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Lot 11
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DOBBIE, HERBERT. NEW ZEALAND FERNS. AUCKLAND, 1880

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
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Description

  • New Zealand Ferns. 148 Varieties. Auckland, [circa] 1880
FIRST COMPLETE EDITION (see note), 4to (280 x 216mm.), CYANOTYPED THROUGHOUT, 104 numbered illustrations of ferns with scientific captions, upper pastedown with "Index to Genera", lower pastedown with "Fructification and Venation" guide, original black cloth-backed boards with mounted cyanotypes, upper cover with pictorial title, lower cover with a fern (Asplenium Tenuifolia, Samoa), some gatherings misbound, a few tears, binding rubbed
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