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Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux-Mouches ouvrage orne de planches dessinees et gravees par les meilleurs artistes et dedie a S. A. R. Mademoiselle; par R. P. Lesson

1830ref. 140948461Paris: Arthus Bertrand 1830. First Edition. Very Good. First edition. xlvi 218 3 pp text in French. Laid paper text sheets and tissue guards heavy wove paper plate sheets. Complete with 86 handcolored copperplate engravings numbered 1 - 85 with Plate 48 in two parts of which 81 depict one or two birds and 5 depict nests or bones. Bound in half black morocco over moire paper-covered boards raised bands and gilt stamping to spine marbled endpapers. Very Good with moderate wear to covers overopened at several places hinges starting but holding well. Light toning and moderate to heavy foxing throughout. Anker 291 Zimmer p. 386. The first book originally issued in 17 parts of Rene Primevere Lesson's three-volume series on hummingbirds. The book is dedicated to the young Princess Louise d'Artois whose mother Princess Marie-Caroline helped to finance the work. A considerable outlay would have been needed to commission the exquisite engravings based on illustrations by several artists including Jean-Gabriel Pretre and Louis Victor Bevalet. In his dedication Lesson refers to "the gifts of infinite magnificence" bestowed by the Creator upon hummingbirds and the illustrations bear him out. The Pacific coast favorite Anna's hummingbird Calypte anna makes an appearance in these pages and Lesson's description notes that it is "one of the prettiest species in the family." Lesson served as a Navy surgeon during the Napoleonic Wars and later accompanied Louis-Isidore Duperrey on his three-year voyage around the world. In the French Navy the surgeon was usually the de facto naturalist on expeditions and Lesson embraced the assignment with enthusiasm. He was responsible for the zoology section of the official expedition account and also published several monographs on birds. Arthus Bertrand unknown

Burnside Rare Books, ABAA · Estados Unidos2800,00 US$≈ 2496,66 €

Mancroft, The Lady; The Primrose League ; Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022) [Coronation]; Begum Raʻana Liaquat Ali Khan, (1905–Biblio.com

Invitation to attend The Primrose League Coronation Ball to Begum Liaquat Ali Khan at the Dorchester on June 11th 1953. Original silkscreen cover on the programme and Als from Buckingham Palace. 3 Original Als and documents.

ref. 51-6957London: 19 Buckingham Palace Mansions 1953. Original announcement with silkscreen cover and ties. 4pp. With 4 page Als invitation from 19 Buckingham Palace from Muriel Mrs. David Gamauss sp. and a typed invitation with the League's letterhead . Among the high profile attendees: "LORD and LADY MANCROFT stop to talk to screen star AVA GARDNER and her crooning husband FRANK SINATRA when they were guests at the Primrose League Coronation Ball at the Dorchester Hotel in London.".The personal copy of Begum Ra’ana Liaquat Ali Khan 1905–1990 who was a Pakistani diplomat and the country’s first female governor.She was born Sheila Irene Pant on 13 February 1905 in Almora British India today’s India to a Brahmin family who had converted to Christianity two generations prior.Academically brilliant she graduated from the University of Lucknow in 1927 with bachelor’s degrees in economics and theology. She obtained a double master’s degree in economics and sociology in 1929. In 1931 she became professor of economics at Indraprastha College in Delhi where she met her future husband lawyer Liaquat Ali Khan when he visited to deliver a lecture on law.The couple married in 1932 despite her family’s objection. The bride converted to Islam and took the name Begum Ra’ana. She became involved with the Muslim League devoting herself to creating political consciousness among the Muslim women in British India.After the Partition in 1947 Liaquat Ali Khan became Pakistan’s first prime minister. As the first First Lady of Pakistan Begum Ra’ana founded or helped establish organisations that uplifted women’s rights and women’s public role such as the Pakistan Women’s National Guard PWNG the Women’s Naval Reserves and All Pakistan Women’s Association APWA. London: 19 Buckingham Palace Mansions, 1953 unknown

Alan Wofsy Fine Arts · Estados Unidos225,00 US$≈ 200,62 €

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