Auction: Books & Manuscripts - 2621BLocation: BostonDate / Time: November 18, 2012 11:00AM
Description:
Gould, John (1804-1881) Casuarius Westermanni. [from] The Birds of New Guinea. London: Walter, 1875-1888.
Hand-colored lithograph, matted and framed, with 13 1/2 x 19 in. of the sheet visible. Westermann's Cassowary depicted dramatically in profile, and straight on, with two in the background.
Estimate $300-500