Swift - Morris 1861 Hand-Colored Engraved Bird Print CLEARANCE

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SWIFT - Morris 1861 Engraved Print
An Original Historical Print from HistoryOnPaper
A hand-colored print
From a dis-bounded copy of F. O. Morris' 1861
A History of British Birds
HEAVY FOXING - SOLD AS IS Some uniform age toning....handling wear
Type of Print
Lithograph -
Wood Engraving
- Steel Engraving - Copper Engraving - Photogravure
Printing Year
1861
Artist - Engraver - Publisher
F.O. Morris -
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Groombridge & Sons, 1861
Print Size (Approx)
9.5  inches  X  5.5  inches
Paper weight/type
Thin -
Medium
- Heavy - Other
Reverse side
Blank
- Related text/picture
s
-  Unrelated text/pictures
Condition
Excellent -
Very Good - Good - Fair -
Poor (but of historical interest)
Heavy foxing, aging, spots
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Sold As Is - Clearance Item
Description
Original Hand-colored Engravings (Each engraving is a Xylographic - wood print with additional hand coloring)
Please inspect image
Notes
This Is An Original Print from
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HISTORICAL INFORMATION:
The inspiration for Francis Orpen Morris' A History of British Birds actually came from the renowned English printer, Benjamion Fawcett, who approached Morris to write the text when Morris became Vicar of Nafferton. Morris had a reputation as a popular writer on natural history in general and birds in particular. His first book had appeared as early as 1834, A guide to an
arrangement of British birds. However, his association with Benjamin Fawcett was to have remarkable results, particularly for the study of ornithology.
A History of British Birds was entirely printed and bound in the small North Country village of Driffield, Fawcett’s residence and shop, and shipped in tea chests to London. It was a resounding success.
Work on A History of British Birds probably began in 1848. Publication, which took
over seven years to complete from June 1850, was undertaken in monthly parts costing one shilling. Each part contained 24 pages of letterpress and 4 hand-colored plates. The final six volume work contained 358 colored plates. One thousand copies of the first part were initially produced, but such was the demand that Fawcett quickly had to move into larger premises.
Alexander Francis Lydon was one of Fawcett’s principal engravers, contributing much in technique and design. A team of women colorists under very strict scrutiny first from Fawcett then his wife (a former colorist herself) hand colored each plate.
Morris became an early advocate for conservation and was instrumental in founding the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.
Various Editions a History of British Birds were published from ca. 1851 to ca. 1903. All were published with the hand-coloring of the time.
CONDITION:
Please INSPECT PHOTO
.
May be Enlarged for viewing.
This is an
original
print, not a reproduction.
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