Lot 370
Willoughby, Francis
Rare Books, Maps & Manuscripts
Auction: 7 May 2014 at 12:00 BST
£1,750
Description
De historia piscium libri quotuor. Oxford: Sheldonian Theatre, 1686. First edition, folio, additional engraved title and 180 (of 187) plates, contemporary calf, printed title with library stamps and erasure pasted over with blank strip, some tears and repairs, some leaves soiled (eg.256-57), a few plate margins repaired, some plates trimmed, torn and soiled, some plate corners worn, lacks spine, very worn, RCSI library stamp to title; sold not subject to return