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Lot 52

JONSTON (JOHN)
[Historiae naturalis de quadrupedibus], 6 parts in 2 vol.

8 June 2010, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

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JONSTON (JOHN)

[Historiae naturalis de quadrupedibus], 6 parts in 2 vol., 3 engraved titles (of 4, lacking general title), 250 engraved plates, 'Syllabus' leaf, H4 and approximately 10 plates defective, some other tears with little or no loss, occasional stains [cf. Nissen ZBI, 2131-5], contemporary calf, rebacked, upper cover detached, folio, [Amsterdam, J. Jacob, 1657]

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