Purple Cochoa (Cochoa purpurea) in Natural Size from the "Birds of Asia" series by John Gould. Published in 1850-83 hand-colored lithograph plates from drawings by Gould, Hart, Richter and Wolf. Measuring 21.625 inches x 15.000 inches. Includes full text page. Condition: minor light spotting; impurities in paper; Binding holes along right edge.

Yellow-naped Woodpecker (Chrysophlegma flavinucha) in Natural Size from the "Birds of Asia" series by John Gould. Published in 1850-83 hand-colored lithograph plates from drawings by Gould, Hart, Richter and Wolf. Measuring 21.625 inches x 15.000 inches. Includes full text page. Condition: Actual print is of more intense color than the photographs...

Nepaulese Sun-Bird, (Nectarinia nipalensis), on a specimen of Mecuna anguina in Natural Size. This plate is from the "Birds of Asia" series by John Gould. Published in 1850-83 hand-colored lithograph plates from drawings by Gould, Hart, Richter and Wolf. Measuring 21.625 inches x 15.000 inches. Includes full text page. Condition: Minor spotting, and a very few impurities in paper; Binding holes along right edge. Please study the photographs.

Fiery-tailed Sun-Bird, (Nectarinia ignicauda), on a specimen of Engelhardtia Colebrookeana (or also Colebrookeanuk) in Natural Size. This plate is from the "Birds of Asia" series by John Gould. Published in 1850-83 hand-colored lithograph plates from drawings by Gould, Hart, Richter and Wolf. Measuring 21.625 inches x 15.000 inches. Includes full text page. Condition: Minor spotting, and a very few impurities in paper; Binding holes along right edge. Please study the photographs.

Green Cochoa (Cochoa viridis ) in Natural Size from the "Birds of Asia" series by John Gould. Published in 1850-83 hand-colored lithograph plates from drawings by Gould, Hart, Richter and Wolf. Measuring 21.625 inches x 15.000 inches. Includes full text page. Condition: Light foxing lower right quadrant, minor spotting, and impurities in paper, one has caused a pinpoint hole near throat of bottom bird (see enlargement 6); Top right corner darkened at edge; Binding holes along right edge.

Cawnpore Pericrocotus, or more commonly white bellied minivet, or cawnpore minivet (Pericrocotus erythropygius), with a specimen of Cyrtotropis carnea in Natural Size. This plate is from the "Birds of Asia" series by John Gould. Published in 1850-83 hand-colored lithograph plates from drawings by Gould, Hart, Richter and Wolf. Measuring 21.625 inches x 15.000 inches. Includes full text page. Condition: Minor spotting, and a very few impurities in paper; Binding holes along right edge...

Nicely carved, gilt and painted wood panel depicting Opera scenes, with areas of mother of pearl flaked highlights. Panel measures 5.75 inches tall by 16.875 inches wide, and is about .5 inch thick. There is a sawtooth hanger mounted center back top.

Condition: Good overall for age and material. There is an export seal on face at upper right corner. No apparent cracks, splits, or other losses. Please study the photographs.

Gilt and painted carved wood panel depicting scenes from "Dream of the Red Chamber". Framed and ready to hang. Panel measures 9.875 inches by 16.875 inches. Total outside dimensions are 12.5 x 19.5 inches.

Condition: Good overall for age and material. There is a separation along bottom edge of image area along a join (see enlargements 4 & 5); and a gouge in the raised inner frame next to the shoulder of the far right lady (see enlargement 3)...

Gilt carved wood panel depicting scenes from "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". Panel measures 6 inches high by 6.625 inches wide, and is 2 inches thick.

Condition: Good overall for age and material. There is a crack on back at left edge extending about .75 inch (see enlargement 6); and a split also on the left back (right side on face, as it is a split and goes through to the front)(see enlargements 3 & 5). Probably there are typical re-attachments, but we find no losses...

Gilt carved wood panel depicting scenes from "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". Panel measures 6 inches by 12 inches, and is 2 inches thick.

Condition: Good overall for age and material. The dagger blades extending at top are attached (see enlargement 2); there is a crack on back at right edge near center(see enlargement 6). Also there are nail holes along right edge where it was attached to whatever it adorned (enlargement 4); and nail holes from a sawtooth hanger top back center (see 6)...

Ruff (machetes pugnax) #557 from the "A HISTORY OF THE BIRDS OF EUROPE, INCLUDING ALL THE SPECIES INHABITING THE WESTERN PALÆARCTIC REGION" by Henry Eeles Dresser, Richard Bowdler, Sharpe and Arthur Hay Vicount Walden. Large 4to size (12.50" x 9.75"). London 1871–1881 (with supplement that came out in 1896). 720 hand-coloured lithographs, by John Gerrard Keulemans, Joseph Wolf, Edward Neale, Archibald Thorburn and others...

Description: Temminck's Stint (tringa Temminck) and Little Stint (tringa minuta) #556 from the "A HISTORY OF THE BIRDS OF EUROPE, INCLUDING ALL THE SPECIES INHABITING THE WESTERN PALÆARCTIC REGION" by Henry Eeles Dresser, Richard Bowdler, Sharpe and Arthur Hay Vicount Walden. Large 4to size (12.50" x 9.75"). London 1871–1881 (with supplement that came out in 1896). 720 hand-coloured lithographs, by John Gerrard Keulemans, Joseph Wolf, Edward Neale, Archibald Thorburn and others...