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Printed Books, Maps, Manuscripts and Photographs

Auction 16199
London, New Bond Street
18 Mar 2008, starting at 14:00 GMT.
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TOLKIEN (J.R.R.) The Hobbit or There and Back Again, FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, INSCRIBED BY THE AU
Sold for £60,000 inc. premium
TOLKIEN (J.R.R.) The Hobbit or There and Back Again, FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR
SEBA (ALBERTUS) Locupletissimi rerum naturalium thesauri accurata, descriptio, et iconibus artificio
Sold for £36,000 inc. premium
SEBA (ALBERTUS) Locupletissimi rerum naturalium thesauri accurata, descriptio, et iconibus artificiosissimis expressio, per universam physices historiam, 4 vol.
HONG KONG A pair of albums compiled by Alfred J. May, D.S.O. sometime teacher and headmaster at Hong
Sold for £31,200 inc. premium
HONG KONG A pair of albums compiled by Alfred J. May, D.S.O. sometime teacher and headmaster at Hong ...
SMITH (ADAM) An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, 2 vol.
Sold for £24,000 inc. premium
SMITH (ADAM) An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, 2 vol.

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BOOKPLATES 'Rare, Curious and Choice Book Plates Selected and Arranged by H[enry] P[eckitt]', 5 vol.
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BOOKPLATES PECKITT (HENRY, collector) 'Rare, Curious and Choice Book Plates Selected and Arranged by H[enry] P[eckitt]', 5 vol. plus index
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BOOKPLATES A later volume of bookplates compiled by Henry Peckitt
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BOOKPLATES A later volume of bookplates compiled by Henry Peckitt
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COWPER (WILLIAM) The Anatomy of Humane Bodies... illustrated with large explications containing many
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COWPER (WILLIAM) The Anatomy of Humane Bodies... illustrated with large explications containing many new anatomical discoveries and chirurgical observations
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ILLUMINATED LEAF Large leaf from an "Antiphonal"
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ILLUMINATED LEAF Large leaf from an "Antiphonal"
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ILLUMINATED LEAF Printed leaf from a Book of Hours
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ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT LEAF Printed leaf from a Book of Hours
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ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT LEAF A collection of five illuminated manuscript leaves on vellum, comprising
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ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT LEAF A collection of five illuminated manuscript leaves on vellum, comprising: two leaves from a Books of Hours
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ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT LEAF Leaf from a Book of Hours, with miniature of the circumcision of Christ
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ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT LEAF Leaf from a Book of Hours, with miniature of the circumcision of Christ
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ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT LEAF Leaf from a Book of Hours, with miniature of a Saint having a vision of
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ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT LEAF Leaf from a Book of Hours, with miniature of a Saint having a vision of Christ whilst kneeling at the Eucharist
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MUSIC HANDEL (GEORGE FREDERICK) Acis and Galatea. A Masque... for the Voice, Harpsichord and Violin; Dryden's Ode on St. Cecilia's Day, lacking title; Judas Maccabeus; ...
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MUSIC A collection of 14 portraits of composers and musicians
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MUSIC A collection of 14 portraits of composers and musicians
Sold for £240 inc. premium
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