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Auction archive: Lot number 519•

Wilson (Alexander) American Ornithology

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£0
Price realised:
£8,365
ca. US$15,411
Auction archive: Lot number 519•

Wilson (Alexander) American Ornithology

Estimate
£0
Price realised:
£8,365
ca. US$15,411
Beschreibung:

Wilson (Alexander) American Ornithology; or the Natural History of the Birds of the United States, 9 volumes in 3, reissue of volume 7, second state of page 33 in volume 1, 76 hand-coloured engraved plates by Alexander Lawson George Murray John G. Warnicke, and Benjamin Tanner after drawings by Wilson, list of subscribers at end of volume 9, several plates trimmed within plate-mark, some foxing and offsetting, mainly affecting text, lacks half-titles, green morocco gilt, by H. Stamper, gilt edges, slightly rubbed, 4to (339 by 264mm.), Philadelphia, published by Bradford and Inskeep, printed by Robert [and William] Carr (volume 7 by Thomas H. Palmer), 1808-1824-1814

Auction archive: Lot number 519•
Auction:
Datum:
15 Jul 2004
Auction house:
Bonhams London
London, New Bond Street 101 New Bond Street London W1S 1SR Tel: +44 20 7447 7447 Fax : +44 207 447 7401 info@bonhams.com
Beschreibung:

Wilson (Alexander) American Ornithology; or the Natural History of the Birds of the United States, 9 volumes in 3, reissue of volume 7, second state of page 33 in volume 1, 76 hand-coloured engraved plates by Alexander Lawson George Murray John G. Warnicke, and Benjamin Tanner after drawings by Wilson, list of subscribers at end of volume 9, several plates trimmed within plate-mark, some foxing and offsetting, mainly affecting text, lacks half-titles, green morocco gilt, by H. Stamper, gilt edges, slightly rubbed, 4to (339 by 264mm.), Philadelphia, published by Bradford and Inskeep, printed by Robert [and William] Carr (volume 7 by Thomas H. Palmer), 1808-1824-1814

Auction archive: Lot number 519•
Auction:
Datum:
15 Jul 2004
Auction house:
Bonhams London
London, New Bond Street 101 New Bond Street London W1S 1SR Tel: +44 20 7447 7447 Fax : +44 207 447 7401 info@bonhams.com
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