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DONOVAN (EDWARD)
The Natural History of British Insects... the Whole Illustrated by Coloured Figures, 16 vol. bound in 8, F.C. and J. Rivington, for the Author, 1802-[1797]-1813

27 November 2018, 13:00 GMT
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DONOVAN (EDWARD)

The Natural History of British Insects... the Whole Illustrated by Coloured Figures, 16 vol. bound in 8, 576 engraved plates (all but 6 hand-coloured), some spotting and offsetting (mostly to text), contemporary black morocco gilt (last 3 volumes not quite uniform, loss of one spine label), g.e. [Nissen ZBI 1142; Lisney 353], 8vo, F.C. and J. Rivington, for the Author, 1802-[1797]-1813

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