FRERE (WILLIAM, OR HENRY A Short History of Barbados, from its First Discovery and Settlement, to the End of the Year 1767, FIRST EDITION, 8vo 1768; and 10 others, travel (11)

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193^• —
FRERE (WILLIAM, OR HENRY
A Short History of Barbados, from its First Discovery and Settlement, to the End of the Year 1767, FIRST EDITION, 8vo 1768; and 10 others, travel (11)

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194^• —
GRAY (THOMAS)
Designs by Mr. R. Bentley, for Six Poems by Mr. T. Gray, Printed at Strawberry-Hill, for R. and J. Dodsley, 1757 (2)

Sold for £828.75 inc. premium

GROTIUS (HUGO) The Truth of Christian Religion, 8vo; and another, an odd volume of "Roland l'amoureux" in an attractive French morocco gilt binding (3)

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195^• —
GROTIUS (HUGO)
The Truth of Christian Religion, 8vo; and another, an odd volume of "Roland l'amoureux" in an attractive French morocco gilt binding (3)

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HANAPER OFFICE – THE DUKE OF CHANDOS AND CORONATION OF GEORGE II Abstract of accounts and record of warrants issued during the years 1728 to 1733, Hanaper Office, 1727-1734 [compiled c.1734/5]: 'FOR INGROSSING THE DECLARATION & THE KING'S CORONATION OATH... FOR HIS MAJESTY TO SIGN' – ACCOUNTS KEPT FOR HANDEL'S PATRON, WILLIAM BRYDGES, DUKE OF CHANDOS, in his capacity as Clerk of the Hanaper

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196^• —
HANAPER OFFICE – THE DUKE OF CHANDOS AND CORONATION OF GEORGE II
Abstract of accounts and record of warrants issued during the years 1728 to 1733, Hanaper Office, 1727-1734 [compiled c.1734/5]: 'FOR INGROSSING THE DECLARATION & THE KING'S CORONATION OATH... FOR HIS MAJESTY TO SIGN' – ACCOUNTS KEPT FOR HANDEL'S PATRON, WILLIAM BRYDGES, DUKE OF CHANDOS, in his capacity as Clerk of the Hanaper

£2,000 - £4,000

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197^• —
HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - BINDING
Das Buch des heiligen römischen reichs unnderhalltung, FIRST EDITION, [Munich, Hans Schobster, 3 February, 1501]

Sold for £2,167.50 inc. premium

ITALY - ANTIQUITIES BARTOLI (PIETRO SANTI) Le antiche lucerne sepolcrali figurate. Raccolte dalle cave sotteranee, e grotte di Roma... con l'osservationi di Gio. Pietro Bellori, Amsterdam, Francois l'Honoré, & Zacharie Chastelain le fils, 1706 (4)

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198^• —
ITALY - ANTIQUITIES
BARTOLI (PIETRO SANTI) Le antiche lucerne sepolcrali figurate. Raccolte dalle cave sotteranee, e grotte di Roma... con l'osservationi di Gio. Pietro Bellori, Amsterdam, Francois l'Honoré, & Zacharie Chastelain le fils, 1706 (4)

£800 - £1,200

JAPAN KAEMPFER (ENGELBERT) The History of Japan, Giving an Account of the Ancient and Present State and Government of That Empire, 2 vol. bound in 1, FIRST EDITION, [Thomas Woodward and Charles Davis], 1727[-1728]

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199^• —
JAPAN
KAEMPFER (ENGELBERT) The History of Japan, Giving an Account of the Ancient and Present State and Government of That Empire, 2 vol. bound in 1, FIRST EDITION, [Thomas Woodward and Charles Davis], 1727[-1728]

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JAPAN MONTANUS (ARNOLDUS) Ambassades mémorables de la Compagnie des Indes Orientales des Provinces Unies, vers les empereurs du Japon, Amsterdam, Jacob de Meurs, 1680

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200^• —
JAPAN
MONTANUS (ARNOLDUS) Ambassades mémorables de la Compagnie des Indes Orientales des Provinces Unies, vers les empereurs du Japon, Amsterdam, Jacob de Meurs, 1680

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KENT - TOPOGRAPHY AND NATURAL HISTORY BOYS (WILLIAM) Testacea minuta rariora... A Collection of the Minute and Rare Shells, lately Discovered in the Sand of the Sea Shore near Sandwich, FIRST EDITION, Canterbury, Simmonds and Kirkby, 1789 (3)

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201^• —
KENT - TOPOGRAPHY AND NATURAL HISTORY
BOYS (WILLIAM) Testacea minuta rariora... A Collection of the Minute and Rare Shells, lately Discovered in the Sand of the Sea Shore near Sandwich, FIRST EDITION, Canterbury, Simmonds and Kirkby, 1789 (3)

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202^• —
LAISNÉ (ÉLIE)
Commentaire sur le Prophete Isaye, FIRST EDITION, Paris, Pierre de Bresche, 1654

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203^• —
LELAND (JOHN)
The Itinerary... To Which is Prefix'd... a Discourse Concerning Some Antiquities Lately Found in York-Shire, 9 vol., FIRST EDITION, 4to (10)

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204^• —
LIVIUS (TITUS)
[Latinae historiae principis decas prima], first part only, [Lyon, Sebastian Gryphius, 1548]

Sold for £10,687.50 inc. premium

LONDON MERCHANTS [LEE (SAMUEL)] A Collection of the Names of the Merchants Living in and About The City of London; Very Useful and Necessary, FIRST EDITION, Sam. Lee, 1677

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205^• —
LONDON MERCHANTS
[LEE (SAMUEL)] A Collection of the Names of the Merchants Living in and About The City of London; Very Useful and Necessary, FIRST EDITION, Sam. Lee, 1677

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LOVE (MARY) OR LUCY LYON) A Peep at the Esquimaux; or, Scenes on the Ice. To Which is Annexed, a Polar Pastoral... By a Lady, FIRST EDITION, H.R. Thomas, Juvenile Repository, 1825

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206^• —
LOVE (MARY) OR LUCY LYON)
A Peep at the Esquimaux; or, Scenes on the Ice. To Which is Annexed, a Polar Pastoral... By a Lady, FIRST EDITION, H.R. Thomas, Juvenile Repository, 1825

Sold for £1,211.25 inc. premium

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207^• —
MAIORANIS (FRANCISCUS DE)
Super primo libro sententiarum, Treviso, Michele Manzolo, 1476

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MYSNINGER VON FRUNDECK (JOACHIM) Apotelesma, hoc est, corpus perfectum scholiorum, ad institutiones Justinianeas pertinentium, folio (345 x 224mm.)

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208^• —
MYSNINGER VON FRUNDECK (JOACHIM)
Apotelesma, hoc est, corpus perfectum scholiorum, ad institutiones Justinianeas pertinentium, folio (345 x 224mm.)

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NAVAL – ROYAL NAVY IN THE SEVEN YEARS WAR Logbook journal kept on board HM Ship Centaur, from 29 June 1760 to 5 April 1761 and from 22 September 1762 to 6 December 1763, 2 volumes: 'THE FIRST CRUIZE OF HIS MAJESTIES SHIP THE CENTAUR IN THE WEST INDIES, OFF THE ISLAND OF HISPANIOLA'

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209^• —
NAVAL – ROYAL NAVY IN THE SEVEN YEARS WAR
Logbook journal kept on board HM Ship Centaur, from 29 June 1760 to 5 April 1761 and from 22 September 1762 to 6 December 1763, 2 volumes: 'THE FIRST CRUIZE OF HIS MAJESTIES SHIP THE CENTAUR IN THE WEST INDIES, OFF THE ISLAND OF HISPANIOLA'

Sold for £2,422.50 inc. premium

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210^• —
NORDEN (FREDERICK LEWIS NORDEN)
Travels in Egypt and Nubia, 2 vol. in 1, 8vo (5)

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211^• —
OECOLAMPADIUS (JOHANNES)
Annotationes piae ac doctae in Evangelium Joannis, FIRST EDITION, Basel, Cratander & Bebel, June 1533

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212^• —
ORDER OF THE BATH
Statutes of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, 4to (2)

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213^• —
ORIGINES (ADAMANTIUS)
Operum tomi duo priores [-tertius, -quartus], 4 parts in 2 vol., [Paris, Jean Petit, Josse Bade, and Conrad Resch, 1522]

Sold for £3,187.50 inc. premium

PASSE (CRISPIN VAN DE) Les Abus du Mariage, ou son clairement representez... Misbruick des Houwelycx.... Misbrauch des ehlichen Standes, [Amsterdam], 1641

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214^• —
PASSE (CRISPIN VAN DE)
Les Abus du Mariage, ou son clairement representez... Misbruick des Houwelycx.... Misbrauch des ehlichen Standes, [Amsterdam], 1641

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PIGHIUS (STEPHANUS VINDIUS) Annales magistratuum provinciar[um] S.P.Q.R. ab urbe condita, Antwerp, ex officina Plantiniana, Jan Moretus, 1599 [colophon: 1598]

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215^• —
PIGHIUS (STEPHANUS VINDIUS)
Annales magistratuum provinciar[um] S.P.Q.R. ab urbe condita, Antwerp, ex officina Plantiniana, Jan Moretus, 1599 [colophon: 1598]

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216^• —
PLUTARCH
Illustriam virorum vite, Paris, Iodocus Badius Ascensius, 15 July 1520

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217^• —
POLISH-LITHUANIAN BINDING
LOPEZ (LODOVICO) Instructorii conscientiae... Prima [-secunda] pars, 2 vol., Lyon, Pierre Landry, 1587-1588

Sold for £3,562.50 inc. premium

PORCELAIN - MANUSCRIPT DODDS (Rev. GEORGE) "1828. Remarks on Porcelain Intended as a Companion to Mrs. Wilson's China Room", MANUSCRIPT, [Gainsborough, 9 July 1828]

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218^• —
PORCELAIN - MANUSCRIPT
DODDS (Rev. GEORGE) "1828. Remarks on Porcelain Intended as a Companion to Mrs. Wilson's China Room", MANUSCRIPT, [Gainsborough, 9 July 1828]

Sold for £765 inc. premium

RAY (JOHN) A Collection of Curious Travels & Voyages... to which are added, three catalogues of such trees, shrubs, and herbs grow in the Levant, 2 vol. in one (including third part), FIRST EDITION, contemporary calf, rubbed, 8vo; and 2 others (4)

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219^• —
RAY (JOHN)
A Collection of Curious Travels & Voyages... to which are added, three catalogues of such trees, shrubs, and herbs grow in the Levant, 2 vol. in one (including third part), FIRST EDITION, contemporary calf, rubbed, 8vo; and 2 others (4)

Sold for £828.75 inc. premium

RUSSIA COXE (WILLIAM) Account of the Russian Discoveries Between Asia and America, to Which Are Added, the Conquest of Siberia, and the History of the Transactions and Commerce Between Russia and China... fourth edition, considerably enlarged, LARGE PAPER COPY, Cadell and Davies, 1803

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220^• —
RUSSIA
COXE (WILLIAM) Account of the Russian Discoveries Between Asia and America, to Which Are Added, the Conquest of Siberia, and the History of the Transactions and Commerce Between Russia and China... fourth edition, considerably enlarged, LARGE PAPER COPY, Cadell and Davies, 1803

Sold for £6,937.50 inc. premium

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221^• —
RUSSIA
MANSTEIN (CHRISTOPH HERMANN VON) Memoirs of Russia, from the Year 1727, to the Year 1744, T. Becket and P.A. De Hondt, 1773

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222^• —
RUSSIA
SWINTON (ANDREW) Travels into Norway, Denmark, and Russia. In the Years 1788, 1789, 1790, and 1791, 8vo (9)

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223^• —
SHAW (THOMAS)
Travels or Observations Relating to Several Parts of Barbary and the Levant, Oxford, at the Theatre, 1738

Sold for £765 inc. premium

STALKER (JOHN) AND GEORGE PARKER A Treatise of Japaning and Varnishing, Being a Compleat Discovery in Those Arts... The Method of Guilding, Burnishing, and Lackering, with the Art of Guilding... Also Rules for Counterfeiting Tortoise-shell, and Marble, and for Staining or Dying Wood, Ivory, and Horn, FIRST EDITION, Oxford, Printed for, and Sold by the Authors, John Stalker, at the Golden Ball... ; or by George Stalker, at Mr. Richard Woods House over against the Theater in Oxford, 1688

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224^• —
STALKER (JOHN) AND GEORGE PARKER
A Treatise of Japaning and Varnishing, Being a Compleat Discovery in Those Arts... The Method of Guilding, Burnishing, and Lackering, with the Art of Guilding... Also Rules for Counterfeiting Tortoise-shell, and Marble, and for Staining or Dying Wood, Ivory, and Horn, FIRST EDITION, Oxford, Printed for, and Sold by the Authors, John Stalker, at the Golden Ball... ; or by George Stalker, at Mr. Richard Woods House over against the Theater in Oxford, 1688

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225^• —
TERTULLIANUS (QUINTUS SEPTIMIUS FLORENS)
Opera, Basel, Froben, 1528

Sold for £4,812.50 inc. premium

TRAVEL JOURNALS Manuscript journal of Thomas Trench describing the sights and hardships of a European tour undertaken in the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars, 1818; with two others by George Carr from 1816

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226^• —
TRAVEL JOURNALS
Manuscript journal of Thomas Trench describing the sights and hardships of a European tour undertaken in the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars, 1818; with two others by George Carr from 1816

Sold for £1,020 inc. premium

VIDA (MARCUS HIERONYMUS) The Silkworm: A Poem, engraved frontispiece, 1750; Scacchia, Ludus: A Poem on the Game of Chess, engraved frontispiece, 1750, 2 works bound in 1 vol., R. Bowyer, 1809, FIRST EDITIONS (3)

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227^• —
VIDA (MARCUS HIERONYMUS)
The Silkworm: A Poem, engraved frontispiece, 1750; Scacchia, Ludus: A Poem on the Game of Chess, engraved frontispiece, 1750, 2 works bound in 1 vol., R. Bowyer, 1809, FIRST EDITIONS (3)

Sold for £318.75 inc. premium

WALPOLE (HORACE) A Description of the Villa of Mr. Horace Walpole... at Strawberry-Hill near Twickenham, Middlesex. With an Inventory of the Furniture, Pictures, Curiosities, &c., Strawberry-Hill, Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784; and Hazen bibliography (2)

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228^• —
WALPOLE (HORACE)
A Description of the Villa of Mr. Horace Walpole... at Strawberry-Hill near Twickenham, Middlesex. With an Inventory of the Furniture, Pictures, Curiosities, &c., Strawberry-Hill, Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784; and Hazen bibliography (2)

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229^• —
WHITE (GILBERT)
The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne, in the County of Southampton, FIRST EDITION, B. White, 1789

Sold for £446.25 inc. premium

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230^• —
WOOD (ROBERT)
The Ruins of Palmyra, Otherwise Tedmor, in the Desart, FIRST EDITION, [no publisher], 1753

Sold for £3,812.50 inc. premium

ARISTOTLE'S MASTER-PIECE Aristotle's Master-piece, or, The Secrets of Generation displayed in all the parts thereof, . Containing 1. The Signs of Barrenness. 2. The Way of Getting a Boy or Girl. 3. Of the Likeness of Children to Parents.... 5. Of Monstrous Births, and the reasons thereof.... 7. The Prejudice of unequal Matches.... 9. The Cause and Cure of Green-sickness. 10. A Discourse of Maiden-heads.... 12. Directions and Cautions to Midwifes... 14. The Fabrick of the Womb. 15. The Use and Action of the Genitals. 16 Signs of Conception, and whether of a Male or Female... 18. Instructions for Women with Child. 19. For preventing Miscarriage. 20. For Women in Child-bed. 21. Of ordering New-born Infants, and many other very useful Particulars. To which is added a Word of Advice to both Sexes in the Act of Copulation, and the Pictures of several Monstrous Births, Printed, and are to be Sold at the Hand and Scepter near Temple-Bar, 1702

231^• —
ARISTOTLE'S MASTER-PIECE
Aristotle's Master-piece, or, The Secrets of Generation displayed in all the parts thereof, . Containing 1. The Signs of Barrenness. 2. The Way of Getting a Boy or Girl. 3. Of the Likeness of Children to Parents.... 5. Of Monstrous Births, and the reasons thereof.... 7. The Prejudice of unequal Matches.... 9. The Cause and Cure of Green-sickness. 10. A Discourse of Maiden-heads.... 12. Directions and Cautions to Midwifes... 14. The Fabrick of the Womb. 15. The Use and Action of the Genitals. 16 Signs of Conception, and whether of a Male or Female... 18. Instructions for Women with Child. 19. For preventing Miscarriage. 20. For Women in Child-bed. 21. Of ordering New-born Infants, and many other very useful Particulars. To which is added a Word of Advice to both Sexes in the Act of Copulation, and the Pictures of several Monstrous Births, Printed, and are to be Sold at the Hand and Scepter near Temple-Bar, 1702

Sold for £2,805 inc. premium

232^• —
AUSTEN (JANE)
Novels, 6 works in 5 vol., Richard Bentley, 1833

Sold for £4,812.50 inc. premium

233^• —
BACON (FRANCIS)
The Historie of the Raigne of King Henry the Seventh, FIRST EDITION, 1622; and 7 others, folio (8)

Sold for £1,020 inc. premium

234^• —
BIBLE, IN ENGLISH
[The Newe Testament of oure Saviour Jesus Christe. Faythfully Translated oute of the Greke], [R. Jugge, 1553]

Sold for £21,312.50 inc. premium

235^• —
BIBLE, IN ENGLISH, AUTHORISED VERSION
[The Holy Bible, Containing the Old Testament, and the New], Robert Barker, 1617

Sold for £1,912.50 inc. premium

236^• —
BIBLE, IN ENGLISH, AUTHORISED VERSION
The Holy Bible, Conteyning the Old Testament, and the New, 4to (222 x 160mm.)

Sold for £2,167.50 inc. premium

237^• —
BLAKE (WILLIAM) YOUNG (EDWARD)
The Complaint, and the Consolation: or, Night Thoughts, Printed by R. Noble, for R. Edwards, 1797

Sold for £4,437.50 inc. premium

BLAKE (WILLIAM) THORNTON (ROBERT JOHN) The Latin Pastorals of Virgil, Adapted for Schools, Stereotyped and Printed by D. Cock... [for] F.C. and J. Rivington [and others], 1814

238^• —
BLAKE (WILLIAM)
THORNTON (ROBERT JOHN) The Latin Pastorals of Virgil, Adapted for Schools, Stereotyped and Printed by D. Cock... [for] F.C. and J. Rivington [and others], 1814

Sold for £7,562.50 inc. premium

239^• —
BLAKE (WILLIAM)
Illustrations of the Book of Job, William Blake, 8 March 1825 [but 1874]

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BLAKE AND PALMER ELLIS (E.J) and W.B. YEATS. The Works of William Blake, 3 vol., publishers' bindings unless otherwise mentioned; and 15 others on Blake and Palmer, 8vo and 4to (34)

240^• —
BLAKE AND PALMER
ELLIS (E.J) and W.B. YEATS. The Works of William Blake, 3 vol., publishers' bindings unless otherwise mentioned; and 15 others on Blake and Palmer, 8vo and 4to (34)

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193• — FRERE (WILLIAM, OR HENRY A Short History of Barbados, from its First Discovery and Settlement, to the End of the Year 1767, FIRST EDITION, 8vo 1768; and 10 others, travel (11)

194• — GRAY (THOMAS) Designs by Mr. R. Bentley, for Six Poems by Mr. T. Gray, Printed at Strawberry-Hill, for R. and J. Dodsley, 1757 (2)

195• — GROTIUS (HUGO) The Truth of Christian Religion, 8vo; and another, an odd volume of "Roland l'amoureux" in an attractive French morocco gilt binding (3)

197• — HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - BINDING Das Buch des heiligen römischen reichs unnderhalltung, FIRST EDITION, [Munich, Hans Schobster, 3 February, 1501]

198• — ITALY - ANTIQUITIES BARTOLI (PIETRO SANTI) Le antiche lucerne sepolcrali figurate. Raccolte dalle cave sotteranee, e grotte di Roma... con l'osservationi di Gio. Pietro Bellori, Amsterdam, Francois l'Honoré, & Zacharie Chastelain le fils, 1706 (4)

199• — JAPAN KAEMPFER (ENGELBERT) The History of Japan, Giving an Account of the Ancient and Present State and Government of That Empire, 2 vol. bound in 1, FIRST EDITION, [Thomas Woodward and Charles Davis], 1727[-1728]

200• — JAPAN MONTANUS (ARNOLDUS) Ambassades mémorables de la Compagnie des Indes Orientales des Provinces Unies, vers les empereurs du Japon, Amsterdam, Jacob de Meurs, 1680

201• — KENT - TOPOGRAPHY AND NATURAL HISTORY BOYS (WILLIAM) Testacea minuta rariora... A Collection of the Minute and Rare Shells, lately Discovered in the Sand of the Sea Shore near Sandwich, FIRST EDITION, Canterbury, Simmonds and Kirkby, 1789 (3)

202• — LAISNÉ (ÉLIE) Commentaire sur le Prophete Isaye, FIRST EDITION, Paris, Pierre de Bresche, 1654

203• — LELAND (JOHN) The Itinerary... To Which is Prefix'd... a Discourse Concerning Some Antiquities Lately Found in York-Shire, 9 vol., FIRST EDITION, 4to (10)

204• — LIVIUS (TITUS) [Latinae historiae principis decas prima], first part only, [Lyon, Sebastian Gryphius, 1548]

205• — LONDON MERCHANTS [LEE (SAMUEL)] A Collection of the Names of the Merchants Living in and About The City of London; Very Useful and Necessary, FIRST EDITION, Sam. Lee, 1677

206• — LOVE (MARY) OR LUCY LYON) A Peep at the Esquimaux; or, Scenes on the Ice. To Which is Annexed, a Polar Pastoral... By a Lady, FIRST EDITION, H.R. Thomas, Juvenile Repository, 1825

207• — MAIORANIS (FRANCISCUS DE) Super primo libro sententiarum, Treviso, Michele Manzolo, 1476

208• — MYSNINGER VON FRUNDECK (JOACHIM) Apotelesma, hoc est, corpus perfectum scholiorum, ad institutiones Justinianeas pertinentium, folio (345 x 224mm.)

209• — NAVAL – ROYAL NAVY IN THE SEVEN YEARS WAR Logbook journal kept on board HM Ship Centaur, from 29 June 1760 to 5 April 1761 and from 22 September 1762 to 6 December 1763, 2 volumes: 'THE FIRST CRUIZE OF HIS MAJESTIES SHIP THE CENTAUR IN THE WEST INDIES, OFF THE ISLAND OF HISPANIOLA'

210• — NORDEN (FREDERICK LEWIS NORDEN) Travels in Egypt and Nubia, 2 vol. in 1, 8vo (5)

211• — OECOLAMPADIUS (JOHANNES) Annotationes piae ac doctae in Evangelium Joannis, FIRST EDITION, Basel, Cratander & Bebel, June 1533

212• — ORDER OF THE BATH Statutes of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, 4to (2)

213• — ORIGINES (ADAMANTIUS) Operum tomi duo priores [-tertius, -quartus], 4 parts in 2 vol., [Paris, Jean Petit, Josse Bade, and Conrad Resch, 1522]

214• — PASSE (CRISPIN VAN DE) Les Abus du Mariage, ou son clairement representez... Misbruick des Houwelycx.... Misbrauch des ehlichen Standes, [Amsterdam], 1641

215• — PIGHIUS (STEPHANUS VINDIUS) Annales magistratuum provinciar[um] S.P.Q.R. ab urbe condita, Antwerp, ex officina Plantiniana, Jan Moretus, 1599 [colophon: 1598]

216• — PLUTARCH Illustriam virorum vite, Paris, Iodocus Badius Ascensius, 15 July 1520

217• — POLISH-LITHUANIAN BINDING LOPEZ (LODOVICO) Instructorii conscientiae... Prima [-secunda] pars, 2 vol., Lyon, Pierre Landry, 1587-1588

218• — PORCELAIN - MANUSCRIPT DODDS (Rev. GEORGE) "1828. Remarks on Porcelain Intended as a Companion to Mrs. Wilson's China Room", MANUSCRIPT, [Gainsborough, 9 July 1828]

219• — RAY (JOHN) A Collection of Curious Travels & Voyages... to which are added, three catalogues of such trees, shrubs, and herbs grow in the Levant, 2 vol. in one (including third part), FIRST EDITION, contemporary calf, rubbed, 8vo; and 2 others (4)

220• — RUSSIA COXE (WILLIAM) Account of the Russian Discoveries Between Asia and America, to Which Are Added, the Conquest of Siberia, and the History of the Transactions and Commerce Between Russia and China... fourth edition, considerably enlarged, LARGE PAPER COPY, Cadell and Davies, 1803

221• — RUSSIA MANSTEIN (CHRISTOPH HERMANN VON) Memoirs of Russia, from the Year 1727, to the Year 1744, T. Becket and P.A. De Hondt, 1773

222• — RUSSIA SWINTON (ANDREW) Travels into Norway, Denmark, and Russia. In the Years 1788, 1789, 1790, and 1791, 8vo (9)

223• — SHAW (THOMAS) Travels or Observations Relating to Several Parts of Barbary and the Levant, Oxford, at the Theatre, 1738

225• — TERTULLIANUS (QUINTUS SEPTIMIUS FLORENS) Opera, Basel, Froben, 1528

226• — TRAVEL JOURNALS Manuscript journal of Thomas Trench describing the sights and hardships of a European tour undertaken in the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars, 1818; with two others by George Carr from 1816

227• — VIDA (MARCUS HIERONYMUS) The Silkworm: A Poem, engraved frontispiece, 1750; Scacchia, Ludus: A Poem on the Game of Chess, engraved frontispiece, 1750, 2 works bound in 1 vol., R. Bowyer, 1809, FIRST EDITIONS (3)

228• — WALPOLE (HORACE) A Description of the Villa of Mr. Horace Walpole... at Strawberry-Hill near Twickenham, Middlesex. With an Inventory of the Furniture, Pictures, Curiosities, &c., Strawberry-Hill, Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784; and Hazen bibliography (2)

229• — WHITE (GILBERT) The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne, in the County of Southampton, FIRST EDITION, B. White, 1789

230• — WOOD (ROBERT) The Ruins of Palmyra, Otherwise Tedmor, in the Desart, FIRST EDITION, [no publisher], 1753

232• — AUSTEN (JANE) Novels, 6 works in 5 vol., Richard Bentley, 1833

233• — BACON (FRANCIS) The Historie of the Raigne of King Henry the Seventh, FIRST EDITION, 1622; and 7 others, folio (8)

234• — BIBLE, IN ENGLISH [The Newe Testament of oure Saviour Jesus Christe. Faythfully Translated oute of the Greke], [R. Jugge, 1553]

235• — BIBLE, IN ENGLISH, AUTHORISED VERSION [The Holy Bible, Containing the Old Testament, and the New], Robert Barker, 1617

236• — BIBLE, IN ENGLISH, AUTHORISED VERSION The Holy Bible, Conteyning the Old Testament, and the New, 4to (222 x 160mm.)

237• — BLAKE (WILLIAM) YOUNG (EDWARD) The Complaint, and the Consolation: or, Night Thoughts, Printed by R. Noble, for R. Edwards, 1797

238• — BLAKE (WILLIAM) THORNTON (ROBERT JOHN) The Latin Pastorals of Virgil, Adapted for Schools, Stereotyped and Printed by D. Cock... [for] F.C. and J. Rivington [and others], 1814

239• — BLAKE (WILLIAM) Illustrations of the Book of Job, William Blake, 8 March 1825 [but 1874]

240• — BLAKE AND PALMER ELLIS (E.J) and W.B. YEATS. The Works of William Blake, 3 vol., publishers' bindings unless otherwise mentioned; and 15 others on Blake and Palmer, 8vo and 4to (34)

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193^• —
FRERE (WILLIAM, OR HENRY
A Short History of Barbados, from its First Discovery and Settlement, to the End of the Year 1767, FIRST EDITION, 8vo 1768; and 10 others, travel (11)

194^• —
GRAY (THOMAS)
Designs by Mr. R. Bentley, for Six Poems by Mr. T. Gray, Printed at Strawberry-Hill, for R. and J. Dodsley, 1757 (2)

195^• —
GROTIUS (HUGO)
The Truth of Christian Religion, 8vo; and another, an odd volume of "Roland l'amoureux" in an attractive French morocco gilt binding (3)

197^• —
HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - BINDING
Das Buch des heiligen römischen reichs unnderhalltung, FIRST EDITION, [Munich, Hans Schobster, 3 February, 1501]

198^• —
ITALY - ANTIQUITIES
BARTOLI (PIETRO SANTI) Le antiche lucerne sepolcrali figurate. Raccolte dalle cave sotteranee, e grotte di Roma... con l'osservationi di Gio. Pietro Bellori, Amsterdam, Francois l'Honoré, & Zacharie Chastelain le fils, 1706 (4)

199^• —
JAPAN
KAEMPFER (ENGELBERT) The History of Japan, Giving an Account of the Ancient and Present State and Government of That Empire, 2 vol. bound in 1, FIRST EDITION, [Thomas Woodward and Charles Davis], 1727[-1728]

200^• —
JAPAN
MONTANUS (ARNOLDUS) Ambassades mémorables de la Compagnie des Indes Orientales des Provinces Unies, vers les empereurs du Japon, Amsterdam, Jacob de Meurs, 1680

201^• —
KENT - TOPOGRAPHY AND NATURAL HISTORY
BOYS (WILLIAM) Testacea minuta rariora... A Collection of the Minute and Rare Shells, lately Discovered in the Sand of the Sea Shore near Sandwich, FIRST EDITION, Canterbury, Simmonds and Kirkby, 1789 (3)

202^• —
LAISNÉ (ÉLIE)
Commentaire sur le Prophete Isaye, FIRST EDITION, Paris, Pierre de Bresche, 1654

203^• —
LELAND (JOHN)
The Itinerary... To Which is Prefix'd... a Discourse Concerning Some Antiquities Lately Found in York-Shire, 9 vol., FIRST EDITION, 4to (10)

204^• —
LIVIUS (TITUS)
[Latinae historiae principis decas prima], first part only, [Lyon, Sebastian Gryphius, 1548]

205^• —
LONDON MERCHANTS
[LEE (SAMUEL)] A Collection of the Names of the Merchants Living in and About The City of London; Very Useful and Necessary, FIRST EDITION, Sam. Lee, 1677

206^• —
LOVE (MARY) OR LUCY LYON)
A Peep at the Esquimaux; or, Scenes on the Ice. To Which is Annexed, a Polar Pastoral... By a Lady, FIRST EDITION, H.R. Thomas, Juvenile Repository, 1825

207^• —
MAIORANIS (FRANCISCUS DE)
Super primo libro sententiarum, Treviso, Michele Manzolo, 1476

208^• —
MYSNINGER VON FRUNDECK (JOACHIM)
Apotelesma, hoc est, corpus perfectum scholiorum, ad institutiones Justinianeas pertinentium, folio (345 x 224mm.)

209^• —
NAVAL – ROYAL NAVY IN THE SEVEN YEARS WAR
Logbook journal kept on board HM Ship Centaur, from 29 June 1760 to 5 April 1761 and from 22 September 1762 to 6 December 1763, 2 volumes: 'THE FIRST CRUIZE OF HIS MAJESTIES SHIP THE CENTAUR IN THE WEST INDIES, OFF THE ISLAND OF HISPANIOLA'

210^• —
NORDEN (FREDERICK LEWIS NORDEN)
Travels in Egypt and Nubia, 2 vol. in 1, 8vo (5)

211^• —
OECOLAMPADIUS (JOHANNES)
Annotationes piae ac doctae in Evangelium Joannis, FIRST EDITION, Basel, Cratander & Bebel, June 1533

212^• —
ORDER OF THE BATH
Statutes of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, 4to (2)

213^• —
ORIGINES (ADAMANTIUS)
Operum tomi duo priores [-tertius, -quartus], 4 parts in 2 vol., [Paris, Jean Petit, Josse Bade, and Conrad Resch, 1522]

214^• —
PASSE (CRISPIN VAN DE)
Les Abus du Mariage, ou son clairement representez... Misbruick des Houwelycx.... Misbrauch des ehlichen Standes, [Amsterdam], 1641

215^• —
PIGHIUS (STEPHANUS VINDIUS)
Annales magistratuum provinciar[um] S.P.Q.R. ab urbe condita, Antwerp, ex officina Plantiniana, Jan Moretus, 1599 [colophon: 1598]

216^• —
PLUTARCH
Illustriam virorum vite, Paris, Iodocus Badius Ascensius, 15 July 1520

217^• —
POLISH-LITHUANIAN BINDING
LOPEZ (LODOVICO) Instructorii conscientiae... Prima [-secunda] pars, 2 vol., Lyon, Pierre Landry, 1587-1588

218^• —
PORCELAIN - MANUSCRIPT
DODDS (Rev. GEORGE) "1828. Remarks on Porcelain Intended as a Companion to Mrs. Wilson's China Room", MANUSCRIPT, [Gainsborough, 9 July 1828]

219^• —
RAY (JOHN)
A Collection of Curious Travels & Voyages... to which are added, three catalogues of such trees, shrubs, and herbs grow in the Levant, 2 vol. in one (including third part), FIRST EDITION, contemporary calf, rubbed, 8vo; and 2 others (4)

220^• —
RUSSIA
COXE (WILLIAM) Account of the Russian Discoveries Between Asia and America, to Which Are Added, the Conquest of Siberia, and the History of the Transactions and Commerce Between Russia and China... fourth edition, considerably enlarged, LARGE PAPER COPY, Cadell and Davies, 1803

221^• —
RUSSIA
MANSTEIN (CHRISTOPH HERMANN VON) Memoirs of Russia, from the Year 1727, to the Year 1744, T. Becket and P.A. De Hondt, 1773

222^• —
RUSSIA
SWINTON (ANDREW) Travels into Norway, Denmark, and Russia. In the Years 1788, 1789, 1790, and 1791, 8vo (9)

223^• —
SHAW (THOMAS)
Travels or Observations Relating to Several Parts of Barbary and the Levant, Oxford, at the Theatre, 1738

225^• —
TERTULLIANUS (QUINTUS SEPTIMIUS FLORENS)
Opera, Basel, Froben, 1528

226^• —
TRAVEL JOURNALS
Manuscript journal of Thomas Trench describing the sights and hardships of a European tour undertaken in the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars, 1818; with two others by George Carr from 1816

227^• —
VIDA (MARCUS HIERONYMUS)
The Silkworm: A Poem, engraved frontispiece, 1750; Scacchia, Ludus: A Poem on the Game of Chess, engraved frontispiece, 1750, 2 works bound in 1 vol., R. Bowyer, 1809, FIRST EDITIONS (3)

228^• —
WALPOLE (HORACE)
A Description of the Villa of Mr. Horace Walpole... at Strawberry-Hill near Twickenham, Middlesex. With an Inventory of the Furniture, Pictures, Curiosities, &c., Strawberry-Hill, Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784; and Hazen bibliography (2)

229^• —
WHITE (GILBERT)
The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne, in the County of Southampton, FIRST EDITION, B. White, 1789

230^• —
WOOD (ROBERT)
The Ruins of Palmyra, Otherwise Tedmor, in the Desart, FIRST EDITION, [no publisher], 1753

232^• —
AUSTEN (JANE)
Novels, 6 works in 5 vol., Richard Bentley, 1833

233^• —
BACON (FRANCIS)
The Historie of the Raigne of King Henry the Seventh, FIRST EDITION, 1622; and 7 others, folio (8)

234^• —
BIBLE, IN ENGLISH
[The Newe Testament of oure Saviour Jesus Christe. Faythfully Translated oute of the Greke], [R. Jugge, 1553]

235^• —
BIBLE, IN ENGLISH, AUTHORISED VERSION
[The Holy Bible, Containing the Old Testament, and the New], Robert Barker, 1617

236^• —
BIBLE, IN ENGLISH, AUTHORISED VERSION
The Holy Bible, Conteyning the Old Testament, and the New, 4to (222 x 160mm.)

237^• —
BLAKE (WILLIAM) YOUNG (EDWARD)
The Complaint, and the Consolation: or, Night Thoughts, Printed by R. Noble, for R. Edwards, 1797

238^• —
BLAKE (WILLIAM)
THORNTON (ROBERT JOHN) The Latin Pastorals of Virgil, Adapted for Schools, Stereotyped and Printed by D. Cock... [for] F.C. and J. Rivington [and others], 1814

239^• —
BLAKE (WILLIAM)
Illustrations of the Book of Job, William Blake, 8 March 1825 [but 1874]

240^• —
BLAKE AND PALMER
ELLIS (E.J) and W.B. YEATS. The Works of William Blake, 3 vol., publishers' bindings unless otherwise mentioned; and 15 others on Blake and Palmer, 8vo and 4to (34)