Item #12976 Album of the Finest Birds of all Countries, Titmouse. Glanzmeise. (with) Wren. Punktirter Zaunkonig Wurger The blue fairy wren and another wren on the same plate. Anon.
Album of the Finest Birds of all Countries, Titmouse. Glanzmeise. (with) Wren. Punktirter Zaunkonig Wurger The blue fairy wren and another wren on the same plate.

Album of the Finest Birds of all Countries, Titmouse. Glanzmeise. (with) Wren. Punktirter Zaunkonig Wurger The blue fairy wren and another wren on the same plate.

Philadelphia: Weik & Weik, Ca. 1860. A beautiful and rare print of two wrens: one the blue fairy wren and the other strongly colored with a red body, blue cap, blue wings and tail. Sitting on a fuchsia, with a butterfly and a landscape in the background. The album consists of 25 hand-coloured lithographed plates. The bird species are grouped by continent. There are five plates of Australian birds. The National Library of Australia holds a copy, but there are no other recorded holdings in Australia. 10 x 14", beautiful condition. Item #12976

Price: $275.00

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