Sponges.

Bory de Saint-Vincent, Jean-Baptiste Georges Marie [ Jean-Baptiste-Geneviève-Marcellin ] J.G Prêtre pinxt. - Guyard sculpt. Impre. de Langlois. Sponges and Polyps "Polypiers." Paris et Strasbourg, F.G. Levrault 1832-6
Scarce original hand coloured lithograph of Sponges from Bory de Saint- Vincent's" Expédition scientifique de Morée, entreprise et publiée par ordre du gouvernement français. Travaux de la section des sciences physiques.."

The image shows a variety of Sponges and polyps. Light general toning , slightly darker in horizontal band at centre; Damp stain to upper right corner with small hole to extreme upper edgecolours bright; tiny wormhole to lower right corner of plate; short tears and chips yo edges , repaired with archival tape to verso.
Navari- Blackmer:169; Brulle, A. (1836) Les animaux articulés. Freight scientifique de Moree. Section des Sciences physique. Volume Tome III, Ire partie. Zoologie. Deuxieme Section. 400, 468 by 290mm (18½ by 11½ inches).    €80

Lacertidae: Green Lizards.

Bory de Saint-Vincent, Jean-Baptiste Georges Marie [ Jean-Baptiste-Geneviève-Marcellin ] J.G Prêtre pinxt. - Guyard sculpt. Impre. de Langlois. Green Lizard; Wall Lizard; Peloponnese Wall Lizard; Algyroides moreoticus. " 1. Lézard vert. Lacerta virides. Daud.; 2 Lézard des murailles. Lacerta murales. Latr.; 3.Lézard des murailles, femelle.; 4. Lézard du Péloponèse .Lacerta Peloponesica. Bib. et Bory.;5. Algyroide Moreotique. Algyroïdes Moreoticus. Bib. et Bory." Paris et Strasbourg, F.G. Levrault 1832-6
Scarce original hand coloured lithograph of from Bory de Saint- Vincent's" Expédition scientifique de Morée, entreprise et publiée par ordre du gouvernement français. Travaux de la section des sciences physiques.."
The image shows 5 lizards with outline details of heads and legs.

The European green lizard Lacerta viridis is a large lizard distributed across European midlatitudes from Slovenia and eastern Austria to as far east as the Black Sea coasts of Ukraine and Turkey. It is often seen sunning on rocks or lawns, or sheltering amongst bushes.

The wall lizard Podarcis muralislives in the old walls , piles of stones, rocks, quarries, waste dumps , stumps and especially appreciates the rails or less frequented stations docks. This lizard is much more urban than other species.

The Peloponnese Wall Lizard, Podarcis peloponnesiacus was first described by Bibron & Bory de Saint-Vincent and as it name suggests is endemic to the Peloponnese

The Algyroides moreoticus first described by Bibron & Bory de Saint-Vincent, is endemic to Greece, occuring in the Peloponnese and the Ionian islands of Zakynthos to Kefalonia and Ithaca, its natural habitats are temperate forests and shrublands and plantations. Very light toning; scattered spotting; colors bright; tiny wormhole to lower right corner of plate; crease to upper right corner.
Navari- Blackmer:169; 466 by 287mm (18¼ by 11¼ inches).    €250

The Peloponnesian Wildcat

Bory de Saint-Vincent, Jean-Baptiste Georges Marie [ Jean-Baptiste-Geneviève-Marcellin ] J.C Werner pinxt. - François sculpt.- Impre. de Langlois. The Wildcat of the Morea. "Chat sauvage, Felis catus ferus Lin. Variété de Morée." Paris et Strasbourg, F.G. Levrault 1832-6
Scarce original hand coloured lithograph of the Peloponnesian Wildcat from Bory de Saint- Vincent's" Expédition scientifique de Morée, entreprise et publiée par ordre du gouvernement français. Travaux de la section des sciences physiques.."

A sub species of the European Wildcat; Felis silvestris "It differs from F. s. silvestris in its generally isabelline coloration,in the absence of distinct stripes on the sides, and in having theblack rings on the tail straight and clearly defined; lateral stripesreplaced by irregular brownish-rufous marblings; feet unspotted"(Trouessart, 1910, p. 100).

Bory de Saint-Vincent states in the text (1836, vol. 1, p. 396) that among the oak-dotted pastures of the locality near Mount Diaphorti the Wildcats occur in larger numbers than elsewhere. Here he collected the specimen from the high branches of an oak. According to Geoffrey (in Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1833, vol. 3,pt. 1, zool., p. 13), the animal is very common in certain mountainous parts of Arcadia, especially in the Canton of Karytaena and on the slopes of Mount Diaphorti. It is destructive to poultry, smallbirds and mammals, and partridges.

The image drawn by J.C Werner shows the Wildcat upon a branch as described by Saint-Vincent. Image bright and clean; toning to edges of page and rust spot to upper blank margin; the title has been corrected with a pasted paper.
Navari- Blackmer:169; 466 by 291mm (18¼ by 11½ inches).    €450

The Little Gull, Dressed for Love.

Bory de Saint-Vincent, Jean-Baptiste Georges Marie [ Jean-Baptiste-Geneviève-Marcellin ] J.G Prêtre pinxt. - Migneret sculpt. Impre. de Langlois. The Little Gull "Mouette pygmée en plumage d'amour." Paris et Strasbourg, F.G. Levrault 1832-6
Scarce original hand coloured lithograph of the Little Gull from Bory de Saint- Vincent's" Expédition scientifique de Morée, entreprise et publiée par ordre du gouvernement français. Travaux de la section des sciences physiques.." Toned; scattered spotting; colors bright; tiny wormhole to lower right corner of plate.
Navari- Blackmer:169; 457 by 291mm (18 by 11½ inches).    €300

Tsipoúra, Sea Bream.

Bory de Saint-Vincent, Jean-Baptiste Georges Marie [ Jean-Baptiste-Geneviève-Marcellin ] J.G Prêtre pinxt. - Guyard sculpt. Impre. de Langlois. Black Sea Bream. "1.Scathare Grec. Scatharus Grecus. Cuv. 2. Canthere Breme. Cantharus Brama." Paris et Strasbourg, F.G. Levrault 1832-6
Scarce original hand coloured lithograph of Fish from Bory de Saint- Vincent's" Expédition scientifique de Morée, entreprise et publiée par ordre du gouvernement français. Travaux de la section des sciences physiques.."
The image shows 2 varieties of the sea bream, with outline details of heads and profiles.
The species Scatharus graecus [Fam. Sparidae] from South Greece (French Exp. Moree) was described by Valenciennes (1830). It was never found again and the type is now lost (Hureau & Monod, 1973).
S.graecus probably is a synonym of Spondyliosoma cantharus. Very light toning; scattered spotting colors bright; tiny wormhole to lower right corner of plate.
Navari- Blackmer:169; 465 by 287mm (18¼ by 11¼ inches).    €250

Six-plumed Bird of Paradise.

John Gould. John Gould & William Mathew Hart. "Parotia Sepennis. " London. Taylor & Francis for Henry Sotheran Ltd. . Lithographed by Walter. 1875-1888
Original hand-coloured lithograph of the Six-plumed Bird of Paradise, from John Gould's "Birds of New Guinea. " Volume 1, Plate 25.
Two male birds in flight in the foreground showing their bright colours of their plumage; the dowdy female in the background. Bright and clean; fine.
Anker 181; Nissen IVB, 373; Sauer 27; 545 by 364mm (21½ by 14¼ inches).    €450

Twelve-wired Birds of Paradise.

John Gould. John Gould & William Mathew Hart "Selucides Nigricans. " London. Taylor & Francis for Henry Sotheran Ltd. . Lithographed by Walter. 1875-1888
Original hand-coloured lithograph of female and juvenile male Twelve-wired Birds of Paradise, from John Gould's "Birds of New Guinea. " Volume 1, Plate 15.
. Bright and clean; fine.
Anker 181; Nissen IVB, 373; Sauer 27; 545 by 364mm (21½ by 14¼ inches).    €400

New-Guinea Rifle bird.

John Gould. John Gould & William Mathew Hart "Graspedorhora Magnifica. " London. Taylor & Francis for Henry Sotheran Ltd. . Lithographed by Walter. 1875-1888
Original hand-coloured lithograph of female and male New-Guinea Rifle Birds, from John Gould's "Birds of New Guinea. " Volume 1, Plate 13.
. Bright and clean; fine.
Anker 181; Nissen IVB, 373; Sauer 27; 545 by 364mm (21½ by 14¼ inches).    €500

D'Albertis's Bird of Paradise.

John Gould. John Gould & William Mathew Hart "Drepanornis Albertisi, Sclater. " London. Taylor & Francis for Henry Sotheran Ltd. . Lithographed by Walter. 1875-1888
Original hand-coloured lithograph of D'Albertis's Bird of Paradise, from John Gould's "Birds of New Guinea. " Volume 1, Plate 11.
The illustration shows a pair of birds upon a branch; the male displaying its colourful feathers; the smaller female plain brown. Bright and clean; fine.
Anker 181; Nissen IVB, 373; Sauer 27; 545 by 364mm (21½ by 14¼ inches).    €400

Gurney's Cuckoo- Falcon.

John Gould. William Mathew Hart "Baza Gurneyi, Ramsay. " London. Taylor & Francis for Henry Sotheran Ltd. . Lithographed by Mintern Brothers. 1875-1888
Original hand-coloured lithograph of the Gurney's Cuckoo-Falcon, from John Gould's "Birds of New Guinea. " Volume 1, Plate 4.
The falcon sits in the foreground. with its mate in the background on a branch. Bright and good.
Anker 181; Nissen IVB, 373; Sauer 27; 545 by 364mm (21½ by 14¼ inches).    €300