Temmincks Roller (Coracias temmincki) Hand-Colored Plate The fine hand-coloring this work

The fine hand-coloring this work is superior to the Curtis Botanical Magazine images

she knew the horticultural books of the day were written in a technical and scientific style

there is scattered foxing

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76 full page lithographed plates by James Green

Temmincks Roller (Coracias temmincki) Hand-Colored Plate The fine hand-coloring this workHand colored plate, approximately 11. 25 inches by 15 inches. From H. E. Dresser, A Monograph of the Caraciidae, or Family of the Rollers, lithographer J. G. Keulemans. Image depicts a purple winged roller (Coracias temmincki) which is also know as Temminck's Roller after Dutch zoologist Coenraad Jacob Temminck. Publisher by the Author Publisher Place Farnborough, Kent Date Published 1893 Date Published Estimated No Edition First Edition Number of