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The British Warblers – A History, with Problems of their Lives
by Howard H. Eliot • Illustrated by Henrik Gronvold

Published in parts between 1907-1914 by R. H. Porter of London
Lithography by W. Greve of Berlin
Original Antique Chromolithographs (the color plates on this page)
and Photogravures (black and white plates)

Sheet size: approx. 7.75 x 11.5 inches (royal octavo).

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Henrik Grönvold

Henrik Grönvold (1858-1940) was a Danish naturalist and artist. From an early age, he developed an interest in natural history and spent his time drawing the birds and animals around him. In his early years he studied drawing in Copenhagen, Denmark.

In 1892, Grönvold left for America by way of England. It was in London that he landed a job preparing bird skeletons for the Natural History Museum. There he developed skill as a taxidermist and established his reputation as an artist. In 1895, Gronvold joined an expedition to the Savage islands, returning later to continue as an artist at the Musem.

By the end of the century, Grönvold’s work was well represented in scientific literature.
He also produced plates of bird eggs (see page 4) , which were quite unusual and rarely found in early bird books.
Click thumbnails for enlargement and to view any condition issues

Whitethroat

Whitethroat

$40

Lesser Whitethroat

Lesser Whitethroat

$40

Orphean Warbler

Orphean Warbler

$35

Blackcap

Blackcap
male and female

$50

Garden Warbler (young being fed)

Garden Warbler
(young being fed)

[see enlargement]

$60

Barred Warbler

Barred Warbler

Subalpine Warbler

Subalpine Warbler

Chiff Chaff adult female and immature

Chiff Chaff
adult female and immature

$45

Chiff Chaff autumn

Chiff Chaff
autumn plumage

$45

Siberian Chiff Chaff

Siberian Chiff Chaff

[see enlargement]

$35

Chiff Chaff adult male

Chiff Chaff
adult male

$40

Greenish Willow Warbler

Greenish Willow Warbler

Wood Warbler

Wood Warbler

$45

Willow Warbler

Willow Warbler

$50

Rufous Warbler

Rufous Warbler

Radde's Bush Warbler

Radde's Bush Warbler

$40

Icterine Warbler

Icterine Warbler

(foxing)

$20

Melodious Warbler

Radde's Bush Warbler

$45

Reed Warbler adult and young

Reed Warbler
adult and young

$50

Reed Warbler variety

Reed Warbler
variety

$35

Greater Reed Warbler

Greater Reed Warbler

Sedge Warblers Immature Birds at Play

Sedge Warblers
Immature Birds at Play

$45

Sedge Warbler

Sedge Warbler

$40

Marsh Warbler

Marsh Warbler

$35

Savi's Warbler

Savi's Warbler

Grasshopper Warbler young

Grasshopper Warbler
immature

$45

Grasshopper Warbler adult female

Grasshopper Warbler
adult female

$45

Grasshopper Warbler adult male

Grasshopper Warbler
adult male

$45

Eggs of British Warblers

Eggs of British Warblers
Plate I
(Aquatic, Sedge, Reed, Marsh, Great Reed Warblers)

$65

Eggs plate III

Eggs of British Warblers
Plate III
(Blackcap, Garden Warbler,
Lesser Whitethroat,
Whitethroat)

$65

Map 1

Map showing approximately the date of arrival of the Marsh Warbler in certain parts of Europe

$10

Map 2

Map showing approximately the date of arrival of the Reed Warbler in certain parts of Europe

$10

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