BLACK BREASTED RED GAME COCK CHICKEN : Mr John Douglas's bird, The Earl, winner of the Cup at Crystal Palace, 1870. C.1880. Illustrated by J.W. Ludlow. A Beautiful Rare Original Chromolithograph Colour Plate, image 17 x 20 cms), from Wright's Book of Poultry.
London: Cassel & Co., Undated, c.1880. Unframed Print. This print, from The Illustrated Book of Poultry, published by Cassell around 1880, is a landmark of Victorian natural history and domestic animal literature. Authored by Lewis Wright and illustrated by J.W. Ludlow, it combined meticulous breeding knowledge with sumptuous chromolithographic plates..... More
