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Three Nineteenth Century Nature Books,... (Total: 3 Items)
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Three Nineteenth Century Nature Books, including: John Lubbock. Ants, Bees, and Wasps - A Record of Observations on the Habits of the Social Hymenoptera. London: Kegan Paul, 1882. Fourth edition. Illustrations, some in color. Half-bound in leather over marbled boards. All edges marbled. Extremities heavily rubbed and worn. Bookplate to front pastedown. Very good. [and:] Ransom Dexter. The Kingdoms of Nature, or, Life and Organization from the Elements To Man. Chicago: Charles H. Kerr & Company, 1889. "Designed for popular use." Illustrations. Handsomely designed pictorial dark yellow cloth with black and gilt stamping. Beveled edges. Light wear to edges. A very nice copy. Very good. [and:] J. G. Wood. Homes Without Hands, Being a Description of the Habitations of Animals, Classed According to Their Principle of Construction. New York: Harper & Brothers, [n.d.]. Publisher's maroon cloth. Spine ends frayed and edges worn. Front hinge starting. Good.Auction Info
2008 October Grand Format Rare Books Auction #684 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
October, 2008
16th-18th
Thursday-Saturday
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