SOLD 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

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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
(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.

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