Lot 199A

[NATURAL HISTORY]. GREENE, William Thomas. Parrots in Captivity. London: George Bell and Sons, 1884-1887.

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Estimate: $600 - $800

Estimate$600 – $800

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[NATURAL HISTORY]. GREENE, William Thomas. Parrots in Captivity. London: George Bell and Sons, 1884-1887.

3 volumes (of 4), 8vo (249 x 170 mm). 81 wood-engraved plates printed in colors and finished by hand, many heightened in gum arabic. Original gilt-stamped green cloth (some stains to covers, some light wear). Provenance: Colonel Hill James (gift inscription from Colonel J. P. Osbaldeston Mitford, 1891). FIRST EDITION, lacking the rare fourth volume, printed in 1888, as often. Nissen IVB 860; Wood, p. 563; Zimmer, p. 575.

Property from the Estate of William Lipton, New York, New York

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Lot 199A

[NATURAL HISTORY]. GREENE, William Thomas. Parrots in Captivity. London: George Bell and Sons, 1884-1887.

Status:

Closed

Estimate: $600 - $800

Estimate$600 – $800

Status

Closed

[NATURAL HISTORY]. GREENE, William Thomas. Parrots in Captivity. London: George Bell and Sons, 1884-1887.

Property from the Estate of William Lipton, New York, New York

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[NATURAL HISTORY]. GREENE, William Thomas. Parrots in Captivity. London: George Bell and Sons, 1884-1887.

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