Lot 9
Natural History
Collection of works
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 07 February 2024 from 10:00 GMT
Description
Darwin, Charles. The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs. London: Smith, Elder, & Co., 1874. Second edition ('revised'), 8vo, contemporary blue half calf, half-title, folding lithographic colour map, 2 similar plates;
Scrope, G. Poulett. The Geology and Extinct Volcanos of Central France. London: John Murray, 1858. Second edition ('enlarged and improved'), 8vo, contemporary half calf, half-title, all plates and maps as called for (of which 2 folding in end-pocket), gilt stamp of University College London to front board, related prize-plate to front pastedown, binding rubbed, loss to head of spine;
and approx. 30 others, miscellaneous (and not collated) including: Philip Miller, The Gardeners Dictionary ... Second Edition, Corrected, 1733 (folio, contemporary calf, worn, engraved frontispiece, damp-staining to rear); Apsley Cherry-Garrard, The Worst Journey in the World ... One Volume Edition, 1937 (original cloth, marked, tear to head of spine); A. H. Millar, Fife: Pictorial and Historical, Cupar, 1895 (2 volumes, 4to, original cloth); Edmund Dulac, Stories from Hans Andersen, 1911 (4to, original cloth, plates, tear to head of spine, spine sunned, covers mottled); and similar, including botanical books and local interest
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