Lot 517
A collection of mainly 19th century natural history books. To include Henry Gardiner Adams,...
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Lot 517
A collection of mainly 19th century natural history books. To include Henry Gardiner Adams,...
Lot 517
Lot Description
A collection of mainly 19th century natural history books. To include Henry Gardiner Adams, 'Beautiful Shells', 'Beautiful Butterflies' and 'Humming Birds' (all 1856), plus 'Nest and Eggs of Familiar British Birds' (1857), each with decorative coloured plates, in half-calf and marbled boards, together with Rev. W. Binglay's 'Practical Introduction to Botany (1817), etc.
Postage: Auction Default
Weight: No
Total lot weight: No
Condition Report
Boxed lot - sold as seen, not collated.
Beautiful Butterflies - hide corners and spine rubbed. Loose joint to rear. minor spotting to plates.
Humming Birds - rubbed as above, tears to marbled boards. Spotting as above.
Beautiful Shells - hide rubbed as above. Marbled boards brown. Brown spotting.
Nests & Eggs - spine loose, bulging at ends. Marbled boards brown.
Bingley's Intro to Botany - some cracking to joint of spine and front board.
Conversations on Botany - boards missing, contents generally good.
Remaining books fair, poor or worse.
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