New Naturalists
Run of volumes from the library of Richard G. West
£350
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 13 July 2022 from 10:00 BST
Description
comprising:
numbers 13, 17, 46, 54, 61, 63, 64, 68, 69, 89, 94-99, 102-105, 107-111, 115-119, 121-3. London: Collins, 1951- 2013. 33 volumes, first editions, all in original cloth with dust jackets, numbers 13, 17 and 46 dust jackets in variable condition, 54, 63, 64 and 68 retaining Duraseal protectors, 63 and 64 jackets clipped and repriced (£9.50), numbers 97 and 99-123 all unopened in original shrinkwrap, together with 14 further New Naturalists (reprints) (47)
Footnote
Provenance: Professor Richard G. West FRS FGS (1926-2020), British botanist, geologist and palaeontologist, and co-editor of the New Naturalist series, many with his bookplate.