Post by mygos on Jan 13, 2013 4:35:57 GMT -8
To make a change with dead specimens of your collections, today I would like to show one of the most beautiful book from my collection !
This is a book from RIPPON robert H.F. :
"Icones Ornithopterorum : a monograph of the Papilionine Tribe Troides of Hübner, or Ornithoptera (bird-wing butterflies) of Boisduval", in 2 volumes
Originally planned for 20 parts, it was finally published in 25 parts between 1890 and 1910.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Henry_Fernando_Rippon
Also Rippon claimed to have over 80 subscribers, they are only 33 known coloured copies of this extremely rare work as Rippon died before he was able to finish the colouring ...
Here are some pictures of my own copy :
My copy contains 111 plates (1 couloured frontispiece, 1 B/W portrait and 109 plates of which 95 in colour (82 plates and 13 maps)
I purchased that book last year through an american book dealer who obtained it from a private collection ...
If anyone is interested with rare books, I will be pleased to show more of them !
A+, Michel
This is a book from RIPPON robert H.F. :
"Icones Ornithopterorum : a monograph of the Papilionine Tribe Troides of Hübner, or Ornithoptera (bird-wing butterflies) of Boisduval", in 2 volumes
Originally planned for 20 parts, it was finally published in 25 parts between 1890 and 1910.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Henry_Fernando_Rippon
Also Rippon claimed to have over 80 subscribers, they are only 33 known coloured copies of this extremely rare work as Rippon died before he was able to finish the colouring ...
Here are some pictures of my own copy :
My copy contains 111 plates (1 couloured frontispiece, 1 B/W portrait and 109 plates of which 95 in colour (82 plates and 13 maps)
I purchased that book last year through an american book dealer who obtained it from a private collection ...
If anyone is interested with rare books, I will be pleased to show more of them !
A+, Michel
Your very lucky to own the Icones Ornithopterorum . Very beautiful plates I enjoyed seeing those. That book is very rare especially in a good condition like yours.
