Sales catalogue: Sotheby's

Date:
December 1905
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/20/201
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

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

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    tub) 4 11 12 13 other methods of light and entertaining engraving, frontispiece and plates by Alken, original cloth 18 Annals of Sporting, by Caleb Quizem, Esq. and his various correspon- dents, with humowrous coloured plates by H. Bunbury, dialed ae original boards (back missing) uncut, rare 1809 Antiquarian and Topographical Cabinet, 6 vol. nwmerous plates, half red morocco, g. t. 1817-19 Apperley At J.) athe Life of John Mytton, of Halston, Shropshire, by “ Nimrod,” with numerous finely coloured illustrations by H, Alken and T. J. Rawlins, original cloth, uncut 1870 unto is newly added a Table of the Colours of Good and Evil, with — the scarce portrait by Cross, slightly shaved, original calf 1664 Barny’s Magazine of Sports AND Pastimes, nwmerous interesting portratts from the commencement in 1860 to 1900, 74 vol. half crimson morocco, emblematically tooled backs, m. e. fine set 1860-1900 Bandelaire (C.) Les Fleurs du Mal, First EDITION, with photo. ees (added) half levant morocco gilt, uncut, g. t. 1857 Bandelaire (Chas.) Complement aux fleurs du Mal, original edition, half morocco, wrappers bound in, scarce Bruzx. 1869 Barbour (John) The Actes and life of the most Victorious Conquerour, Robert Bruce King of Scotland. Wherein also are contained the Martiall deeds of the valiant Princes, Edward Bruce, Syr James Dowglas, Erle Thomas Randel, Walter Stewart, and sundrie others, black Ietter; blue morocco, gilt leaves Edinburgh, 1620 *,* Of this national Scottish epic, the present is the earliest edition procurable in a perfect state. The 4to. of 1570, printed by Lekpreuik, only exists in a mutilated | copy, and the next known, that of 1616, appears to survive in two copies, one in the Bodleian imperfect, and a second, formerly Maidment’s, in very poor con- dition. Benedictionale, cum Officiis, Orationibus, &c. Ecclesise S. Romans» [ Begins], “ Oracio ad faciendum Clericum vl’ ad Sororem Conse- crandam.” MANUSCRIPT ON VELLUM (113 Jl. 61 by 42 cn.) written in neat gothte letters, red and black, long lines, thith muse notes, by an Italian scribe, with 20 Peal FINELY PAINTED AND RICHLY ILLU- MINATED MINIATURES on gold and blue grounds, of scenes in the life of Christ and the Virgin, and ecclesiastical ceremonies, one at the end representing the crucifixion with numerous figures, larger than the rest (3 an. square) and finely drawn, contemporary oaken boards, leather, blind stamped in ornamental frames square 8vo. Same. Xv bodye and bloude of Christe, wrytten to greate Charles the Emperoure, and set forth VILC (700) yeares a goo, and ‘Imprinted An. dni. M.D.XLIX (1549), black letter. Imprinted at London in Saynct Andrewes Paryshe In the Waredrop. By Thomas Raynalde. (1549)—Calyin (J.) A Faythfuland moste Godly treatyse