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4:00 AM PT - Jul 9th, 2009

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Books,Manuscripts,Prints & Original Artwork

349 items

Lot Description Estimates
(GBP)
1
Lot 1
Italy.- Gambarellius (Henricus)

Will,notarial manuscript in Latin, on vellum, notarial mark at...

100
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150
2
Lot 2
Psalter, Latin. single leaf

, decorated manuscript on vellum, 34 lines, written in black and...

100
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150
3
Lot 3
Devotional manuscript, 15th century


[Devotional work], Latin manuscript on paper, 45 ff. only...

300
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500
4
Lot 4
Manuscript fragments.

- 5 fragments from medieval manuscripts,on vellum, in a variety of...

200
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300
5
Lot 5
[Celibacy (The) of the Clergy]


[Celibacy (The) of the Clergy],manuscript treatise in Latin...

300
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500
6
Lot 6
Bologna University.- Diploma conferring

a degree of Doctor of Canon & Civil Law on Alexander Grazzi,D...

200
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300
7
Lot 7
Houël (Nicolas, apothecary, c. 1524-87)

Traite de theriaque et mithridat, contenant plusieurs questions...

150
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200
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Lot 8
Rome.- Meyden (Theodor van)

Delle Famiglie Romane Nobili,manuscript in Italy, 776pp...

100
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150
9
Lot 9
Buddhism.- [Manual of Confession

to Guan Yin, Goddess of Mercy],manuscript in Chinese, scroll on...

200
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300
10
Lot 10
Sixtus V (Pope, 1521-90).- Vita del

Pontefice Sisto V,manuscript in Italian, 380pp., slightly browned...

80
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120
11
Lot 11
Occult.- Clavicula Salomonis

[The Key of Solomon],,2 parts in 1, manuscript in Latin, titles...

150
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200
12
Lot 12
Gonzaga (Carlo II, Duke of Mantua, 1629-65)

Li Amori di Carlo Duca di Mantova e della Contessa Margherita...

100
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150
13
Lot 13
Flanders Campaign.- [History of the campaign]

,manuscript in French, 243pp. & 4pp. index, ruled in red...

100
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150
14
Lot 14
Religious.- Geistlicher Schild

gegen geist-und leibliche Gefährlichkeien allzeit bey sich zu...

75
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100
15
Lot 15
Michelangelis (Nicolaus de) Document

conferring medical qualification on Joannes Christinus, D.s...

300
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500
16
Lot 16
Charles VI (Holy Roman Emperor, 1685-1740)


Charles VI (Holy Roman Emperor, as Duke of Milan, 1685-1740) Grant...

200
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300
17
Lot 17
Venice.- Foscarini (N.H. Marco) Relazione

Fatta al Serenissimo Doge e Senato di Venezia,manuscript in Italy...

100
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150
18
Lot 18
De Silva (Giovanni Battista Raimondo)

Amori stravaganti,manuscript in Italian, title and c. 700pp...

100
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150
19
Lot 19
Henry (Bourbon, Prince of Conde) Relazione

Della fuga di Francia d'Henrico di Borbone Principe di Conde...

150
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200
20
Lot 20
Sallust. Histoire de la Conjuration

de Catalina [&] Guerre de Jugurtha,translated by C.A. Thomas...

300
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400
21
Lot 21
Sixtus V (Pope).-


Sixtus V (Pope, 1521-90).- [Vita de Sisto V],manuscript in Italian...

100
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150
22
Lot 22
France.- Registre des rendages

de merignies et autres commenceant en l'année...,manuscript in...

75
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100
23
Lot 23
Manuel (Le) de l'homme de bien


Manuel (Le) de l'homme de bien,manuscript in French, c. 200pp...

150
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200
24
Lot 24
Uttini (Father Domenico) Raccolta

di Benezioni e d'Altre orazioni,manuscript in Italian, title and...

100
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150
25
Lot 25
Calendar and manual


Calendar and manual of famous events, apparently for Coptic use...

70
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100
27
Lot 27
manuscript on paper, 200 leaves, double opening i


Koran, manuscript on paper, 200 leaves, double opening in gold...

300
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500
28
Lot 28
Zola (Emile, novelist, 1840-1902)

Autograph Telegram signed to "Dear Madam" and Autograph Note...

100
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150
29
Lot 29
Henriot Luchon A Travers les Ages


Henriot. Luchon A Travers les Ages,manuscript, title vignette and...

300
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400
30
Lot 30
Prayers and Recitations


Prayers and Recitations, with some Koranic quotations, loose in...

150
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200
31
Lot 31
[Palm Leaf Manuscripts].- [Prayers]

,manuscript on palm leaves, numerous ff., 58 x 510mm., in a wooden...

150
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200
32
Lot 32
Tostado (Alonso) Super Leviticum

i[n] sensu litterali nova, title printed in red and black with...

200
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300
33
Lot 33
Lamennais (Hugues Felicité R. De

, philosopher and theologian, 1782-1854) Les Philosophes...

100
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150
34
Lot 34
Voragine. Heyligen leben. 1917


[Voragine (Jacobus de)] Heyligen leben in de winterteyl...

150
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200
35
Lot 35
Devon.- Lease by Walter Ternyton

to John Austayn, his wife Joanne and their son William in a...

100
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150
36
Lot 36
Scotland.- Bowstone & Shiell families

. A Collection of 19 legal documents relating to Kirknon,Ds.s...

100
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150
37
Lot 37
Bible, Italian. [Shechem siezes Dinah


Bible, Italian. [Shechem seizes Dinah the daughter of...

100
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150
38
Lot 38
Cookery.- Recipe book

,manuscript in several hands, c. 350pp. of recipes and c. 50pp...

200
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300
39
Lot 39
Pedigree.- Davenport Family (of Cheshire)

The Genealogie of the auntient & worthy familie of the...

600
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800
40
Lot 40
Cookery.- Recipe Book


Cookery/Medical.- Recipe Book,manuscript in several hands, 123pp...

300
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400
41
Lot 41
Music.- [Teaching manual]


Music.- [Music Lessons],manuscript music, 49pp. ?only, lacks at...

200
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300
42
Lot 42
Sheridan (Richard Brinsley, playwright

and politician, 1751-1816) The Duenna. Or the double Elopement, A...

150
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200
43
Lot 43
Letters & Cut Signatures.- Collection

,including: 3rd Earl of Orford (Walpole), Portman, Sir Robert...

200
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300
44
Lot 44
Percival (Thomas, physician, 1740-1804)

Autograph Letter signed to Joseph Johnson, bookseller, St. Paul's...

80
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120
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Lot 45
[Speech against the engrossing of corn]


[Speech against the engrossing of corn],manuscript, 13pp...

75
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100
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Lot 46
Cookery.- Recipe Book


Cookery.- Northcote (Katherine Maria) Recipe Book,manuscript...

150
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200
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Lot 47
Tighe (Mary, poet, 1772-1810) Autograph

Letter signed to "My dear Madam",4pp., 16mo, n.p., n.d., asking...

80
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120
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Lot 48
Beaufort (William Lewis) The Mistakes

of a Day, or the Assignation: A Comedy,manuscript, title and...

100
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150
49
Lot 49
Nelson (Horatio, Viscount Nelson

, 1758-1805) Letter signed "Nelson & Bronte" to William Otway...

600
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800
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Lot 50
Gibraltar.- Huskisson (William

, politician, 1770-1830) Letter signed to John Sweetland,1p. with...

80
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120
51
Lot 51
Wales.- Watkins (Pen'aur

, of Pennoyre, Brecknock) Autograph Letter signed to his uncle...

80
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120
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