Little Black and Orange Indian Hawk Hand-Colored Plate sm folio (13 x 10

sm folio (13 x 10 inches)

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The title of the volume “Book of Great Nishikigoi” originated in Takeo Kuroki’s naming of all the prize koi in the All Japan Nishikigoi Show as the ‘greatest Nishikigoi’

A rare work on the evolution of lobsters and crabs

small number on the title page

Little Black and Orange Indian Hawk Hand-Colored Plate sm folio (13 x 10Hand colored lithographic plate, 9 inches wide and 11. 75 inches long. From G. Edwards, A Natural History of Uncommon Birds, part III, plate 108, 1750. Edwards describes the bird as being from Bengali in the East Indies and was part of a rarities collection sent to Dr. Mead in 1748. Edwards believed that this hawk had been trained for hunting. Publisher Printed for the Author Publisher Place London Date Published 1750 Date Published Estimated No