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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GaleriaGila, post: 110185, member: 993&quot;]I&#039;m a collector of all things Edward Lear, especially his bird prints.&nbsp; I love participating in forum discussions about antique natural history prints, as some of you know.</p><p>Meanwhile, may I show off my true love?&nbsp; Lear&#039;s Royal Aracari (Pteroglossus regalis) from The Monograph of the Ramphastidae, 1833-5.&nbsp; This bird was one of the ten which Lear contributed to the volume.&nbsp; </p><p>In an online library, I uncovered a picture of some of the original notes (in Lear&#039;s hand) on a study... see pictures 3 and 4.</p><p>I bought this beauty about 10 years ago from the Oppenheimer people, thanks to a tax return and a few Margaritas.&nbsp; [ATTACH=full]27729[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]27730[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]27731[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]27732[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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