Eleazer Albin (16 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. A & W Publishers, 1979. 1st Edition. 176 pages. New Hardcover with DJ. 8.75x11.75x0.8 in. be6.

Engraving with hand coloring. Measures 11 1/4" x 9". Engraving from "A Natural History of Birds: Illustrated with a Hundred and four Copper Plates, Engraven from the Life, Published by the author Eleazer Albin, and carefully colour'd by his Daughter and Himself, from the Originals, drawn from the live Birds." The beautifully hand colored print depicts a Black Eagle. Eleazer Albin (1690-1742) was an English naturalist and watercolor painter who wrote and illustrated several books on insects, birds, and fish.…

Print. Engraving with hand coloring. Measures 11 1/4" x 9" The beautifully hand-colored print depicts a female peregrine falcon. Engraving from "A Natural History of Birds: Illustrated with a Hundred and four Copper Plates, Engraven from the Life, Published by the author Eleazer Albin, and carefully colour'd by his Daughter and Himself, from the Originals, drawn from the live Birds." American ornithologist James L. Peters writes of the bird and Albin's engraving in "The Toucans of Linnaeus", published in The Auk Journal in 1930 by James L. Peters. "The bird resembles no resemblance to any known species: it was probably an artifact." Eleazer Albin (1690-1742) was an English naturalist and watercolor painter who wrote and illustrated several books on insects, birds, and fish.…

Print. Original engraving with hand coloring. Measures 12 7/8" x 9 1/4". Engraving from "The history of esculent fish." The beautifully hand colored print depicts a perch fish, with a green upper body and orange underbelly with a striking red fin and tail. It is set against a background of calm water and blue sky with clouds. Light toning at margins but otherwise excellent condition. Eleazer Albin (1690-1742) was an English naturalist and watercolor painter who wrote and illustrated several books on insects, birds, and fish.…

Print. Original engraving with hand coloring. Measures 12 7/8" x 9 1/8". Engraving from "The history of esculent fish." The beautifully hand colored print depicts a carp, with beautifully detailed green and brown scales. It is set against a background of calm water and blue sky. Light toning at margins but otherwise excellent condition. Eleazer Albin (1690-1742) was an English naturalist and watercolor painter who wrote and illustrated several books on insects, birds, and fish.…

Print. Original engraving with hand coloring. Measures 12 7/8" x 9 1/8". Engraving from "The history of esculent fish." The beautifully hand colored print depicts a salmon, with a green and blue upper body with black dots against a background of calm ocean and blue sky with clouds. Light toning at margins but otherwise excellent condition. Eleazer Albin (1690-1742) was an English naturalist and watercolor painter who wrote and illustrated several books on insects, birds, and fish.…

Print. Original engraving with hand coloring. Measures 12 7/8" x 9 1/8". Engraving from "The history of esculent fish." The beautifully hand colored print depicts a cod fish, with a green speckled body against a background of calm ocean and blue sky with clouds. Light toning at margins but otherwise excellent condition. Eleazer Albin (1690-1742) was an English naturalist and watercolor painter who wrote and illustrated several books on insects, birds, and fish.…

Engraving with hand coloring. Measures 11 1/4" x 9". Engraving from "A Natural History of Birds: Illustrated with a Hundred and four Copper Plates, Engraven from the Life, Published by the author Eleazer Albin, and carefully colour'd by his Daughter and Himself, from the Originals, drawn from the live Birds." The beautifully hand colored print depicts a species of Toucan believed to be native to Brazil, with a black head and wings, a yellow breast, and red body and tail. American ornithologist James L. Peters writes of the bird and Albin's engraving in "The Toucans of Linnaeus", published in The Auk Journal in 1930 by James L. Peters. "The bird resembles no resemblance to any known species: it was probably an artifact." Eleazer Albin (1690-1742) was an English naturalist and watercolor painter who wrote and illustrated several books on insects, birds, and fish.…

Engraving. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. This engraving was taken from "A natural history of birds: illustrated with two hundred and five copper plates, curiously engraven from the life and exactly colour'd by the author" by Eleazar Albin. This is an natural history engraving that is seldom seen for sale, highly detailed and beautifully hand-colored. The engraving measures 8" x 11" and is backed on card, original hand coloring. Title pasted at lower edges. A very rare engraving; 11.5" x 9".…

Engraving with hand coloring. Measures 11 1/4" x 9". Engraving from "A Natural History of Birds: Illustrated with a Hundred and four Copper Plates, Engraven from the Life, Published by the author Eleazer Albin, and carefully colour'd by his Daughter and Himself, from the Originals, drawn from the live Birds." The beautifully hand colored print depicts a green parrot perched on a stand, with a yellow head and shoulders, and red and blue feathers at its wings. Eleazer Albin (1690-1742) was an English naturalist and watercolor painter who wrote and illustrated several books on insects, birds, and fish.…