GOULD, John (1804-1881)

Monograph of the Ramphastidae or Family of Toucans

London: Taylor and Francis for the Author, [1833]. 1 volumes, large folio. (21 1/2 x 15 inches). 33 hand-coloured lithographic plates, many heightened with gum arabic, artists John Gould, Elizabeth Gould and Edward Lear. and printed by Charles Hullmandel.  FIRST EDITION OF GOULD'S FIRST MONOGRAPH, originally issued in three parts. The toucan family is limited to Mexico, Central and South America, and some West Indian islands.