HARRIS, Sir William Cornwallis (1807-1848). Portraits of the Game and Wild Animals of Southern Africa. London: printed by Green & Martin, published for the proprietor by William Pickering, sold by P. & D.Colnaghi, W.Wood and T.Cadell, 1840. Columbier 2° (577 x 421mm). Lithographed additional title with hand-coloured vignette, 23 hand-coloured plates only (of 30) by Harris, 30 lithographed vignette illustrations. (Lacking letterpress title and plate nos.I-VI and VIII, outer corner of title torn away, text spotted.) Contemporary half morocco (worn). Large paper issue with the vignettes. Abbey Travel 335; Mendelssohn I, pp.688-9; Schwerdt I, p.231; Tooley 247. Sold, as a collection of plates, not subject to return.
HARRIS, Sir William Cornwallis (1807-1848). Portraits of the Game and Wild Animals of Southern Africa. London: printed by Green & Martin, published for the proprietor by William Pickering, sold by P. & D.Colnaghi, W.Wood and T.Cadell, 1840. Columbier 2° (577 x 421mm). Lithographed additional title with hand-coloured vignette, 23 hand-coloured plates only (of 30) by Harris, 30 lithographed vignette illustrations. (Lacking letterpress title and plate nos.I-VI and VIII, outer corner of title torn away, text spotted.) Contemporary half morocco (worn). Large paper issue with the vignettes. Abbey Travel 335; Mendelssohn I, pp.688-9; Schwerdt I, p.231; Tooley 247. Sold, as a collection of plates, not subject to return.
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