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Sale 252: Fine & Rare Books with Artists' Books (at Los Angeles) (#252) 11/17/2002 1:00 PM PST Closed
Starts Ending 11/17/2002 1:00 PM PST

Lot #88 Naturalist's Miscellany

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Lot closed - Sold For (Includes Buyers Premium):$1,250

Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

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Description

Title:

Naturalist's Miscellany

Author:

Shaw, George & Frederick P. Nodder

Place Published:

[London]

Date Published:

1794-1801(?)

Description:

4 vols.: Vols. 6, 8, 12 & 14 (of 24) only. With 176 hand-colored copper-engraved plates, most with tissue guards. 9x5½, period diced calf.

Spectacular series of hand-colored plates of birds, insects, butterflies, fish, shells, and a few mammals. The letterpress descriptions are in Latin and English. The volumes are not known to be incomplete, but sold as is, as a collection of plates.

Condition:

Covers detached and worn, spines scuffed; some internal darkening and soiling, but plates generally clean and quite bright.

Item#:

122075
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