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JARDINE (WILLIAM) The Naturalist's Library, 40 vol., Edinburgh, W.H. Lizars, 1843 image 1
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JARDINE (WILLIAM)
The Naturalist's Library, 40 vol., Edinburgh, W.H. Lizars, 1843

10 – 20 March 2025, 12:00 GMT
Online, London, Knightsbridge

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JARDINE (WILLIAM)

The Naturalist's Library, 40 vol., engraved portrait and pictorial additional title (some hand-coloured) in each volume, 1282 (mostly) hand-coloured engraved plates (some shaved as usual), without half-titles, contemporary green half calf, red and black gilt-tooled spine labels, worn, 7 covers detached (several others weakened), piece missing from head of 3 spines [Nissen ZBI 4708; Wood, p.405; Zimmer, p.326], 12mo, Edinburgh, W.H. Lizars, 1843

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A complete set comprising: Mammalia (13), Ornithology (14), Ichthyology (6), and Entomology (7).

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