ORIENTAL TRANSLATION FUND-continued. 64. Ouseley (Sir Gore) Biographical Notices of Persian Poets; with critical and explanatory remarks; prefixed to which is a memoir of the Author, by the Rev. J. Reynolds, 8vo. 6s 1846 65. Kalpa Sutra, and Nava Tatva Two works illustrative of the Jain Religion and Philosophy, by the Rev. J. Stevenson, 80. pp. xxix and 146, 3s 1848 Mara Bar Serapion, with English translation and notes, by W. Cureton, roy. 8vo. 20s 1855 VOYAGES DES PELERINS BOUDDHISTES 72. Histoire de la Vie de Hiouen 1858 Oriental and other Grammatical Works, a series of 5 volumes, SOLD A BARGAIN, separately for 178 6d; together, for a short time only, 108 African. CLARKE (John) Specimens of Russian: PAUCKER'S MANUAL OF Dialects; short Vocabularies of Languages; and notes of countries and Customs in Africa, 8vo. 104 pp. sd. 28 6d Berwick, 1849 Arabic. FARIS' Arabic Grammar, by Williams, 3rd edition, 12mo. cloth, 7s 6d 1883 Chinese. SUMMER'S Chinese Grammar, Dialogues, Exercises and Vocabulary, 12mo. cloth, 28 1864 Ornament: RUSSIAN CONVERSATION, containing Phrases, Dialogues, Table of Coins, Weights and Measures, Technical Terms for Engineers, etc. in Russian and English, sq. 12mo. sd. 28 6d St. Petersburg, 1863 Spanish Grammar: Alonzo's Elementary Grammar and Guide to Conversation for the Use of Travellers in Spain, 12mo 176 pp. cloth, 28 6d 1867 OWEN JONES'S GRAMMAR of ORNAMENT, impl. folio, the ORIGINAL FOLIO EDITION, 101 large and exquisitely coloured plates, executed in Chromolithography, comprising 3000 examples of the decorations of all ages and nations, with descriptive letterpress and woodcuts, half morocco, £10. 108 At a sale in Glasgow, April 1877, an inferior copy, hf. bd. fetched £18. 10s. ORNITHOLOGICAL WORKS: Adamson's (Chas. M.) Another Book of Scraps, principally relating to Natural History, oblong 4to. 56 pp. of text, with 36 lithographic illustrations, from pen-and-ink sketches of Wild Fowl, whilst flying and during rest, bds. 5s Newcastle-upon-Tyne, printed for the Author, 1882 The author has watched and depicted the habits of some of our common Birds; the present volume is a companion to Bewick, Yarrell, Morris, Meyer, etc. AUDUBON'S BIRDS OF AMERICA, genuine original edition, 4 vols. double elephant folin, 435 superbly coloured plates full size of life, half red morocco, gilt edges;-with the five volumes royal 8vo. of "Ornithological Biography," half calf, original subscriber's copy, £270. cash 1827-19 Such a fine copy of this superb work will probably never again occur for sale. BONAPARTE (PRINCE C. L.) CONSPECTUS GENERUM AVIUM, cum Indice per Finsch, 3 vols. in 1, roy. 8vo. Vol. I, pp. 543, II, pp. 232 (all published), Index, pp. 12, hf. calf gilt, £2. 28 the Index, sold separately, 5s 1850-65 Des Murs, Iconographie Ornithologique : Nouveau Recueil général de planches peintes d'Oiseaux, pour servir de suite et de COMPLEMENT aux planches Enluminées de BUFFON et aux planches coloriées de TEMMINCK et LAUGIER do Chartrouse, avec texte, figures par PRÉVOT et OUDARD, COMPLETE in 1 vol. impl. 4to. 72 superbly coloured plates, £6. 68; or hf. bd. morocco, £4. 48 Paris, 1845-49 1845-49 the same, LARGE PAPER, roy. folio, £8. 8s This beautiful work, now out of print, and very scarce, forms a Complement" to Buffon's Planches Enluminées and Temminck and Laugier's Planches Coloriées. The plates, from the pencil of M. Oudard are beautifully executed. The new work, "Exotic Ornithology," by Messrs. Sclater and Salvin, now complete, forms a suite to the " 'Iconographie." Those who possess the works of Buffon or Temminck, and all subscribers to the Exotic Ornithology" should also have this fine work of Des Murs. Ornithology-continued. D'Hamonville (J.) Catalogue des Oiseaux d'Europe, large 8vo. sewed, 4s Paris, 1876 A list of the species and races of Birds whose habitat, either constant or occasional, has been placed within the geographical limits of Europe. The author, in compiling it for the use of his brother Ornithologists, has taken great care to incorporate the latest discoveries. Coloured Illustrations of Australian Birds. Diggles' Companion to Gould's Handbook; or SYNOPSIS of the BIRDS of AUSTRALIA, containing nearly one-third of the whole, or about 220 examples, for the most part of the original drawings, by Silvester Diggles, in 2 vols. imp. 4to. 123 plates containing 224 figures, beautifully coloured, with descriptive text, half red morocco, gilt tops, £16. 16s Seeing that the magnificent work of Mr. Gould, on "The Birds of Australia," so completely supplies every want of the Ornithologist in this particular direction, it may be thought that any other work is superfluous; but copies of Mr. Gould's Ornithology are so difficult to procure, and their price is so far beyond the means of any but the most wealthy, that the Author of the present publication deems any further reasons for the necessity of a second work unnecessary, as he desires to place within the power of all who wish to obtain it, an accurate and useful book of reference, at as low a cost as will allow of its being published in a creditable manner. The Author's impression is, that, whenever practicable, life size pictures of birds are most desirable, as tending to convey a more accurate idea than those on a reduced scale, and it will be his aim to represent the majority of the Austrialian Birds the size of life. The form in which the work appears (imperial quarto) precludes his giving a complete portrait of many of the larger Birds; but as much of each bird is figured as will enable any one to identify the species represented, especially as the accompanying letterpress describes the Bird in full, with the important addition of careful measurements. From four to six of the smaller Birds (most of which are complete figures) appear on one plate, and thus are favouraby situated for comparison. The assistance of several practical Ornithologists have been kindly given, among whom may be named Charles Coxen, Esq., M.L.A., and Mr. Eli Waller, of Brisbane, from whose fine collection the greater number of the Birds in this work has been figured; also Mr. Cockerell, of Brisbane, whose large and valuable collection was of the greatest service, and was the means of furnishing the author with a number of new and interesting species; Mr. White, of Reed Beds, near Adelaide, S.A.; Mr. Waterhouse, of the South Australian Museum; the late Mr. Stapleton of the Northern Territory, S.A.; the late Mr. Rawsley, who kindly lent the unique specimen of his bower bird, which he felt justified in naming after him; Messrs. Krefft, Masters, Ramsay Gulliver, &c. Giving as this work does, an assortment of the whole-or, more precisely, of about one-third of the avi-funa of Australia,-any one possessing "Gould's Handbook" (published in 2 vols.) will have material in his possession to guide him in the discovery of any bird therein described. In the index will be found, with rare exceptions, the names used in the folio volumes of Gould, which are also carefully preserved in his Handbook; and the Author deems it very inadvisable at present to make such changes in the nomenclature as appears in both the Handbook and the Sydney Museum Catalogues. A few recently discovered birds will not be found in the Handbook, but such will be found, accurately described, in the short letterpress description appended to every plate in this Synopsis. This work is quite unknown to English Ornithologists; it was published by subscription in the Colony, and received a medal at the Intercolonial Exhibition of Victoria, 1866-7. Only ten copies remain for sale; these will soon be caught up, and then it will be impossible to get the book at any price. Ornithology-continued. ▲ new and important Ornithological Work: DRESSER (H. E.) MONOGRAPH of the MEROPIDÆ, or Family of BEE-EATERS. Part I, impl. 4to. 40 pages with 7 coloured plates. Price £1. 1s To be completed, most probably during this year, in 5 parts at 21s each. Uniform in size with Des Murs' Iconographie Ornithologique, Sclater and Salvin's Exotic Ornithology, and Elliot's Hornbills. The work is intended to contain Illustrations, accompanied by as complete Letterpress as possible, of all known species of this beautiful family of Birds. The edition will be limited to 250 copies; and the plates, which have been drawn and printed, have already been erased off the stones. DUCK TRIBE, ILLUSTRATIONS of the, nine plates by Sir W. Jardine, E. Lear and P. J. Selby, 4to. 5s LIST OF NAMES: Anas Carolinensis, by P. J. Selby-Anas Rafflesii, by J. StewartAnas Specularis, by E. Lear-Cyanopterus Fretensis, by E. Lear-Anus Tadornoides, by Sir W. Jardine-Rynchapeis maculatus, by E. Lear-Fuligula dispar, by P. J. SelbyOidemia perspicillata, by P. J. Selby-Cygnus Bewickii, by P. J. Selby. Cuban Ornithology: MAMMIFERES ET OISEAUX, par Sagra et A. d'Orbigny, Text, 1 vol. 8vo. Atlas of 41 coloured plates, 28 of them Birds (pub. at 150 fr.), sd. £1. 8s Exotic Ornithology [South American], by 1840 SCLATER and SALVIN, impl. 4to. 100 superbly coloured plates of hitherto UNDESCRIBED and UNFIGURED Birds, hf. red morocco, top edge gilt, £15. 15s 1866-69 the original coloured patterns, by Hart, approved by Dr. Sclater, 100 plates, with letterpress and a plain set of plates, bound in 2 vols. impl. 4to. cloth, £20. 1866-69 another set of patterns, 100 PROOF plates, coloured for the Author, signed by him, with letterpress and plain plates, 2 vols. imp. 4to. half morocco, uncut, £24. 1866-69 the same, LARGE PAPER, imperial folio, 13 parts, complete, 100 beautifully coloured plates, subscription price, £27. 68 1866-69 Under this title has been completed a series of 100 COLOURED LITHOGRAPHIC ILLUSTRATIONS of NEW, or hitherto UNFIGURED BIRDS, to form a SUPPLEMENT to BUFFON'S Planches Enluminées, Paris, 1770-86; to TEMMINCK'S Planches Coloriées, 5 vols. Paris, 1838; and to DES MURS, Iconographie Ornithologique, Paris, 1845-49. Although it was originally intended by the Authors that the subjects for illustration in this work should be selected from the many new ornithic forms which the exertions of modern collectors have recently brought to light in nearly every part of the world's surface, particularly the Tropics, it was found, as the work progressed, that it would be more convenient in this first series to restrict it to the birds of the Neotropical region, i.e. AMERICA South of the United States. FIFTEEN copies have been printed on LARGE PAPER, royal folio, to match the Large Paper issues of Temminck and Des Murs. The subscription price of these copies, is, each part, £2. 28. Ornithology-continued. EYTON'S OSTEOLOGIA AVIUM; or, a Sketch of the OSTEOLOGY OF BIRDS, by T. C. EYTON, F.G.S., F.L.S. Complete with all the Supplements in 1 vol. 4to. 185 plates and descriptive letterpress, an important Ornithological Work, published at £10. 1s, in parts, now offered, half bound morocco, for £5. 58 1867-75 1836 Eyton (T. C.) History of the RARER BRITISH BIRDS, with a CATALOGUE of British Birds, including the naturalized species, 2 parts in one vol. royal 8vo. LARGE PAPER, numerous clever woodcuts, cloth, 128 GOULD'S BIRDS OF EUROPE, 22 parts, forming 5 vols. impl. folio, without parts 9, 18 and 19, Subscriber's copy, about 390 BEAUTIFULLY COLOURED PLATES, bds. £60. 1832-37 The Birds of Europe were coloured by Mrs. Gould, who is acknowledged by competent judges to have been the finest colourist of ornithological subjects of modern times. A most magnificent work, which for beauty and accuracy stands unrivalled. The celebrated Temminck, in his Manuel d'Ornithologie, emphatically remarks: "The birds of Europe' sont d'un fini si parfait, tant pour le dessein, la pose et l'exacte verité de l'enluminure, qu'on pourrait, avec de si beaux portraits, se passer des originaux montés." Only 286 copies were printed, and the work has become as rare as it is beautiful. It is the most perfect in its colouring of the numerous works issued by Mr. Gould. GRAY (G. R.) The Genera of Birds, comprising their generic characters, a notice of the habits of each Genus, and an extensive list of Species referred to their several Genera, 3 vols. folio, with Appendix and Index, illustrated by about 350 superb plates, THE BIRDS FULLY COLOURED, details of structure plain, by D. W. MITCHELL, half morocco, uncut, £33. another copy, 1844-49 3 vols. folio, half red morocco gilt and gilt edges, 1844-49 £32. 108 1814-19 HUME AND MARSHALL. The Game Birds of India, by A. O. Hume and C. H. T. and G. F. L. Marshall, with Coloured Illustrations of all the known species, 3 vols. royal 8vo. containing about 150 fine coloured plates, cloth, £6. Calcutta, 1879 The Game Birds of Ceylon, Burmah, and in fact of all the provinces and Sub-divisions of our Indian Empire, will be included. Vol. I containing the Bustards, Florican, Sandgrouse, Peafowl, Pheasants, Jungle Fowl, and Spur Fowl is ready. Vol. II containing the Partridges, Quails, and Rails, is ready. Vol. III containing the Cranes, Swans, Geese, Duck, Teal, Snipe, Godwits, Woodcock, &c. will appear very shortly afterwards. Very few copies remain for sale in England. |