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1631 - Zoology – Ornithology A collection of 16 volumes from three …
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Estimate €200 - €300
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Zoology – Ornithology A collection of 16 volumes from three series on African avifauna. 1930–1951. Clothbound with gold-stamped spines, 4 of which have dust jackets (slightly rubbed and bumped). Contains: Cecil D. Priest. The Birds of Southern Rhodesia. 4 vols. With 20 plates, some in colour, and numerous illustrations. London and Beccles, William Clowes and Sons, 1933–1936. - Nissen IVB, 743. - Copies in good overall condition. - David A. Bannerman. The Birds of Tropical West Africa. With Special Reference to those of Gambia, Sierra Leone, the Gold Coast and Nigeria. 8 vols. With numerous colour plates and further illustrations in the text. London, The Crown Agents for the Colonies, 1930–1951. - Nissen IVB, 73. - Edges slightly browned; in very good overall condition with colourfully illustrated plates. - Geoffrey Archer and Eva M. Godman. The Birds of British Somaliland and the Gulf of Aden. Their Life Histories, Breeding Habits, and Eggs. 4 vols. With numerous lithographic plates and further figures and illustrations. London, Gurney and Jackson (vols. I–II), Oliver and Boyd (vols. III–IV), 1937–1961. 4°. Gold-stamped title. - Margins minimally browned, some pages with minimal foxing; copies in very good overall condition. Zoology. – Ornithology. – Collection of 16 volumes from three series on African avifauna. Canvas with gold-embossed title on the spine, 4 with dust jackets (slightly rubbed and bumped). – Contains: as listed above. – All in good condition.
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Auction time 10/24/2026 at 10:00 AM
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