John Gould's Hummingbirds Complete Index and Price Guide Yes, this is an Audubon website, but I am not going to start a 4th website solely devoted to Gould. However, I have developed an interest in John Gould hummingbird prints, and have several framed and hanging in my office. John Gould was a prolific artist who created about 3000 different hand colored lithographic prints during his lifetime. His original five volumes (plus a sixth volume completed after his death) of A Monograph of the Trochilidae or Family of Humming-Birds (1849-1861) are probably his most famous work. If you collect or have seen a Gould hummingbird print, you know that other than credits to the artists and publishers, the only other words printed on each print is the scientific name of the depicted birds. The botanicals are not identified, and the common name of the birds, and a plate number are lacking. If you are fortunate enough to acquire the original text page that accompanied each print, you can read about the bird species, learn its common name, and find out what botanicals are depicted on the print. What is lacking for the collector is a comprehensive index to the 360 different prints in Gould's original 5 volume work, and the 58 prints in the supplemental later volume. The definitive reference to Gould's hummingbird prints is the wonderful small folio (4to) book, John Gould's Hummingbirds, published by Wellfleet Press in 1991. The book is now out of print and generally retails in the $150-$250 range. The book exactly reproduces all 418 of Gould's hummingbird prints in the order they were published in the original volumes. At the back of the book, Gould's original text pages for all the prints are condensed into about 75 pages. All of the missing information mentioned above is found in these pages. Also, Wellfleet Press assigned orderly plate numbers to each of the 418 different prints, but alas did not publish any index whatsoever. Complete Comprehensive Index I have created a comprehensive index to all 418 Gould hummingbird prints. The complete index is available either as a MS Word file or an Adobe PDF file for $11.00. The entire comprehensive index prints out as a 43 page document. THEREFORE, IT IS AVAILABLE AS AN EMAIL FILE ATTACHMENT IN EITHER MS WORD OR ADOBE PDF. IT CAN ONLY BE PURCHASED USING PAYPAL, WITH PAYMENT IN U.S. DOLLARS !!! It is not economically feasible to print it out and mail it. The comprehensive 43 page Index is in 3 parts, and costs $11.00 Pages 2-12 Index by Plate Number Pages 13-23 Alphabetical Index by Scientific Name Pages 24-43 Expanded Alphabetical Index by Common Name To order, click on one of the PayPal "Click Here To Buy" buttons
Complete Price Guide I have compiled a complete Price Guide to all 418 Gould hummingbird prints, listed in order by plate number. The Price Guide gives plate number, common name, scientific name, and dealer retail price range, for each of the 418 different prints. The complete Price Guide is available either as a MS Word file or an Adobe PDF file for $11.00. The Price Guide will print out as a 13 page document. THEREFORE, IT IS AVAILABLE AS AN EMAIL FILE ATTACHMENT IN EITHER MS WORD OR ADOBE PDF. IT CAN ONLY BE PURCHASED USING PAYPAL, WITH PAYMENT IN U.S. DOLLARS !!! It is not economically feasible to print it out and mail it, but if you must have a printed copy mailed to you in the U.S. ONLY, it will cost $20.00, instead of $11.00. Email me at ronwflynn@earthlink.net
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