Sir William Jardine
The Naturalist's Library
W.H. Lizars
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A finely bound collection of The Naturalist's Library.
- Sold as a set of 20 volumes.
- Sir William Jardine (English).
- Edinburgh: W.H. Lizars.
- Small Octavos.
- Includes 680 plates.
- Bound in half leather and marbled paper boards with gilt decoration and black labels bearing gilt lettering to spines, edges of text blocks marbled, with marbled endpapers.
Condition Report
GoodGeneral wear to head and tails of spines, edges and corners of boards.
Scuffing to spines and boards.
Age toning and scattered tearing throughout text blocks.
Various plate tissues detached but present or loosening throughout text blocks.
Volume 8 lacking portrait and vignette.
Gathering from plate at 214 through page 220 of Volume XIV loosening.
Gathering from plate at 118 through page 122 of Volume XVI detached but present.
Gathering from plate at 246 through page 250 of Volume XVI loosening.
Light staining to leather on Volume XVIII.
Gatherings of plates at page 212 of Volume XX detached but present.
Rear gutter of Volume XX split open with spine showing.
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