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Lot 404
Sale 5792 - Books, Maps & Manuscripts
Jan 30, 2020
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[Natural History] Brookes, R(obert). A New and Accurate System of Natural History
London, 1771-1772. In six volumes. Second edition. 12mo. Illustrated with 146 copper-engraved plates. Each volume with separate title-page, with a collective title-page in first volume only (a separate title-page for the Quadrupeds also appears). The second volume is dated 1771, the others 1772. Contemporary speckled brown calf, gilt spine compartments, burgundy morocco spine labels, spine ends and joints rubbed; scattered old manuscript shoulder notes, with the armorial book-plate of Sir John Vanhattem, Dinton Hall, Bucks on each front paste-down. ESTC T 118916.