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741 - The birds of Great Britain, systematically arranged, accurat…

Estimation 2 000 € - 3 000 €
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The birds of Great Britain, systematically arranged, accurately engraved, and painted from nature [...]. Les oiseaux de la Grande Brétagne [...]. 8 pts in 4 vol., 4to; 336 pl. (some foxing and soiling, pp. or pl. sl. age-toned, frayed corner to pl. 57 of vol. II, sl. marg. damp stain in pt. V). - Second edition, the first of 1789-1794 having been issued only in 60 copies, of this work by the English naturalist Lewin (1747-1795), fellow of the Linnean Society. Illustrated with 336 hand-coloured plates: frontispiece, 335 pl. of birds and 58 pl. of eggs (pl. 15 was never published). With parallel text in English and French. - Ref. Nissen (IVB) 562. - Anker 306. - Prov. Laxton Hall (arm bookpl.).
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Date 25/06/2026 à 13h00
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