condition apart from some very light foxing. Image size (including text): 13 1/4 x 10 1/2 inches. Sheet size: 18 1/4 x 14 inches.
A fine image from "one of the half-dozen or so great bird books" (Fine Bird Books).
This beautiful plate comes from 'Storia naturale degli uccelli', of which Peter Dance writes "The production of its five massive folio volumes must have been one of the most remarkable publishing ventures ever undertaken in Florence. Begun in 1767, and [based on birds taken from the collection of Giovanni Gerini], it was completed ten years later. It was larger, better engraved and more vividly coloured than any previous work on birds, but these are not its only claim to fame. The attitudes of the birds themselves give this book its unique character. Strutting, parading, posturing, and occasionally flying....are birds whose real-life counterparts would surely disown them, and not without reason, for Manetti seems in these pictures to be depicting the human comedy, the habits and mannerisms of contemporary Italian society. His book may still be rated among the very greatest bird books, if only for its magnificent comicality" (S. Peter Dance, The Art of Natural History: Animal Illustrators and their Work. London: 1978)
Cf. Dance 70; cf. Fine Bird Books (1990) p.92; cf. Nissen IVB 588; cf. Wood p.450; cf. Zimmer p.241
#7186 $600.00  
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 MANETTI, Saverio (1723-1784), Lorenzo LORENZI & Violante VANNI
Falco Castagnolo con il becco grande Aquilino [Chestnut-coloured falcon with large beak] [Pl. 32]
[Pl. 32]. [Florence: Giuseppe Vanni, 1776]. Etching, with engraving, coloured by hand, after Vanni, Lorenzi or Manetti. Very good condition apart from some very light foxing. Image size (including text): 13 1/4 x 10 1/2 inches. Sheet size: 18 1/4 x 13 7/8 inches.
A fine image from "one of the half-dozen or so great bird books" (Fine Bird Books).
This beautiful plate comes from 'Storia naturale degli uccelli', of which Peter Dance writes "The production of its five massive folio volumes must have been one of the most remarkable publishing ventures ever undertaken in Florence. Begun in 1767, and [based on birds taken from the collection of Giovanni Gerini], it was completed ten years later. It was larger, better engraved and more vividly coloured than any previous work on birds, but these are not its only claim to fame. The attitudes of the birds themselves give this book its unique character. Strutting, parading, posturing, and occasionally flying....are birds whose real-life counterparts would surely disown them, and not without reason, for Manetti seems in these pictures to be depicting the human comedy, the habits and mannerisms of contemporary Italian society. His book may still be rated among the very greatest bird books, if only for its magnificent comicality" (S. Peter Dance, The Art of Natural History: Animal Illustrators and their Work. London: 1978)
Cf. Dance 70; cf. Fine Bird Books (1990) p.92; cf. Nissen IVB 588; cf. Wood p.450; cf. Zimmer p.241
#7189$600.00
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 MANETTI, Saverio (1723-1784), Lorenzo LORENZI & Violante VANNI
Mergo-oca cenerino di capo rossiccio, e di becco minore [Merganser with reddish head and small beak] [Pl. 511]
[Pl. 511]. [Florence: Giuseppe Vanni, 1776]. Etching, with engraving, coloured by hand, after Vanni, Lorenzi or Manetti. Very good condition apart from some very light foxing. Image size (including text): 12 1/4 x 10 5/8 inches. Sheet size: 18 x 14 inches.
A fine image from "one of the half-dozen or so great bird books" (Fine Bird Books).
This beautiful plate comes from 'Storia naturale degli uccelli', of which Peter Dance writes "The production of its five massive folio volumes must have been one of the most remarkable publishing ventures ever undertaken in Florence. Begun in 1767, and [based on birds taken from the collection of Giovanni Gerini], it was completed ten years later. It was larger, better engraved and more vividly coloured than any previous work on birds, but these are not its only claim to fame. The attitudes of the birds themselves give this book its unique character. Strutting, parading, posturing, and occasionally flying....are birds whose real-life counterparts would surely disown them, and not without reason, for Manetti seems in these pictures to be depicting the human comedy, the habits and mannerisms of contemporary Italian society. His book may still be rated among the very greatest bird books, if only for its magnificent comicality" (S. Peter Dance, The Art of Natural History: Animal Illustrators and their Work. London: 1978)
Cf. Dance 70; cf. Fine Bird Books (1990) p.92; cf. Nissen IVB 588; cf. Wood p.450; cf. Zimmer p.241
#7208$750.00
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 MANETTI, Saverio (1723-1784), Lorenzo LORENZI & Violante VANNI
Mergo-oca di lungo becco col ciuffo [Tufted Merganser with long beak] [Pl. 509]
[Pl. 509]. [Florence: Giuseppe Vanni, 1776]. Etching, with engraving, coloured by hand, after Vanni, Lorenzi or Manetti. Very good condition apart from some very light foxing. Image size (including text): 12 1/8 x 10 1/4 inches. Sheet size: 17 1/2 x 14 inches.
A fine image from "one of the half-dozen or so great bird books" (Fine Bird Books).
This beautiful plate comes from 'Storia naturale degli uccelli', of which Peter Dance writes "The production of its five massive folio volumes must have been one of the most remarkable publishing ventures ever undertaken in Florence. Begun in 1767, and [based on birds taken from the collection of Giovanni Gerini], it was completed ten years later. It was larger, better engraved and more vividly coloured than any previous work on birds, but these are not its only claim to fame. The attitudes of the birds themselves give this book its unique character. Strutting, parading, posturing, and occasionally flying....are birds whose real-life counterparts would surely disown them, and not without reason, for Manetti seems in these pictures to be depicting the human comedy, the habits and mannerisms of contemporary Italian society. His book may still be rated among the very greatest bird books, if only for its magnificent comicality" (S. Peter Dance, The Art of Natural History: Animal Illustrators and their Work. London: 1978)
Cf. Dance 70; cf. Fine Bird Books (1990) p.92; cf. Nissen IVB 588; cf. Wood p.450; cf. Zimmer p.241
#7209$750.00
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 MANETTI, Saverio (1723-1784), Lorenzo LORENZI & Violante VANNI
Sgarzavolg: d: Ciuffetto Maschio [Tufted gray and golden yellow male Heron] [Pl. 419]
[Pl. 419]. [Florence: Giuseppe Vanni, 1776]. Etching, with engraving, coloured by hand, after Vanni, Lorenzi or Manetti. Very good condition apart from some very light foxing. Image size (including text): 13 1/4 x 10 5/8 inches. Sheet size: 18 1/8 x 14 inches.
A fine image from "one of the half-dozen or so great bird books" (Fine Bird Books).
This beautiful plate comes from Storia naturale degli uccelli, of which Peter Dance writes, "The production of its five massive folio volumes must have been one of the most remarkable publishing ventures ever undertaken in Florence. Begun in 1767, and [based on birds taken from the collection of Giovanni Gerini], it was completed ten years later. It was larger, better engraved and more vividly coloured than any previous work on birds, but these are not its only claim to fame. The attitudes of the birds themselves give this book its unique character. Strutting, parading, posturing, and occasionally flying...are birds whose real-life counterparts would surely disown them, and not without reason, for Manetti seems in these pictures to be depicting the human comedy, the habits and mannerisms of contemporary Italian society. His book may still be rated among the very greatest bird books, if only for its magnificent comicality" (S. Peter Dance, The Art of Natural History: Animal Illustrators and their Work, London: 1978).
Cf. Dance, 70; cf. Fine Bird Books (1990), p.92; cf. Nissen, IVB, 588; cf. Wood, p.450; cf. Zimmer, p.241.
#7222$750.00
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 MANETTI, Saverio (1723-1784), Lorenzo LORENZI & Violante VANNI
Anatra querquedula minor d: in Toscana Arzavola, e Marzajola [Garganey] [Pl. 598]
[Pl. 598]. [Florence: Giuseppe Vanni, 1776]. Etching, with engraving, coloured by hand, after Vanni, Lorenzi or Manetti. Very good condition apart from some very light foxing. Image size (including text): 12 3/4 x 10 1/2 inches. Sheet size: 17 7/8 x 13 3/4 inches.
A fine image from "one of the half-dozen or so great bird books" (Fine Bird Books).
This beautiful plate comes from Storia naturale degli uccelli, of which Peter Dance writes, "The production of its five massive folio volumes must have been one of the most remarkable publishing ventures ever undertaken in Florence. Begun in 1767, and [based on birds taken from the collection of Giovanni Gerini], it was completed ten years later. It was larger, better engraved and more vividly coloured than any previous work on birds, but these are not its only claim to fame. The attitudes of the birds themselves give this book its unique character. Strutting, parading, posturing, and occasionally flying...are birds whose real-life counterparts would surely disown them, and not without reason, for Manetti seems in these pictures to be depicting the human comedy, the habits and mannerisms of contemporary Italian society. His book may still be rated among the very greatest bird books, if only for its magnificent comicality" (S. Peter Dance, The Art of Natural History: Animal Illustrators and their Work, London: 1978).
Cf. Dance, 70; cf. Fine Bird Books (1990), p.92; cf. Nissen, IVB, 588; cf. Wood, p.450; cf. Zimmer, p.241.
#7226$750.00
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 MANETTI, Saverio (1723-1784), Lorenzo LORENZI & Violante VANNI
Cucule rossiccio macchiato di bianco col ciuffo [LXX]
[LXX]. [Florence: Giuseppe Vanni, 1776]. Etching, with engraving, coloured by hand, after Vanni, Lorenzi or Manetti. Very good condition. Plate mark: 13 3/4 x 10 3/4 inches. Sheet size: 14 3/4 x 11 3/4 inches.
A fine image from "one of the half-dozen or so great bird books" (Fine Bird Books).
This beautiful plate comes from 'Storia naturale degli uccelli', of which Peter Dance writes "The production of its five massive folio volumes must have been one of the most remarkable publishing ventures ever undertaken in Florence. Begun in 1767, and [based on birds taken from the collection of Giovanni Gerini], it was completed ten years later. It was larger, better engraved and more vividly coloured than any previous work on birds, but these are not its only claim to fame. The attitudes of the birds themselves give this book its unique character. Strutting, parading, posturing, and occasionally flying....are birds whose real-life counterparts would surely disown them, and not without reason, for Manetti seems in these pictures to be depicting the human comedy, the habits and mannerisms of contemporary Italian society. His book may still be rated among the very greatest bird books, if only for its magnificent comicality" (S. Peter Dance, The Art of Natural History: Animal Illustrators and their Work. London: 1978)
Cf. Dance 70; cf. Fine Bird Books (1990) p.92; cf. Nissen IVB 588; cf. Wood p.450; cf. Zimmer p.241
#17801$600.00
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 MANETTI, Saverio (1723-1784), Lorenzo LORENZI & Violante VANNI
Sparviere da Colombi comunemte detto Astore
[Florence: Giuseppe Vanni, 1776]. Etching, with engraving, coloured by hand, after Vanni, Lorenzi or Manetti. Very good condition. Plate mark: 13 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches. Sheet size: 14 1/2 x 12 inches.
A fine image from "one of the half-dozen or so great bird books" (Fine Bird Books).
This beautiful plate comes from 'Storia naturale degli uccelli', of which Peter Dance writes "The production of its five massive folio volumes must have been one of the most remarkable publishing ventures ever undertaken in Florence. Begun in 1767, and [based on birds taken from the collection of Giovanni Gerini], it was completed ten years later. It was larger, better engraved and more vividly coloured than any previous work on birds, but these are not its only claim to fame. The attitudes of the birds themselves give this book its unique character. Strutting, parading, posturing, and occasionally flying....are birds whose real-life counterparts would surely disown them, and not without reason, for Manetti seems in these pictures to be depicting the human comedy, the habits and mannerisms of contemporary Italian society. His book may still be rated among the very greatest bird books, if only for its magnificent comicality" (S. Peter Dance, The Art of Natural History: Animal Illustrators and their Work. London: 1978)
Cf. Dance 70; cf. Fine Bird Books (1990) p.92; cf. Nissen IVB 588; cf. Wood p.450; cf. Zimmer p.241
#17802$600.00
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 MANETTI, Saverio (1723-1784), Lorenzo LORENZI & Violante VANNI
Falco volgarmente Barletta mischia [XLVII]
[XLVII]. [Florence: Giuseppe Vanni, 1776]. Etching, with engraving, coloured by hand, after Vanni, Lorenzi or Manetti. Very good condition. Plate mark: 13 1/2 x 10 3/4 inches. Sheet size: 14 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches.
A fine image from "one of the half-dozen or so great bird books" (Fine Bird Books).
This beautiful plate comes from 'Storia naturale degli uccelli', of which Peter Dance writes "The production of its five massive folio volumes must have been one of the most remarkable publishing ventures ever undertaken in Florence. Begun in 1767, and [based on birds taken from the collection of Giovanni Gerini], it was completed ten years later. It was larger, better engraved and more vividly coloured than any previous work on birds, but these are not its only claim to fame. The attitudes of the birds themselves give this book its unique character. Strutting, parading, posturing, and occasionally flying....are birds whose real-life counterparts would surely disown them, and not without reason, for Manetti seems in these pictures to be depicting the human comedy, the habits and mannerisms of contemporary Italian society. His book may still be rated among the very greatest bird books, if only for its magnificent comicality" (S. Peter Dance, The Art of Natural History: Animal Illustrators and their Work. London: 1978)
Cf. Dance 70; cf. Fine Bird Books (1990) p.92; cf. Nissen IVB 588; cf. Wood p.450; cf. Zimmer p.241
#17803$750.00
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 MANETTI, Saverio (1723-1784), Lorenzo LORENZI & Violante VANNI
Falco volgarm: Barletta ceciata
[Florence: Giuseppe Vanni, 1776]. Etching, with engraving, coloured by hand, after Vanni, Lorenzi or Manetti. Very good condition. Plate mark: 13 1/2 x 10 5/8 inches. Sheet size: 14 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches.
A fine image from "one of the half-dozen or so great bird books" (Fine Bird Books).
This beautiful plate comes from 'Storia naturale degli uccelli', of which Peter Dance writes "The production of its five massive folio volumes must have been one of the most remarkable publishing ventures ever undertaken in Florence. Begun in 1767, and [based on birds taken from the collection of Giovanni Gerini], it was completed ten years later. It was larger, better engraved and more vividly coloured than any previous work on birds, but these are not its only claim to fame. The attitudes of the birds themselves give this book its unique character. Strutting, parading, posturing, and occasionally flying....are birds whose real-life counterparts would surely disown them, and not without reason, for Manetti seems in these pictures to be depicting the human comedy, the habits and mannerisms of contemporary Italian society. His book may still be rated among the very greatest bird books, if only for its magnificent comicality" (S. Peter Dance, The Art of Natural History: Animal Illustrators and their Work. London: 1978)
Cf. Dance 70; cf. Fine Bird Books (1990) p.92; cf. Nissen IVB 588; cf. Wood p.450; cf. Zimmer p.241
#17805$750.00
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 MANETTI, Saverio (1723-1784), Lorenzo LORENZI & Violante VANNI
Aquila Reale di color Leonato [II]
[II]. [Florence: Giuseppe Vanni, 1776]. Etching, with engraving, coloured by hand, after Lor. Lorenzi. Very good condition. Plate mark: 13 3/4 x 10 5/8 inches. Sheet size: 14 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches.
A fine image from "one of the half-dozen or so great bird books" (Fine Bird Books).
This beautiful plate comes from 'Storia naturale degli uccelli', of which Peter Dance writes "The production of its five massive folio volumes must have been one of the most remarkable publishing ventures ever undertaken in Florence. Begun in 1767, and [based on birds taken from the collection of Giovanni Gerini], it was completed ten years later. It was larger, better engraved and more vividly coloured than any previous work on birds, but these are not its only claim to fame. The attitudes of the birds themselves give this book its unique character. Strutting, parading, posturing, and occasionally flying....are birds whose real-life counterparts would surely disown them, and not without reason, for Manetti seems in these pictures to be depicting the human comedy, the habits and mannerisms of contemporary Italian society. His book may still be rated among the very greatest bird books, if only for its magnificent comicality" (S. Peter Dance, The Art of Natural History: Animal Illustrators and their Work. London: 1978)
Cf. Dance 70; cf. Fine Bird Books (1990) p.92; cf. Nissen IVB 588; cf. Wood p.450; cf. Zimmer p.241
#17807$750.00
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 MANETTI, Saverio (1723-1784), Lorenzo LORENZI & Violante VANNI
Falco detto comunemente Nibbio con la coda biforcata [XXXIX]
[XXXIX]. [Florence: Giuseppe Vanni, 1776]. Etching, with engraving, coloured by hand, after Vanni, Lorenzi or Manetti. Very good condition. Plate mark: 13 1/2 x 10 3/4 inches. Sheet size: 18 3/8 x 14 inches.
A fine image from "one of the half-dozen or so great bird books" (Fine Bird Books).
This beautiful plate comes from 'Storia naturale degli uccelli', of which Peter Dance writes "The production of its five massive folio volumes must have been one of the most remarkable publishing ventures ever undertaken in Florence. Begun in 1767, and [based on birds taken from the collection of Giovanni Gerini], it was completed ten years later. It was larger, better engraved and more vividly coloured than any previous work on birds, but these are not its only claim to fame. The attitudes of the birds themselves give this book its unique character. Strutting, parading, posturing, and occasionally flying....are birds whose real-life counterparts would surely disown them, and not without reason, for Manetti seems in these pictures to be depicting the human comedy, the habits and mannerisms of contemporary Italian society. His book may still be rated among the very greatest bird books, if only for its magnificent comicality" (S. Peter Dance, The Art of Natural History: Animal Illustrators and their Work. London: 1978)
Cf. Dance 70; cf. Fine Bird Books (1990) p.92; cf. Nissen IVB 588; cf. Wood p.450; cf. Zimmer p.241
#17809$800.00
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 MANETTI, Saverio (1723-1784), Lorenzo LORENZI & Violante VANNI
Colombo col ciusso minore do. Colombo Monaco
[Florence: Giuseppe Vanni, 1776]. Etching, with engraving, coloured by hand, after Vanni, Lorenzi or Manetti. Very good condition. Plate mark: 13 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches. Sheet size: 18 1/4 x 14 inches.
A fine image from "one of the half-dozen or so great bird books" (Fine Bird Books).
This beautiful plate comes from 'Storia naturale degli uccelli', of which Peter Dance writes "The production of its five massive folio volumes must have been one of the most remarkable publishing ventures ever undertaken in Florence. Begun in 1767, and [based on birds taken from the collection of Giovanni Gerini], it was completed ten years later. It was larger, better engraved and more vividly coloured than any previous work on birds, but these are not its only claim to fame. The attitudes of the birds themselves give this book its unique character. Strutting, parading, posturing, and occasionally flying....are birds whose real-life counterparts would surely disown them, and not without reason, for Manetti seems in these pictures to be depicting the human comedy, the habits and mannerisms of contemporary Italian society. His book may still be rated among the very greatest bird books, if only for its magnificent comicality" (S. Peter Dance, The Art of Natural History: Animal Illustrators and their Work. London: 1978)
Cf. Dance 70; cf. Fine Bird Books (1990) p.92; cf. Nissen IVB 588; cf. Wood p.450; cf. Zimmer p.241
#17812$650.00
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 MANETTI, Saverio (1723-1784), Lorenzo LORENZI & Violante VANNI
Sqarra altrimenti da: Airone cenerinno [CCCCXXI]
[CCCCXXI]. [Florence: Giuseppe Vanni, 1776]. Etching, with engraving, coloured by hand, after Vanni, Lorenzi or Manetti. Very good condition. Plate mark: 13 5/8 x 10 1/2 inches. Sheet size: 18 1/8 x 14 1/8 inches.
A fine image from "one of the half-dozen or so great bird books" (Fine Bird Books).
This beautiful plate comes from 'Storia naturale degli uccelli', of which Peter Dance writes "The production of its five massive folio volumes must have been one of the most remarkable publishing ventures ever undertaken in Florence. Begun in 1767, and [based on birds taken from the collection of Giovanni Gerini], it was completed ten years later. It was larger, better engraved and more vividly coloured than any previous work on birds, but these are not its only claim to fame. The attitudes of the birds themselves give this book its unique character. Strutting, parading, posturing, and occasionally flying....are birds whose real-life counterparts would surely disown them, and not without reason, for Manetti seems in these pictures to be depicting the human comedy, the habits and mannerisms of contemporary Italian society. His book may still be rated among the very greatest bird books, if only for its magnificent comicality" (S. Peter Dance, The Art of Natural History: Animal Illustrators and their Work. London: 1978)
Cf. Dance 70; cf. Fine Bird Books (1990) p.92; cf. Nissen IVB 588; cf. Wood p.450; cf. Zimmer p.241
#17816$750.00
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 MANETTI, Saverio (1723-1784), Lorenzo LORENZI & Violante VANNI
Strige, detta da alaini Falco Civettino [LXXXXVII]
[LXXXXVII]. [Florence: Giuseppe Vanni, 1776]. Etching, with engraving, coloured by hand, after Vanni, Lorenzi or Manetti. Very good condition. Plate mark: 13 5/8 x 10 3/4 inches. Sheet size: 18 1/4 x 14 1/8 inches.
A fine image from "one of the half-dozen or so great bird books" (Fine Bird Books).
This beautiful plate comes from 'Storia naturale degli uccelli', of which Peter Dance writes "The production of its five massive folio volumes must have been one of the most remarkable publishing ventures ever undertaken in Florence. Begun in 1767, and [based on birds taken from the collection of Giovanni Gerini], it was completed ten years later. It was larger, better engraved and more vividly coloured than any previous work on birds, but these are not its only claim to fame. The attitudes of the birds themselves give this book its unique character. Strutting, parading, posturing, and occasionally flying....are birds whose real-life counterparts would surely disown them, and not without reason, for Manetti seems in these pictures to be depicting the human comedy, the habits and mannerisms of contemporary Italian society. His book may still be rated among the very greatest bird books, if only for its magnificent comicality" (S. Peter Dance, The Art of Natural History: Animal Illustrators and their Work. London: 1978)
Cf. Dance 70; cf. Fine Bird Books (1990) p.92; cf. Nissen IVB 588; cf. Wood p.450; cf. Zimmer p.241
#17817$750.00
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 MANETTI, Saverio (1723-1784), Lorenzo LORENZI & Violante VANNI
Anatra domestia di becco incurvato altra varieta
[Florence: Giuseppe Vanni, 1776]. Etching, with engraving, coloured by hand, after Vanni, Lorenzi or Manetti. Very good condition. Plate mark: 13 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches. Sheet size: 18 x 14 inches.
A fine image from "one of the half-dozen or so great bird books" (Fine Bird Books).
This beautiful plate comes from 'Storia naturale degli uccelli', of which Peter Dance writes "The production of its five massive folio volumes must have been one of the most remarkable publishing ventures ever undertaken in Florence. Begun in 1767, and [based on birds taken from the collection of Giovanni Gerini], it was completed ten years later. It was larger, better engraved and more vividly coloured than any previous work on birds, but these are not its only claim to fame. The attitudes of the birds themselves give this book its unique character. Strutting, parading, posturing, and occasionally flying....are birds whose real-life counterparts would surely disown them, and not without reason, for Manetti seems in these pictures to be depicting the human comedy, the habits and mannerisms of contemporary Italian society. His book may still be rated among the very greatest bird books, if only for its magnificent comicality" (S. Peter Dance, The Art of Natural History: Animal Illustrators and their Work. London: 1978)
Cf. Dance 70; cf. Fine Bird Books (1990) p.92; cf. Nissen IVB 588; cf. Wood p.450; cf. Zimmer p.241
#17819$950.00
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 MANETTI, Saverio (1723-1784), Lorenzo LORENZI & Violante VANNI
Falco Gheppio di Torre diverso [LII]
[LII]. [Florence: Giuseppe Vanni, 1776]. Etching, with engraving, coloured by hand, after Vanni, Lorenzi or Manetti. Very good condition. Plate mark: 13 5/8 x 10 5/8 inches. Sheet size: 18 1/2 x 14 inches.
A fine image from "one of the half-dozen or so great bird books" (Fine Bird Books).
This beautiful plate comes from 'Storia naturale degli uccelli', of which Peter Dance writes "The production of its five massive folio volumes must have been one of the most remarkable publishing ventures ever undertaken in Florence. Begun in 1767, and [based on birds taken from the collection of Giovanni Gerini], it was completed ten years later. It was larger, better engraved and more vividly coloured than any previous work on birds, but these are not its only claim to fame. The attitudes of the birds themselves give this book its unique character. Strutting, parading, posturing, and occasionally flying....are birds whose real-life counterparts would surely disown them, and not without reason, for Manetti seems in these pictures to be depicting the human comedy, the habits and mannerisms of contemporary Italian society. His book may still be rated among the very greatest bird books, if only for its magnificent comicality" (S. Peter Dance, The Art of Natural History: Animal Illustrators and their Work. London: 1978)
Cf. Dance 70; cf. Fine Bird Books (1990) p.92; cf. Nissen IVB 588; cf. Wood p.450; cf. Zimmer p.241
#17820$650.00
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 MANETTI, Saverio (1723-1784), Lorenzo LORENZI & Violante VANNI
Avoltoio Indiano, ò Re degli Avoltoi [XII]
[XII]. [Florence: Giuseppe Vanni, 1776]. Etching, with engraving, coloured by hand, after Lorenzi. Very good condition apart from some marginal soiling and scatttered foxing. Plate mark: 13 1/2 x 10 3/4 inches. Sheet size: 18 1/4 x 13 7/8 inches.
A fine image from "one of the half-dozen or so great bird books" (Fine Bird Books).
This beautiful plate comes from 'Storia naturale degli uccelli', of which Peter Dance writes "The production of its five massive folio volumes must have been one of the most remarkable publishing ventures ever undertaken in Florence. Begun in 1767, and [based on birds taken from the collection of Giovanni Gerini], it was completed ten years later. It was larger, better engraved and more vividly coloured than any previous work on birds, but these are not its only claim to fame. The attitudes of the birds themselves give this book its unique character. Strutting, parading, posturing, and occasionally flying....are birds whose real-life counterparts would surely disown them, and not without reason, for Manetti seems in these pictures to be depicting the human comedy, the habits and mannerisms of contemporary Italian society. His book may still be rated among the very greatest bird books, if only for its magnificent comicality" (S. Peter Dance, The Art of Natural History: Animal Illustrators and their Work. London: 1978)
Cf. Dance 70; cf. Fine Bird Books (1990) p.92; cf. Nissen IVB 588; cf. Wood p.450; cf. Zimmer p.241
#17821$650.00
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 MANETTI, Saverio (1723-1784), Lorenzo LORENZI & Violante VANNI
Avoltoio del Brasile, e da altri detto del Messico [XIII]
[XIII]. [Florence: Giuseppe Vanni, 1776]. Etching, with engraving, coloured by hand, after Vanni, Lorenzi or Manetti. Very good condition apart from some foxing. Plate mark: 13 1/2 x 10 5/8 inches. Sheet size: 18 1/4 x 13 3/4 inches.
A fine image from "one of the half-dozen or so great bird books" (Fine Bird Books).
This beautiful plate comes from 'Storia naturale degli uccelli', of which Peter Dance writes "The production of its five massive folio volumes must have been one of the most remarkable publishing ventures ever undertaken in Florence. Begun in 1767, and [based on birds taken from the collection of Giovanni Gerini], it was completed ten years later. It was larger, better engraved and more vividly coloured than any previous work on birds, but these are not its only claim to fame. The attitudes of the birds themselves give this book its unique character. Strutting, parading, posturing, and occasionally flying....are birds whose real-life counterparts would surely disown them, and not without reason, for Manetti seems in these pictures to be depicting the human comedy, the habits and mannerisms of contemporary Italian society. His book may still be rated among the very greatest bird books, if only for its magnificent comicality" (S. Peter Dance, The Art of Natural History: Animal Illustrators and their Work. London: 1978)
Cf. Dance 70; cf. Fine Bird Books (1990) p.92; cf. Nissen IVB 588; cf. Wood p.450; cf. Zimmer p.241
#17823$600.00
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 MANETTI, Saverio (1723-1784), Lorenzo LORENZI & Violante VANNI
Mestolone Femmina [DLXXIII]
[DLXXIII]. [Florence: Giuseppe Vanni, 1776]. Etching, with engraving, coloured by hand, after Vanni, Lorenzi or Manetti. Very good condition. Plate mark: 13 3/4 x 10 3/4 inches. Sheet size: 17 1/2 x 14 inches.
A fine image from "one of the half-dozen or so great bird books" (Fine Bird Books).
This beautiful plate comes from 'Storia naturale degli uccelli', of which Peter Dance writes "The production of its five massive folio volumes must have been one of the most remarkable publishing ventures ever undertaken in Florence. Begun in 1767, and [based on birds taken from the collection of Giovanni Gerini], it was completed ten years later. It was larger, better engraved and more vividly coloured than any previous work on birds, but these are not its only claim to fame. The attitudes of the birds themselves give this book its unique character. Strutting, parading, posturing, and occasionally flying....are birds whose real-life counterparts would surely disown them, and not without reason, for Manetti seems in these pictures to be depicting the human comedy, the habits and mannerisms of contemporary Italian society. His book may still be rated among the very greatest bird books, if only for its magnificent comicality" (S. Peter Dance, The Art of Natural History: Animal Illustrators and their Work. London: 1978)
Cf. Dance 70; cf. Fine Bird Books (1990) p.92; cf. Nissen IVB 588; cf. Wood p.450; cf. Zimmer p.241
#17830$650.00
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 MANETTI, Saverio (1723-1784), Lorenzo LORENZI & Violante VANNI
Oca di vario colore da: Paglietana [DLIX]
[DLIX]. [Florence: Giuseppe Vanni, 1776]. Etching, with engraving, coloured by hand, after Vanni, Lorenzi or Manetti. Very good condition. Plate mark: 13 1/2 x 10 3/4 inches. Sheet size: 18 1/4 x 14 inches.
A fine image from "one of the half-dozen or so great bird books" (Fine Bird Books).
This beautiful plate comes from 'Storia naturale degli uccelli', of which Peter Dance writes "The production of its five massive folio volumes must have been one of the most remarkable publishing ventures ever undertaken in Florence. Begun in 1767, and [based on birds taken from the collection of Giovanni Gerini], it was completed ten years later. It was larger, better engraved and more vividly coloured than any previous work on birds, but these are not its only claim to fame. The attitudes of the birds themselves give this book its unique character. Strutting, parading, posturing, and occasionally flying....are birds whose real-life counterparts would surely disown them, and not without reason, for Manetti seems in these pictures to be depicting the human comedy, the habits and mannerisms of contemporary Italian society. His book may still be rated among the very greatest bird books, if only for its magnificent comicality" (S. Peter Dance, The Art of Natural History: Animal Illustrators and their Work. London: 1978)
Cf. Dance 70; cf. Fine Bird Books (1990) p.92; cf. Nissen IVB 588; cf. Wood p.450; cf. Zimmer p.241
#17832$700.00
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 MANNERT, Conrad von (1756-1834)
[World] Die Erde in Zwey Halbkugeln
Nuremberg: Christoph Fembo, 1839. Copper-engraved map, with original outline colour. Sheet size: 17 1/3 x 23 1/2 inches.
A very attractive and finely colored twin-hemisphere map of the world
This very finely engraved map portrays the world on a bi-hemispheric projection. It evinces the great cartographic tradItion of Nuremberg, where it was devised by Professor Conrad Mannert. It depicts the globe during the height of European imperial expansion. Various possessions of the colonial hegemons are labelled, especially with regards to the British domains in the Americas. Geographically, the world has a form quite familiar to the modern eye, save the curious exception of the Canadian Arctic, which is largely shown to be an enigma.
#19790$1,000.00
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 [MAP OF THE SOUTHERN STATES]
Map of the Southern States, including Rail Roads, County Towns, State Capitals, County Roads, the Southern Coast from Delaware to Texas, Showing Harbors, Inlets, Forts and Position of Blockading Ships. Prepared for Harper's History of the Rebellion. December, 1863
[New York: Harper's Weekly, 1863]. Hand-colored wood engraving, with medallion portraits of Lincoln, Seward, McClellan, and Scott. Image size (including text): 20 1/8 x 30 7/8 inches. Sheet size: 22 x 31 5/8 inches.
This is not, properly speaking, a map of the Confederate States of America since it does not include all of Virginia or Texas, and does include all of Kentucky, which, of course, had not seceded. It is however a very interesting pictorial account of what the Northern government considered its greatest success thus far in the war and this was the isolation of the Confederacy. General Winfield Scott's strategy from the beginning of hostilities had been the "Anaconda Plan" whereby the South would be commercially strangled by warships on the Atlantic coast and in the Gulf and by the loss of the use of the Mississippi River. With the fall of Vicksburg in July of 1863, the Mississippi was completely in Union hands. This map then emphasizes the successful implementation of Scott's plan and minimizes the numerous Union defeats, particularly those in Northern Virginia.
Pictured in the corners are Lincoln, Secretary of State William Seward, Winfield Scott, and George McClellan. Though neither Scott nor McClellan was an important policy maker in the war by this time, each was still highly thought of by the general public.
Apparently not in Rumsey or Phillips, Maps. OCLC locates only three copies. Scarce. Another edition, evidently copied from this, was later published in London (see Stephenson, CIVIL WAR MAPS 37). OCLC 45605171,43978725.
#4845$850.00
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 MARCHI, Giuseppe after Sir Joshua REYNOLDS
[Mrs. Bouverie & Mrs. Crewe]
London: Published by John Wesson, July 24, 1770. Mezzotint. Possibly state iii/vii. In good condition with the exception of being trimmed within the plate mark on the bottom margin. Small tear in upper right margin. Image size: 16 x 19 13/16 inches. Sheet size: 16 15/16 x 20 inches.
An excellent proof impression of Reynolds' classical portrait of Mrs. Bouverie and Mrs. Crewe.
This lovely portrait of Mrs. Harriot Bouverie and Mrs. Frances Crewe is a wonderful example of eighteenth century portraiture, which uses classical elements to portray two of the most celebrated women of fashion. Both Mrs. Bouverie and Mrs. Crewe, were leaders of the fashionable elite, attracting the company and admiration of the notable politicians, artists, and writers of the day. Mrs. Crewe was hailed as the greatest beauty of her time, her winning countenance and charming demeanor were greatly admired by Fox, Burke, Reynolds and Sheridan, who dedicated his famous 'School for Scandal' in her honor. Mrs. Bouverie and Mrs. Crewe were intimate companions, and it is this close relationship which is lovingly portrayed in Reynolds' stunning image. Reynolds' use of classical setting and drapery inspires a timeless feeling within the painting that corresponds with the close friendship of the two women. In his composition and style, Reynolds has created an intimate glance at the enduring friendship between two of the most remarkable women of his age.
Due to the fact that this print is trimmed within the plate mark on the lower margin it is difficult to discern if it is state two or three. State two is a finished proof before letters whereas state three has an engraved publication line in a title space that is not fully cleaned. I think it more likely to be state three but it could turn out to be the earlier finished proof.
Penny, Reynolds p. 243-244; Chaloner Smith, British Mezzotinto Portraits 1, i/iv; Russell, English Mezzotint Portraits, and their States 1, ii/iv; Hamilton, Catalogue Raisonné of the Engraved Works of Sir Joshua Reynolds p.85, i/iv; O'Donoghue, Catalogue of Engraved British Portraits... in the British Museum 8; Lennox-Boyd & Stogdon, state iii/vii
#7323$1,400.00
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 [MARRA, John]
Journal of the Resolution's Voyage, in 1772, 1773, 1774, and 1775. On Discovery to the southern hemisphere, by which the non existence of an undiscovered continent...is demonstratively proved. Also a journal of the Adventure's voyage, in the years 1772, 1773, and 1774. With an account of the separation of the two ships
London: 1775. Octavo (8 1/4 x 4 7/8 inches). 1 folding engraved map, 5 engraved plates, extra-illustrated with 1 folding engraved map "Part of the Tropical Discoveries of the Resolution Sloop Captain J. Cook in 1774.". Contemporary calf, spine gilt in compartments with raised bands, morocco lettering-piece.
"The first printed account of man's entry into the region south of the Antarctic circle" (Spence) and the earliest published complete account of Cook's second voyage, issued at least eighteen months prior to the official version. "A rare work...contain[ing] details of many events not recorded in the official account, and a preface recording the causes which led Banks and his staff to withdraw from the expedition at the last moment. Accordingly it is a vital second voyage item..." (Davidson).
The second voyage included the first crossing of the Antarctic circle, making Marra's narrative the earliest firsthand account of the Antarctic, and the engraved plates are the first depictions of that region. Due to the strict regulations against private publications, the work was published anonymously, but the identity of the author did not remain a mystery for long. "Correspondence between Cook and the Admiralty shows that the author was John Marra, one of the gunners' mates in the Resolution. He was an Irishman whom Cook had picked up at Batavia during the first voyage. He made an abortive attempt to desert at Tahiti on 14 May 1774, an escapade of which Cook took so lenient a view that he says - 'I know not if he might have obtained my consent, if he had applied for it in proper time.' This did not, however, as Marra states at p. 241, prevent his being put in irons..." (Holmes).
This copy contains the extremely rare extra folded map, "Part of the Tropical Discoveries of the Resolution Sloop Captain J. Cook in 1774," which is noted by Beddie and Rosove, but which is not called for in most of the references. This map has, however, been present in three of the twenty-five copies of the first edition sold at auction in the last thirty or so years. The chart appears opposite the first page of text and shows New Caledonia and the Great Cyclades islands to the north and Norfolk island to the south. It is a most interesting production, and is to be found in two states: first, as here with the engraver's name and with the position of Norfolk Island incorrectly placed 4° too far south; and second, with the engraver's name erased (but just visible), with the Norfolk Island's latitude corrected. The chart follows two of the Gilbert manuscript charts (see David 2.225/6/) in spelling Ballabeah Isle with a final "h," unlike all the other manuscript charts. We have a definite date for the corrected issue of this chart, as it accompanied the article, "Late Voyages of the Resolution and Adventure," published in the Gentleman's Magazine, Vol. XLVI, 1776 (edited by David Henry), opposite page 120 in the March issue. Therefore, it seems probable that the uncorrected chart found its way into copies of Marra issued during the last two or three months of 1775.
Bagnall 630; Beaglehole II, pp.cliii-clv; Beddie 1270; Conrad p.13; Davidson p.60; Hill (2004) 1087; Hocken, p.14; Holmes 16; Kroepelien 809; O'Reilly-Reitman 379; Rosove 214.A1b; Sabin 16247; Spence 758; Streeter Sale 2408
#19445$30,000.00
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 MARRYAT, "Frank" Francis Samuel (1826-1855)
Borneo and the Indian Archipelago, with drawings of costume and scenery
London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1848. Large 8vo signed in fours (11 x 7 3/8 inches). Half-title. Coloured lithographic frontispiece and additional title and 20 coloured or tinted plates, 37 woodcut illustrations (some full-page). Original red cloth, blocked in gilt and blind, expertly rebacked with original spine laid down, endpapers replaced. Provenance: James Hall (Greenside, armorial bookplate).
First edition of this lively account of the voyage of H.M.S. Samarang
Under the command of Sir Edward Belcher (1799-1877), H.M.S. Samarang was dispatched to the Far East by the British government "to survey approaches to ports laid open by the new treaty with China" (Hill p.37). Belcher was not a popular captain, the author appears to have left the Navy after his experiences on board the Samarang and he is certainly scathing in his condemnation of Belcher's leadership of the expedition. The author was the youngest son of the author Captain Frederick Marryat, and in addition to the lively lithographs and wood-engravings, writes in an interesting and informed fashion about Singapore, Borneo, Macao, the Philippines, the Celebes, the Moluccas, Formosa, the Ryukyu Islands, Quelpart Island, Hong Kong and Japan.
Hill (2004) 1088; Howes M299
#20254$3,750.00
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 MARSHALL, Humphrey (1722-1801)
Arbustrum Americanum: the American Grove, or, an alphabetical catalogue of forest trees and shrubs, natives of the American United States, arranged according to the Linnæan system ... also, some hints of their uses in medicine, dyes, and domestic oeconomy
Philadelphia: printed by Joseph Crukshank, 1785. Small octavo bound in 4s (8 1/4 x 5 1/8 inches). Uncut. (Small hole to lower outer blank margin of title). Original blue paper boards, expertly backed to style, neat repairs to inner margins, modern green cloth chemise, all within a green morocco-backed cloth slipcase. Provenance: John Gough (early engraved bookplate printed in blue).
The first work on trees to be both written and published in America, indeed the DAB calls it "the first truly indigenous Botanical Essay published in the Western hemisphere"
Marshall, a cousin of John Bartram and a Quaker active in business who shared the family interest in flora, describes a number of American trees never before noted. This meant that this work was of considerable interest in Europe, to botanists as well as gardeners. This first edition is dedicated to the "American Philosophical Society", specifically to the president of the Society "Benjamin Franklin, Esquire," and the three vice-presidents. The work takes the form of an introduction (including a note that the author was contemplating publishing a similar work on herbaceous plants), a 5pp. view of the `Classes of the Sexual System of Linnaeus', a 6pp. glossary of the botanical terms used. This is followed by the catalogue proper. This is broken down alphabetically, then by class and order number, then by species: e.g. a general description of the Acer or Maple tree, followed by six entries for the species that grow in the United States. A French edition was published in 1788 which demonstrated the interest abroad and carried Marshall's statement that he was willing to be an agent to ship American seeds to Europe. According to the preface in the French edition, customers already included the gardens of Louis XVI.
DAB XII, pp.311-312; Evans 19068; Hunt 674; Johnston Cleveland 558; Meisel III, p.354; Norman 1444; Oak Spring Flora 16; Pritzel 5834; Sabin 44776; Stafleu & Cowan TL2 5457
#16973$3,750.00
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 MARSHALL, William Edgar after Gilbert STUART
[George Washington]
Boston: Published by Ticknor & Fields, 135 Washington Street, Nov. 15, 1862. Line engraving. Signed in pencil by the engraver in the bottom right margin. Printed on fine india paper laid onto thick cream wove as issued. In good condition with the exception of some minor foxing in the margins and some surface soiling outside the image. Waterstain in bottom right corner and paper loss in upper left corner. Image size: 13 1/2 x 11 1/4 inches. Plate mark: 22 1/2 x 16 1/4 inches. Sheet size: 24 7/8 x 20 7/16 inches.
A stunning signed impression of this famous portrait of George Washington by William Marshall after the portrait by Gilbert Stuart.
William Edgar Marshall was a New York born painter and engraver who started his artistic career as an engraver of decorative pocket watches. During the Civil War, Marshall studied in France under Thomas Couture, returning in 1865 to an already established career. His precise technique and beautiful artistic eye made him one of the best loved American engravers, and his presidential portraits of Lincoln and Washington are among some of the most cherished images of these great men. Marshall's engraving reproduces the famous portrait of Washington by Gilbert Stuart known as the "Athenaeum" likeness, hence named because it was owned by the Boston Athenaeum. The "Athenaeum" likeness established an inexorable hold on public consciousness and became one of the best known representations of Washington. Along with Marshall, a myriad of printmakers became fascinated with Stuart's portrait, making it a widely recognized image and ensuring its place in history as one of the best-loved likenesses of this founding father. As Wick states 'Stuart's enduring, patriarchal image was to have an extraordinary influence, eventually dominating the visual conception of Washington almost to the exclusion of any other likeness'. (Wick, 58)
Hart, Catalogue of Engraved Portraits of Washington 426d state v/viiii; Wick, George Washington an American Icon 58-63
#8635$1,200.00
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 MARTINET, François-Nicolas (b.1731)
Petite Perruche à gorge jaune, d'Amérique [Small American Parakeet with a Yellow Throat]; Petite Perruche, du Pérou [Small Peruvian Parakeet] [Pl. 190]
[Pl. 190]. [Paris: circa 1770-1783]. Engraving, coloured by hand, by Martinet. Very good condition. Plate mark: 10 1/8 x 8 3/8 inches. Sheet size: 17 3/4 x 12 1/16 inches.
A charming print of two species of American Parrakeets, by 'one of France's foremost bird artists of the 18th century' (Christine Jackson), from Comte de Buffon's magisterial 'Histoire naturelle des oiseaux'
Martinet originally trained as an engineer but turned to ornithological painting and engraving. During the period when the Comte de Buffon was in charge of the French royal natural history collection, Martinet held what amounted to a virtual monopoly of ornithological illustration. His birds are remarkably accurate as far as the plummage is concerned, and when drawing them from life, they have a real-life quality that marks them out as portraits of individual birds.
The present beautifully-coloured image was produced to illustrate the Comte de Buffon's magisterial Histoire naturelle des oiseaux (Paris: 1770-1786): the most famous and comprehensive work on the subject to be issued during the 18th century. In 1765 Edmé-Louis Daubenton, at Buffon's instigation, began publication of a suite of plates (eventually totaling 1008) intended as illustrations to Buffon's Histoire naturelle générale et particulière. While all of the engraving for these plates was carried out by Martinet, Buffon issued a special folio edition of the ornithological volumes, Histoire naturelle des oiseaux, in order to accommodate Martinet's beautiful plates. The plates were also issued separately between 1765 and 1783 by the Parisian publisher Panckoucke, without text, under the general title of Les planches enluminées.
Cf. Anker 76; cf. Balis 40; cf. Ellis 411; Christine Jackson Dictionary of Bird Artists of the World p.356; cf. Nissen IVB 158; cf. Ronsil 413.
#5618$600.00
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 MARTINET, François-Nicolas (b.1731)
Perroquet, d'Amboine [Parrot from Amboina] [Pl. 862]
[Pl. 862]. [Paris: circa 1770-1783]. Engraving, coloured by hand, by Martinet. Very good condition. Plate mark: approximately 10 x 8 3/8 inches. Sheet size: approximately 12 3/4 x 9 3/8 inches.
A charming print by 'one of France's foremost bird artists of the 18th century' (Christine Jackson), from Comte de Buffon's magisterial 'Histoire naturelle des oiseaux'
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