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... bds . £ 5 . 5s Edinb . 1831-39 the same , 5 vols . whole - bound russia , gilt edges , £ 7.7s the same , richly ... cloth bds . £ 1.8s Newc . 1832 BIRDS , Natural History of , 3 vols . 12mo . with upwards of 100 coloured plates , calf ...
... bds . £ 5 . 5s Edinb . 1831-39 the same , 5 vols . whole - bound russia , gilt edges , £ 7.7s the same , richly ... cloth bds . £ 1.8s Newc . 1832 BIRDS , Natural History of , 3 vols . 12mo . with upwards of 100 coloured plates , calf ...
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... cloth , 10s Edinb . 1834-36 PEACOCKS , PHEASANTS , & c . 12mo . 30 coloured ... bds . 10s 6d Lips . 1759 KNIP ( Madame ) Histoire Naturelle Générale des ... bds . 10s 6d Winchester , 1828 This volume being published two years after the ...
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... bds . £ 24 . ib . 1800-7 the same , 3 vols . atlas folio , LARGEST PAPER , with 196 exquisitely coloured plates ... cloth bds . 16s 1831 MUDIE'S ( Robt . ) HISTORY OF BRITISH BIRDS , or the Feathered Tribes of the British Islands , 2 ...
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... cloth bds , Norwich , 1825 12s This volume has for some time been considered scarce , and sold for more than the published price . ANOPLURORUM BRI- DENNY'S MONOGRAPHIA TANNIE , or British Species of Parasite Insects , published under ...
... cloth bds , Norwich , 1825 12s This volume has for some time been considered scarce , and sold for more than the published price . ANOPLURORUM BRI- DENNY'S MONOGRAPHIA TANNIE , or British Species of Parasite Insects , published under ...
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... cloth bds . £ 1 . 4s 1840 STEPHENS ' ( J. F. ) Systematic Catalogue of Bri- tish Insects , being an Attempt to arrange the Indigenous Insects with their Natural Affinities ; containing also the References to every English Writer on ...
... cloth bds . £ 1 . 4s 1840 STEPHENS ' ( J. F. ) Systematic Catalogue of Bri- tish Insects , being an Attempt to arrange the Indigenous Insects with their Natural Affinities ; containing also the References to every English Writer on ...
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