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    ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATIONS AND PRINTED BOOKS

    London, South Kensington

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    8 December 2000

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    • MARTYN, William Frederic.  A N
    Lot 224

    MARTYN, William Frederic. A New Dictionary of Natural History; Or, Compleat Universal Display of Animated Nature. With accurate representations of the most curious and beautiful animals, London: Harrison & Co., 1785. 2 volumes, 2° (365 x 235mm.), titles printed in red and black, 100 hand-coloured engraved plates (occasional spotting or browning), contemporary tree calf, spines with raised bands (spines repaired, joints cracked). Nissen ZBI 2729. (2)

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    GBP 1,292

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    GBP 500 - GBP 800

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    MARTYN, William Frederic. A New Dictionary of Natural History; Or, Compleat Universal Display of Animated Nature. With accurate representations of the most curious and beautiful animals, London: Harrison & Co., 1785. 2 volumes, 2° (365 x 235mm.), titles printed in red and black, 100 hand-coloured engraved plates (occasional spotting or browning), contemporary tree calf, spines with raised bands (spines repaired, joints cracked). Nissen ZBI 2729. (2)

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