Lot 239 , Comte, Achille - The Book of Birds: edited and abridged from the text of Buffon. Translated from the original by Benjamin Clarke. engraved pictorial and printed titles, 38 hand coloured plates (by Victor Adams); contemp.

° Comte, Achille - The Book of Birds: edited and abridged from the text of Buffon. Translated from the original by Benjamin Clarke. engraved pictorial and printed titles, 38 hand coloured plates (by Victor Adams); contemp. half calf and cloth. 1841
£50-60

Condition:
Bndg. wear, inner hinges cracked, nil between p/down and eng. ttle, some text spots and marks, plts. with some marks and soiling,, and a few with scribbles, copy attempts, etc. on verso - 'else fine' (ABC. for Bk. Collectors)

Sold for £75