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LEMAIRE, C. L. Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux d'Europe. Première partie. Passereaux, [all published], Paris: L. de Bure & Pauquet, [n.d.]. 8°, half title, hand-coloured engraved title before plates, 80 hand-coloured wood-engraved and 2 plain plates by and after the Pauquet brothers (title with short closed tear, half title and title lightly waterstained and very lightly soiled, text spotted, adhesive mark to inner border of plate 51, plates nos. 59-62, 65-72 and the last 2 plates lightly waterstained, some plates lightly and evenly browned), modern half morocco by G. G. Levitzky, original wrappers bound in (spine faded, wrappers laid down with loss), t.e.g. Nissen IVB 541; Zimmer II, 496.
[LEMAIRE, C. L. Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux Exotiques, Paris, n.d.] Plate volume only, 80 hand-coloured wood-engraved plates and 2 plain plates after the Pauquet brothers (crease in plate 2, plate 3 slightly smeared, first plain plate browned and spotted), modern half morocco by G. G. Levitzky, original rear wrapper bound in at end (spine faded, wrapper laid down with some loss), t.e.g. Nissen IVB 540; Zimmer II, 383. (2)
[LEMAIRE, C. L. Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux Exotiques, Paris, n.d.] Plate volume only, 80 hand-coloured wood-engraved plates and 2 plain plates after the Pauquet brothers (crease in plate 2, plate 3 slightly smeared, first plain plate browned and spotted), modern half morocco by G. G. Levitzky, original rear wrapper bound in at end (spine faded, wrapper laid down with some loss), t.e.g. Nissen IVB 540; Zimmer II, 383. (2)
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