Lot 144
  • 144

Albin, Eleazar.

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description

  • A Natural History of English Insects. London: Printed for the author, 1720
First edition, 4to (284 x 230mm.), dedication, list of subscribers, 100 engraved plates, coloured by hand, later blue half morocco, [Lisney 119; Nissen ZBI 58], occasional light spotting, offsetting, or browning, spine rubbed and faded

Condition

Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
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Catalogue Note

"Each plate is dedicated to a subscriber or well-known personality, undoubtedly including those who acted as patrons or took an interest in Albin's drawings of insects" (Lisney).