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Lot 113

Sale 6286 - The Collected Library
Lots Open
Mar 5, 2025
Lots Close
Mar 18, 2025
Timed Online / Chicago
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$500 - 700
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$832
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[NATURAL HISTORY - BRITISH BIRDS]. A group of works, including:


BUTLER, Arthur Gardiner (1844-1925). British Birds With Their Nest and Eggs. London: Brumby & Clarke, [n.d.]. 6 volumes. -- HEWITSON, William Chapman (1806-1878). Colored Illustrations of the Eggs of British Birds. London: John van Voorst, 1856. 2 volumes. -- LYDON, Alexander Francis (1836-1917). British Birds' Eggs. London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1910. -- MORRIS, Francis Orpen (1810-1893). Nests & Eggs of British Birds. London: John C. Nimmo, 1896. 17 of 18 monthly parts. -- POYNTING, Frank (1848-1897). Eggs of British Birds: Limicolae. London: R.H. Porter, 1895-1896. -- SEEBOHM, Henry (1832-1895). A History of British Birds with Coloured Illustrations of Their Eggs. London: R.H. Porter, 1883. 4 volumes. FIRST EDITION.

And 3 others. Together, 9 works in 38 volumes, all 8vo and 4to, most in original bindings. Condition generally fine.

Property from the Estate of Peter Fortsas

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