Everard Auctions and Appraisals
Live Auction

Winter Southern Estates and Collections: Session I

Tue, Feb 28, 2023 10:00AM EST
Lot 476

Sharpe's Birds of Paradise, Folio Society Copy

Estimate: $300 - $500

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $10
$100 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$100,000 $5,000
$300,000 $10,000

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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