Lot 134
Birds.- Dresser (Henry Eeles) A Monograph of the Coraciidæ, first edition, Farnborough, Topclyffe Grange, by the author, 1893.
Hammer Price: £2,200
Description
Birds.- Dresser (Henry Eeles) A Monograph of the Coraciidæ, first edition, 27 fine hand-coloured lithographed plates (of which 3 with altered captions pasted down) by J.G.Keulemans, printed by Hanhart, some heightened with gum arabic, occasional spotting, mostly to text and endpapers, sometimes to plate margins or slightly straying into image, 1 plate with significant foxing to head, original decorative cloth, spine faded, some light staining, bumping, very light rubbing to extremities, edges uncut, [Nissen IVB 270 ; Wood p.324; Zimmer p.178], folio, Farnborough, Topclyffe Grange, by the author, 1893.
Description
Birds.- Dresser (Henry Eeles) A Monograph of the Coraciidæ, first edition, 27 fine hand-coloured lithographed plates (of which 3 with altered captions pasted down) by J.G.Keulemans, printed by Hanhart, some heightened with gum arabic, occasional spotting, mostly to text and endpapers, sometimes to plate margins or slightly straying into image, 1 plate with significant foxing to head, original decorative cloth, spine faded, some light staining, bumping, very light rubbing to extremities, edges uncut, [Nissen IVB 270 ; Wood p.324; Zimmer p.178], folio, Farnborough, Topclyffe Grange, by the author, 1893.
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