New Naturalists
Part-set of the New Naturalist Monographs
£328
Auction: 19 September 2024 from 10:00 BST
Description
comprising: The Wren; The Yellow Wagtail; The Greenshank; Fleas, Flukes and Cuckoos; Ants; The Herring Gull's World; The Rabbit; The Birds of the London Area since 1900; The Hawfinch; Oysters; The House Sparrow; The Trout; The Mole. London: Collins, 1955-71. 14 volumes, first editions, Yellow Wagtail (number 4) in first state, Hawfinch (15) in third state with plain green dust jacket, Wood Pigeon (20) in second binding variant, Mole (22) in primary binding variant8vo, original green cloth, dust jackets, Yellow Wagtail cloth faded as usual, Greenshank and Rabbit with ownership inscription, Fleas, Flukes and Cuckoos with hole in dust jacket spine, Ants dust jacket repaired, Oysters dust jacket chipped, with bookseller's ticket and numeric ink-stamp to endpapers, Wood Pigeon dust jacket price-clipped (as usual for copies in the second binding) [Bernhard & Loe M3A, 4A, 5A, 7A, 8A, 9A, 13A, 14A, 15C, 18A, 19A, 20-B2, 21A, 22A-B1]. Together with 20 volumes from the New Naturalist main series (up to number 68) (34)