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LOT 93

Birds Drawn For John Gould By Edward Lear

A World of Collectibles9 Aug - 10 Aug, 2024

Description:

Limited Edition:Edition No. 278/780 Signed by Sir David Frederick Attenborough

Publisher:The Folio Society Location: London

Year:2012

Plates:80

Size:22.2x 15.3x2 in(56.4 x 38.9 x 5.1 cm)

Estimate

₹ 4,50,000 - ₹ 5,00,000

Sold for

₹ 5,12,325

Inclusive of margin

Published to commemorate the bicentenary of Edward Lear's birth, these portraits are considered by many including David Attenborough, astheworld'sfinestornithologicalillustrations.

Edward Lear, born on May 12, 1812, was a famous English landscape painter and poet known for his unique nonsense poetry and limericks. He passed away on January 29, 1888, in San Remo, Italy.

This book contains reproduced illustrations of birds drawn by Edward Lear for John Gould, the originals which are now a part ofthecollectionof Sir David Frederick Attenborough.

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