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Lot 99
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Westwood (J.O.): Arcana Entomologica; or Illustrations of New, Rare, and Interesting Insects, vol. II only, 8vo, 1845 [Nissen ZBI 4376], 46 hand-coloured lithographed plates (plate 56 detached and slightly frayed at outer margin, light spotting), original cloth (slightly faded) -- Jameson (Robert): System of Mineralogy, 2 vols., 8vo, 1804-05 [Lowndes 1190: 'A most excellent work'], 16 folding engraved plates (light soiling and spotting), contemporary half calf (rubbed). (3)
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Westwood (J.O.): Arcana Entomologica; or Illustrations of New, Rare, and Interesting Insects,
vol. II only, 8vo, 1845 [Nissen ZBI 4376], 46 hand-coloured lithographed plates (plate 56 detached and slightly frayed at outer margin, light spotting), original cloth (slightly faded)
-- Jameson (Robert): System of Mineralogy,
2 vols., 8vo, 1804-05 [Lowndes 1190:
'A most excellent work'
], 16 folding engraved plates (light soiling and spotting), contemporary half calf (rubbed).
(3)
Lot Essay
Jameson published a third volume to the '
System of Mineralogy'
in 1808.
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