Auction Highlights

An outstanding selection of beautiful works of natural history, including the author’s own copy of H.E. Dresser’s A History of the Birds of Europe, rare copies of major ornithological works by John Gould and Richard Bowdler Sharpe, and a finely coloured copy of Mark Catesby’s The Natural History of Carolina.

Natural History

Property from the Loverdos Collection

Near and Middle East

General Travel

Property of the Hooker Family

London

The following lots will be exhibited at New Bond Street from 15-20 September: 2, 8, 11, 20, 25, 57, 216, Hooker collection: 247-264, Franklin daguerreotypes: 265. Other lots are viewable at Sotheby’s Greenford Park warehouse by appointment.

Head of Department | Europe

Dr. David Goldthorpe

Books and Manuscripts

William Passey

Cataloguer

Fenella Theis

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Lots 1-19: Books from a Private Collection Lots 20-25: Property of a Gentleman Lots 26-101: Books from the Library of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven Lots 102-107: Various Owners, Natural History Lots 108-194: Property from the Loverdos Collection Lots 195-214: Near and Middle East Lots 215-246: General Travel Lots 247-264: Property of the Hooker Family, including items relating to the Ross Expedition Lots 265-266: Polar exploration, including daguerreotypes of officers from the Franklin Expedition

Travel, Atlases, Maps, Photographs & Natural History