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Day 1: Fine Art & Decorative Works

Thu, Jul 16, 2015 05:00PM EDT - Fri, Jul 17, 2015 05:00PM EDT
Lot 128

<em>A History of British Birds</em> by

Estimate: $500 - $1,000

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Rev. R. O. Morris London: George Bell and Sons, 1870, second edition, six volumes bound in full blue blind-stamped cloth, with elaborately gilt decorated spines, gilt-decorated bird decoration on the front board with matching blind-stamped bird decoration on the rear board, 10-1/4 x 7-1/4 in. very good in original blue cloth with ownership signatures in all but one volume, some wear at the extremities, the front hinges of several volumes is cracked, but holding, loss at the corners, front board of Volume I is starting to detach, still an attractive set. Provenance: Atlanta, Georgia Collection

Condition

very good in original blue cloth with ownership signatures in all but one volume, some wear at the extremities, the front hinges of several volumes is cracked, but holding, loss at the corners, front board of Volume I is starting to detach, still an attractive set

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