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Books, Maps & Manuscripts
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New Naturalists, numbers 70, 77, 78, 80, 81, 82, 83, 1st editions, 1985-96
New Naturalists. The Natural History of Orkney; The Soil; British Larks, Pipits and Wagtails; Wild and Garden Plants; Ladybirds; The New Naturalists; The Natural History of Pollination, London: Collins [-HarperCollins], 1985-96. 7 volumes, 8vo, original green cloth, dust jackets, number 70 top edge spotted, light dust-soiling to top edges of other volumes, numbers 80 and 83 jacket spines slightly faded (qty: 7)
Bernhard & Loe NN70B, 77A, 78A, 80-83A.
First editions of numbers 70, 77, 78, 80, 81, 82 and 83 in the New Naturalist series; number 70 (Orkney) is in second state.
Sold for £750
Estimated at £300 - £500
Auction: Books, Maps & Manuscripts, 18th May, 2022
Over 180 lots to include a broad selection, from early antiquarian books to modern first editions, alongside illustrations, private press, manuscripts, maps and atlases, early photographs, and historic documents. Amongst the highlights is a group of Victorian ephemera including a Paper Peepshow of the Thames Tunnel, and a very unusual leaf-cut picture of workers around a derelict tower and trees. Of North-East interest is a collection of approximately 240 19th and early 20th century photographs, and an outstanding archive of early drawings and plans relating to Radcliffe and Broomhill Collieries.
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