VERY RARE Antique Book from the Library of Natural History by Richard Lydekker from 1901: "Mammals, Wild Cats, Lions & Tigers" also cats dogs vampire bats foxes(Leather Bound with Gold Leaf Edges) RIVERSIDE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 1901 CHICAGO
Antique Book from the Library of Natural History by Richard Lydekker from 1901: "Mammals, Wild Cats, Lions & Tigers" (Leather Bound with Gold Leaf Edges)
YOU ARE BUYING 1 of 10 natural history books:
This set of books is very rare
I could not find any others in the antique books on line, in libraries, or pn any site
This sale is for the volume on MAMMALS WILD CATS, LIONS, TIGERS, ETC..., DOMESTIC CATS AND DOGS, FOXES, BATS, VAMPIRE BATS
This sale is for the volume on MAMMALS WILD CATS, LIONS, TIGERS, ETC..., DOMESTIC CATS AND DOGS, FOXES, BATS, VAMPIRE BATS
(Seen on all the photos below)
The book inside is in such good condition that I doubt it was used much, if at all!
THIS IS ONE VOLUME OF "THE LIBRARY OF NATURAL HISTORY", 1901.
EDITED BY RICHARD LYDEKKER, B.A., F. R.S., F.Z.S., ETC
WITH INTRODUCTION BY ERNEST SETON-THOMPSON
THE RIVERSIDE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 1901 CHICAGO
BINDING SAYS: VOLUME II
INTRODUCTION PAGE SAYS VOL. I, SEC II
LEATHER BIDING AND SPINE IN GOOD CONDITION FOR THEIR AGE BUT TOP OF THE BINDING IS MISSING
GREAT SHAPE INSIDE. PAGES VERY CLEAN. NO FOXING. ALL WELL ATTACHED.
ITALIAN FLORENTINE MARBLING MOTIFS ON THE INSIDE OF THE BOOK COVER, 18 C. PATTERN BASED PAPER, MARBLED ON LAID, ANTIQUE, HANDMADE LINEN RAG PAPER, AND GILT-EDGED PAGES WITH 24 KARAT GOLD-LEAF AND RED RIBBON PAGE MARKER.
THE SUBJECT IS: MAMMALS, LIONS, TIGERS, AND OTHER WILD CATS, VAMPIRE BATS, CATS AND DOGS, FOXES, FENNECS ETC...
SEVERAL COLORED PLATES AND LOTS OF ENGRAVINGS
A nice antique book, 1901, hardcover leather bound book: The leather spine is in pretty good shape for its age with normal wear. Pages and pictures look really nice, great condition. Profusely illustrated with colored plates, and engravings.
We also carry loose original prints 300 years old or less in great condition such as: Albin, Audubon, Baron, Barraband, Bertuch, Brodtmann, Brown, Buffon, Cassel, Curtis, Cuvier, Donovan, Edwards, Fitch, Frisch, Grandville, Harrison, Walter Hood, Latham, Linden,Linnaeus, Loddiges, Martinet, McKenney, Morris, Munting, Redoute, Reinchenbachia, Schreber, Schubert, Selby, Shaw and Nodder, Van Geel, Warner, etc.... etc...
THIS IS ONE VOLUME OF "THE LIBRARY OF NATURAL HISTORY", 1901.
EDITED BY RICHARD LYDEKKER, B.A., F. R.S., F.Z.S., ETC
WITH INTRODUCTION BY ERNEST SETON-THOMPSON
THE RIVERSIDE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 1901 CHICAGO
BINDING SAYS: VOLUME II
INTRODUCTION PAGE SAYS VOL. I, SEC II
LEATHER BIDING AND SPINE IN GOOD CONDITION FOR THEIR AGE BUT TOP OF THE BINDING IS MISSING
GREAT SHAPE INSIDE. PAGES VERY CLEAN. NO FOXING. ALL WELL ATTACHED.
ITALIAN FLORENTINE MARBLING MOTIFS ON THE INSIDE OF THE BOOK COVER, 18 C. PATTERN BASED PAPER, MARBLED ON LAID, ANTIQUE, HANDMADE LINEN RAG PAPER, AND GILT-EDGED PAGES WITH 24 KARAT GOLD-LEAF AND RED RIBBON PAGE MARKER.
THE SUBJECT IS: MAMMALS, LIONS, TIGERS, AND OTHER WILD CATS, VAMPIRE BATS, CATS AND DOGS, FOXES, FENNECS ETC...
SEVERAL COLORED PLATES AND LOTS OF ENGRAVINGS
A nice antique book, 1901, hardcover leather bound book: The leather spine is in pretty good shape for its age with normal wear. Pages and pictures look really nice, great condition. Profusely illustrated with colored plates, and engravings.
We also carry loose original prints 300 years old or less in great condition such as: Albin, Audubon, Baron, Barraband, Bertuch, Brodtmann, Brown, Buffon, Cassel, Curtis, Cuvier, Donovan, Edwards, Fitch, Frisch, Grandville, Harrison, Walter Hood, Latham, Linden,Linnaeus, Loddiges, Martinet, McKenney, Morris, Munting, Redoute, Reinchenbachia, Schreber, Schubert, Selby, Shaw and Nodder, Van Geel, Warner, etc.... etc...