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163 - LISTER (Martin). Three treatises on the animal history of En…
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Estimate €400 - €450
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LISTER (Martin). Three treatises on the animal history of England. The first on spiders. The second on land and river snails. The third on sea snails. To which is appended a fourth treatise on stones from the same island carved into the likeness of certain snails… London, John Martyn, 1678. In-4, 14.5 x 20 cm, 4 folios, 250 pages, 1 folio, 9 folded plates. Full brown calf, ribbed spine decorated with gilded floral compartments, title label in brown morocco. First edition of the work by one of the founders of modern malacology, bringing together four treatises devoted to spiders, terrestrial and river molluscs, marine molluscs and shell-like stones. The second treatise has a separate title page. Illustrated with 9 large engraved plates. A fine copy. Scraped-off library stamp on the title page (with small holes in the paper) and a call number on the first blank endpaper and on the verso of the first leaf. Spine rubbed, lower joints split, corners rubbed – Expert: Cédric and Ithier de FOUGEROLLE
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About the sale Antique and modern books, manuscripts
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Auction time 10/21/2026 at 1:30 PM
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