Three British Raptors: Buzzards and Adult Goshawk, 1908
€ 475
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
1908
Mapmaker / artist
Lilian Marguerite Medland, illustrator
Publisher
E. Grant Richards, London
Technique
Original monochrome photogravure / gravure print on paper
Sheet size
31 × 25 cm (12.2 × 9.8 in)
Condition
Good
Reference
BG-14331-3-6, -7, -10
What the condition grades mean
Excellent
Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good
Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good
Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair
Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.
Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.
Condition
Good antique condition. Light age toning, minor spotting, faint handling marks and small edge wear, consistent with age. The images remain attractive and well preserved. Sold unframed.
About this sheet
Correct — Plate CXXXIV is an Adult Goshawk. Here is the corrected listing:
Title: Three British Raptors: Buzzards and Adult Goshawk, 1908 A striking set of three original ornithological plates from The Birds of the British Islands by Charles Stonham, published in London by E. Grant Richards in 1908. The illustrations were made by Lilian Marguerite Medland, a noted British bird artist and natural history illustrator.
This set presents three British birds of prey in beautifully detailed monochrome:
The plates show the birds perched among branches and pine foliage, rendered with fine tonal detail and a soft naturalistic background. The monochrome treatment gives the set a refined, understated quality, ideal for a library, study, country house interior, gallery wall or collector’s cabinet of natural history works.
Publication: The Birds of the British Islands
Period: Early 20th century / Edwardian
Condition: Good antique condition. Light age toning, minor spotting, faint handling marks and small edge wear, consistent with age. The images remain attractive and well preserved. Sold unframed.
