Jean-Gabriel PRETRE (1768-1849) - Lot 90

Jean-Gabriel PRETRE (1768-1849) Turtle Dove (male) - Black-collared Dove (male and female) - Turtle Dove (male in its infancy) - Colombo - Camail Gallina - Greater Sugar-Eater (male) - Greater Sugar-Eater or Protea Sugar-Eater (female) - Edwards' Parakeet. Engravings with color highlights, from the Langlois printing house. Fine proofs with a few traces of folding, foxing, edges a little yellowed with small tears, pl. 279 very yellowed with irregular upper edge. Attached: Turdus auritus Merula Gouldi, after J.Huet de l'imp. Becquet. 30.3 x 22.8cm. Set of 9 plates in sheets. proofs a little yellowed, some traces of folding, foxing, pitting irregular edges with small tears pl. 273 small missing lower right corner and missing right edge pl. 275 missing upper right corner pl. 279 very yellowed with irregular and missing upper edge pl. 287 small edge tears and small missing upper right corner pl. 288 small tears to edges, and small loss to upper right corner pl. 68 numerous freckles, missing right edge, small tears