Sold for:
$244
$244
London: Groombridge and Sons, 1853. 8vo, contemporary 3/4 green morocco over marbled boards, spine decorated and lettered in gilt, red spine label. First edition, complete with 71 hand-colored and two uncolored plates. Wear to boards; hinges tender; intermittent foxing affecting some plates. Together with London: George Bell & Sons, 1870. Vols. 4-6 only. Fifth edition. With approximately 190 (of 365) hand-colored plates. Boards rubbed; vol.VI front board detached; ex-library copy with bookplate tipped to front pastedowns, call numbers to spines and call cards tipped to f.f.e.p. all vols.; scattered light brownspotting. (4 total)
Auctioneer:
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
Date:
2012-08-08