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Oct. 16, 2024
SIR WILLIAM ELFORD (BRITISH 1749 - 1837), BIRDS IN THE DEVON AND CORNISH ENVIRONS (15)
Est: £1,500 - £2,500
SIR WILLIAM ELFORD (BRITISH 1749 - 1837)A SET OF FIFTEEN WATERCOLOURS TO INCLUDE: PARTRIDGE; BLUE TIT; HERON; BULL FINCH; DUCK AND OTHER BIRDS ON BRANCHES AND IN LANDSCAPES IN THE DEVON AND CORNISH ENVIRONS WatercolourEach 37 x 25.5cm (14½ x 10 in.) (15)
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Oct. 16, 2024
SIR WILLIAM ELFORD (BRITISH 1749 - 1837), BIRDS IN THE DEVON AND CORNISH ENVIRONS (16)
Est: £1,500 - £2,500
SIR WILLIAM ELFORD (BRITISH 1749 - 1837)A SET OF SIXTEEN WATERCOLOURS TO INCLUDE: PARTRIDGE; BLUE TIT; HERON; BULL FINCH; DUCK AND OTHER BIRDS ON BRANCHES AND IN LANDSCAPES IN THE DEVON AND CORNISH ENVIRONS WatercolourEach 37 x 25.5cm (14½ x 10 in.) (16)
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Oct. 16, 2024
SIR WILLIAM ELFORD (BRITISH 1749 - 1837), BIRDS IN THE DEVON AND CORNISH ENVIRONS (16)
Est: £1,500 - £2,500
SIR WILLIAM ELFORD (BRITISH 1749 - 1837)A SET OF SIXTEEN WATERCOLOURS TO INCLUDE: PARTRIDGE; BLUE TIT; HERON; BULL FINCH; DUCK AND OTHER BIRDS ON BRANCHES AND IN LANDSCAPES IN THE DEVON AND CORNISH ENVIRONS WatercolourEach 37 x 25.5cm (14½ x 10 in.) (16)
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Oct. 16, 2024
SIR WILLIAM ELFORD (BRITISH 1749 - 1837), FIFTEEN BIRDS IN THE DEVON AND CORNISH ENVIRONS (15)
Est: £1,500 - £2,500
SIR WILLIAM ELFORD (BRITISH 1749 - 1837)A SET OF FIFTEEN WATERCOLOURS TO INCLUDE: PARTRIDGE; BLUE TIT; HERON; BULL FINCH; DUCK AND OTHER BIRDS ON BRANCHES AND IN LANDSCAPES IN THE DEVON AND CORNISH ENVIRONS WatercolourEach 37 x 25.5cm (14½ x 10 in.) (15)
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Oct. 16, 2024
SIR WILLIAM ELFORD (BRITISH 1749 - 1837), BIRDS IN THE DEVON AND CORNISH ENVIRONS (16)
Est: £1,500 - £2,500
SIR WILLIAM ELFORD (BRITISH 1749 - 1837)A SET OF SIXTEEN WATERCOLOURS TO INCLUDE: PARTRIDGE; BLUE TIT; HERON; BULL FINCH; DUCK AND OTHER BIRDS ON BRANCHES AND IN LANDSCAPES IN THE DEVON AND CORNISH ENVIRONS WatercolourEach 37 x 25.5cm (14½ x 10 in.) (16)
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Oct. 19, 2023
Crabs, Lobsters & Prawns.- Leach (William Elford) Malacostraca podophthalmata Britanniae..., parts 1-18/19 in 1 vol., some plates in facsimile, 1815-20 & 1875.
Est: £300 - £400
Crabs, Lobsters & Prawns.- Leach (William Elford) Malacostraca podophthalmata Britanniae..., parts I-XVIII/XIX in 1 vol., first edition, with 29 engraved plates by James and G.B.Sowerby only (of 54), 2 folding, 18 hand-coloured, the remaining plates supplied in colour facsimile, 3 folding, some text leaves also supplied in facsimile, title soiled and frayed at edges (laid down), one or two plates lightly soiled, one with tear to outer edge repaired not affecting image, modern half dark blue straight-grain morocco, spine gilt, with all original part wrappers printed on blue paper bound in (part XVIII/XIX a little larger), uncut, [Nissen ZBI 2404], 4to, by B.Meredith [for] James Sowerby [&] Bernard Quaritch, 1815-20 & 1875; sold not subject to return
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Jul. 05, 2023
Crabs, Lobsters & Prawns.- Leach (William Elford) Malacostraca podophthalmata Britanniae..., parts 1-18/19 in 1 vol., some plates in facsimile, 1815-20 & 1875.
Est: £600 - £800
Crabs, Lobsters & Prawns.- Leach (William Elford) Malacostraca podophthalmata Britanniae..., parts I-XVIII/XIX in 1 vol., first edition, with 29 engraved plates by James and G.B.Sowerby only (of 54), 2 folding, 18 hand-coloured, the remaining plates supplied in colour facsimile, 3 folding, some text leaves also supplied in facsimile, title soiled and frayed at edges (laid down), one or two plates lightly soiled, one with tear to outer edge repaired not affecting image, modern half dark blue straight-grain morocco, spine gilt, with all original part wrappers printed on blue paper bound in (part XVIII/XIX a little larger), uncut, [Nissen ZBI 2404], 4to, by B.Meredith [for] James Sowerby [&] Bernard Quaritch, 1815-20 & 1875; sold not subject to return
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Jul. 31, 2021
Leach & Sowerby - 10 Crab, Lobster, or Crustacean Engravings
Est: $500 - $1,500
This originally hand-colored engraving is from William Elford Leach's Malacostraca Podophthalmata Britanniae; or, descriptions of such British species of the Linnean genus Cancer as have their eyes elevated on footstalks. Illustrated with figures of all the species, by James Sowerby. The work was published in 1815 in London by B. Meredith. It was illustrated, published, and sold by James Sowerby. This is a fine work on Crustacea. Leach was an English zoologist and marine biologist and assistant keeper of the Zoological Department at the British Museum. "In 1813, when Konig was appointed Keeper of the Natural History Departments, he was given an assistant, William Elford Leach (1790-1836), perhaps one of the more brilliant minds to enter the Museum. In every generation English science has been fortunate in attracting men with intuitive feel for nature who by their gift and enthusiasm infect others and leave their inspiration planted in those who follow. Anyone, who knew Leach and even the greater number who did not, came to revere his memory and example. After over a century and half, in spite of the shortness of his service, he stands out from his contemporaries as a 'profound naturalist.'" (Gunther, The Founders of Science at the British Museum p. 49)
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Dec. 12, 2020
Leach & Sowerby - Crab. 13
Est: $150 - $300
This originally hand-colored engraving is from William Elford Leach's Malacostraca Podophthalmata Britanniae; or, descriptions of such British species of the Linnean genus Cancer as have their eyes elevated on footstalks. Illustrated with figures of all the species, by James Sowerby. The work was published in 1815 in London by B. Meredith. It was illustrated, published, and sold by James Sowerby. This is a fine work on Crustacea. Leach was an English zoologist and marine biologist and assistant keeper of the Zoological Department at the British Museum. "In 1813, when Konig was appointed Keeper of the Natural History Departments, he was given an assistant, William Elford Leach (1790-1836), perhaps one of the more brilliant minds to enter the Museum. In every generation English science has been fortunate in attracting men with intuitive feel for nature who by their gift and enthusiasm infect others and leave their inspiration planted in those who follow. Anyone, who knew Leach and even the greater number who did not, came to revere his memory and example. After over a century and half, in spite of the shortness of his service, he stands out from his contemporaries as a 'profound naturalist.'" (Gunther, The Founders of Science at the British Museum p. 49)
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Nov. 28, 2020
Leach & Sowerby - Crab. 6
Est: $150 - $300
This originally hand-colored engraving is from William Elford Leach's Malacostraca Podophthalmata Britanniae; or, descriptions of such British species of the Linnean genus Cancer as have their eyes elevated on footstalks. Illustrated with figures of all the species, by James Sowerby. The work was published in 1815 in London by B. Meredith. It was illustrated, published, and sold by James Sowerby. This is a fine work on Crustacea. Leach was an English zoologist and marine biologist and assistant keeper of the Zoological Department at the British Museum. "In 1813, when Konig was appointed Keeper of the Natural History Departments, he was given an assistant, William Elford Leach (1790-1836), perhaps one of the more brilliant minds to enter the Museum. In every generation English science has been fortunate in attracting men with intuitive feel for nature who by their gift and enthusiasm infect others and leave their inspiration planted in those who follow. Anyone, who knew Leach and even the greater number who did not, came to revere his memory and example. After over a century and half, in spite of the shortness of his service, he stands out from his contemporaries as a 'profound naturalist.'" (Gunther, The Founders of Science at the British Museum p. 49)
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Nov. 28, 2020
Leach & Sowerby - Crab. 11
Est: $150 - $300
This originally hand-colored engraving is from William Elford Leach's Malacostraca Podophthalmata Britanniae; or, descriptions of such British species of the Linnean genus Cancer as have their eyes elevated on footstalks. Illustrated with figures of all the species, by James Sowerby. The work was published in 1815 in London by B. Meredith. It was illustrated, published, and sold by James Sowerby. This is a fine work on Crustacea. Leach was an English zoologist and marine biologist and assistant keeper of the Zoological Department at the British Museum. "In 1813, when Konig was appointed Keeper of the Natural History Departments, he was given an assistant, William Elford Leach (1790-1836), perhaps one of the more brilliant minds to enter the Museum. In every generation English science has been fortunate in attracting men with intuitive feel for nature who by their gift and enthusiasm infect others and leave their inspiration planted in those who follow. Anyone, who knew Leach and even the greater number who did not, came to revere his memory and example. After over a century and half, in spite of the shortness of his service, he stands out from his contemporaries as a 'profound naturalist.'" (Gunther, The Founders of Science at the British Museum p. 49)
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Mar. 28, 2020
Leach & Sowerby - Crab. 21a
Est: $150 - $300
This originally hand-colored engraving is from William Elford Leach's Malacostraca Podophthalmata Britanniae; or, descriptions of such British species of the Linnean genus Cancer as have their eyes elevated on footstalks. Illustrated with figures of all the species, by James Sowerby. The work was published in 1815 in London by B. Meredith. It was illustrated, published, and sold by James Sowerby. This is a fine work on Crustacea. Leach was an English zoologist and marine biologist and assistant keeper of the Zoological Department at the British Museum. "In 1813, when Konig was appointed Keeper of the Natural History Departments, he was given an assistant, William Elford Leach (1790-1836), perhaps one of the more brilliant minds to enter the Museum. In every generation English science has been fortunate in attracting men with intuitive feel for nature who by their gift and enthusiasm infect others and leave their inspiration planted in those who follow. Anyone, who knew Leach and even the greater number who did not, came to revere his memory and example. After over a century and half, in spite of the shortness of his service, he stands out from his contemporaries as a 'profound naturalist.'" (Gunther, The Founders of Science at the British Museum p. 49)
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Mar. 28, 2020
Leach & Sowerby - Lobster. 36
Est: $150 - $300
This originally hand-colored engraving is from William Elford Leach's Malacostraca Podophthalmata Britanniae; or, descriptions of such British species of the Linnean genus Cancer as have their eyes elevated on footstalks. Illustrated with figures of all the species, by James Sowerby. The work was published in 1815 in London by B. Meredith. It was illustrated, published, and sold by James Sowerby. This is a fine work on Crustacea. Leach was an English zoologist and marine biologist and assistant keeper of the Zoological Department at the British Museum. "In 1813, when Konig was appointed Keeper of the Natural History Departments, he was given an assistant, William Elford Leach (1790-1836), perhaps one of the more brilliant minds to enter the Museum. In every generation English science has been fortunate in attracting men with intuitive feel for nature who by their gift and enthusiasm infect others and leave their inspiration planted in those who follow. Anyone, who knew Leach and even the greater number who did not, came to revere his memory and example. After over a century and half, in spite of the shortness of his service, he stands out from his contemporaries as a 'profound naturalist.'" (Gunther, The Founders of Science at the British Museum p. 49)
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Mar. 28, 2020
Leach & Sowerby - Lobster. 29
Est: $150 - $300
This originally hand-colored engraving is from William Elford Leach's Malacostraca Podophthalmata Britanniae; or, descriptions of such British species of the Linnean genus Cancer as have their eyes elevated on footstalks. Illustrated with figures of all the species, by James Sowerby. The work was published in 1815 in London by B. Meredith. It was illustrated, published, and sold by James Sowerby. This is a fine work on Crustacea. Leach was an English zoologist and marine biologist and assistant keeper of the Zoological Department at the British Museum. "In 1813, when Konig was appointed Keeper of the Natural History Departments, he was given an assistant, William Elford Leach (1790-1836), perhaps one of the more brilliant minds to enter the Museum. In every generation English science has been fortunate in attracting men with intuitive feel for nature who by their gift and enthusiasm infect others and leave their inspiration planted in those who follow. Anyone, who knew Leach and even the greater number who did not, came to revere his memory and example. After over a century and half, in spite of the shortness of his service, he stands out from his contemporaries as a 'profound naturalist.'" (Gunther, The Founders of Science at the British Museum p. 49)
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Mar. 28, 2020
Leach & Sowerby - Lobster. 28b
Est: $150 - $300
This originally hand-colored engraving is from William Elford Leach's Malacostraca Podophthalmata Britanniae; or, descriptions of such British species of the Linnean genus Cancer as have their eyes elevated on footstalks. Illustrated with figures of all the species, by James Sowerby. The work was published in 1815 in London by B. Meredith. It was illustrated, published, and sold by James Sowerby. This is a fine work on Crustacea. Leach was an English zoologist and marine biologist and assistant keeper of the Zoological Department at the British Museum. "In 1813, when Konig was appointed Keeper of the Natural History Departments, he was given an assistant, William Elford Leach (1790-1836), perhaps one of the more brilliant minds to enter the Museum. In every generation English science has been fortunate in attracting men with intuitive feel for nature who by their gift and enthusiasm infect others and leave their inspiration planted in those who follow. Anyone, who knew Leach and even the greater number who did not, came to revere his memory and example. After over a century and half, in spite of the shortness of his service, he stands out from his contemporaries as a 'profound naturalist.'" (Gunther, The Founders of Science at the British Museum p. 49)
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