Lot 275

Lewin, William
The Birds of Great Britain









Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: Day One: 24 February 2021 | From 10:00
£2,750
Description
London: J. Johnson, 1795-1801. 8 volumes bound in 4, second edition, small folios, one of c.150 copies, 327 hand-coloured engraved plates (277 showing birds and 58 showing eggs), contemporary straight grained blue morocco gilt, neat bookplates attached to free-endpapers, a little very minor internal soiling, with occasional spotting and some light offsetting, some rubbing to joints and corners, slight fading to spines (4)








