WARD (MARY)] Sketches with the Microscope in a Letter to a Friend, FIRST EDITION [LIMITED TO 250...

[WARD (MARY)] Sketches with the Microscope in a Letter to a Friend, FIRST EDITION [LIMITED TO 250 COPIES], 14 hand-coloured plates, early ownership inscription of C. Nugent, publisher's blue cloth, gilt-stamped with decorative ivy border on sides, by Cavenagh of Dublin (ticket on lower pastedown), [F.H. Sheilds, Printer, Parsonstown (Birr) Co. Offaly], 1857; idem, INSCRIBED 'From Captain Ward' inside upper cover, bookplate of George Prescott, notes on front free endpaper, variant binding of blind-stamped blue cloth, by Cavenagh of Dublin (ticket on lower pastedown), slightly rubbed at corners, 1857; A World of Wonders Revealed by The Microscope, A Book for Young Students, FIRST EDITION, 14 hand-coloured engraved plates, early ownership inscription on first flyleaf, publisher's gilt-blocked blue cloth with ornamental and floral design, Groombridge & Sons, 1858; Telescope Teachings, FIRST EDITION, 12 coloured woodcut plates, early ownership inscription on half-title, publisher's blue pictorial cloth gilt [McLean VBD, p.202], Groombridge & Sons, 1859; Microscope Teachings, FIRST EDITION, spotting, variant binding, green pictorial cloth gilt, Groombridge & Sons, 1864, all g.e., 8vo and 12mo; and 2 others, yellow backs relating to microscopes (7) This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: • • Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing