Lot 121
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WESTWOOD, John Obadiah (1805-1893). The Cabinet of Oriental Entomology. London: William Smith, [1847-]48. 4° (277 x 208mm). 42 lithographed plates, all coloured and some finished by hand (occasional unimportant spotting, mostly in the text). Green crushed half morocco by Rivière, gilt spine, top edges gilt (upper cover becoming loose, a few little marks). FIRST EDITION. Nissen BBI 4378.
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WESTWOOD, John Obadiah (1805-1893). The Cabinet of Oriental Entomology. London: William Smith, [1847-]48. 4° (277 x 208mm). 42 lithographed plates, all coloured and some finished by hand (occasional unimportant spotting, mostly in the text). Green crushed half morocco by Rivière, gilt spine, top edges gilt (upper cover becoming loose, a few little marks). FIRST EDITION. Nissen BBI 4378.

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WESTWOOD, John Obadiah (1805-1893). The Cabinet of Oriental Entomology. London: William Smith, [1847-]48. 4° (277 x 208mm). 42 lithographed plates, all coloured and some finished by hand (occasional unimportant spotting, mostly in the text). Green crushed half morocco by Rivière, gilt spine, top edges gilt (upper cover becoming loose, a few little marks). FIRST EDITION. Nissen BBI 4378.
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