Lesson, René Primevère Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de paradis et des épimaques. Paris: Arthus Bertrans, [1834-1835] 2 volumes, 8vo (9 x 5 1/4 in.; 228 x 134 mm). 43 fine hand-finished engraved plates in two states (one color-printed, one black-and-white, the latter making up the second volume) after P.-L. Oudart and J.-G. Prêtre by Oudet, Schmeltz, Massard, and others, all with tissue guards; some marginal spotting and light browning mostly confined to text leaves. Later dark blue straight-grain morocco, gilt-ruled and roll-tooled border with floral stamps at four corners of a blind-ruled frame, spines gilt with author and title gilt-stamped, red silk placeholders, all edges gilt; extremities rubbed, two small mends to spine of first vol.
Lesson, René Primevère Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de paradis et des épimaques. Paris: Arthus Bertrans, [1834-1835] 2 volumes, 8vo (9 x 5 1/4 in.; 228 x 134 mm). 43 fine hand-finished engraved plates in two states (one color-printed, one black-and-white, the latter making up the second volume) after P.-L. Oudart and J.-G. Prêtre by Oudet, Schmeltz, Massard, and others, all with tissue guards; some marginal spotting and light browning mostly confined to text leaves. Later dark blue straight-grain morocco, gilt-ruled and roll-tooled border with floral stamps at four corners of a blind-ruled frame, spines gilt with author and title gilt-stamped, red silk placeholders, all edges gilt; extremities rubbed, two small mends to spine of first vol.
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