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an old book with a lizard and a geckole on itan antique print of a snake and a snake on a tablea picture of a fish and a fish that are in a framethree fish in this picture are different colorstwo birds that are standing next to each othertwo birds that are sitting on a tree branchtwo birds that are standing next to each othera book that is sitting on top of a tabletwo lizards and a lizard are depicted in a framed picture
Maître Stéphane PRENVEILLE

106 - [NATURAL HISTORY] - LACÉPÈDE & CUVIER - Natural History.
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Estimate €50 - €70
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Description
[NATURAL HISTORY] - LACÉPÈDE & CUVIER - Natural History. Plates - 1 volume, large 8vo, without title page - [c. 1850] – Some plates with foxing – 1 black-engraved frontispiece portrait (Delaville, partly detached, small discolouration), 110 hand-coloured plates, 1 black-engraved portrait (Cuvier), and 56 hand-coloured plates, making a total of 168 plates – Contemporary red half-basane binding (1 corner broken) – Spine with raised bands, embossed and gilt-lettered.
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About the sale Antique and modern books and documents
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Auction time 10/02/2026 at 9:30 AM
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