Proof plate of the Lesser Noddy from the "Birds of Australia", signed by Mathews with notations. Micranous Tenuirostris.
London: Witherby & Co, 1913. This is a proof plate signed by Mathews in the lower right corner, uncolored. There is a pencil notation on the tail area "please, fill in", correcting a printing error, and "Print this shade not darker" and "116" in the top right. The notation in the top left corner is a number "328". Paper size 13 3/4 x 9 3/4". Ca. 1913. Mathews published his masterwork "Birds of Australia" from 1910 through 1928. In their published form, the lithographs were hand colored. The Lesser Noddy is a sea bird from the Houtman Abrolhos area, Western Australia. Three small pinholes in the left sized and couple of small foxed spots, corners a little bumped o/w vgc. Item #13820
Price: $450.00