Lloyd’S Natural History Various. Edited By R. Bowdler Sharpe Illustrated,Non Fiction

Lloyd’s Natural History 1896-1897. Complete sixteen volume set of first edition Lloyd's Natural History. Edited by R. Bowdler Sharpe. Red cloth, gilt titles, gilt lining to boards, black and gilt decorative bands to spine. Colour plates, plus b/w drawings throughout. Very Good condition. Minor edge wear. Some marks or fading to boards or spine. Occasional small age marks internally. Colour plates bright and clean. One plate missing. Separate volume remarks below. Includes: 1. A Hand-Book to the Order Lepidoptera. 5 volumes. By W.F. Kirby. Vol I: Butterflies. 1896.With 37 plates. Stitching showing between gatherings in a couple of places. Vol !!: Butterflies. 1896. 31pl. Vol III: Butterflies & Moths. 1897. 27pl. Fading to top edges of boards and spine. Vol IV: Butterflies & Moths. 1897. 31pl. Fading to opening edge of front board. Vol V: Butterflies & Moths. 1897. 32pl. 2. A Hand-Book to the Birds of Great Britain. 4 volumes. By R. Bowdler Sharpe. Tissue guards to plates in all four volumes. Vol I: 1896. 31pl. Small tape repair to title page. Mesh showing between frontis. and title page. Vol II: 1896. G. 26 of 27 pl. Lacks plate 58. Some pages uncut. Vol III: 1896. 35pl. Small edge tear to margin of one plate. Vol IV: 1897. 35pl. 3. A Hand-Book to the Game-Birds. 2 volumes. By W.R. Ogilvie-Grant. Vol I: 1896. 24pl. Some fading to front board and top corner of rear board. Vol II: 1897. 24pl. 4. A Hand-Book to the Primates. 2 volumes. By Henry O. Forbes. Vol I: Monkeys. 1896. 25pl. Spine sunned and worn. Vol II: Monkeys. 1897. 24pl. including 8 folding maps. Spine sunned and worn. 5. A Hand-Book to the Marsupialis and Monotremata. 1 volume. 1896. By Richard Lydekker. 38pl. Spine sunned. 6. A Hand-Book to the British Mammalia. 1 volume. 1896. 32pl. By Richard Lydekker. Rebound in matching style but lacking gilt lining to front board. Original spine laid down. 7. A Hand-Book to Carnivora . Cats, Civets, and Mungooses. 1 volume. 1896. By Richard Lydekker. 32pl. Inscription inside front board. Size: 7.5x5.5in / 19x14cm. Each volume ±300pp. Combined weight: 10kg. Very heavy set, may require extra postage for overseas.