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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 212

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

4 December 2019, 11:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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ORDER OF THE BATH

Statutes of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, half-title, woodcut device of the Order of the Bath on title, contemporary red morocco gilt, sides with elaborate border incorporating single fillet, Greek Key pattern roll and floral tool, spine flat with repeated design in 6 compartments, g.e., London, [no publisher], 1772--PENNANT (THOMAS) The Literary Life of the Late Thomas Pennant, Esq. by Himself, FIRST EDITION, engraved frontispiece portrait and 2 plates, contemporary calf, spine gilt with morocco lettering label, Benjamin and John White, 1793, 4to (2)

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Provenance: First work, Charles George Young (1795–1869), Garter King of Arms, bookplate; Second work, Marcus Gage, with ink note "M. Gage's book, brought from London for him, by D. Boyd Esqr. - April - 1802" on title.

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