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Lot 2279
Two 19th Century Sets of Natural History References
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
To include: Goldsmith, Oliver. A History of Earth and Animated Nature, 4to (10-1/2 in.), three-quarter leather with gilt to spine (wear and damp stains to boards); Goodrich, S. G. Johnson's Natural History, Comprehensive, Scientific, and Popular, Illustrating and Describing the Animal Kingdom... (New York: A. J.Johnson, 1874), 4to (10-1/2 in.), three-quarter leather with gilt edges and boards (tight binding, much wear from normal use).

Private Collection, Raleigh, North Carolina