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Auction dates
12 Nov 2015 13:00 GMT
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10 Nov 2015 09:30 - 17:30 GMT
11 Nov 2015 09:30 - 19:30 GMT
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Kircher (Athanasius) - Obelisci Aegyptiaci, first and only edition , title with woodcut arms of
Lot 4
Kircher (Athanasius) - Obelisci Aegyptiaci, first and only edition , title with woodcut arms of
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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Kircher (Athanasius) - China Monumentis, engraved additional pictorial title (with Amsterdam
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Kircher (Athanasius) - China Monumentis, engraved additional pictorial title (with Amsterdam
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Philostratus. - De vita Apollonii Tyanei libri octo....Eusebius contra Hieroclem qui Tyaneum
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Philostratus. - De vita Apollonii Tyanei libri octo....Eusebius contra Hieroclem qui Tyaneum
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
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Hesychius, - Alexandrinus . Dictionarium, edited by Antonio Francini Alexandrinus . Dictionarium
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Hesychius, - Alexandrinus . Dictionarium, edited by Antonio Francini Alexandrinus . Dictionarium
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Greek Liturgy.- - Leitourgikon sun Theo hagio ten taxin tou Tupikou tes Panseptou Mones tou
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Greek Liturgy.- - Leitourgikon sun Theo hagio ten taxin tou Tupikou tes Panseptou Mones tou
600 - 800 GBP
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Catalogue des Chevaliers, commandeurs et officiers de L'Ordre du Saint Espirit , half-title
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Catalogue des Chevaliers, commandeurs et officiers de L'Ordre du Saint Espirit , half-title
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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Large section from a Maghribi Qur'an.- - 92ff Arabic manuscript in dark brown ink on paper,
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Large section from a Maghribi Qur'an.- - 92ff Arabic manuscript in dark brown ink on paper,
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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Mecca and Medina.- - Licence granting permission for a Mule to travel through Hegazi... Licence
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Mecca and Medina.- - Licence granting permission for a Mule to travel through Hegazi... Licence
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Miniatures.- Ferdowsi (Abdul'Qasim) - single folio from dispersed [Shahnameh ]: Gulnar tries to
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Miniatures.- Ferdowsi (Abdul'Qasim) - single folio from dispersed [Shahnameh ]: Gulnar tries to
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Heylyn (Peter) - A Monethes Journey into France, manuscript, 275 ff., some browning, bookplate
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Heylyn (Peter) - A Monethes Journey into France, manuscript, 275 ff., some browning, bookplate
2,500 - 3,500 GBP
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Newton - Quotations from Procopius and Eunapius, used by Newton in his... ( Sir Isaac,
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Newton - Quotations from Procopius and Eunapius, used by Newton in his... ( Sir Isaac,
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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Hume - Autograph manuscript [part of "Of the Populousness of Ancient... (David, philosopher and
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Hume - Autograph manuscript [part of "Of the Populousness of Ancient... (David, philosopher and
3,000 - 4,000 GBP
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Travel journal.- - Pickstock Travel journal to Belgium , autograph manuscript signed, c
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Travel journal.- - Pickstock Travel journal to Belgium , autograph manuscript signed, c
600 - 800 GBP
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Stanley - Autograph Letter signed "Henry M Stanley ( Sir Henry Morton, explorer and journalist,
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Stanley - Autograph Letter signed "Henry M Stanley ( Sir Henry Morton, explorer and journalist,
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Elgar - The Apostles An Oratorio, Novello's original octavo edition ( Sir Edward William,
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Elgar - The Apostles An Oratorio, Novello's original octavo edition ( Sir Edward William,
400 - 600 GBP
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Du Maurier - 23 Typed Letters signed, 1 Autograph Letter signed & 2 Christmas... ( Dame Daphne,
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Du Maurier - 23 Typed Letters signed, 1 Autograph Letter signed & 2 Christmas... ( Dame Daphne,
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Bible, - English. [The Holie Bible], 5 parts in 1, Bishop's version English. [The Holie
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Bible, - English. [The Holie Bible], 5 parts in 1, Bishop's version English. [The Holie
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Foxe (John) - The First Volume of the Ecclesiasticall History… Actes and... The First Volume of
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Foxe (John) - The First Volume of the Ecclesiasticall History… Actes and... The First Volume of
3,000 - 4,000 GBP
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Shakespeare (William) - [25 leaves extracted from folios 2, 3 and 4], comprising 5ff. from the
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Shakespeare (William) - [25 leaves extracted from folios 2, 3 and 4], comprising 5ff. from the
3,000 - 4,000 GBP
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Bible, - English. [The Holy Bible], 2 parts in 1, lacks general title English. [The Holy
Lot 54
Bible, - English. [The Holy Bible], 2 parts in 1, lacks general title English. [The Holy
600 - 800 GBP
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Eden - The State of the Poor: or, an History of the Labouring Classes in... ( Sir Frederic
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Eden - The State of the Poor: or, an History of the Labouring Classes in... ( Sir Frederic
1,500 - 1,800 GBP
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Binding.- Shelley (Percy Bysshe) - Rosalind and Helen, a Modern Epilogue; with other poems, first
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Binding.- Shelley (Percy Bysshe) - Rosalind and Helen, a Modern Epilogue; with other poems, first
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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[Dickens (Charles)], "Boz." - Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy's Progress. 3 vol., first
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[Dickens (Charles)], "Boz." - Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy's Progress. 3 vol., first
500 - 700 GBP
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Dickens (Charles) - A Christmas Carol, first edition, Gimbel's third state, title printed in
Lot 64
Dickens (Charles) - A Christmas Carol, first edition, Gimbel's third state, title printed in
3,000 - 4,000 GBP
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Morrison (Jim).- Melville (Herman) - Moby Dick, first American edition, Jim Morrison's copy,
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Morrison (Jim).- Melville (Herman) - Moby Dick, first American edition, Jim Morrison's copy,
7,000 - 10,000 GBP
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Trollope (Anthony) - The Warden, first edition , 24pp. publishers' catalogue at the back dated
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Trollope (Anthony) - The Warden, first edition , 24pp. publishers' catalogue at the back dated
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Trollope (Anthony) - Framley Parsonage, first edition in book form , 6 wood-engraved plates by
Lot 67
Trollope (Anthony) - Framley Parsonage, first edition in book form , 6 wood-engraved plates by
750 - 1,000 GBP
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Melville (Herman) - The Works…, 16 vol., Standard edition, limited edition of 750 copies The
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Melville (Herman) - The Works…, 16 vol., Standard edition, limited edition of 750 copies The
3,000 - 4,000 GBP
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Kipling (Rudyard) - The Complete Works, 28 vol., Burwash Edition , number 248 of 1010 copies,
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Kipling (Rudyard) - The Complete Works, 28 vol., Burwash Edition , number 248 of 1010 copies,
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Joyce (James) - Ulysses, first edition printed in England, number 52 of 100 copies signed by the
Lot 73
Joyce (James) - Ulysses, first edition printed in England, number 52 of 100 copies signed by the
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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Kelmscott Press.- - Proof sheet of the opening page from the Kelmscott Chaucer, bifolium (pp.[1]-
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Kelmscott Press.- - Proof sheet of the opening page from the Kelmscott Chaucer, bifolium (pp.[1]-
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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-. - Sir Perecyvelle of Gales, one of 350 copies on Flower paper, [Peterson A33], 1895;
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-. - Sir Perecyvelle of Gales, one of 350 copies on Flower paper, [Peterson A33], 1895;
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Minchin - The Legion Book , out-of-series copy from a de luxe edition... (Capt. H.Cotton, editor
Lot 77
Minchin - The Legion Book , out-of-series copy from a de luxe edition... (Capt. H.Cotton, editor
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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