Lot 217

Zoology.- Jonston (John) Historia naturalis de quadrupedibus [avibus, piscibus, exanguibus aquaticis; insectis; serpentibus], Amsterdam, Johann Jacob Schipper, 1657.

 

Hammer Price: £1,400

Description

Zoology.- Jonston (John) Historia naturalis de quadrupedibus [avibus, piscibus, exanguibus aquaticis; insectis; serpentibus], 6 parts in 2 vol., 4 engraved pictorial titles, 2 printed titles with woodcut printer's device, 246 engraved plates (of 250), distributed thus: quadrupeds 80; birds 62; fish 47; marine life 20; insects 28 and snakes 9, vol.2 (piscibus and onwards) wormed, mostly in inner gutters, affecting some printed side-notes, occasionally just encroaching on text or within platemark, some (water-)staining, occasional spotting, contemporary mottled calf, gilt, rebacked, vol.1 joints just starting, but holding firm, vol.2 head of spine worn, both vol. spines creased, rubbed, [ZBI 2131-2135], folio, Amsterdam, Johann Jacob Schipper, 1657-1665. sold not subject to return.

Description

Zoology.- Jonston (John) Historia naturalis de quadrupedibus [avibus, piscibus, exanguibus aquaticis; insectis; serpentibus], 6 parts in 2 vol., 4 engraved pictorial titles, 2 printed titles with woodcut printer's device, 246 engraved plates (of 250), distributed thus: quadrupeds 80; birds 62; fish 47; marine life 20; insects 28 and snakes 9, vol.2 (piscibus and onwards) wormed, mostly in inner gutters, affecting some printed side-notes, occasionally just encroaching on text or within platemark, some (water-)staining, occasional spotting, contemporary mottled calf, gilt, rebacked, vol.1 joints just starting, but holding firm, vol.2 head of spine worn, both vol. spines creased, rubbed, [ZBI 2131-2135], folio, Amsterdam, Johann Jacob Schipper, 1657-1665. sold not subject to return.

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