A Natural History of English Insects.

£3,200.00

[10], 88 of 100 hand coloured plates with descriptions, decorative headpieces

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Author(s) Albin, Eleazar
Illustrator(s) Illustrated by the author
Publisher(s) Printed for the author and sold by William and John Innys
Published Date 1720
Signature Information N/A
Size 29 cm x 23.5 cm
Book Condition Rebacked with original boards, rubbing to corners, signs of damp on endpapers, light foxing to pages and plates, missing plates 8, 9, 11, 16, 49, 59, 60, 65, 66, 69, 80, and 84 and their descriptions, ink annotation to description of plate 1, good condition
Jacket Condition N/A
Binding Full speckled calf, five raised bands to spine, gilt decorated endpapers, red morocco title label with gilt lettering to spine, blindstamped and gilt borders to front and rear boards, marbled endpapers, speckled red edges