The British Warblers – A History with Problems of their Lives 1907-1914 by Eliot and Henrik Gronvold

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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
Photogravure by Swan Electric Engraving Co.
Chromolithographs (the color plates) and Photogravures (the plates on this page)
Sheet size: approx. 7.75 x 11.5 inches (royal octavo).

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.

Please click on the thumbnails for enlargement and to view any condition issues.
Please note that due to computer scanning, these prints may not appear as they would to the human eye.
While we try to represent them fairly and accurately, often there is a significant difference based on individual monitor settings. Generally, the photogravures below are somewhat faint impressions and probably are not as dark as they appear on your screen, but this will certainly vary widely.

Male Marsh Warbler
Attitude assumed during the period of sexual activity. The wings are more fully expanded than in the case of the Reed Warbler
$20

Nests of the Marsh Warbler
showing variation in structure
$25

Female Marsh Warbler
Expanding its wings alternately during sexual activity
$20

Male Reed Warbler

Male Reed Warbler
Attitude assumed during the period of sexual activity. The slight expansion of the wings will be noticed.
$20

Male Reed Warbler
Attitude assumed during the period of sexual activity.
$20

Male Whitethroat
excitedly building a nest previous to the arrival of a female
$25

Female Whitethroat fighting stance
Female Whitethroat
attitude assumed when fighting with another female

Female Whitethroat
attitude assumed when the nest is approaching
$15
(foxed)

Unpaired Male Whitethroat
watching two females fighting in his territory
$25

Female Whitethroat
$25

Male Whitethroat
attitude assumed during its aerial dance
$25

Female Garden Warbler
Attitude assumed during the period of sexual activity.
$20

Lesser Whitethroat
attitude assumed when the young are handled
$20

Male Lesser Whitethroat
Attitude assumed during the period of sexual activity.
$20

Male Garden Warbler
Attitude assumed during the period of sexual activity (1).
$20

Male Garden Warbler
Attitude assumed during the period of sexual activity (2).
$25

Male Garden Warbler
Attitude assumed during the period of sexual activity (3).
$20

Male Sedge Warbler
Attitude assumed during courtship
$20

Female Marsh Warbler
Attitude assumed during the period of sexual activity.
$15
(faint impression)

Male Marsh Warbler
Attitude assumed during sexual activity or when angry at the presence of an intruder.
$15
(faintish impression)

Male Dartford Warblers fighting

Male Dartford Warbler
attitude assumed during the period of sexual activity
$20

Male Chiff-Chaff
attitude during courtship (1)
$15
(lightly foxed)

Female Chiff-Chaff
attitude during courtship
$15
(lightly foxed)

Male Chiff-Chaff
attitude during courtship (2)
$15
(lightly foxed)

Male Chiff-Chaff
$15
(lightly foxed)

Female Chiff-Chaff
$15
(foxed)

Male Chiff-Chaff
attitude during courtship (3)
$15
(lightly foxed)

Male Blackcaps
facing one another at the end of a slow flapping fight during the period of sexual activity
$20
(very light foxing in margins)

Male Blackcap
attitude assumed when the males assemble from adjoining territories and also at other periods of excitement
$25

Male Blackcap
attitude assumed when the young are handled
$20

Male Blackcap
attitude assumed when carrying a piece of dead cow-parsnip previous to the arrival of a female
$20

Male Blackcap angry
Male Blackcap
attitude assumed when angry with another male and also sometimes when in presence of the female during the period of sexual activity