£440
Willughby, Francis. Ornithologiae Libri Tres, first edition, 72 [of 77] engraved plates only, plates 1-4, 11-14 and 73-74 torn and defective, plate 19 cropped, all loose, some marked by damp, lacking all text after M4, title loose, vellum-backed contemporary boards, folio, London: Joannis Martyn, 1676 [Wing W2879], sold w.a.f.
PROVENANCE: Christ's College, Cambridge. This copy lacks plates 44, 46, 75, 76 and 77.
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