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LOT 2600
Books on Animals, Birds, Insects and Other Wildlife - 6 Titles
1860-1956 A.D.
6 7/8 x 5 - 9 x 6 1/8 in. (2.6 kg total, 17.5 x 12.7 - 23 x 15.5 cm).
Wild Life Illustrated - London, London, 1950, hardback with cloth covers, 512 pp, monochrome; R.L.E. Ford - Eggs and Nests of British Birds - London, 1955 reprint, hardback with dustwrapper, 96 pp, monochrome plates; George Hyde - British Insects - London, 1952, hardback with dustwrapper, 96 pp, monochrome plates, line drawings; George Hyde - British Butterflies - London, 1950, hardback with dustwrapper, 96 pp, colour plates, line drawings; David Attenborough - Zoo Quest to Guiana - London, 1956, hardback with dustwrappers, 186 pp, monochrome plates; Andrew Wilson - Sketches of Animal Life and Habits - London, 1880, hardback with cloth covers, gilt edges and titling, 208 pp, monochrome. [6, No Reserve]
Provenance
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s.
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LOT 2600
Books on Animals, Birds, Insects and Other Wildlife - 6 Titles
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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