Sales catalogue: Stevens

Date:
September-October 1920
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/21/322
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue: Stevens. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    SALE ANNOUNCEMENTS. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5th :— A Collection of Tibetan Scrolls; Ethnographical - Specimens from the South Seas and other parts ; Egyptian and Greek Bronzes and Anti- quities. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8th :— Photographic and Scientific Apparatus; Miscellanies. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12th, at 12.30 :— The Collection of Exotic Lepidoptera formed by the late Rev: H. S. Gorham, comprising the Erotylidez, Endomychide, Languride, and Cleride (including types and co-types of species described by him). Carabidz, Lycidze, Lampy- ridz, Telephoridz, and other families arranged in store boxes. Also Exotic Rhopalocera rich in Papilionidz, arransed in a large mahogany cabinet of nine. teen drawers and about 100 store boxes, the property of a gentleman who is giving up the study of these groups. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13th, at 12.30 :— The Valuable Natural History Library formed by Colonel Feildn, C.B., including rare and interesting books on Ornithology,Travel, Sport, Zoology, complete set of the Ibis, Dresser’s ‘‘ Birds of Europe,’’ and many books relating to America and the Arctic. Also Selections from other libraries. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15th :— The first portion (modern) of the Celebrated Collection of Microscopes, Objectives, Slides, etc., formed by the late Sir Frank Crisp, Bart., including high-class Binocular, Petrological, Portable, and Museum Microscopes; expen- sively made Microscopes for Special Scientific work; Valuable Objectives and other Access. ories by Baker, Ross, Beck, Watson, Powell and Lealand, and all the leading makers ; Diamond Writings by Webb, and Valuable Slides by Topping, Enoch, &c., &c.