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Lot 179

Sale 5372 - Rare Books & Manuscripts
Apr 10, 2014 6:00AM ET
null / Philadelphia
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* 3 vols.


* 3 vols.
Domestic & Fancy Pigeons:

[Moore, John.] A Treatise on Domestic Pigeons. London, 1796. 1st ed. 8vo, 19th-century richly gilt paneled calf, richly gilt spine compartments, turn-ins gilt, a.e.g.; slightly scuffed, occasionally just rubbed. With frontis + 29 engraved plates (16 hand-colored). Internally generally clean. Includes extra tipped-in plated. * Eaton, John Matthews. A Treatise on the Art of Breeding and Managing Tame, Domesticated and Fancy Pigeons. London, 1852. 1st ed, 8vo, later 19th-century 3/4 brown morocco & pebbled green cloth; light wear. Hand-colored frontis. [Bound with:] A Treatise on the Art of Breeding and Managing the Almond Tumbler. London, 1851. 8vo, hand-colored frontis. Both internally clean. * Eaton, J..M. A Treatise ... Tame, Domesticated, Foreign and Fancy Pigeons. London, 1858. 8vo, contemp richly gilt purple-brown morocco, turn-ins gilt, a.e.g., spine richly gilt; scuffed, joints rubbed. With 18 hand-colored plates, guard sheets. Internally clean. All with bookplates on front pastedowns.

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