Lot 117
Conchology.- Costa (Emanuel Mendes da) Historia naturalis testaceorum Britanniae, or the British conchology, first edition, 1778.
Hammer Price: £550
Description
Conchology.- Costa (Emanuel Mendes da) Historia naturalis testaceorum Britanniae, or the British conchology, first edition, 17 hand-coloured engraved plates, occasional minor worming to lower margin, title a little soiled, occasional light foxing or soiling to text, contemporary calf-backed boards, joints cracked, extremities a little worn, rubbed, [Nissen IVB 2785], 4to, for the author, 1778.
Description
Conchology.- Costa (Emanuel Mendes da) Historia naturalis testaceorum Britanniae, or the British conchology, first edition, 17 hand-coloured engraved plates, occasional minor worming to lower margin, title a little soiled, occasional light foxing or soiling to text, contemporary calf-backed boards, joints cracked, extremities a little worn, rubbed, [Nissen IVB 2785], 4to, for the author, 1778.
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