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Natural History

Lot 74
07.12.2022 10:00UTC -05:00
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AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUSA, New York
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ID 859664
Lot 74 | Natural History
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NATURAL HISTORY – Nine volumes of 19th century natural history, including specimen albums.

Five nineteenth-century specimen albums on seaweeds, wild flowers, Alpine plants, New Zealand ferns, and Swedish grasses, plus four illustrated volumes of natural history from the same period.

Albums: “Alpine Plants.” Quarto. Approximately 300 specimens on 48 leaves. Letterpress or manuscript identification labels to almost all plants. Half morocco, spine gilt. * LINDGREN, J. “Uigtigare Svenska Fodervexter,” Skara, 1845. Folio. 31 specimens, full page, identification labels. Printed boards. * Wild Flowers and their Teachings. Bath: Binns and Goodwin, 1848. Printed album with 48 (of 50) botanical specimens collected and preserved. Red morocco gilt. * “New Zealand Ferns.” Approximately 35 specimens, full page, identification labels. Quarto. Wooden covers. Presentation inscription dated Auckland, July 1876. * [Seaweeds.] Oblong folio. Approximately 50 leaves with one or more seaweed specimens per leaf, manuscript identifications in Latin and extensive literary quotations in English. Roan-backed boards.

Printed books: DUNCAN, P.M. The Transformation of Insects. Philadelphia: Claxton, Remsen and Haffelfinger, n.d. Large octavo. Pictorial cloth, a.e.g. * MOGGRIDGE, J.T. Harvesting Ants and Trap-Door Spiders. London: Reeve, 1873. Octavo. Color plates. Cloth. * GENTRY, Thomas. Nest and Eggs of Birds of the United States. Philadelphia: Wagenseller, [1882]. Large quarto. Illustrated with chromolithographs. Half morocco gilt, a.e.g. (skillfully rebacked). * HERVEY, A.B. Flowers of the Field and Forest. Troy, NY: Nims and Knight, 1888. Large quarto. Chromolithographs. Pictorial cloth.

Together, nine volumes. Various sizes. All in original bindings. Condition varies, overall very good.
Place of origin:Europe
Auction house category:Printed books
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