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Lot 1000:
Description
This volume with 12 hand-colored lithographs is Mrs. G. Spratt’s
The Language of Birds comprising Poetic and Prose Illustrations of the Most Favourite Cage Birds, with Twelve Highly-Coloured Plates. The work was published in London by Saunders and Otley in 1837.
The volume is bound in brown Morocco with gold gilt details. It includes all twelve vibrantly colored lithographs.
Paper Size: ~ 4" by 5 1/2"
Paper Type or Special Features: Volume with 12 Originally Hand-colored Lithographs
Condition report:
The work is in very good to excellent condition overall. There is a chip to the upper spine. There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks to be expected with age. Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions.
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