Sales catalogue: Sotheby's

Date:
July 1883
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/20/26
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

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

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    2625 Timbs (J.) Picturesque Promenade ‘round Dorking, First and Second Editions, 2 vol. in 1, cuts, half russia extra, gilt edges, by C. Lewis 1822-23 2626 Timkowski (G.) Travels of the Russian Mission through Mon- golia to China and Residence in Peking, 2 vol. map and eed calf extra, by C. Lewis | 1827 2627 'TIRANTE IL BIANCO VALORISSIMO CAVALIERE. An excessively rare Romance of Chivalry in prose, Venetian red morocco, richly ornamented with gold tooling, gilt edges, a magnificent specimen of DEMETRIO CANEVARI’S Library, with his device (a medallion beautifully heightened with gold and colour representing Apollo driving his chariot across the green waves towards the Rock on which his winged Pegasus is pawing the ground, surrounded by . the inscription OPOQS KAI MHAOZIOS), over which in capital letters of gold stands on each side of cover 'TIRANTE IL BIANCO small 4to. Vinegia, Nelle case di Pietro di Nicolini da Sabbio alle spese pero del Nobile huomo M. Federico Torresano d’ A sola, 1538 *,* In addition to being one of the rarest of the Aldine Collection a perfect specimen of the celebrated library of Demetrio Canevari, Physician to Urban VIII, whose bindings are con- sidered the Ne plus ultra of Italian bibliopegistic Art. 2628 Tissot (P. F.) Souvenirs historiques sur la Vie et la Mort de F. Talma, portrait, uncut Paris, 1826 2629 ‘Titiano Vecellio Vita, con l’Arbore della sua vera Consanguinita, with the rare portrait by O. Fralett and genealogical tree, fine copy, with dedication to the Countess of Arundel, in olive morocco, gilt edges, by C. Lewis small 4to. Venetia, 1622 *,* Extremely rare. This copy sold for £4. 4s. in Hibbert’s sale. 2630 ‘Titsingh (M.) Ceremonies usitées au Japon pour les Mariages et les Funérailles suivies de Details sur la Poudre Dosia, &e. no plates, MS. notes by Mr. Beckford, half red morocco, gilt edges, by C. Lewis Paris, 1819 2631 Titsingh (M.) Mémoires et Anecdotes sur la Dynastie régnante des Djogouns Souverains du Japon, colowred plates, MS. notes by Mr. Beckford, wncut ib. 1820 2632 Tobiésen Duby (P. A.) Recueil général des Pieces Obsidionales et de Nécessité gravées dans l’Ordre chronologique avec |’Ex- plication, Paris, 1786 —Traité des Monnoies des Barons, Pré- lats, Villes et Seioneurs de France, 2 vol. ib. 1790, plates, H orace Walpole’s copy, in red morocco, by Kalthaber 3 vol. royal Ato. *,* Very scarce, most of the copies of the Traité having been destroyed. 2633 Top (Cou. J.) ANNALS AND ANTIQUITIES OF RAJASTHAN, 2 vol. coloured map and double set of plates (india proofs and etchings), red morocco super extra, borders of gold, gilt marbled edges royal 4to. 1829-32 2634 Tod (J.) Travels in Western India, plates, uncut royal 4to. 1839
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