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Lot 78
Sale 6286 - The Collected Library
Lots Open
Mar 5, 2025
Lots Close
Mar 18, 2025
Timed Online / Chicago
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800
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$1,152
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Lot Description
[NATURAL HISTORY]. PRATT, Anne (1806-1893). A group of works, including:
The Field, The Garden, and The Woodland. London: C. Cox, 1847. -- Our Native Songsters. London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1857. -- Haunts of the Wild Flowers. London: George Routledge & Sons, 1866. -- The Flowering Plants of Great Britain. London: The Society of Promoting Christian Knowledge, [n.d.]. 5 volumes. -- Wild Flowers. London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, [n.d.]. HANDWRITTEN LIST OF PLATES PRESUMABLY IN PRATT'S HAND TIPPED-IN. -- The Flowering Plants, Grasses, Sedges, and Ferns of Great Britain. London: Frederick Warne & Co., 1899. 4 volumes.
And 6 others. Together, 12 works in 63 volumes, various 12mo, 8vo, and 4to sizes, most in original bindings or wraps. Condition generally fine.
Property from the Estate of Peter Fortsas
This lot is located in Chicago.