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201Birds.- Edwards (George) A Natural History of Uncommon Birds, vol.1 only (of 4), an exceptionally rare copy with the author's counterproofs and allegedly his p

Lot 201

Birds.- Edwards (George) A Natural History of Uncommon Birds, vol.1 only (of 4), an exceptionally rare copy with the author's counterproofs and allegedly his personal hand-colouring, 1743.

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202Birds.- Hayes (W.) Portraits of Rare and Curious Birds, with their Descriptions from the Menagery of Osterly Park, first edition, W. Bulmer and Co, 1794-[99].

Lot 202

Birds.- Hayes (W.) Portraits of Rare and Curious Birds, with their Descriptions from the Menagery of Osterly Park, first edition, W. Bulmer and Co, 1794-[99].

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203Fish.- Albin (Eleazar) The History of Esculent Fish, first edition, Printed for Edward Jeffery [&c.], 1794.

Lot 203

Fish.- Albin (Eleazar) The History of Esculent Fish, first edition, Printed for Edward Jeffery [&c.], 1794.

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204Gardens.- van Laar (Gijsbert) Magazijn van Tuin-Sieraden; of Verzameling van Modellen van Aanleg en Sieraad..., Zalt-Bommel, Johannes Noman en Zoon, [?1802].

Lot 204

Gardens.- van Laar (Gijsbert) Magazijn van Tuin-Sieraden; of Verzameling van Modellen van Aanleg en Sieraad..., Zalt-Bommel, Johannes Noman en Zoon, [?1802].

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205Insects.- Mc A (J., circa 1810s) Album containing 75 original watercolour studies of moths, butterflies, caterpillars and other insects, [circa 1810s]

Lot 205

Insects.- Mc A (J., circa 1810s) Album containing 75 original watercolour studies of moths, butterflies, caterpillars and other insects, [circa 1810s]

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206Birds.- Audubon (John James) Ornithological Biography, or An Account of the Habits of the Birds of the United States of America, 5 vol., Edinburgh, Adam Black,

Lot 206

Birds.- Audubon (John James) Ornithological Biography, or An Account of the Habits of the Birds of the United States of America, 5 vol., Edinburgh, Adam Black, 1831-49 [but 1831-39].

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207Botany.- Hooker (Sir William Jackson) Exotic Flora, 2 vol. only (of 3), Edinburgh, 1823[-27].

Lot 207

Botany.- Hooker (Sir William Jackson) Exotic Flora, 2 vol. only (of 3), Edinburgh, 1823[-27].

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208Herbal.- Parkinson (John) Theatrum Botanicum: The Theater of Plants, or, an Herball of a Large Extent..., first edition, Tho. Cotes, 1640.

Lot 208

Herbal.- Parkinson (John) Theatrum Botanicum: The Theater of Plants, or, an Herball of a Large Extent..., first edition, Tho. Cotes, 1640.

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209Insects.- Donovan (Edward) The Natural History of British Insects; explaining them in their several states, 4 vol. only (of 16), mixed edition, 576 engraved pl

Lot 209

Insects.- Donovan (Edward) The Natural History of British Insects; explaining them in their several states, 4 vol. only (of 16), mixed edition, 576 engraved plates, most hand-coloured, for the Author, and for F. and C. Rivington, 1793-[1813].

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210Insects.- Swammerdam (Jan) Biblia Naturae; sive Historia Insectorum, 2 vol., text in Latin and Dutch, first edition, Leiden, Holland, Isaak Severerinus, 1737-3

Lot 210

Insects.- Swammerdam (Jan) Biblia Naturae; sive Historia Insectorum, 2 vol., text in Latin and Dutch, first edition, Leiden, Holland, Isaak Severerinus, 1737-38.

Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000

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211Seaweed.- Turner (Dawson) Fuci; or, Colored Figures and Descriptions of the Plants Referred by Botanists to the Genus Fucus, vol. 1 & 2 only (of 4), first

Lot 211

Seaweed.- Turner (Dawson) Fuci; or, Colored Figures and Descriptions of the Plants Referred by Botanists to the Genus Fucus, vol. 1 & 2 only (of 4), first edition, J. M'Creery, 1808-09.

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212Butterflies & Moths.- Wilkes (Benjamin) One Hundred and Twenty Copper-Plates of English Moths and Butterflies, second edition, for Benjamin White, 1773.

Lot 212

Butterflies & Moths.- Wilkes (Benjamin) One Hundred and Twenty Copper-Plates of English Moths and Butterflies, second edition, for Benjamin White, 1773.

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213Botany.- Blunt (Wilfrid) and William T. Stearn, editors. Captain Cook's Florilegium, one of 100 copies, Lion and Unicorn Press, 1973.

Lot 213

Botany.- Blunt (Wilfrid) and William T. Stearn, editors. Captain Cook's Florilegium, one of 100 copies, Lion and Unicorn Press, 1973.

Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000

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214Dinosaurs.- Hawkins (Thomas) The Book of the Great Sea-Dragons, Ichthyosauri and Plesiosauri, first edition, 1840.

Lot 214

Dinosaurs.- Hawkins (Thomas) The Book of the Great Sea-Dragons, Ichthyosauri and Plesiosauri, first edition, 1840.

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215Harrison (John) A Description Concerning Such Mechanism as Will Afford a Nice, or True Mensuration of Time..., first edition, Printed for the Author, 1775.&nbs

Lot 215

Harrison (John) A Description Concerning Such Mechanism as Will Afford a Nice, or True Mensuration of Time..., first edition, Printed for the Author, 1775.

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216Hutton (James) Theory of the Earth with Proofs and Illustration, 2 vol., first edition, Edinburgh, William Creech, 1795.

Lot 216

Hutton (James) Theory of the Earth with Proofs and Illustration, 2 vol., first edition, Edinburgh, William Creech, 1795.

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217Newton (Sir Isaac) Opera quae exstant omnia, 5 vol., edited by Samuel Horsley, J. Nichols, 1779-85.

Lot 217

Newton (Sir Isaac) Opera quae exstant omnia, 5 vol., edited by Samuel Horsley, J. Nichols, 1779-85.

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218Darwin (Charles).- [Early review of The Voyage of the Beagle], in The London Quarterly Review, vol. 64, 1839

Lot 218

Darwin (Charles).- [Early review of The Voyage of the Beagle], in The London Quarterly Review, vol. 64, 1839

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219Darwin (Charles) On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, first edition, John Murray, 1859.

Lot 219

Darwin (Charles) On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, first edition, John Murray, 1859.

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220Dawkins (Richard) The Selfish Gene, first edition, signed by the author, 1976

Lot 220

Dawkins (Richard) The Selfish Gene, first edition, signed by the author, 1976

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