Sold for:
$1,098
$1,098
London: Benjamin White and Son, 1786. Folio, quarter calf over marbled boards, gilt-lettered leather spine label. First edition of this important early monograph on corals, including many discovered on Cook's voyages, with 63 engraved plates of different species. Boards detached and worn; bookplate and library card holder tipped to pastedowns.
Auctioneer:
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
Date:
2011-11-15