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

Auction dates
21 May 2015 12:00 BST
Viewing dates
19 May 2015 09:30 - 17:30 BST
20 May 2015 09:30 - 19:30 BST
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Gunpowder Incident.- Proceedings of the House of Burgesses of Virginia Gunpowder Incident.-
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Gunpowder Incident.- Proceedings of the House of Burgesses of Virginia Gunpowder Incident.-
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Barrow (John) - Travels in China, second edition , hand-coloured aquatint portrait
Lot 9
Barrow (John) - Travels in China, second edition , hand-coloured aquatint portrait
350 - 500 GBP
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engraver & map-maker ) [ A collection of German town views, plans & maps ] engraver & map-
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engraver & map-maker ) [ A collection of German town views, plans & maps ] engraver & map-
300 - 400 GBP
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Bougainville (Louis Antoine de) - Voyage autour du Monde..., first edition , half-title, 20
Lot 15
Bougainville (Louis Antoine de) - Voyage autour du Monde..., first edition , half-title, 20
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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Brown (Pierre) - Nouvelles Illustrations de Zoologie, French & English, 50 fine hand-coloured
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Brown (Pierre) - Nouvelles Illustrations de Zoologie, French & English, 50 fine hand-coloured
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Bruce (James) - Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile, 5 vol., first edition , half-
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Bruce (James) - Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile, 5 vol., first edition , half-
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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Buchanan (George) - Rerum Scoticarum Historia, first edition, title within woodcut
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Buchanan (George) - Rerum Scoticarum Historia, first edition, title within woodcut
500 - 700 GBP
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Histoire Naturelle, 54 vol., engraved plates and maps, some folding (Georges-Louis Leclerc,
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Histoire Naturelle, 54 vol., engraved plates and maps, some folding (Georges-Louis Leclerc,
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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Byfield (Nathaniel) - An Account of the Late Revolution in New-England, caption title, 7pp.,
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Byfield (Nathaniel) - An Account of the Late Revolution in New-England, caption title, 7pp.,
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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.- Hawkesworth [ First Voyage ] An Account of the Voyages Undertaken…for... ( Captain James).-
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.- Hawkesworth [ First Voyage ] An Account of the Voyages Undertaken…for... ( Captain James).-
3,000 - 4,000 GBP
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and Captain James King . [Third Voyage] A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean… for... ( Captain James)
Lot 28
and Captain James King . [Third Voyage] A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean… for... ( Captain James)
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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.- Kippis The Life of Captain James Cook, first edition , half-title ( Captain James).- Kippis (
Lot 29
.- Kippis The Life of Captain James Cook, first edition , half-title ( Captain James).- Kippis (
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Dugdale (William) - [Works], 13 vol., comprising Monasticon Anglicanum [- Monastici
Lot 35
Dugdale (William) - [Works], 13 vol., comprising Monasticon Anglicanum [- Monastici
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Traité des Arbres Fruitiers, 2 vol., first edition , half-titles Traité des Arbres Fruitiers, 2
Lot 36
Traité des Arbres Fruitiers, 2 vol., first edition , half-titles Traité des Arbres Fruitiers, 2
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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Duhamel du Monceau (Henri-Louis) - Description des Arts et Metiers, 21 vol., an incomplete set,
Lot 37
Duhamel du Monceau (Henri-Louis) - Description des Arts et Metiers, 21 vol., an incomplete set,
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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Gibbon (Edward) - The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, 6 vol., first
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Gibbon (Edward) - The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, 6 vol., first
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Homer. - [Works], 4 vol. in 2, edited by Jacob Moor and George Muirhead, Greek with Latin
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Homer. - [Works], 4 vol. in 2, edited by Jacob Moor and George Muirhead, Greek with Latin
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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[Lemaistre (John Gustavus)] - Frederic Latimer, first edition , 3 vol. , a little faint
Lot 49
[Lemaistre (John Gustavus)] - Frederic Latimer, first edition , 3 vol. , a little faint
400 - 600 GBP
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Ludolf (Hiob) - A New History of Ethiopia, second English edition, 9 engraved plates
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Ludolf (Hiob) - A New History of Ethiopia, second English edition, 9 engraved plates
400 - 600 GBP
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Mandelslo (Johann Albrecht von) - Voyages Celebres & remarquables, Faits de Perse Aux Indes
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Mandelslo (Johann Albrecht von) - Voyages Celebres & remarquables, Faits de Perse Aux Indes
750 - 1,000 GBP
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[O'Brien (John)] - Focaloir Gaoidhilge-sur-Bhéarla, or An Irish-English Dictionary , first
Lot 57
[O'Brien (John)] - Focaloir Gaoidhilge-sur-Bhéarla, or An Irish-English Dictionary , first
400 - 600 GBP
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Africa: Being an Accurate Description of the Regions …, first edition Africa: Being an Accurate
Lot 58
Africa: Being an Accurate Description of the Regions …, first edition Africa: Being an Accurate
3,000 - 4,000 GBP
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Asia, The First Part, Being an Accurate Description of Persia …, first edition Asia, The First
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Asia, The First Part, Being an Accurate Description of Persia …, first edition Asia, The First
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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