Lot 33

British Birds and Their Eggs, Seven Volumes

Estimate: $600 - $900

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

Colored Illustrations of British Birds and Their Eggs by H. L. Meyer, London: G. W. Nickisson, 1842, seven volumes (complete), containing numerous color illustrations, bound in three quarter dark green leather over marbled boards, gilt lettering and decoration to spines, teg

Provenance: Estate of Barbara F. Chatham, Ronda and Roaring Gap, North Carolina

Condition

light wear to extremities, some bumped corners, scattered scuffs and small losses to leather and boards, scattered light staining and foxing to text pages throughout, most plates in good condition; vol. 3 plate adjacent to pg. 138 with tear; vol. 7 front board detached

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Estate of Barbara F. Chatham, Ronda and Roaring Gap, North Carolina