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but spine and pages in pretty good shape
Just pretty
the front right leg wiggles a bit but as long as a little gentle with it it's just fine
Also note the "one way" pips
Exquisite c. 1840s German Zoological Watercolor: Unusual Variety of Snake-like Creatures! antique rope gauge but spine and pages inThis is not a hand colored engraving, it is an original, beautifully executed ink and watercolor drawingone of several I purchased from a seller in Germany, and which appear all done by the same person, c. 1840s I believe. Whether made in advance of, or after, an engraving for a zoological volume I am not certain (though I'd guess the former) whatever the case, quite spectacular, and with the fantastic execution amplifying a sense of wonder at
