Lot 86
£504
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 21 June 2023 at 11:00 BST
Eleven Years in Ceylon. Comprising Sketches of the Field Sports and Natural History of that Colony, and an Account of its History and Antiquities. London: Richard Bentley, 1840. First edition, 2 volumes, 8vo, 6 engraved plates, some text illustrations, half-title in volume 1, maroon straight-grained morocco gilt by Riviere & Sons, spines gilt, gilt edges
Provenance: "Noel Huth, from his father, 4 January 1903", inscription on free endpapers; armorial bookplate of Percival Huth on verso of title-page of volume 2; bookplate inscribed "Noel Huth, 4th January 1903, to Reginald Huth".