THE MAGNIFICENT SERIES OF GRAND ORNITHOLOGICAL AND OTHER WORKS BY THE LATE JOHN GOULD, F.R.S., F.Z.S., ETC., RECENTLY PURCHASED FROM THE EXECUTORS BY HENRY SOTHERAN & CO. * THE ADVERTISERS beg to call the special attention of the public to the fact that very few copies of any of Mr. GOULD'S Works remain for sale, and that they cannot be reproduced. They are all published in unison with each other, in Imperial Folio, with the Plates and Descriptions in the same style, so as to form in themselves a regular series. With regard to the COLOURING of the Plates, some have supposed that it has been produced by a mechanical process such as Chromo-Lithography. So far from this being the case, every sky, with its varied tints, and every feather of each bird, has been COLOURED, under the most careful superintendence, BY HAND. THE BIRDS OF GREAT BRITAIN, comprising 367 Coloured Plates, with copious Descriptions, complete in 25 Parts. each The Publishers will also deliver this work to Subscribers for the whole, in one or more Parts at a time, to suit their convenience. Price £3. 3s each Part. "No work of greater beauty will be produced than that on which John Gould, returning in his later life to his first love, bestowed the fulness of his energy and the acme of his artistic talent. We allude to his Birds of Great Britain.' The care bestowed on the plates of this work was remarkable, the aim of the author being to produce a picture of the birds as they appeared in their Natural Haunts, and especial pains were bestowed on the Young, particularly those of the Wading-Birds and Natators. In this fine work most of the drawings were developed and placed on stone by Mr. W. HART, who also executed all the plates of the later works."-Nature, 1881. THE TROCHILIDÆ, or HUMMING BIRDS, 360 Coloured each 3 3 750 * THE SUPPLEMENT TO THE HUMMING BIRDS is in Progress, and will be completed in 5 parts (Parts 1, 2, and 3 now ready) 85 0 each 3 3 *This work will also be delivered to Subscribers for the whole, in one or more Parts at a time. Price £3. 3s each Part. Undoubtedly the most universally attractive of all Mr. GOULD's publications, who thus speaks of it: "Having from an early period devoted himself to the study of these beautiful birds, and acquired a most valuable and extensive collection of a group peculiar to America and its adjacent islands, the Author determined upon publishing a Monograph of a family unequalled for the gorgeous and ever-changing brilliancy of their hues, the variety of their form, the singularity of their habits, and the extent of their territorial distribution." MR. GOULD'S GRAND ORNITHOLOGICAL WORKS-continued. Second THE TROGONIDE, or FAMILY of TROGONS. The present new edition comprises all the New Species, and information acquired respecting this family of Birds during the last twenty-five years, "The Trogons may dispute the palm of beauty with the Humming Birds. Their plumage in certain parts shines with metallic brilliancy, and exhibits all the colours of the rainbow."-Griffith's Edition of Cuvier. They are also remarkable for THE IMMENSE LENGTH OF THEIR TAILS. JUST COMPLETED, UNDER THE SUPERINTENDENCE OF MR. BOWDLER SHARPE, OF THE THE BIRDS OF ASIA, comprising 530 plates, most beautifully New half morocco extra, gilt edges, in 7 vols. Or the 7 vols. superbly bound in whole morocco, gilt edges each With the Thirty-fifth Part are issued complete Titles to the volumes; or in MR. SHARPE'S words, "The Work has been arranged according to the classifications adopted by MR. GOULD throughout his lifetime; and in giving Title-pages and Indexes to the Species, I have added the exact dates of publication for the benefit of Ornithologists who wish to quote the Work."-August, 1883. As very few COMPLETE SETS can be made up, it will be advisable for Purchasers to make early application for them; more especially as they will, before long, become as scarce and valuable as Mr. Gould's other works. It only remains to state (what is well known to nearly all those acquainted with the subject) that Mr. Gould's recent death in no way interrupted the completion of the work with the same care which Mr. Gould took during his lifetime, the Publishers having carried it on to its conclusion by the agency of Mr. Gould's entire staff of assistants and colourers, under the invaluable superintendence of MR. BOWDLER SHARPE, of the British Museum, who had been his friend and "right hand" during the later years of his life. "To no portion of the globe (says the Author) does there attach so much interest as to that vast extent of the Old World which we designate Asia. That the Zoology, then, of such a country should have called forth the notice and study of able minds cannot be surprising; and yet it is remarkable that no one has attempted a work comprehending a general history of its ORNITHOLOGY. This hiatus the present publication is intended to fill up." In continuation of "The Birds of Australia," by the same Author. THE BIRDS OF NEW GUINEA, and adjacent Papuan Islands, with Descriptions. Parts I. to XVIII. (containing 232 coloured plates) each The Work will be completed in 7 more parts, making a total of 25 parts. "It is admitted (says MR. GOULD) that New Guinea, or Papua, and the Papuan Islands [the former is separated only by Torres Strait from Queensland], have the FINEST BIRDS IN CREATION THE PARADISEIDÆ, which have many different decorations, and must be seen in the Drawings to understand their forms: also THE FINEST PARROTS, KINGFISHERS, and PITTAS." The death of MR. GOULD will in no way interfere with the rapid completion of this fine Work, nor will the execution be in any respect inferior to his own portion of it. At his death he left a large number of Drawings for the continuation of all his Works, and he explained his wishes regarding them to his friend, Mr. BOWDLER SHARPE, of the British Museum (the Author, with MR. DRESSER, of the " Birds of Europe"), and this eminent Ornithologist has undertaken to continue all the Publications left unfinished at the time of MR. GOULD'S decease, including the Letterpress to the present Work. The Publishers, also, have retained the services of Mr. GOULD'S ENTIRE STAFF of ARTISTS and COLOURERS; and Mr. HART, who has for so many years been entrusted with the execution of the Plates, will superintend the whole of the Illustrations. MR. GOULD'S ORNITHOLOGICAL AND OTHER WORKS-continued. THE RAMPHASTIDÆ, or FAMILY of TOUCANS, second and enlarged edition, with all the plates redrawn: containing 52 coloured plates, with copious Descriptions, new half morocco extra, gilt leaves. New whole morocco extra, gilt leaves The TOUCANS constitute a group of Birds confined to the tropical portions of AMERICA. They are distinguished by THE ENORMOUS SIZE OF THEIR BILLS, and by the richness and strong contrasts of the Colouring of their Plumage. THE ODONTOPHORINÆ, or PARTRIDGES of AMERICA, comprising 32 coloured plates, with copious Descriptions, new half morocco extra, gilt leaves Elegantly bound in whole morocco extra, gilt leaves "This (says MR. GOULD), the result of twenty years' investigation of the subject, is perhaps the most perfect as well as the most important of the Author's Ornithological Monographs." He further says: "The interest which attaches to this work is threefold. First, it displays, even to the most unpractised eye, the broad distinction which subsists between the Partridges of America and those of Europe; secondly, the species are all remarkable for the elegance of their forms and for the chaste beauty of their colouring; and thirdly, at no distant date these Birds will be regarded in America, as our Partridges in Europe are, as game, and perhaps preserved by law-their flesh being as delicate for the table as that of our ordinary bird, from which, however, they differ considerably in the structure of the beak, and in general habits and economy." THE MAMMALS of AUSTRALIA, 3 vols., containing 180 coloured plates, with Descriptions, new half morocco extra, gilt leaves £ s. 12 12 14 14 10 10 12 12 42 0 The Author's visit to Australia had enabled him to procure so much valuable information respecting the habits and economy, and many new species, of the singular and interesting MAMMALIA of that country, that he determined upon publishing a work on the subject. "With respect to the importance of such a publication," says he, "no doubts can exist; and as I am deeply impressed with this idea, so shall I endeavour to render it equal to its associate work on the Ornithology of that remarkable region. To the Plates every attention, even to the minutest detail, has been rendered; and my original Notes and Observations have furnished one with a store to draw upon for many points of interest. In execution it is precisely similar to the Birds;' and it has been so highly approved of, that by many it is regarded as more interesting than the 'Birds' of the same country." "In this work, the Animals themselves are not only figured, but Portraits of them from life are delineated, of which we cannot but notice one of Landseerian vigour-the physiognomy of the Tasmanian Wolf. In the publication of such a work Mr. Gould confesses that he has departed from his original purpose of confining himself solely to Ornithology, and owns that, with such a profusion of materials at his command, he was tempted to overstep his self-assigned limits. The scientific world ought to be thankful to him for having yielded to a temptation which, contrary to the normal rule, is productive of good."-The Times. HANDBOOK to the BIRDS of AUSTRALIA, 2 vols. royal 8vo. cloth (a necessary adjunct to the folio Work on this subject) The Author says that since the publication of his "folio work on The Birds of Australia, many new species have been discovered, and much additional information acquired respecting those comprised therein; it therefore appeared to me that a careful résumé of the entire subject in an octavo form, without plates, would be useful to the possessor of the folio edition, as well as to the many persons in Australia who are now turning their attention to the Ornithology of the country in which they are resident." "The two volumes (he also says) contain a considerable amount of interesting information, and descriptions of many species not in the folio edition.” 2 10 0 MR. GOULD'S GRAND ORNITHOLOGICAL WORKS-continued. SYNOPSIS of the BIRDS of AUSTRALIA and ADJACENT ISLANDS, with 72 coloured plates, in 1 vol. new half morocco "The object of the present publication (says the Author), is in the first instance to make known and record in an eligible form the vast accessions which Science has latterly acquired from this portion of the globe; and in order to render it of real value and utility to the men of Science of all countries, he has given, besides a Latin and English description, measurement, synonyms, etc., A FIGURE OF THE HEAD OF THE NATURAL SIZE OF EVERY SPECIES, a feature not to be found in preceding works of a similar nature, and by which each may at once be distinguished, hitherto a matter of some difficulty, particularly in those that are nearly allied." PITTIDÆ, or SHORT-TAILED THRUSHES, Part 1 (all pub.) CENTURY of BIRDS from the HIMALAYA MOUNTAINS, MACROPODIDÆ, or KANGAROOS, 1 vol. Upon the merits of MR. GOULD'S Works it is unnecessary to enlarge, for it has long been acknowledged by Naturalists that they stand at the very head of their class, whether as regards the accuracy of their Drawings, or the beauty and correctness of their Colouring; to say nothing of the scientific and interesting character of the Descriptions. Another great charm of MR. GOULD's productions-one which from their commencement brought them into high popularity-and one which will ever secure for them the favour of all classes, whether scientific or not-is the unequalled skill displayed in the ATTITUDES, GROUPINGS, MOVEMENTS, and ACCESSORIES of the BIRDS. In these animated pictures we indeed look upon them "in their habits as they lived,"-seeing not one, but in most cases, both the male and female, in various attitudes, sometimes sitting, sometimes on the wing; as well as the TREES which form their homes, and the PLANTS, FLOWERS, and INSECTS upon which they feed. In the Work on Humming Birds, the number and vaviety of the ORCHIDS introduced are additional attractions. The same important quality of Naturalness attaches to the figures of the MAMMALS. Mr. Gould has produced a series of magnificent works without a rival in the Cabinets of Science, and the Gem of every rich man's library, to which, unfortunately, works of such artistic beauty, from their great costliness, must necessarily be confined. In taking a review of Mr. Gould's labours, we cannot fail to be impressed with the benefits conferred by them on Ornithological Science. These benefits are not merely confined to the introduction of New Species to our knowledge, nor yet to the elucidation of points involved in doubt, or the extrication of species or groups from a maze of confusion, they also result from the plan of the works themselves, which constitute, as far as they go, a Complete Pictorial Museum of Ornithology, to which the student may refer at once, and without the trouble of searching for the description of one species in one publication, and of another in a second, and so on, before he is able to satisfy himself as to the novelty or the contrary of the European Bird, Toucan, Trogon, or the rest under examination."-Professor Macgillivray. "The works of Mr. Gould constitute a new epoch in the history of Ornithology. The boldness of the plan on which they were executed; the number of New Species added to science, and of doubtful species cleared away from previous obscurity; the unadorned fidelity of the Descriptions; the exquisite Accuracy of the Plates, in which the utmost adherence to nature is united with that felicitous effect which stamps the artist, and proves that GRACE AND TRUTHFULNESS MAY MEET TOGETHER. Again, Mr. Gould's works form in themselves an Ornithological Museum; pictorial we grant, but of such a character as to obviate the necessity of a collection of mounted specimens obtained at no trifling cost, and preserved, even where room can be afforded for them, not without the greatest trouble." The Times. £ s. d. 500 330 AN EXTENSIVELY ILLUSTRATED COPY. GRAMMONT (Count): MEMOIRS OF THE COURT OF CHARLES II., by COUNT ANTHONY HAMILTON (his Brother-in-law), translated with Notes by HORACE WALPOLE: also a Biographical Sketch of Count Hamilton, a Translation of the Epistle to Count Grammont, and nearly 100 pages of valuable Notes and Illustrations by SIR WALTER SCOTT A LARGE PAPER COPY, 2 vols. 4to. in one (1811): also 2 vols. containing the 64 highly-finished Portraits engraved by Scriven, and 170 additional Portraits and other Engravings, Ancient and Modern (some of which are scarce), together 4 vols. 4to. in three, calf, £21. AN ILLUSTRATED COPY. GRANGER'S BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY OF ENGLAND, from Egbert the Great to the Revolution: fifth edition, with upwards of 400 additional Lives, ILLUSTRATED by the insertion of UPWARDS OF 100 FINELY ENGRAVED PORTRAITS, INCLUDING SEVERAL BRILLIANT MEZZOTINTS, 3 vols. folio; new half morocco extra, gilt edges, £16. 16s Expressly printed in Folio, for Illustration. 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"The Confessio Amantis is a dialogue between a lover and his confessor, who is a priest of Venus, and, like the mystagogue in the 'Picture' of Cebes, is called a Genius. Here, as if it had been impossible for a lover not to be a good Catholic, the ritual of religion is applied to the tender passion, and Ovid's Art of Love' is blended with the Breviary. In the course of the confession, every evil affection of the human heart which may tend to impede the progress or counteract the success of love, is scientifically subdivided, and its fatal effects exemplified by a variety of opposite Stories, extracted from Classics and Chronicles."-Warton's History of English Poetry. GRACE (Sheffield) MEMOIRS of the FAMILY LINES written at JERPOINT ABBEY, Monumental Inscriptions, Notes, etc., relating to the Grace Family, War Songs of the Graces, with Music, Pedigrees of the Family, etc., portraits and plates, royal 8vo. boards, 10s 6d Privately printed, 1823 1824 1809 GRAFTON (R.) 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