13th Aug, 2014 10:00 GMT/BST

Book Sale

 
Lot 109
 

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Huxley (T.H.) [Thomas Henry] The Crayfish, 1880, Kegan Paul, numbered limited edition of 250,...

Huxley (T.H.) [Thomas Henry]
The Crayfish, 1880, Kegan Paul, numbered limited edition of 250, signed by Bradbury Agnew, frontis, original cloth

Sold for £110
Estimated at £70 - £100


 

Frontis detached but present. Hinge gaping between pages in a few places. Very minor foxing to fly leaves. Ownership bookplate and small bookseller's blindstamp to front endpaper. Very slight damp marking to endpapers, Some rippling of cloth. Othersise, overall a VG copy.

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