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Important Books, Manuscripts & Works on Paper
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Important Books, Manuscripts & Works on Paper

Auction dates
19 May 2014 13:00 BST
Viewing dates
14 May 2014 09:30 - 17:30 BST
15 May 2014 09:30 - 17:30 BST
16 May 2014 09:30 - 17:30 BST
18 May 2014 09:30 - 17:30 BST
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There are 238 lots within this auction
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Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and... ( Commodore Matthew
1,100 GBP
500 - 700 GBP
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Davis (William M.) - Sir Richard F. Burton,original bronze bust by William (Bill) M. Davis 1949-
3,600 GBP
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Shaw (Thomas) - Travels, or Observations relating to several parts of Barbary and the Levant,first
420 GBP
600 - 800 GBP
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Turner (William) - Journal of a Tour in the Levant, 3 vol., 21 aquatint or etched plates including 6
1,400 GBP
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Mexico.- Cockburn (John) - A Journey over Land, from thr Honduras to the Great South-Sea,first
900 GBP
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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New Zealand.- Brees (S.C.) - Pictorial Illustrations of New Zealand,67 hand-coloured engraved
480 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
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Cherry-Garrard (Apsley) - The Worst Journey in the World , Antarctic 1910-1913, 2 vol., first
1,500 GBP
800 - 1,200 GBP
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Lashly (William) - The Diary of W. Lashly,A record of the return journey of the last supporting
3,200 GBP
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Scott (Robert F.) - The Voyage of the `Discovery,` first edition , author`s presentation inscription
2,800 GBP
2,500 - 3,500 GBP
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Shackleton (E.H.) - The Heart of The Antarctic, 2 vol., first edition, signed and inscribed by the
1,800 GBP
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Between Cape Town and Simon`s Town , watercolour on paper, 105 x 185mm ( Dr . Edward Adrian,
2,000 GBP
3,000 - 4,000 GBP
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Sketches of the Country, Character, and Costume, in Portugal and Spain ( Rev. William) Sketches of
900 GBP
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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An Account of an Embassy to the Court of the Teshoo Lama, in Tibet ( Captain Samuel) An Account of
1,100 GBP
500 - 700 GBP
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An Account of Several Late Voyages and Discoveries…, second edition ( Sir John) An Account of
1,900 GBP
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Inflatable Globe.- Cella (Phillipp) - Privilegirter pneumatisch portativer Erdglobus,large
2,800 GBP
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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[Osborne (Thomas)] - A Collection of Voyages and Travel, 2 vol., engraved frontispiece, 37 maps,
1,500 GBP
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Bowen (Emanuel) and Thomas Kitchin. - The Royal English Atlas: Being a New and Accurate Set of
2,800 GBP
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Cambridgeshire.- Ackermann (Rudolph) - A History of the University of Cambridge, 2 vol., first
2,000 GBP
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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Fielding (Theodore Henry) and J.Walton - A Picturesque Tour of the English Lakes...,first
750 GBP
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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London.- Westall (W.) and S.Owen - Picturesque Tour of the River Thames,first edition , hand-
1,900 GBP
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Staffordshire.- Plot (Robert) - The Natural History of Stafford-shire, by Robert Plot, LLD.,
480 GBP
800 - 1,200 GBP
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Yorkshire.- [Walker (George)] - The Costume of Yorkshire...,first edition, titles and text in
1,300 GBP
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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Albin (Eleazar) - A Natural History of English Insects,first edition ,100 engraved plates coloured
2,400 GBP
3,000 - 4,000 GBP
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Barrett (Charles G.) - The Lepidoptera of the British Islands, 11 vol.,504 plates lithographed in
700 GBP
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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[Bazin (Giles Augustin)] - The Natural History of Bees, translated from the French,first edition
200 GBP
300 - 400 GBP
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Curtis (John) - British Entomology, being illustrations and descriptions of the Genera of Insects
2,000 GBP
2,500 - 3,000 GBP
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Drury (Dru) - Illustrations of Natural History wherein are exhibited…figures of Exotic Insects
3,500 GBP
3,000 - 4,000 GBP
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Harris (Moses) - An Exposition of English Insects, with curious observations and remarks,first
750 GBP
750 - 1,000 GBP
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Humphreys (Henry Noel) - The Genera and Species of British Butterflies,lithographed pictorial
200 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
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Kirby (W.F.) - European Butterflies and Moths,62 lithographed plates, all but the key plate coloured
400 GBP
250 - 350 GBP
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Lewin (W.) - The Insects of Great Britain, with the natural history of each species, vol.1 only (all
900 GBP
1,250 - 1,750 GBP
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Lewin (W.) - The Birds of Great Britain, vol. 7 and 8 bound in one,text in English and French, 84
400 GBP
500 - 750 GBP
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Natural History of Insects (The), compiled from Swammerdam, Brookes, Goldsmith,,first edition ,
150 GBP
300 - 400 GBP
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Night Flyers (The), a Series of Moth Pictures,lithographed pictorial title-page, presentation
650 GBP
350 - 500 GBP
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Samouelle (George) - The Entomologist`s Useful Compendium, or an introduction to the knowledge of
320 GBP
300 - 400 GBP
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Seitz (Adalbert) - The Macrolepidoptera of the World, vol.I-IV in 5: The Palearctic Region,
550 GBP
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Seitz (Adalbert) - The Macrolepidoptera of the World, vol. 9 and 10 in 4: The Indo-Australian
700 GBP
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Sowerby (James) - English Botany, or coloured figures of British Plants, vol. 1-3 only,216
170 GBP
300 - 400 GBP
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Westwood (John Obadiah) - British Moths and their Transformations, 2 vol.,first edition ,124
150 GBP
300 - 400 GBP
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Westwood (John Obadiah) - British Moths and their Transformations, 2 vol.,124 lithographed plates by
150 GBP
300 - 400 GBP
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Westwood (John Obadiah) - British Butterflies and their Transformations,lithographed pictorial
650 GBP
600 - 800 GBP
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Birds Drawn from Nature, 2 parts in 1, additional hand-coloured... ( Mrs. Hugh) Birds Drawn from
1,000 GBP
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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A History of the Birds of New Zealand, 2 vol ( Sir Walter Lawry) A History of the Birds of New
1,700 GBP
1,800 - 2,200 GBP
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Flore Médicale , 7 vol. in 8 , first edition, half-titles (François Pierre) Flore Médicale , 7
1,300 GBP
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Curtis (William) - The Botanical Magazine, vol.1-8 and 11-14 only in 6, 432 hand-coloured engraved
750 GBP
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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Donovan (Edward) - The Natural History of British Insects, vol.1-10 only (of 16), 360 engraved
750 GBP
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Edwards (John) - The British Herbal, Containing One Hundred Plates of the Most Beautiful and
4,800 GBP
7,000 - 10,000 GBP
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Jaume Saint-Hilaire (Jean Henri) - Plantes de la France..., 4 vol., first edition, first issue,400
480 GBP
800 - 1,200 GBP
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Coloured Figures of the Birds of the British Islands, 7 vol (Thomas Littleton Powys,4th Baron )
2,000 GBP
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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McDonald (Alexander) - A Complete Dictionary of Practical Gardening, 2 vol., 61 hand-coloured
600 GBP
600 - 800 GBP
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Munting (Abraham) - Naauwkeurige Beschryving der Aardgewassen, 3 parts in 1 vol., first edition ,
5,500 GBP
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
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Original artwork for four plates of John Gould Original artwork for four plates of John Gould`s A
5,000 GBP
8,000 - 10,000 GBP
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Sowerby (James) and James Edward Smith. - English Botany, 36 vol. plus Index in vol.36 , 2,588
1,500 GBP
1,800 - 2,200 GBP
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English Botany; or, Coloured Figures of British Plants ( Sir James Edward) English Botany; or,
600 GBP
600 - 800 GBP
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Weinmann (Johann Wilhelm) - Phytanthoza-iconographia, sive Conspectus aliquot millium, tam
7,500 GBP
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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Walton (Izaak) & Charles Cotton. - The Compleat Angler or the Contemplative man`s Recreation, 2 vol.
1,800 GBP
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Porta (Giovanni Battista della) - Natural Magick...,first edition in English , title in red and
480 GBP
800 - 1,200 GBP
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Roberti (Gaudenzio) - Miscellanea Italica Physico-Mathematica,first edition ,title with engraved
400 GBP
600 - 800 GBP
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