Lot n° 247

[ORNITHOLOGIE]. ROBINSON Herbert C. (1874-1929) The Birds of the Malay Peninsula. A General Account of the Birds Inhabiting the Region from the Isthmus of Kra to Singapore with the Adjacent Islands. London, H. F. & G. Witherby, 1927, 1928, 1936,...

Estimation : 100 - 120
Adjudication : 12 €
Description
1939, 1976. 5 volumes in-4, en anglais, de percaline rouge, dos titrés or, têtes dorées. Édition originale. Chaque volume comporte 25 planches en noir et couleurs hors-texte en pleine page. Bel exemplaire. (Dos 1er volume insolé, coiffe supérieure du 4ème volume abîmée). PROVENANCE : Howard H. Davis (ex-libris imprimés contrecollés).[ORNITHOLOGY]. ROBINSON Herbert C. (1874-1929) The Birds of the Malay Peninsula. A General Account of the Birds Inhabiting the Region from the Isthmus of Kra to Singapore with the Adjacent Islands. London, H. F. & G. Witherby, 1927, 1928, 1936, 1939, 1976. 5 volumes in-4, in English, in red cloth, spines titled in gold, heads gilt. First edition. Each volume has 25 full-page black and colour plates. A fine copy. (Spine of 1st volume unstained, top cover of 4th volume damaged). PROVENANCE: Howard H. Davis (printed bookplates pasted on).
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