Book Sales of 1895[-97/98]: A Record of the Most Important Books Sold at Auction and the Prices Realized, Volume 1Temple Scott P. Cockram, 1896 |
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... BIRDS OF EUROPE , including all the Species inhabiting the Western Palearctic Region , 8 vols . complete in 84 parts , 650 plates , beautifully drawn and coloured . Imp . 4to . 1871-81 . B £ 40 10s . 6. Alken ( Henry ) . ILLUSTRATIONS ...
... BIRDS OF EUROPE , including all the Species inhabiting the Western Palearctic Region , 8 vols . complete in 84 parts , 650 plates , beautifully drawn and coloured . Imp . 4to . 1871-81 . B £ 40 10s . 6. Alken ( Henry ) . ILLUSTRATIONS ...
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... BIRDS , 5 vols . , 360 beautifully coloured plates , brown morocco , uniform with the preceding . 1861 . £ 30 24. Gould ( J. ) . BIRDS OF ASIA , 7 vols . in 35 parts ( wants part 28 ) , numerous beauti- fully coloured plates . 1850-83 ...
... BIRDS , 5 vols . , 360 beautifully coloured plates , brown morocco , uniform with the preceding . 1861 . £ 30 24. Gould ( J. ) . BIRDS OF ASIA , 7 vols . in 35 parts ( wants part 28 ) , numerous beauti- fully coloured plates . 1850-83 ...
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... BIRDS . 2 vols . Woodcuts by T. Bewick . Royal paper , half - calf ; royal 8vo . Newcastle , 1805 . 45. McArthur ( J. ) ARMY AND NAVY GENTLEMAN'S COMPANION ; or , the Theory and Practice of Fencing . Plates ; calf extra , r . e . 1784 ...
... BIRDS . 2 vols . Woodcuts by T. Bewick . Royal paper , half - calf ; royal 8vo . Newcastle , 1805 . 45. McArthur ( J. ) ARMY AND NAVY GENTLEMAN'S COMPANION ; or , the Theory and Practice of Fencing . Plates ; calf extra , r . e . 1784 ...
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... Birds and Quadrupeds " for 3,000 dols . , and a copy of Bewick's " Birds , " first edition , and on largest paper , is priced at 450 dols . An exceptionally tall copy of the Kilmarnock edition of Burns's Poems may be had for 750 dols ...
... Birds and Quadrupeds " for 3,000 dols . , and a copy of Bewick's " Birds , " first edition , and on largest paper , is priced at 450 dols . An exceptionally tall copy of the Kilmarnock edition of Burns's Poems may be had for 750 dols ...
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... Birds , Flowers , Boys , etc. , on 146 copper - plates , fine impressions , half bound . R. Sayer , n . d . £ 5 155 . 383. Houbraken . Heads of Illustrious Persons of Great Britain , with their Lives and Characters . By T. Birch . Large ...
... Birds , Flowers , Boys , etc. , on 146 copper - plates , fine impressions , half bound . R. Sayer , n . d . £ 5 155 . 383. Houbraken . Heads of Illustrious Persons of Great Britain , with their Lives and Characters . By T. Birch . Large ...
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