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Sharpe's Birds of Paradise, Folio Society Copy

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Sharpe's Birds of Paradise, Folio Society Copy

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Description

Property of a Okatie, SC Estate

Description:

Sharpe's Birds of Paradise: The Plates, Folio Society Facsimile , one volume from the limited edition run, #59 of 1000 copies, with a foreword by David Attenborough, including the complete edition of 79 colored plates, quarter-bound in goatskin leather, canvas cloth sides blocked with a gilded cover design by Neil Gower, gilded top edge and ribbon page marker, in a clothbound slipcase, published by The Folio Society, 2011.

Measurements: Height: 21 5/8 in. x Width: 15 in. x Depth: 1 1/2 in.

Condition

Good condition, slipcase slightly worn, small marks on the back cover

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Price: 750 USD
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