Estate / Collection: The Property of a New England Family
[ORNITHOLOGY]
RUSS, DR. KARL [translated by] LEONORA SCHULTZE. The Speaking Parrots: A Scientific Manual. London: L. Upcott Gill, n.d. [1884]. First edition. Publisher's pictorial tan cloth, gilt. 7 1/2 x 5 inches (19.5 x 12.75 cm); viii, 296 pp., color printed frontispiece, plates printed in color and in black and white, publisher's ads. Worn and soiled, losses to cloth at spine ends, front hinge cracked, overopened in a few spots, a few pages and a gathering loose, sold as is.
Sold for $347
Estimated at $40 - $60
Includes Buyer's Premium
Estate / Collection: The Property of a New England Family
[ORNITHOLOGY]
RUSS, DR. KARL [translated by] LEONORA SCHULTZE. The Speaking Parrots: A Scientific Manual. London: L. Upcott Gill, n.d. [1884]. First edition. Publisher's pictorial tan cloth, gilt. 7 1/2 x 5 inches (19.5 x 12.75 cm); viii, 296 pp., color printed frontispiece, plates printed in color and in black and white, publisher's ads. Worn and soiled, losses to cloth at spine ends, front hinge cracked, overopened in a few spots, a few pages and a gathering loose, sold as is.
Auction: Rare Books, Autographs & Maps, ending Aug 15, 2023
NEW YORK, NY -- Doyle held a successful auction of Rare Books, Autographs & Maps on August 15, 2023. Offered was a summer miscellany of sporting material, Americana, fine bindings, literature, autographs, maps and more!
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