Sales catalogue: Sotheby's

Date:
June 1904
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/20/183
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

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

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    OCTAVO ET INFRA. Lot 243. SIavies (Sir John) Nosce teipsum. This Oracle Expounded > in two Elegies...... written by Sir John Davis...... Printed by « George Purslowe for Rhichard Hawkins, 1619, whereunto is g £3} added Hymnes of Astrae in Acrosticke Verses, very fine copy, morocco extra, g. €. G. P. for Richard Hawkins, 1618 *,* The 8vo edition of “ Nosce Teipsum,” 1619, is a far rarer edition than those of 1599 or 1622. Within a long series of years, only one other copy has occurred for sale. This copy contains the blank leaves A l and F'4. The British Museum only possesses the ‘‘ Hymnes of Astrae,” which is but a part of this edition. 244 Dickens (Charles) Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi, edited by “ Boz,” vol. Il, FIRST EDITION, illustrations by Geo. Cruikshank, fine copy, in the original pink cloth, uncut | 1838 245 Dickens (Charles) Oliver Twist: or the Parish Boy’s Progress, by “‘ Boz,” 3 vol. FIRST EDITION, zlustrated by Geo. Crukshank, with the cancelled ‘“ Fireside” plate, but not the substituted one, original cloth, uncut 1838 246 Dickens. Pickwickian Illustrations, by W. Heath, 20 humorous plates McLean, 1837 247 [D’Oyly (Sir Charles)|] Tom Raw, the Griffin, a Burlesque Poem, ulustrated by 25 beautifully coloured plates, descriptive of the Adventures of a Cadet in the East India Company’s Service, wm the original salmon coloured cloth, uncut, t. e. g. f. Ackermann, 1828 248 Egan (Pierce) Real Life in London, or the further Rambles and Adventures of Bob Tallyho and the Hon. Tom Dashall, through the Metropolis...... by an Amateur, vol. II, ORIGINAL EDITION (zndication of vol. erased from title), with numerous finely coloured plates, designed and engraved by Heath, Alken, Rowland- son, &c. uncut, some leaves a little soiled, sold not subject to return 1823 249 EGAN (PIERCE) Boxiana: or Sketches of Ancient and Modern Pugilism, from the days of the renowned Broughton and Slack, 5 vol. with numerous portraits of celebrated pugilists, clean copy, in the original half calf 1823-24-21-29
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