Browse Antiquarian Books
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65 copper engraved plates, à la poupée and finished by hand, each with the publisher's and printer's blindstamp, numbered and initialed by the printer, in window mounts with title, loosely contained in cloth-backed portfolios, in three publisher's spectacular solander boxes as issued.
Galapagos: world's end.
Octavo, 443 pp. portrait plate, nine tipped-in coloured plates and 55 uncoloured plates. Publisher's presentation blue morocco, some very minor shelf wear otherwise a fine copy.
The birds of South America.
Large octavo, two volumes, 504 pp. 38 handcoloured plates by H. Gronvold. TEXT (volume one): large octavo, later binder's cloth with leather labeled spine. PLATES (volume two): small quarto, contemporary half red morocco wrappers to part one retained, a very good set.
Octavo, 104 pp. 45 handcoloured plates by Oudart, one coloured map. Contemporary half red morocco and marbled boards, later endpapers (?) top edge gilt other edges uncut, minor shelf wear. Two bookplates and single library stamp on front endpaper, a few plates with minor background staining, otherwise a sound attractive copy.