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New York. Winchester Press. 1972. Limited Edition. Book number 23 of 1000 copies published. Folio (12 1/2 x 19). 48 pp. including a map showing the southeastern states and their coastal areas. With 20 large color plates showing a variety of fish species with descriptive text in the lower margin of each plate. The plates are laid-in a folding pocket on the inside of the book and the text by G. Brown Goode is bound in on the opposite side of the book; it includes a black and white image of each fish species described. This edition is a facsimile printing of the rare and really expensive 1879 edition. The book is bound in blue leatherette spine and blue cloth with gilt titles and a gilt Bass on the front cover. The book and the plates are as nice as you’ll likely see. It’s all in fine condition..
Yellow Perch by KILBOURNE, S.A. (1836-1881) - 1879
by KILBOURNE, S.A. (1836-1881)
Yellow Perch
by KILBOURNE, S.A. (1836-1881)
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New York: Scribners, 1879. Colour printed lithograph on original mount. Among the finest 19th century images of American sporting fish Samuel A. Kilbourne, a native of Bridgetown, Maine, was an accomplished painter of natural history subjects when he decided, in 1858, to specialize in painting fish. He was extremely successful and, as the plates in this work testify, very proficient in his work. The Game Fishes... was his greatest accomplishment, and has been described as having 'the most beautiful fish plates published in this country' (Bennett). A reviewer writing in The Century magazine in 1882 wrote of Kilbourne's depictions: "Mr. Kilbourne has succeeded in a difficult task. He has succeeded in uniting in his delineation the accuracy in details of form and coloring required by the naturalist, with that freedom of style, delicacy of handling, and naturalness of surroundings demanded by the artist." The images are portraits in natural habitats mounted on card and suitable for framing, and they both accurate and aesthetically appealing. Bennett, p.65; McGrath, p.196; Litchfield 52; Brun G94; Nissen ZBI 1630; Howell 53-325; BMNH, p.973; Gee, p.91; Westwood & Satchell, Bibliotheca Piscatoria, p.107.
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Game Fishes of the United States. [Limited Edition].
by S.A. Kilbourne. [Text by G. Brown Goode]
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GAME FISHES OF THE UNITED STATES
by KILBOURNE, S.A
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- Winchester Press New York, 1972. Folio, 47pp, black and white illustrations, plus 20 loose coloured plates. A good hardback copy
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Winchester Press New York, 1972. Folio, 47pp, black and white illustrations, plus 20 loose coloured plates. A good hardback copy with chipped spine. Some of the plates have bent or creased edges (not affecting image).
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Kingfish
by KILBOURNE, S.A. (1836-1881)
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1879. Colour printed lithograph on later mount. Image: 14 1/4 x 20 3/4 inches; mount: 20 x 26 3/4 inches. Among the finest 19th century images of American sporting fish Samuel A. Kilbourne, a native of Bridgetown, Maine, was an accomplished painter of natural history subjects when he decided, in 1858, to specialize in painting fish. He was extremely successful and, as the plates in this work testify, very proficient in his work. The Game Fishes... was his greatest accomplishment, and has been described as having 'the most beautiful fish plates published in this country' (Bennett). A reviewer writing in The Century magazine in 1882 wrote of Kilbourne's depictions: "Mr. Kilbourne has succeeded in a difficult task. He has succeeded in uniting in his delineation the accuracy in details of form and coloring required by the naturalist, with that freedom of style, delicacy of handling, and naturalness of surroundings demanded by the artist." The images are landscape…
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The Red Fish
by KILBOURNE, S.A. (1836-1881)
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1879. Colour printed lithograph on later mount. Image: 14 1/8 x 20 5/8 inches; mount: 20 x 26 3/4 inches. Among the finest 19th century images of American sporting fish Samuel A. Kilbourne, a native of Bridgetown, Maine, was an accomplished painter of natural history subjects when he decided, in 1858, to specialize in painting fish. He was extremely successful and, as the plates in this work testify, very proficient in his work. The Game Fishes... was his greatest accomplishment, and has been described as having 'the most beautiful fish plates published in this country' (Bennett). A reviewer writing in The Century magazine in 1882 wrote of Kilbourne's depictions: "Mr. Kilbourne has succeeded in a difficult task. He has succeeded in uniting in his delineation the accuracy in details of form and coloring required by the naturalist, with that freedom of style, delicacy of handling, and naturalness of surroundings demanded by the artist." The images are landscape…
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The Mackerel
by KILBOURNE, S.A. (1836-1881)
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1879. Colour printed lithograph on later mount. Image: 14 1/8 x 20 1/2 inches; mount: :20 x 26 3/4 inches. Among the finest 19th century images of American sporting fish Samuel A. Kilbourne, a native of Bridgetown, Maine, was an accomplished painter of natural history subjects when he decided, in 1858, to specialize in painting fish. He was extremely successful and, as the plates in this work testify, very proficient in his work. The Game Fishes... was his greatest accomplishment, and has been described as having 'the most beautiful fish plates published in this country' (Bennett). A reviewer writing in The Century magazine in 1882 wrote of Kilbourne's depictions: "Mr. Kilbourne has succeeded in a difficult task. He has succeeded in uniting in his delineation the accuracy in details of form and coloring required by the naturalist, with that freedom of style, delicacy of handling, and naturalness of surroundings demanded by the artist." The images are landscape…
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Original Chromolithograph of the California Salmon
by KILBOURNE, S.A
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Approximately 14 x 20,” matted, framed and glazed, overall about 21 x 27 1/2.” Aside from a few tiny nicks in the frame, in excellent condition. The illustration (signed in the plate) was issued in Game Fishes of the United States (issued in parts from 1879-1880). The salmon is shown in its natural habitat, but with a line in its mouth.
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The Grayling
by KILBOURNE, S.A. (1836-1881)
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1879. Colour printed lithograph on later mount. Image: 14 1/8 x 20 3/8 inches; mount: 20 x 26 3/4 inches. Among the finest 19th century images of American sporting fish Samuel A. Kilbourne, a native of Bridgetown, Maine, was an accomplished painter of natural history subjects when he decided, in 1858, to specialize in painting fish. He was extremely successful and, as the plates in this work testify, very proficient in his work. The Game Fishes... was his greatest accomplishment, and has been described as having 'the most beautiful fish plates published in this country' (Bennett). A reviewer writing in The Century magazine in 1882 wrote of Kilbourne's depictions: "Mr. Kilbourne has succeeded in a difficult task. He has succeeded in uniting in his delineation the accuracy in details of form and coloring required by the naturalist, with that freedom of style, delicacy of handling, and naturalness of surroundings demanded by the artist." The images are landscape…
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Lake Trout
by KILBOURNE, S.A. (1836-1881)
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1879. Colour printed lithograph on later mount. Image: 14 1/4 x 20 1/2 inches; mount: 20 x 26 3/4 inches. Among the finest 19th century images of American sporting fish Samuel A. Kilbourne, a native of Bridgetown, Maine, was an accomplished painter of natural history subjects when he decided, in 1858, to specialize in painting fish. He was extremely successful and, as the plates in this work testify, very proficient in his work. The Game Fishes... was his greatest accomplishment, and has been described as having 'the most beautiful fish plates published in this country' (Bennett). A reviewer writing in The Century magazine in 1882 wrote of Kilbourne's depictions: "Mr. Kilbourne has succeeded in a difficult task. He has succeeded in uniting in his delineation the accuracy in details of form and coloring required by the naturalist, with that freedom of style, delicacy of handling, and naturalness of surroundings demanded by the artist." The images are landscape…
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