[Rarebooks] FS: 1834 FISHES OF CEYLON with outstanding hand-colored plates heightened with gum arabic

[Charles Agvent]

BENNETT,  John Whitchurch. FISHES OF CEYLON; A SELECTION FROM  THE
MOST  REMARKABLE AND INTERESTING OF THE FISHES FOUND ON THE COASTS  OF
CEYLON....  London:  Longman,  Rees, et. al. [1834].  Second  Edition.
Quarto  (10" x 13"). Five of the original six parts (lacking Part Six)
in  original printed wraps with each part containing five hand-colored
plates  except  Part One which lacks Plate Two. A total of 24  of  the
original  30  plates are present with a page of text for  each  plate.
Included  are  the prospectuses for Parts Two, Four, and  Five.  First
published  in  1830, this second edition is unaltered. The plates  are
absolutely  stunning  with strong, gorgeous  hand-coloring  heightened
with  gum  arabic and are from drawings made from living specimens  in
the  southern part of the island of Ceylon. British Museum of  Natural
History  Catalogue  p. 130; Wood p. 231: "a well-known  and  important
treatise."  Chipping  to  the wraps, with a few loose covers  and  two
parts  mostly  disbound. The plates themselves are very  nice,  with a
usually  faint  vertical crease running through most of them  but  not
affecting  their visual appeal. Very wide margins, eminently  suitable
for framing.                                                  $4000.00

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