CATESBY, MARK. MRS. GEORGE B. GREEN, TEXT. BRUCE ETCHISON, INTRODUCTION

Mark Catesby. Naturalist-Artist

Hagerstown, Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, 1967, First Edition. Soft Cover , Near Fine, Near fine in original wrappers with a small sticker shadow.

-- Library Books / Clayton Fine Books

Book number: b20791

CATESBY, MARK.

The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands; Containing the Figures of Birds, Beasts, Fishes, Serpents, Insects and Plants... . : Anguis Annulatus (the Chain-Snake)

London: C. Marsh, 1754. Pl. 52 Anguis annulatus ( The Chain-Snake). Original hand-colored copperplate engraving. Folio. Near Fine condition, with one minute foxed mark on right edge of plate mark. Archivally framed in walnut burl, 23 x 20 inches. This powerful image of the Chain-snake is decoratively surrounded by a blooming Frutex lauri, a shrub native to Virginia. Although second edition of Catesby's renowned series was published posthumously, George Edwards- friend and noted naturalist colleague-supervised the edition. Near Fine with original hand-coloring.

-- Lowry-James Rare Prints & Books

Book number: 388

Catalogue: Natural History

CATESBY, MARK

The Parrot of Carolina, Psittacus caroliniensis (The Carolina Parakeet), Plate No. 11

London: Charles Marsh; Thomas Wilcox; Benjamin Stichall, 1754 Hand-colored engraving, 10.25 x 13.75 inches (plate-mark) on sheet 14.0 x 20.5 inches. Plate 11 from ""The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands"" by Mark Catesby. This two volume work is the first account of flora and fauna of North America by English naturalist Mark Catesby. As such, this is the first illustrated and published of account of this now extinct species. The last wild specimen of the Carolina Parakeet was killed in Florida in 1904; the last captive specimen died in 1918 in Ohio. The Carolina Parakeet (now known as Conuropsis carolinensis) was the only parrot species native to the eastern United States. In addition to the Catesby hand-colored engraving, the original text leaf (p. II) describing the species is also included. Light age-toning to the hand-colored plate and text leaf; a near fine copy with excellent coloring..

-- Natural History Books

Book number: 2698

Catalogue: Prints and Maps

Keywords: hand-colored print Parrot Psittacus caroliniensis Carolina Parakeet Natural Sciences Natural Science

ROSSI,PAUL A. (WITH DAVID C. HUNT.) (INTERIOR ARTWORK BY JOHN JAMES AUDUBON; ALBERT BIERSTADT; CARL BODMER; WILLIAM DE LA MONTAGNE CARY; MARK CATESBY; GEORGE CATLIN; WILLIAM ROBINSON LEIGH; THOMAS MORAN; FREDERIC REMINGTON; PETER RINDESBACHER; CHARLES MAR

The Art of the Old West

New York, Promontory Press. (ISBN: 0-88394-045-0) . [1981]. (4to) Very good in very good dust jacket. 336pp. Full color title page spread, black and white and color illustrations, bibliography. Collection of Thomas Gilcrease Institute of American History and Art. Interior artwork by John James Audubon, Albert Bierstadt, Carl Bodmer, William de la Montagne Cary, Mark Catesby, George Catlin, William Robinson Leigh, Thomas Moran, Frederic Remington, Peter Rindesbacher, Charles Marion Russell & Olaf Carl Seltzer. Locale: Western America.

-- Burton Lysecki Books (ABAC/ILAB)

Book number: 122246

Catalogue: Art and Architecture

Keywords: Art, Cowboys, Fur Trade, Indians of N.A. , Wagon Trains 0883940450