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Auction #115 begins on 30 May 2024

A.V. Bird

THE PAINTINGS OF NORMAN LIGHTON FOR ROBERTS BIRDS OF SOUTH AFRICA

Standard edition. Plates from original paintings by Norman C. K. Lighton.

Published: South African Natural History Publication Company, Cape Town, Not stated

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Elephant Folio. Light grey dappled coarse weave cloth-covered boards, with gilt titles on front and spine. Binding good, pages clean, picture plates undamaged.

B/w photograph of Norman Lighton and a biography. Preface by C.S. Barlow and photograph. The book is not paginated.

Descriptive text based on the Third Edition of Roberts, 4th Impression. In the editorial notes, A.V. Bird mentions the omission of 5 of the original plates. They are numbered 2-56 in the book with a full explanation by the editor of where the missing plates went.

  • Size: 480 x 350 x 15 mm
  • Sold By: Pringle Bay Books
  • Contact Person: Neil Berens
  • Country: South Africa
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Telephone: 082 899 7195 or 083 652 5694
  • Preferred Payment Methods: Mastercard, VISA, and EFT
  • Trade Associations: SABDA


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