10th Aug, 2022 12:00
A Cabinet of Curiosities: including an Important Natural History Collection
SET OF FIVE VOLS OF DONOVAN'S BRITISH INSECTS
NATURAL HISTORY OF BRITISH INSECTS, DONOVAN (E.),
pub. F. & C. Rivington, London, circa 1792-96, hand coloured plates, half blue Morocco with marbled boards (5 vols.)
Provenance: Ex-Libris Robert Dymond, Bolton Hall.
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Estimated at £300 - £500
Condition Report
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Foxing and staining present, varies throughout, two randomly selected examples from each volume illustrated
Vol I: 1-36 all present and original
Vol II: 37-72 all present and original
Vol III: 73-108 all present and original
Vol IV: 109-144 all present and original
Vol V: 145-180 all present and original
In Vol II Plate 64 matches description but is numbered 67, Plate 65 similarly matches but numbered 63
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