Sales catalogue: Sotheby's

Date:
March 1930
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/20/838
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue: Sotheby's. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    328 Ponticus Virunnius. Britannice historie libri VI magna & fide & diligentia conseripti, pen scribbling on title by an old hand, also name and date by another hand, writing on margins which are closely cut and top margin of title rubbed, many pages water-stained, half morocco gilt, Auguste Vindelicorum, 15384; and others (3) 329 Savonarola (G.) Der Kurze und guldine griff der gantzen heiligen Schrifft der Bibel, etc. [Translated, with a Dedication, by M. Lindener], pen scribbling at bottom of title in an old hand, and bottom inner margin of trtle torn and repaired, half sheep gilt, n. p. 1560—Melancthon (P.) Institutiones Rhetoricr, title within woodcut border, woodcut initial letter, writing at top of title in a neat old hand and some pages of text underlined, vellum gilt, Argentorati, 1523 (2) 330 Bayfius (L.) De Re Navah, woodcuts, top and inner margin of title-page repaired and stained, old calf back, vellum corners, Basilew, sm. 4to, 1541—Libri de Re Rustica, M. Catonis, M. Terentii Varronis, L. Junii Moderati Col- umelle, Palladii, old morocco gilt, g. e. rubbed, Florentie, 1521 (2) 3831 Atmanacks. The Gentleman’s Diary, British Diary, Poor Robin, ete. for 1741 and 17438, about 28 in all, in 2 vol. old red morocco; Ladies’ Diary, Bickerstaff’s Almanack ; and 12 others for 1710, in 1 vol. old black morocco ; Merlinus Verax, Apollo Anglicanus, and other Almanacks for 1687, in 1 vol. old calf; Ladies’ Diary for 1733 to 1761 and 1772-82, in 4 vol. half calf; Goldsmith’s Almanack for 1678, 18mo, old calf; and numerous other Almanacks, nearly all of the 18th Century, in all 34 vol.; sold as a collection, not subject to return (34) 332 Erasmus (D.) Paraphrases in Hpistolas Pauli, title within woodcut border, writing in an old hand surrounding margin, and at back of title, end of book and other pages, woodcut initial letters, some pages stained, boards, rough calf back [Basle], 1522; Apophthegmatum, writing in an old hand on title and some other pages, bottom margin torn from last page, old calf gilt, rubbed and worn, Antverpiae, 1564; and others (10) 333 Koran. Alcoran of Mahomet, translated out of Arabique into French by Du Ryer, and newly Englished, margins closely cut and some pages stamed, boards, leather back, rubbed, 1649; and others (4)
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