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live December 8 | 02:00 PM
Richard Maison de ventes

63 - GERVAIS (Paul). Natural History of Mammals. I: Primates, Chiroptera, Insectivores, and Rodents. II: Carnivores, Proboscidians, Humpbacks, Bisulcs, Edentates, Marsupials, Monotremes, Seals, Sirenians, and Cetaceans. Paris, Curmer, 1854–1855. 2 volumes, large 8vo; red half-shagreen, ribbed spine, title and volume number labels in fawn and green shagreen, marbled edges. Slight scattered foxing, a few scuffs on the spines.

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€100 - 150

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25%

GERVAIS (Paul). Natural History of Mammals. I: Primates, Chiroptera, Insectivores, and Rodents. II: Carnivores, Proboscidians, Humpbacks, Bisulcs, Edentates, Marsupials, Monotremes, Seals, Sirenians, and Cetaceans. Paris, Curmer, 1854–1855. 2 volumes, large 8vo; red half-shagreen, ribbed spine, title and volume number labels in fawn and green shagreen, marbled edges. Slight scattered foxing, a few scuffs on the spines. First edition and first printing, illustrated with 100 inset plates, 58 of which are colored, depicting the animals in their natural habitats; 42 black-and-white plates, including 8 devoted to anatomy, the others printed on a tinted background; and several hundred woodcuts.

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Auction details

Sale of antique and modern books
Tuesday, December 8
02:00 PM
16, rue Régemortes
03000 Moulins, France

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Richard Maison de ventes +33 4 28 39 00 20 moulins@richardmdv.com
On Drouot for 10 years avec More than 100,000 lots published

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