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Octavo, three volumes, 1558 pp. 73 uncoloured lithographs. Publisher's cloth, some slight wear primarily to the top of the spine of volume three which has a split along the upper edge, library accession numbers in a copperplate hand on the title pages and endpapers, a very good set, scarce.

Small quarto, 412 pp. text illustrations. Publisher's cloth, signature and bookplate of Angus d'A. Bellairs, scarce.

Octavo, four volumes. 1944 pp. Binders half morocco and cloth boards, printed wrappers retained.

Octavo, 71 pp. three plates of coloured microscopic photographic illustrations on two leaves. Publisher's cloth, inscribed by the author for his son, a fine presentation copy of a scarce book.

Quarto, 100 pp. twelve uncoloured lithographs. Publisher's printed wrappers, modern cloth spine, a very good copy free of foxing, presented in a solander box.

Quarto, 100 pp. 16 (four in duplicate) uncoloured lithographic plates. Binder’s cloth, the plates crisp and free of foxing.

Large octavo, two volumes 711 pp. 199 handsome lithographed plates (including 172 chromolithographs) of mammals, reptiles and fish. Handsome modern half green morocco by Sangorski and Sutcliffe, a fine set.

Small quarto, 220 pp. folding map. Publisher's handsome blue cloth, uncut and partly unopened, folded map at rear with tears, owner's signature on front paste-down, a very good copy.

Quarto, 372 pp. uncoloured engraved half title, three handcoloured engraved plates. Contemporary (publisher's?) boards and red calf spine with all edges uncut and coloured, a superb copy contained in a modern Solander box, rare.

Small octavo, 72 pp. 16 chromolithograph plates. Publisher's blindstamped cloth, lightly cracked and a few flecks, otherwise a very good copy.

Small octavo, 72 pp. 16 chromolithographic plates. Publisher's cloth, neatly rebacked with new endpapers, some slight insect damage.

Quarto, ten handcoloured engraved plates of reptiles. Modern blue half calf with the bookplates of David McPhee.

Large octavo, two volumes, 1310 pp. 36 handcoloured engraved plates. Early brown calf and marbled boards, all edges coloured, a few inoffensive spots, otherwise a handsome copy.