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LOT 2603
John Gould's Hummingbirds
1990 A.D.
14 1/2 x 10 1/4 in. (3.75 kg, 37 x 26 cm).
Secaucus, 1990, hardback with dustwrapper, 74 pp, 418 colour plates. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s.
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