ID 993350
Lot 147 | ALBIN, Eleazar (fl.1713-59)
Estimate value
£ 2 000 – 3 000
A Natural History of English Insects, London: William Innys, 1749.
First edition, in full contemporary hand-colour. Lisney notes that ‘each plate is dedicated to a subscriber or well-known personality, undoubtedly including those who acted as patrons or took an interest in Albin's drawings of insects’. Lisney 122; Nissen ZBI 58.
Quarto (288 x 230mm). Dedication and 100 hand-coloured engraved plates, numbered with roman numerals (plate C misbound at the front, plate LXI with plate number in manuscript, occasional scattered spotting and offsetting to text). Contemporary calf panelled in gilt with foliate cornerpieces, spine with red morocco label titled in gilt (extremities rubbed, some chips to covers and corners bumped).
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| Artist: | Eleazar Albin (1690 - 1742) |
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| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Auction house category: | Printed books |
| Artist: | Eleazar Albin (1690 - 1742) |
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| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Auction house category: | Printed books |
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