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SCLATER, Philip Lutley and Thomas OLDFIELD. The Book of Antelopes. London, 1894-1900. 4 vols, 4o. Profusion of hand-colored lithographed plates and numerous engravings in text. Original brown cloth gilt, t.e.g. Provenance: Windsor Holden White, owner of the pair of Merganser Decoys which match those in the Russell B. Aitken collection (bookplates). FIRST EDITION. The plates were prepared under the supervision of Sir Victor Alexander Brooke by Joseph Wolf (who provided many of the drawings) and lithographed by J. Smit. (4)
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This lot is erroneously marked as lot 962 in the printed catalogue on page 265.