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Lot 202
Nine George Edwards Engravings From Natural History of Birds
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
(Nuremberg, 1768-1777), hand-colored copperplate engravings on laid paper, disbound, but original calf boards are present; French text with German titles and Latin names on the plates; includes a listing of 50 plates originally in the series plus a preface; three plates retain their explanatory sheets in French.

16.5 x 10.5 in.

Collection from Strawberry Hill Antiques, Alexandria, Virginia

Light foxing; retaining vibrant colors; some marginal pencil notations.