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Auction #118 begins on 03 Oct 2024

Shelley (George Ernest)

A HANDBOOK TO THE BIRDS OF EGYPT - 1872 FIRST EDITION

Published: John Van Voorst, London, 1872

Edition: First Edition

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First Edition 1872

342 pages, 14 hand-tinted colour lithograph plates by Keulemans.

Fair to Good condition, Spine torn at top, hinge inside front and rear covers cracked but holding firm and corners bumped, bookplate of Metropolitan Borough of Chelsea Public Library on inside of front cover. Small and neat name inscription at top of title-page. Few small and minor tears to text-block's edges. In general good condition.

Original red clothed blind stamped boards, gilt titles, motiff to spine. 170x260mm Tall in size.

Early comprehensive work on the birds of Egypt.

  • Overall Condition: Good
  • Size: 170x260mm Tall
  • Sold By: Austral Africa Africana
  • Contact Person: Leon de Villiers
  • Country: South Africa
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Telephone: 0613054675
  • Preferred Payment Methods: EFT for South African payments, Paysend for International payments
  • Trade Associations: AA


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