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• Auction House:
  Mossgreen
• Sale Name:
  The Denis Joachim Collection
• Sale Date:
  19 Jun 2016 ~ 2pm - Session 1: Lots 1 - 321
  20 Jun 2016 ~ 10am - Session 2: Lots 322 - 480
  20 Jun 2016 ~ 2pm - Session 3: Lot 481 - 688
  20 Jun 2016 ~ 6pm - Session 4: Lots 689 - 818
• Lot #:
  132
• Lot Description:
  Gould, John. An Introduction to the Mammals of Australia
  Octavo, original red cloth. London, Printed for the Author by Taylor and Francis, 1863.
• Notes:
  First edition. For many of his major illustrated works Gould prepared a separately-printed introduction, in “limited numbers… in an octavo form, for distribution among my scientific friends and others”. A publisher’s advertisement leaf following the text is a prospectus for the author’s Birds of Great Britain; it includes a price list of his earlier publications (The Birds of Australia is offered at £124. 9s – a fortune). Casey Wood, 365; Ferguson, 10030; Sauer, 24.
• Estimate:
  A$400 - 600
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Books & Manuscripts

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