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LOT 2608
Books on Natural History - 3 Titles
1801-2011 A.D.
6 x 3 3/4 - 7 1/4 x 4 7/8 in. (960 grams total, 15.2 x 9.5 - 18.5 x 12.5 cm).
Revd. J.G. Wood - The Boy's Own Book of Natural History - London, 1884, hardback with full calf library binding, gold titling, marbled endpapers, 378 pp, spine repaired; Oliver Goldsmith - the Vicar of Wakefield - London, 1911, leather covers, gold titling, 305 pp, monochrome; Gilbert White - The Natural History of Selborne - London 1801 edition, hardback quarter-calf binding with gold titling. 380 pp, monochrome, spine repaired. [3, No Reserve]
Provenance
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s.
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Produced by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge.
