Sales catalogue: Sotheby's

Date:
June 1927
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/20/711
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

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

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    250 251 ROR 200 296 2070 Voltaire (¥. M. A.) The General History and state of Europe from Charlemaine to Charles V, First ENGLISH EDITION, original calf (rebacked) Voltaire (fF. M. A.) The History of Charles XII King of folding map, origmal calf For C. Davis, 1732 ** The earliest English edition known to Lowndes. Voltaire (F. M. A.) Historical Memoirs of the Author of the Henriade, with some original pieces and genuine letters of Voltaire, FIRST EDITION, panelled calf For T. Durham, 1777 ‘Voltaire (F. M. A.) An Essay on the Age of Lewis XIV, trans- lated by Mr. Lockman; First EDITION, half calf, g. e. For J. & P. Knapton, 1739 Voltaire (PF. M. A.) The Age of Louis XIV, portrait, 2 vol. original calf 12mo. Dublon, 1752 ** The earliest Dublin edition known to Lowndes is that of 1760. Voltaire (F. M. A.) The Sincere Huron, translated by F. Ashmore, FIRST EDITION, plate after Corbould, by Walker, boards 1786 Beckford (Peter) Thoughts on Hunting, frontispiece, engraved title, plan of kennel and evght proof plates by Scott, some slightly spotted, earliest wsue with William Beckford on the title wn error, tall copy with a few rough edges, russia gilt, m. e. joints cracked Albion Press, 1810 Burney (I.) Camilla, 5 vol. FIRST EDITION, tiny paper flaw in 3 Il. affecting two or three letters, small tears in 4 ll. of vols. I and LV, but a fine and tall copy with a few rough lower edges, old calf gilt, joints broken 1796 Cervantes. Del Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quixote, 2 vol. frontts- preces and numerous plates by Bouttats, some leaves unopened, old French calf gut, jowmts cracked Amberes, J. B. Verdussen, 1719 [Defoe (D.)] An Essay on the History and Reality of Apparitions, FIRST EDITION, frontispiece and 4 plates, small paper flaw in p. 342 affecting printing, fine tall copy, old panelled calf 1727 Montesquieu (Baron de) Ciuvres, 5 vol. LARGE PAPER, portrait and 2 maps, contemporary French marbled calf gilt, g. e. backs and corners a little worn Paris, 1788 D
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