Auction House	Sothebys
Website	www.sothebys.com/
Auction Name	Travel, Atlases, Maps
Sale Number	L11405
Auction Date	Nov 15, 2011 - Nov 15, 2011

Lot Number	1
Author	GOULD, JOHN.
Title	THE BIRDS OF GREAT BRITAIN.
Year Published	1862
Place Printed	LONDON PUBLISHED BY THE AUTHOR,
Description	First edition, 5 volumes, folio (544 x 365mm.), dedication leaf, list of subscribers, lists of plates, 367 hand-coloured lithographed plates from drawings by Gould, Joseph Wolf, H.C. Richter and W. Hart, mostly lithographed by Richter and Hart, contemporary red morocco gilt by R. and A. Suttaby, [Fine Bird Books, p.102; Nissen IVB 371; Sauer 23; Wood, p.365; Zimmer, p.261], bookplate of Charles Stewart Henry Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 7th Marquess of Londonderry, KG (by descent from the original subscriber), binding slightly rubbed at extremities
Lot Note	A fine subscriber's copy.
Estimated Price	GBP 30,000.00 - 40,000.00( USD 45600.00 - USD 60800.00)
Actual Price	GBP 56,450.00 ( USD 85804.00)