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Printed Books, Maps and Historical Photographs

Auction 18165
Oxford
30 Nov 2010, starting at 11:00 GMT.
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GREENOUGH (GEORGE BELLAS) A Physical and Geological Map of England & Wales
Sold for £6,600 inc. premium
GEOLOGICAL MAP GREENOUGH (GEORGE BELLAS) A Physical and Geological Map of England & Wales
FLEMING (IAN) Live and Let Die
Sold for £4,680 inc. premium
FLEMING (IAN) Live and Let Die
JOHNSON (SAMUEL) A Dictionary of the English Language, 2 vol.
Sold for £3,720 inc. premium
JOHNSON (SAMUEL) A Dictionary of the English Language, 2 vol.
RUSSIA - NAVY MIHKHAILOVICH (ALEKSANDR, Grand Duke) Russkii flot [The Russian Fleet]
Sold for £3,360 inc. premium
RUSSIA - NAVY MIHKHAILOVICH (ALEKSANDR, Grand Duke) Russkii flot [The Russian Fleet]

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1 AKENSIDE (MARK) The Poems £815
US$ 1,278
€953
2 ALBUMS An album illustrated with watercolours, pencil sketches, Baxter-style prints etc, including several botanical studies, landscapes, rural scenes, portraits and "an American Indian Chief enumerating his victories [on a tree trunk]," £407
US$ 639
€476
3 ARABIAN NIGHTS BURTON (RICHARD) The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night; Supplemental Nights, together 17 vol. £1,199
US$ 1,879
€1,402
4 ARCADIA PRESS - BINDINGS MITFORD (NANCY) The Sun King £539
US$ 845
€630
5 ARCADIA PRESS - BINDINGS BURGESS (ANTHONY) The World of Shakespeare, 1971--WILSON (ANGUS) The World of Charles Dickens, 1971, NUMBER 203 OF 265 COPIES £431
US$ 676
€504
6 ARMS and ARMOUR LAKING (GUY FRANCIS) A Record of European Armour and Arms Through Seven Centuries, 5 vol., 1920-1922--CRIPPS-DAY (FRANCIS HENRY) A Record of Armour Sales 1881-1924, 1925, publisher's cloth, spines soiledG. Bell--JACKSON (HERBERT J.) European Hand Firearms of the Sixteenth, Seventeenth & Eighteenth Centuries... with a Treatise on Scottish Hand Fire-arms by Charles E. Whitelaw, NUMBER 251 OF 500 COPIES, publisher's half buckram, t.e.g., Lee Warner, 1923 £719
US$ 1,127
€841
8 BAXTER (GEORGE) FREEMAN (J.J.) AND D. JOHNS. A Narrative of the Persecution of the Christians in Madagascar £263
US$ 413
€308
9 BIBLE - NEEDLEWORK BINDING [The New Testament], black letter, lacks title, A2 torn with minor loss £2,399
US$ 3,759
€2,804
10 BIBLE, MINIATURE, in English [Biblia, or a Practical Summary of Ye Old and Testaments] £59
US$ 93
€70
11 BIBLE, in English, Geneva Version The Bible, that is, the Holy Scriptures conteined in the Old and New Testament £275
US$ 432
€322
12 BIBLE, in English, Geneva Version £215
US$ 338
€252
13 BIBLIOGRAPHY GUILD (REUBEN A.) The Librarian's Manual; a Treatise on Bibliography £47
US$ 75
€56
14 BINDINGS ANDERSON (WILLIAM) The Works of Lord Byron, 2 vol. £203
US$ 319
€238
15 BINDINGS BOUCHOT (HENRI) Catherine de Médicis £227
US$ 357
€266
16 BINDINGS BURNS (ROBERT) The Works, 5 Vols. £191
US$ 300
€224
17 BINDINGS DICKENS (CHARLES) The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, 2 vol. £599
US$ 939
€701
18 BINDINGS DURUY (VICTOR) The History of Rome, 6 vol. (complete) £359
US$ 563
€420
19 BINDINGS GIBBON (EDWARD) The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, 7 vol. £203
US$ 319
€238
20 BINDINGS HOLMES (RICHARD R.) Queen Victoria £227
US$ 357
€266
21 BINDINGS HUMBOLDT (ALEXANDER DE) and AIMÉ BONPLAND. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of the New Continent, during the Years 1799-1804, vol. 1-5 (of 7) £95
US$ 150
€112
22 BINDINGS JOHNSON (SAMUEL) Letters... to Which are Added Some Poems Never before Printed, 2 vol., A. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1788--LAW (JOHN) Proposals and Reasons for Constituting a Council of Trade in Scotland, upper cover near detached, Glasgow, Foulis, 1751--GOLDSMITH (OLIVER) The Poetical Works, 2 vol., engraved portrati £311
US$ 488
€364
23 BINDINGS MERIVALE (CHARLES) A History of the Romans under the Empire, 7 vol £167
US$ 263
€196
25 BINDINGS PILKINGTON (M.) The Gentleman's and Connoisseur's Dictionary of Painters £299
US$ 469
€350
26 BINDINGS POPE (ALEXANDER) Works, 10 vol. £311
US$ 488
€364
27 BINDINGS PRESCOTT (WILLIAM H.) History of the Conquest of Peru, 2 vol., 1848; History of the Conquest of Mexico, 2 vol. £167
US$ 263
€196
28 BINDINGS SAINT-SIMON (LOUIS DE ROUVROY) Mémoires, 20 vol. in 10 £143
US$ 225
€168
29 BINDINGS THOMSON (JAMES) The Seasons £659
US$ 1,033
€771
30 BINDINGS The Annual Register; or, a View of the History, Politicks and Literature for 1758 [-1774], together 17 vol. £287
US$ 451
€336
31 BIOGRAPHY CHURCHILL (T.O.) The Life of Lord Viscount Nelson £191
US$ 300
€224
32 BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER The Booke of Common Prayer... for the Use of the Church of Scotland [-The Psalter, or Psalmes of David], 2 parts £719
US$ 1,127
€841
34 BOWMAN (HENRY) The Churches of the Middle Ages, 2 vol. £119
US$ 187
€140
35 BREWING SHANNON (R.) A Practical Treatise on Brewing, Distilling, and Rectification £311
US$ 488
€364
36 BROADSIDE, TRIALS An Account of the Trial, Execution, and Dying Behaviour of Henry Fauntleroy, Esq., Who Was Executed this Morning, at Newgate for Forgery £311
US$ 488
€364
37 CABINET-MAKER'S ASSISTANT The Cabinet-Maker's Assistant: A Series of Original Designs for Modern Furniture... Preceded by Practical Observations on the Materials and Manufacture of Cabinet-Work £167
US$ 263
€196
38 CARICATURE LEECH (JOHN) Pictures of Life and Character, First [... Fifth] Series £539
US$ 845
€630
39 CHAMFORT (SEBASTIAN ROCH NICOLAS de) Historical Pictures representing the Most Remarkable Events... During the French Revolution £167
US$ 263
€196
40 CHEYNE (GEORGE) Philosophical Principles of Religion, 2 parts in one vol. £287
US$ 451
€336
41 CLARENDON (EDWARD HYDE, earl of) The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England, 7 vol. £215
US$ 338
€252
42 COLQUHOUN (PATRICK)] A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis, Explaining the Various Crimes and Misdemeanors Which at Present are Felt as a Pressure Upon the Community, and Suggesting Remedies for their Prevention. By a Magistrate £515
US$ 808
€602
43 COMBE (WILLIAM)] The First [-Third] Tour of Doctor Syntax, 3 vol. £167
US$ 263
€196
44 COOKERY MENON (Sieur) La cuisiniere bourgeoise suivie de l'office, a l'usage de tous ceux qui se mêlent de dépenses de maisons £239
US$ 375
€280
45 COOKERY Manuscript recipe book, inscribed "Mary Byron, 5th. Novr. 1833" £167
US$ 263
€196
46 COOKERY [MENON (Sieur)] La cuisiniere bourgeoise, suivie de l'office, a l'usage de tous ceux qui se mêlent de dépenses de maisons... nouvelle edition £155
US$ 244
€182
47 COOKERY and MEDICINE MEYRICK (WILLIAM) The New Family Herbal; or, Domestic Physician, engraved frontispiece, 12 hand-coloured engraved plates £359
US$ 563
€420
49 CRAWHALL (JOSPEH) Izaak Walton: His Wallet Booke, NUMBER 60 OF ONE HUNDRED LARGE PAPER COPIES £539
US$ 845
€630
50 CRICKET GRACE (WILLIAM GILBERT) Cricket, NUMBER 47 OF 652 COPIES £503
US$ 789
€588
51 CRICKET RANJITSINHJI (K.S.) The Jubilee Book of Cricket, FIRST EDITION, LIMITED TO 350 COPIES £227
US$ 357
€266
52 CURIOSITIES PIESSE (SEPTIMUS) The Art of Perfumery £359
US$ 563
€420
53 DANTE ALIGHERI La divina commedia... in Italian & English £155
US$ 244
€182
54 DIBDIN (THOMAS FROGNAL) A Bibliograpgical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour of France and Germany, 2 vol., £119
US$ 187
€140
55 DOMESDAY BOOK Great Domesday Book, "Millenium edition", 6 vol. (Facsimile, 2 vol.; Translation, 2 vol.; Introduction and Indexes; Maps), ONE OF 450 SPECIALLY BOUND COPIES £659
US$ 1,033
€771
57 ENGRAVINGS CUITT (GEORGE) Wanderings and Pencillings Amongst Ruins of the Olden Time £263
US$ 413
€308
59 EROTICA [BURTON (RICHARD FRANCIS, translator] The Perfumed Garden of the Sheik Nefzaoui. Or, the Arab Art of Love £263
US$ 413
€308
60 FALKLANDS WAR KITSON (LINDA) The Falklands War: A Visual Diary, NUMBER 47 OF 1000 COPIES, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR/ARTIST £239
US$ 375
€280
61 FAIRFAX (THOMAS) The Complete Sportsman £263
US$ 413
€308
62 FALL (THOMAS, surveyor of roads) The Surveyor's Guide; or, Every Man His Own Road Maker £407
US$ 639
€476
63 FARRIERY GRIFFITHS (WILLIAM) A Practical Treatise on Farriery £203
US$ 319
€238
64 FORDYCE (JAMES) £203
US$ 319
€238
65 FRANKLAND (THOMAS) The Annals of King James and King Charles the First £1,919
US$ 3,007
€2,243
66 FRENCH ROYAL BINDING BARRE (RICHARD, Lord Ashburton) Genealogical Memoirs of the Royal House of France, Forming a Commentary upon the Genealogical Table of that Illustrious and Ancient House. MDCCXVII £479
US$ 751
€560
67 GILPIN (WILLIAM) Observations, Relative Chiefly to Picturesque Beauty...on several parts of Great Britain; particularly the High-Lands of Scotland, 2 vol. £311
US$ 488
€364
68 GLOBES and DIALS A manuscript notebook, the first leaf titled "Problems on the Terrestrial Globe" £863
US$ 1,353
€1,009
70 GREEK FARMAKIDIS (THEOKLITOS) E Kaine Diatheke Meta Upomnematon Archaion £239
US$ 375
€280
71 GRFFITHS (GEORGE) Going to Markets and Grammar Schools... Sketches of Forty Years Spent in Midland Counties from 1830 to 1870, 2 vol. £503
US$ 789
€588
72 HARCOURT (EDWARD WILLIAM, editor) The Harcourt Papers, 14 vol. (all published), ONE OF 50 COPIES PRINTED FOR PRIVATE CIRCULATION £1,199
US$ 1,879
€1,402
73 HERALDRY DALLAWAY (JAMES) Inquiries into the Origin and Progress of the Science of Heraldry in England £155
US$ 244
€182
74 HERALDRY YORKE (JAMES) The Union of Honour £227
US$ 357
€266
76 HORSEMANSHIP SPARROW (WALTER SHAW) George Stubbs and Ben Marshall, NUMBER 40 OF 250 COPIES £167
US$ 263
€196
77 HUMPHREYS (HENRY NOEL) Illuminated Illustrations of Froissart. Selected from the Ms. in the British Museum, 2 vol. in one £695
US$ 1,090
€813
79 ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS The Illustrated London News, vol. 1, 4, 9, 12-16, 18 (2 copies), 19-22, 24-32, 35, 38-53, 60 and 83, together 47 vol. £2,159
US$ 3,383
€2,523
81 JONES (OWEN) The Grammar of Ornament... Illustrated by Examples from Various Styles of Ornament £191
US$ 300
€224
82 LANGUAGE [LANCELOT (CLAUDE)] Nouvelle methode pour apprendree avec facilité les principles de la langue latine £83
US$ 131
€98
83 LEGAL STYLES, MANUSCRIPT "A Stile Book, Containing the Forms of all Bonds Obligations, Translations, Dispositions, Contracts, Charters... and other Usuall Writes and Madsells Which Pass betwixt Private Persons. Written by Patrick Duff [of Fetteresso Castle], Anno Domini 1733" £539
US$ 845
€630
84 MAGIC HAMLEY (W. and F., toyshop) Illustrated Catalogue of Conjuring Tricks £263
US$ 413
€308
85 MATHEMATICS WALLIS (JOHN) A Treatise of Algebra, both Historical and Practical... With some additional treatises, I. Of the cono-cuneus; being a body representing in part a conus, in part a cuneus. II. Of angular sections; and other things relating there-unto, and to trigonometry. III. Of the angle of contact; with other things appertaining to the composition of magnitudes, the inceptives of magnitudes, and the composition of motions, with the results thereof. IV. Of combinations, alternations, and aliquot parts £2,039
US$ 3,195
€2,383
86 MILITARY COSTUME [MARTENS (HENRY)] Fore's Yeomanry Costumes £539
US$ 845
€630
87 MILITARY MONTGOMERY (BERNARD LAW, 1st Viscount of Alamein) A History of Warfare, NUMBER 170 OF 265 COPIES £551
US$ 864
€645
88 MILITARY, WELLINGTON [COMBE (WILLIAM), imitator of] The Wars of Wellington, a Narrative Poem in Fifteen Cantos... by Dr. Syntax £503
US$ 789
€588
89 MUSIC KEY (JOSEPH) Eight Anthems on Various Occasions; £203
US$ 319
€238
93 PHILIP II and THE COURT OF ELIZABETH £407
US$ 639
€476
96 PHOTOGRAPHY [BRADLEY (EDWARD)] Photographic Pleasures: Popularly Portrayed With Pen and Pencil. By Cuthbert Bede £311
US$ 488
€364
97 PHOTOGRAPHY, ATLANTIC CABLE The Landing of the French Atlantic Cable at Duxbury £203
US$ 319
€238
98 PHOTOGRAPHY, INDUSTRY Views of steel and iron works in Tennessee, USA £263
US$ 413
€308
99 PICTORIAL CLOTH HENTY (G.A.) One of the 28th. A Tale of Waterloo £119
US$ 187
€140
100 PLAYING CARDS Two complete miniature packs £311
US$ 488
€364
101 POLITICAL CARTOONS - "VICKY" A collection of five large original cartoons by Victor Weisz ("Vicky"), relating to Woodrow Wyatt and a proposed Liberal-Labour Pact £263
US$ 413
€308
102 PROVINCIAL IMPRINTS HOLBROOK (ANN CATHARINE) Tales, Serious and Instructive £371
US$ 582
€434
103 PROVINCIAL IMPRINTS PATTEN (WILLIAM) A Letter: Whearin, Part of the Entertainment vntoo the Queenz Maiesty £191
US$ 300
€224
105 ROWING, PHOTOGRAPHY Gentlemen's rowing crews, Queens' College Cambridge £287
US$ 451
€336
107 ROYALTY A three-quarter length portrait of HM King George V in naval dress £503
US$ 789
€588
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