Sales catalogue: Sotheby's

Date:
June 1904
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/20/179
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

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

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    166 167 168 169 170 171 = ~l bo 176 16 FOLIO Harris (John) History of Kent, vol. 1 (all published), with the large folding map, portrait and numerous plates by J. Harris and J. Kip, fine impressions, original russia, y. é. 1719 Cicero. Opera Omnia, studio et industria Gruteri, 3 vol. parchment, 1618—Hooker (R.) Works, portrait and en- graved title, old calf, 1723; and others (6) Biblia cum Concordantiis Veteris et Novi Testamenti, gothic letter, printed in double columns, the numerous large and small woodcuts and initial letters in contem- porary colouring by hand, a neatly written MS. table of names ts inserted at end, imperfect at beginning, half bound, sold not subject to return Lugduni, J. Marion, 1620 Burton (Robert) The Anatomy of Melancholy ..... philosophically, medicinally, historically opened and cut up by Democritus Junior, seventh edition, engraved title, russia, m. €. a sound and clean copy 1660 Drayton (Michael) Poems, wants the frontispiece and por- trait, but a sound and clean copy in calf (rebacked), with a ‘Charles Lamb” book-plate inside cover W. Stansby for John Smethwicke, n. d. (1619) Shakespeare. Mr. WILLIAM SHAKESPEAR’S Comedies, Histories and Tragedies, published according to the true Original Copies, unto which is added Seven Plays, never before Printed in Folio, the fourth edition, porirazt by Droeshout (mounted), several ll. are defective and mended, title mounted, 2 ll. at end are missing, original calf, sold not subject to return 1685 Plot (Robert) Natural History of Stafford-shire, large folding map, with coats-of-arms and engravings, has the rare Proposalls and Lists of Subscribers, and a facsimile of “ arms omitted,” in the original half calf Oxford, 1686 Plot (R.) Natural History of Oxford-shire, plates, wants the map, original calf, rebacked 1677 Gerarde (John) The Herball, or Generall Historie of Plantes, very much enlarged and amended by Thomas Johnson, engraved title (slightly defective), numerous wood- cuts, sound copy, in the original calf (rebacked) 16383 Junius (Fr.) Ktymologicum Anglicanum, portrait by Vertue, calf, 1743 ; and others (3) Society of Biblical Archeology. The Bronze Ornaments of the Palace Gates of Balawat [Shalmaneser IT, B.C. 859-825 ], edited by W.de Gray Birch, with De- scriptions and Translations by Dr. T. G. Pinches, 90 large plates mounted on cardboards (there are not, and never were, any plates Fi and Fit, the £ series commences with Fit), the copy is a perfect one 1902
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