Lot 297

Scottish ornithology manuscript - John Alexander Harvey Brown

Rare Books, Maps and Manuscripts
Auction: 29 August 2012 at 12:00 BST
£7,500
Description
Notebook on ornithology. 20 Apr 1860 - 30 Dec 1865. About 175 leaves, including 11 pages of watercolour sketches of birds' heads, 4to, rebound in brown morocco by Roger Powell with fish design and Earl of Perth's crest on sides, velvet and cloth chemise, slipcase
Footnote
Provenance: Viscount Strathallan, Stobhall, Perthshire
