Lot #266 - LEWIN, John William A Natural History of the Birds of New South Wales, collected, engraved, and faithfully painted after nature
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Auction House:Leski Auctions
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Sale Name:Australian & Colonial
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Sale Date:02 Dec 2018 ~ 12noon (AEDT)
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Lot #:266
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Lot Description:LEWIN, John William A Natural History of the Birds of New South Wales, collected, engraved, and faithfully painted after nature
Introduction and biographical descriptions by Allan McEvey, Curator of Birds, National Museum of Victoria. [Queensberry Hill Press, Melbourne, 1978] Folio, with coloured frontispiece tipped in and 26 coloured plates; original blind-tooled kangaroo; cloth box. Edition limited to 500 numbered copies with two proof plates as issued; this is #320. Facsimile of the 1838 edition with two reproductions of Lewin watercolours. -
Estimate:A$200 - 250
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Realised Price:
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Category:Books & Manuscripts
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