KNIP, Pauline (1781-1851) et Coenraad Jacob TEMMINCK (1778-1858). - photo 1
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KNIP, Pauline (1781-1851) et Coenraad Jacob TEMMINCK (1778-1858).

Lot 93
22.11.2023 14:00UTC +01:00
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Lot 93 | KNIP, Pauline (1781-1851) et Coenraad Jacob TEMMINCK (1778-1858).
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KNIP, Pauline (1781-1851) et Coenraad Jacob TEMMINCK (1778-1858).

Les Pigeons. Paris : Knip et Garnery, [1809]-1811.

Exemplaire en reliure de l'époque, portant le cachet de la bibliothèque du roi Louis-Philippe. L'ouvrage parut en 15 livraisons et fut complété par un second volume en 1838, ainsi qu'un volume de suppléments du Prince Bonaparte en 1858. Cet exemplaire présente la page de titre en second état, Pauline Knip ayant repris la direction de l'édition après la neuvième livraison et décidé de changer le titre, à l'origine "Histoire naturelle générale des pigeons". Nissen, n° 511; Ronsil, n° 2890 ; Wood, p. 420 ; Zimmer, pp. 356-357 ; Sitwell, p. 113 ("Superbly painted and reproduced these are among the finest of all bird plates").



In-folio (546 x 357 mm). Édition originale. Illustré de 87 planches gravées d'après les dessins de Pauline Knip, imprimées en couleurs et rehaussées à la main. Reliure de l'époque : demi-maroquin rouge à petits coins, double filet et roulette dorés en encadrement, dos lisse orné de petits fers dorés dont certains figurant des oiseaux.

Provenance : Louis-Philippe, duc d'Orléans et roi des Français (cachets noir et rouge au titre, "duc d'Orléans" et "Bibliothèque du Roi (Neuilly)" ; un exemplaire est décrit comme suit sous le numéro 370 du catalogue de vente de mars 1852 : "in-fol. pap. vél. fig. color. dem.-rel.") -- James de Rothschild (ex-libris et étiquette "Ferrières")



First edition on this major work on pigeons, comprising 87 colored plates, among the finest bird plates of all ornithology books.

Artist:Pauline Knip (1781 - 1851)
Place of origin:Western Europe, France, Europe
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