John Gould's Hummingbirds

by John Gould

Book Overview

""An Introduction To The Trochilidae: Or Family Of Hummingbirds"" is a book written by John Gould and originally published in 1861. The book is a comprehensive introduction to the hummingbird family,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1555216617
• ISBN13: 9781555216610
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: Booksales
• Length: 58 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.0" x 10.4" x 14.5"

Customer Reviews

Beautiful

This book is awesome! If you love hummingbirds, you'll love this book!!! Hi gloss pages are *extra* nice. You'll like it.

I would like to locate a copy of this book..its wonderful.

I have been looking for a copy of this book for a very long time...its a wonderful book and very well illustrated. Would like information on how I may find a copy.

Old exquisite bird art reproduced with modern tech.

As many may know, John Gould(with the help of many) produced 418 hand coloured stone lithograph plates for his Monograph of the Hummingbirds which took 12 years to produce(1849-61). An original set sold recently for 1/4million dollars! At approx $100, this book gives a great deal of art bang for the buck! Albeit, the format is smaller and the exquisite hand coloring is lost to modern printing reproduction, it's a joy to own. Individual original plates are available at antique print shops($700-$2000 ea) and this book is your excellent reference for an contemplated purchase.

Beautiful book of fantastical hummingbirds, many now extinct

This is a beautiful coffee table book, filled with full-page illustrations of hummingbirds: some familiar, some fantastical, some, sadly, now extinct. Not just for hummingbird lovers. Anyone with an interest in nature will be delighted by some of these astonishingly wacky creatures. Each illustration is accompanied by a few concise paragraphs about the birds.