28th Jul, 2021 10:30 GMT/BST

Books, Maps & Manuscripts

 
  Lot 64
 

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New Naturalists. Heathlands; The New Forest; Ferns; Freshwater Fishes, Collins...

New Naturalists. Heathlands; The New Forest; Ferns; Freshwater Fishes, Collins [-HarperCollinsPublishers], 1986-92. 4 volumes, 8vo, original green cloth, dust jackets, Heathlands foot of spine bumped and pencilled ownership inscription 'Leachman' to front free endpaper, Freshwater Fishes with spotting to top edge of text-block, and slight fading to foot of spine (visible only in the elliptical ground of the 'NN' monogram) (qty: 4) Bernhard & Loe NN72A, 73A, 74A, 75A. First editions of numbers 72-75 in the New Naturalist series, of which 880, 1850, 1500 and 1470 copies were printed; Heathlands and The New Forest are each in the first-edition dust jacket with 'Collins' to foot of spine and prices £20.00 and £22.50 to front flap (there was no such issue-point for Ferns or Freshwater Fishes). A bright group: the spines of Ferns and Freshwater Fishes are especially prone to fading.

Sold for £500
Estimated at £300 - £500


 

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