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DONOVAN (EDWARD)
The Natural History of British Birds; Or, A Selection of the Most Rare, Beautiful, and Interesting Birds which Inhabit this Country, vol. 1-5 only

22 November 2011, 10:30 GMT
London, New Bond Street

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DONOVAN (EDWARD)

The Natural History of British Birds; Or, A Selection of the Most Rare, Beautiful, and Interesting Birds which Inhabit this Country, vol. 1-5 only, 124 hand-coloured plates engraved by the author, later half morocco, worn [Nissen IVB 257; Wood, p.322; Zimmer, p.175], 8vo, for the Author, 1794-1798

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