JARDINE, William. Leaves from the Book of Nature... [1846]. RARE OVERSIZE FORMAT.
Sale 1336 - Fine Books and Manuscripts, including Worlds of Tomorrow, and Americana
Jun 7, 2024
9:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
Estimate
$3,000 -
$5,000
Sold for $3,810
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
JARDINE, William (1800-1874). Leaves from the Book of Nature, Containing the Principal Illustrations in Jardine's Naturalist's Library. Edinburgh: W.H. Lizars; London: S. Highly; Dublin: W. Curry, [1846].
Folio (550 x 424 mm). Pictorial title-page with hand-coloring, 117 engraved plates with hand-coloring. (Some spotting and browning.) Contemporary half green morocco (rebacked to style). Provenance: Hugh Arthur Birley (gift inscription from Charles Jackson Barton).
A RARE OVERSIZE FORMAT, unrecorded by the major bibliographies. The work is divided into four divisions: Mammalia (comprising 39 plates), Ornithology (comprising 42 plates), Icthyology (comprising 18 plates), and Entomology (comprising 18 plates). We record only one other copy of this format sold at auction in the last 30 years (possibly this copy). See previous lot for Jardine's Naturalist Library where these illustrations appear in their octavo format.
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