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Auction archive: Lot number 44

DONOVAN, Edward (1768-1837). The Natural History of British Insects; explaining them in their several states. London: printed for the author, and for F., C. and J. Rivington by D. Bye and H. Law, 1792-1813.

Auction 03.11.1993
3 Nov 1993
Estimate
£800 - £1,200
ca. US$1,184 - US$1,776
Price realised:
£2,300
ca. US$3,405
Auction archive: Lot number 44

DONOVAN, Edward (1768-1837). The Natural History of British Insects; explaining them in their several states. London: printed for the author, and for F., C. and J. Rivington by D. Bye and H. Law, 1792-1813.

Auction 03.11.1993
3 Nov 1993
Estimate
£800 - £1,200
ca. US$1,184 - US$1,776
Price realised:
£2,300
ca. US$3,405
Beschreibung:

DONOVAN, Edward (1768-1837). The Natural History of British Insects; explaining them in their several states. London: printed for the author, and for F., C. and J. Rivington by D. Bye and H. Law, 1792-1813. 16 volumes in 8, 8° (228 x 135mm). Letterpress titles, half-titles to vols. XV and XVI, errata leaves, indices, 576 HAND-COLOURED ENGRAVED PLATES. (Occasional light spotting and browning, lacking index to vol. II, tear to final index leaf of vol. XIV.) Uniform contemporary speckled calf, red morocco lettering-pieces (slight cracks to spines and parts of some joints, lightly scuffed). Provenance : Frederick DuCane Godman (armorial bookplate). A rare complete set of the FIRST EDITION of Donovan's extensive work. It was originally intended to appear in ten volumes only, but with the author's acquisition of many further specimens and two important complete cabinets of insects, it was decided to continue the series with a further six volumes in 1806. A 'New Edition' of the work was issued in 1802. This set includes an advertisement leaf for Donovan's The Natural History of British Birds , bound in at the end of volume IX. Nissen ZBI 1142; BM N.H. p. 473. (8)

Auction archive: Lot number 44
Auction:
Datum:
3 Nov 1993
Auction house:
Christie's
London, King Street
Beschreibung:

DONOVAN, Edward (1768-1837). The Natural History of British Insects; explaining them in their several states. London: printed for the author, and for F., C. and J. Rivington by D. Bye and H. Law, 1792-1813. 16 volumes in 8, 8° (228 x 135mm). Letterpress titles, half-titles to vols. XV and XVI, errata leaves, indices, 576 HAND-COLOURED ENGRAVED PLATES. (Occasional light spotting and browning, lacking index to vol. II, tear to final index leaf of vol. XIV.) Uniform contemporary speckled calf, red morocco lettering-pieces (slight cracks to spines and parts of some joints, lightly scuffed). Provenance : Frederick DuCane Godman (armorial bookplate). A rare complete set of the FIRST EDITION of Donovan's extensive work. It was originally intended to appear in ten volumes only, but with the author's acquisition of many further specimens and two important complete cabinets of insects, it was decided to continue the series with a further six volumes in 1806. A 'New Edition' of the work was issued in 1802. This set includes an advertisement leaf for Donovan's The Natural History of British Birds , bound in at the end of volume IX. Nissen ZBI 1142; BM N.H. p. 473. (8)

Auction archive: Lot number 44
Auction:
Datum:
3 Nov 1993
Auction house:
Christie's
London, King Street
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