Lot 521
Salvin (Francis Henry) and William Brodrick. Falconry in the British Isles, second edition, William Brodrick's copy with 3 original watercolours by him, 1873.
Hammer Price: £9,000
Description
Salvin (Francis Henry) and William Brodrick. Falconry in the British Isles, second edition, revised and enlarged, William Brodrick's copy with 3 original watercolours by him, heightened with gum arabic, 28 hand-coloured lithographed plates after William Brodrick, some heightened with gum arabic, occasional spotting, heavier to endpapers and half-title, 6 hand-coloured plates from other works on falconry loosely inserted, contemporary half green morocco, gilt, spine faded to brown, corners worn, rubbed, [Harting 67; Nissen IVB 147; Schwerdt II, p. 145], 4to, 1873.
⁂ The best edition of this handsome work with an impeccable provenance, enriched by the inclusion of three fine original watercolours by William Brodrick.
Provenance: 'Wm. Brodrick, ?Little Hill, 1873' (ink inscription to front free endpaper, and a partially erased pencil inscription to title).
Description
Salvin (Francis Henry) and William Brodrick. Falconry in the British Isles, second edition, revised and enlarged, William Brodrick's copy with 3 original watercolours by him, heightened with gum arabic, 28 hand-coloured lithographed plates after William Brodrick, some heightened with gum arabic, occasional spotting, heavier to endpapers and half-title, 6 hand-coloured plates from other works on falconry loosely inserted, contemporary half green morocco, gilt, spine faded to brown, corners worn, rubbed, [Harting 67; Nissen IVB 147; Schwerdt II, p. 145], 4to, 1873.
⁂ The best edition of this handsome work with an impeccable provenance, enriched by the inclusion of three fine original watercolours by William Brodrick.
Provenance: 'Wm. Brodrick, ?Little Hill, 1873' (ink inscription to front free endpaper, and a partially erased pencil inscription to title).
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