Bewick (Thomas) A General History of Quadrupeds, The Figures engraved on wood by T. Bewick. 8vo

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Abbreviations 

O.O.C. Oils on Canvas O .O.P. Oils on Panel 

O.O.B. Oils on Board W/C Watercolour 

GOU Gouache MAH. Mahogany 

VICT. Victorian ED W. Edwardian 

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Catalogue Abbreviations ;  Books and Manuscripts

mls  Manuscript Letters signed

als  Autographed Letters signed

acs  Autographed Cards signed

pb  Paperback

a.e.g.  All edges gilt

t.e.g   Top edge gilt

w.a.f. With all faults  

As is   With all damages , faults, restorations.

As a lot    With all faults , As is

L.S.s  Library stamps

S.N.S.R.   Sold not subject to return

Publ.  Published

f.e.p.  Front end paper

mor   Morocco

n.d.  No date

n.p.  No place

d.j.  Dust jacket

L.P. Large paper

h.m.p.   Hand made paper

vell.    Vellum

hf.    Half

d.w.s.  Dust wrappers

I.M.C.  Irish M/ss Commission

A.M.S   Armorial motif on spine

cont.  Contemporary  

n.a.t.  Not affecting text

frontis  Frontispiece

engd. Engraved

cold.  Coloured

hd.  Hand

port.  Portrait

Emf:  The initials for An tAthar Eric MacFinn, Archivist, Author, and Gaelic Scholar, who spent many years in Rome, where he purchased and accumulated an extensive collection of books, before he returned to Ireland.  The initials Emf at the end of various Lots indicate books from his Library, which are either Signed by him, sometimes twice or with short comment, mostly in Irish, and on occasions extensive comments and notes.

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