Sales catalogue: Sotheby's

Date:
June-July 1925
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/20/623
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

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

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    Lor 381—continued. shipping, military and hunting scenes, another shows a lady in the room of an old castle; a dog holding a pheasant is signed ‘J. Jacquemart”; two circular drawings on vellum in Indian ink are by Antoine le Loup, one signed. At the end is the contemporary inscription : ‘’ Vue du chateau de Fronsac appartenant au duc de Richelieu en Guyenne prés de la Garonne,” this refers to the 18th drawing in the volume, an old French chateau; the 17th drawing is signed A. D. and represents an Arabian warrior on horseback ; the drawing in sepia, No. 25, of a young girl’s head, is signed “A, Parizeau 1830”; a drawing of a parrot dressed as a showman is signed “‘E. Vauve des Roys 1846”; original russia, by Thouvenin 1830-46 382 Swiss Coloured Views. Quinze jours en Suisse Promenades d’un jeune peintre francais dans les cantons du Midi, coloured vignette on title and three coloured plates, original pink pictorial boards enclosed in the original similarly designed pink case, RARE 18mo. Paris, Didot, Janet, s. d. (1823) 383 Tennyson (Alfred) A Welcome, FIRST EDITION, 2 //. including title ; E. Moxon, 1863 384 Swinburne (A. C.) The Age of Shakespeare, presentation copy, with “‘ From the Author” in Swinburne’s hand on the title, original cloth, uncut and unopened 1908 385 Shelley. Hellas, A Lyrical Drama, FIRST EDITION, original wrappers with the original label on upper cover intact, fine copy, entirely uncut Chas. & Jas. Ollier, 1822 386 [Byron (Lord) ?] Poems written by Somebody ; most respectfully dedicated (by permission) to Nobody; and intended for Everybody who can read!!! contemporary calf sm. 8vo. London: Published at the request of several persons of distinction, by Baldwin & Co. 1818 *,* A presentation copy described as from Lord Byron, with autograph inscription “from the Author,” was sold in these rooms, Feb. 3, 1919. 387 [Lamb (Charles)] Book (The) of the Ranks and Dignities of British Society. Chiefly intended for the Instruction of Young Persons. With Twenty-four Coloured Engravings Dedicated to H.R.H. the Princess Elizabeth, half calf, defective [1805] 388 [Dopason (C. L. Lewis Carroll)] Sylvie and Bruno (and Sylvie and Bruno Concluded), FIRST EDITIONS, 2 vol. i//ustrations by Harry Furniss, original cloth, g. e. presentation copies Srom the author, with his autograph inscription on the half- title 1889-93 D 2
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