John Gould

Six packs of 18th century cards, sold for £5,000
Rare Playing Cards, Medieval Prayer Book, and John Gould Lead Tennants Sale
October 2, 2023
An outstanding private collection of ten lots of playing cards has sold for a total hammer price of £14,040 in the Books, Maps and Manuscripts Sale at Tennants
George Catlin, Wild Horses at Play, 1844
Complete Copy of Curtis’s The North American Indian Heads to Auction
September 11, 2023
On November 9, Hindman Auctions will offer Fine Books from the Dorros Family Collection, with significant works in the fields of Americana, ornithology, travel and exploration, literature, and color…
Illustration from John Gould’s Monograph of the Trogonidae (detail)
John Gould’s Monograph of the Trogonidae to Auction
September 11, 2023
A copy of John Gould’s Monograph of the Trogonidae will be offered in the Books, M
Celebrating Elizabeth Gould.
Gould, Audubon, and Lear in New Exhibit Celebrating Writing About Birds
May 24, 2023
Artworks, rare books and artifacts documenting the beginnings of avian study in the U.S.
Gould and Sharpe's "Birds of New Guinea" in original parts
Rare Books &c. at Auction This Week
June 20, 2022
It's a lively week for rare books and manuscripts auctions; here's the rundown. 
Maria Sibylla Merian, Dissertatio de generatione et metamorphosibus insectorum Surinamensium
Fairhaven Collection of Natural History Heads to Auction After 70 Years
May 16, 2022
London — Unseen for 70 years, the library of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairh
First Edition of The Birds of Great Britain, by John Gould
First Editions of English Classics at Bonhams on April 26
April 4, 2022
London – If you set out to build a library of classic works of English literature, the novels of Charles Dickens would probably be high on the list.
John Gould birds drawings
UK Places Export Ban on Unique Gould Volumes
June 29, 2021
The UK’s culture minister Caroline Dinenage has placed a temporary export ban on two unique John Gould albums.
Poor Richard, 1736. An Almanack For the Year of Christ 1736
Freeman’s Books & Manuscripts Auction Achieves $525,861
May 27, 2021
Philadelphia — Freeman’s is pleased to announce the results of our May 20 Books and Manuscripts auction, which featured a 98% sell-through rate and im
Winston Churchill poster
Churchill Material Features at Freeman’s on May 20
May 17, 2021
Philadelphia — On Thursday, May 20, Freeman’s presents a Books and Manuscripts auction beginning at 12pm, f