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White-eared Honey-eater

White-eared Honey-eater

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White-eared Honey-eater

by LEWIN, John William

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About This Item

London: J.H. Bohte, 1838. Very good.. Engraved plate with contemporary handcolouring, 280 x210mm.

The graceful Sydney honey-eater engraved by Australia's first professional artist John Lewin, who arrived in the colony in 1800 and established himself as our first natural history illustrator.

Aside from being Australia's first natural history publisher, Lewin was an intrinsically skilled naturalist: 'The bibliographical and historical importance of Lewin has been emphasised in recent years, but Lewin the naturalist has been somewhat neglected...[his renditions] are highly competent and show the mind of an excellent observer. Lewin's birds are correct; the feather detail, legs, particularly the positioning of the toes, posture of the bird, the understanding of male and female plumage, the interactions between male and female are accurate and show a keen observer at work. The other important detail in Lewin's illustrations are the plants: they demonstrate an observer who is familiar with his subject's habitat and life-history' (Hordern House, Wettenhall catalogue).

After Lewin's death in 1819, his widow Anna returned to England where she produced a new edition of her husband's pivotal book, A Natural History of the Birds of New South Wales in 1822, a further edition appearing in 1838.

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Bookseller
Hordern House Rare Books AU (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #
4312700
Title
White-eared Honey-eater
Author
LEWIN, John William
Book Condition
Used - Very good.
Quantity Available
1
Publisher
J.H. Bohte
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1838

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Hordern House Rare Books

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About Hordern House Rare Books

Hordern House, founded by Anne McCormick and Derek McDonnell in 1985 and named for our original building in Sydney's Potts Point, is an internationally renowned dealership, specialising in rare books, manuscripts and paintings.Nowadays we conduct our business in the heart of Surry Hills, five minutes from the centre of Sydney. We occupy an entire floor of a converted warehouse where we have created a customised environment for our work and the display of rare books, manuscripts & paintings.Always reflected in our extensive stock of rare and select material is our specialization in voyages and travels (with a special interest in the Pacific & Australia), natural history and colour-plate material, paintings and voyage art, historical maps and manuscripts.

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