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Auction #114 begins on 11 Apr 2024

Richard Lydekker [editor]

The Royal Natural History

Seventy-two colour plates and sixteen hundred engravings

Published: Frederick Warne & Co, London, 1893

Edition: First edition

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6 Volume Set.

A lavish set containing 72 chromolithographs with tissue-guards.

Sixteen hundred engravings. Gilt top page edge. 

Handsome publishers decorative cloth with gilt embossed title

and animal motif. Gilt embossed and decorative spine.

Slight wear to front covers. Some slight watermarks on odd volume.

Volume 1.

xvi, 583 pages + 12 full-page colour plates + in-text engravings.

Volume 2.

xii, 583 pages + 12 full-page colour plates + in-text engravings.

Volume 3.

xv, 584 pages + 12 full-page colour plates + in-text engravings.

Volume 4.

xv, 583 pages + 12 full-page colour plates + in-text engravings.

Volume 5.

xv, 584 pages + 12 full-page colour plates + in-text engravings.

Volume 6.

xvi, 580 pages + 12 full-page colour plates + in-text engravings.

Richard Lydekker died in April 1915 and has left behind

an enviable and enduring legacy in these volumes. 

Shipping weight 12000g

Shipped and insured by recorded delivery.

  • Binding Condition: Very Good
  • Overall Condition: Very Good
  • Size: 27 x 18 cm
  • Sold By: West Clare Rare Books
  • Contact Person: Tom Moloney
  • Country: Ireland
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Telephone: 0657087803
  • Preferred Payment Methods: Credit Cards - PayPal - Cheque.
  • Trade Associations: AA Approved


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