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NATURAL HISTORY -- SWAINSON, William (1809-1883). Zoological Illustrations . London: Baldwin [and others], 1820-21. 8° (245 x 154mm). 65 (of 66) hand-coloured lithographic plates after the author. Original boards, paper label on spine, uncut (spine rather defective, splits in joints). Nissen IVB 911. COOK, John. Observations on Fox-Hunting and the Management of Hounds in the Kennel and the Field . London: for the Author, 1826. 8° (253 x 156mm). 2 lithographic plates and a portrait. Original boards, paper label on spine, uncut (foot of spine defective, splits in joints). PRESENTATION COPY to 'The Rt. Hon. The Earl of Eldon with the author's respectful compliments' (inscription on endpaper). FIRST EDITION. Schwerdt I, pp. 119-120: 'A scarce and highly valued work'; and 8 others including James Frampton's Proverbs on Planting (Dorchester, [18--?]), Walter White's A Londoner's Walk to the Land's End (London, 1855) and Sarah Fitton's Conversations on Botany (London, 1820). (10)