John Gould was one of the most brilliant ornithologists of the 19th century, and a talented artist to boot. He worked with Charles Darwin, travelled the world to research the beautiful folio works he produced, and set up a publishing company to sell them. A complete set of his bird books, valued at £1.5m, is now on sale atShapero Rare Books in London, the first private sale in over a quarter of a century. They can also be seen at Masterpiece London from 26 June-2 July 2014.
One of the 44 volumes containing over 3000 hand-coloured lithographs included in the sale
Ramphastos dicolorus – red-breasted toucan
Euplocomus vieilloti – vieillot's crested rireback
Phoenicopterus – flamingo
Platycercus ignitus – fiery parrakeet
Phasianus soemmeringi – Soemmering's pheasant, or copper pheasant
Calyptorhynchus banksii – red-tailed black cockatoo
Strix castanops – tasmanian masked owl
Thaumalea picta - golden pheasant
Eclectus polchlorus – New Guinea red-sided eclectus parrot
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