Lot 188 · Fine Books and Manuscripts
Zoological Illustrations, or Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals, Selected Chiefly from the Classes of Ornithology, Entomology, and Conchology, 6 vol. [First-Second Series] bound in 3, Baldwin, Cradock and Joy, 1820-1833, sold not subject to return
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- Estimate
- £1,500–£2,500 hammer ≈ $2,022–$3,371
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Fine Books and Manuscripts, London, Knightsbridge · 9 November 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1629944
- Record
- first seen 23 Jul 2026 · updated 23 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Swainson, Zoological Illustrations, or Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals, Selected Chiefly from the Classes of Ornithology, Entomology, and Conchology, 6 vol. [First-Second Series] bound in 3, Baldwin, Cradock and Joy, 1820-1833, sold not subject to return. Bonhams, 9 Nov 2016, lot 188. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1629944.
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Swainson, Zoological Illustrations, or Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals, Selected Chiefly from the Classes of Ornithology, Entomology, and Conchology, 6 vol. [First-Second Series] bound in 3, Baldwin, Cradock and Joy, 1820-1833, sold not subject to return. Bonhams, 9 Nov 2016, lot 188. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1629944.
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