Fine Books and Manuscripts
Lot 174
BOWDLER SHARPE
BOWDLER SHARPE, R (EDITOR) - LLOYD'S NATURAL HISTORY. London, Edward Lloyd, 1896-1897. The complete set of 16 volumes with hundreds of colour plates, crown 8vo, comprising: Lepidoptera (5 volumes), by W. F. Kirby; Mammalia by Richard Lydekker; Primates (2 volumes), by Henry O. Forbes; Birds of Great Britain (4 volumes), by R. Bowdler Sharpe; Carnivora by Richard Lydekker; Marsupialia and Monotremata by Richard Lydekker; Game-Birds (2 volumes), by W. R. Ogilvie-Grant. Uniformly bound in publisher's maroon cloth, spines faded, head and tail of some spines with wear (16)
Estimate: £150 - 250
Sold for £170