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Illustrations and Descriptions of the Genera of Insects found in Great Britain and
Ireland , containing coloured figures , from nature , of the most rare and beautiful
species , and , in many instances , upon the plants on which they are found , 770
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Illustrations and Descriptions of the Genera of Insects found in Great Britain and
Ireland , containing coloured figures , from nature , of the most rare and beautiful
species , and , in many instances , upon the plants on which they are found , 770
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... unusually complete copy of this rare and valuable work ( which invariably
differs in the number of plates it contains ) , were uniformly bound in a fine
contemporary French red morocco , with rich gilt borders , blue silk linings and
gilt edges .
... unusually complete copy of this rare and valuable work ( which invariably
differs in the number of plates it contains ) , were uniformly bound in a fine
contemporary French red morocco , with rich gilt borders , blue silk linings and
gilt edges .
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( 126 ) Sotheran , £ 35 [ A copy sent by the author to the late F. S. Ellis , with an
autograph letter containing proposals for an English edition to be published by
Mr. Ellis . Phe pencilled corrections in the volume are in the author's hand.
( 126 ) Sotheran , £ 35 [ A copy sent by the author to the late F. S. Ellis , with an
autograph letter containing proposals for an English edition to be published by
Mr. Ellis . Phe pencilled corrections in the volume are in the author's hand.
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The Works of Jeffrey Chaucer , with the Story of the Siege of Thebes , by John
Lidgate , and a Life of Chaucer , edited by T. Speght , black letter , frontispiece
containing portrait , a portrait added , old calf , 1687 , folio ( 1220 ) Howell , £ 2 45
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The Works of Jeffrey Chaucer , with the Story of the Siege of Thebes , by John
Lidgate , and a Life of Chaucer , edited by T. Speght , black letter , frontispiece
containing portrait , a portrait added , old calf , 1687 , folio ( 1220 ) Howell , £ 2 45
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66 stuora et ogn'altra arte , che dia opera à disegni , 40 leaves containing 74
designs , stained and some margins repaired , unbound , Venet . , gl Heredi di L.
Valvassori e G. Domenico Micheli , 1584 , oblong 410. ( 272 ) Lacrosse , 46 943
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66 stuora et ogn'altra arte , che dia opera à disegni , 40 leaves containing 74
designs , stained and some margins repaired , unbound , Venet . , gl Heredi di L.
Valvassori e G. Domenico Micheli , 1584 , oblong 410. ( 272 ) Lacrosse , 46 943
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