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THE PROPERTY OF THE LATE KENNETH JOHN HEWETT

K.J. Hewett (1919-1994) was a renowned London dealer in ethnographic art and antiquities. Other books from his library were offered in these rooms on 21 March 2018.
Lot 180

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[VILLIERS (GEORGE] A Catalogue of the Curious Collection of Pictures of George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham. In Which is Included, the Valuable Collection of Sir Peter Paul Rubens. With the Life of George Villiers... by Brian Fairfax, unless otherwise stated publisher's cloth, some rubbing, 8vo and small 4to; and 3 others (15)

4 December 2019, 11:00 GMT
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CATALOGUES - COLLECTIONS

[VILLIERS (GEORGE] A Catalogue of the Curious Collection of Pictures of George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham. In Which is Included, the Valuable Collection of Sir Peter Paul Rubens. With the Life of George Villiers... by Brian Fairfax, 2 additional engraved portraits of Villiers, off-setting onto title, armorial bookplate of Fairfax of Cameron, early twentieth century green straight-grained morocco gilt, g.e., W. Bathoe, 1758--Stowe. A Description of the House and Gardens, engraved title-page, 32 engraved plates and plans (a few folding, one strenthened on verso), contemporary half morocco, J. Seeley, 1797--FORSTER (HENRY RUMSEY) The Stowe Catalogue Priced and Annotated, David Bogue, 1848--The Hamilton Palace Collection. Illustrated Priced Catalogue, Remington, 1882--LANGDON (WILLIAM B.) A Descriptive Catalogue of the Chinese Collection, Now Exhibiting at St. George's Place, Hyde Park Corner, first English edition, 8 wood-engraved plates, for the Proprietor, 1842--SMITH (CHARLES ROACH) Catalogue of the Museum of London Antiquities, AUTHOR'S PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed to Mr. Joseph Parish (September 25 1855), 16 plates, for the Subscribers, 1854--Third Annual Report of the Regents of the University, on the Condition of the State Cabinet of Natural History... Revised Edition, 27 plates (17 coloured, 2 loose, some spotting), Albany, Weed, Parsons & Co., 1850--Catalogue of the Bradford Exhibition of Specimens of Natural History, Paintings, Sculpture... for the Benefit of the Building Fund of the Mechanic's Institute, second thousand, drop-head title, some spotting, modern boards, [?Bradford, no date]--MERSON (MARION DU) Histoire du cabinet des médailles, antiques et pierres gravées, half-title, contemporary half red morocco, Paris, Chez l'auteur, 1838--LANDON (C.P.) A Collection of Etchings from the Most Celebrated Ancient and Modern Productions in Painting... Preserved in the Louvre, Paris, 72 engraved plates, contemporary half calf, rubbedW.T. Gilling, 1821--ROTH (HENRY LING) Great Benin. Its Customs, Art and Horrors, 275 (mostly) photographic illustrations, Halifax, F. King, 1903--BRITISH MUSEUM. [Meeting of the Committee... Report], drop-head title ("Private"), 6 folding hand-coloured photolithographed plans, lithographed letter of invitation to a BL committee meeting signed in ink by Antonio Panizzi, Principal Librarian, dated 4 February 1862, loosely inserted 2-page letter (dated 17 March 1795) from John Parkinson of the Leverian Museum, contemporary calf, [no publisher, 1862], unless otherwise stated publisher's cloth, some rubbing, 8vo and small 4to; and 3 others (15)

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