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Edinburgh, .., United Kingdom
Auction Details
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Our Thursday 21 September auction of Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs features an array of important autograph letters by figures including Charles Babbage, Oliver Cromwell and Leibniz, a copy of Shakespeare?s Fourth Folio, a newly discovered first edition of The Hobbit, a single-owner collection of books on gunnery and field sports, an extensive collection of original prints from John Gould?s Birds of Great Britain, and a book from the library of Adam Smith. Browse the lots below.
Viewing will take place at our Rare Books dept at our Broadside venue in Canonmills - Broadside, Powderhall Road, Edinburgh, EH7 4GB
Auction Curator:
Cathy Marsden
Senior Specialist, Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & PhotographsLot Number: Lowest
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0098: Lorraine, Claude – Frederick Christian Lewis Liber Studiorum of Claude Lorraine [third part]Est. £300-£500
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0099: Lucian Freud OM CH (1922-2011) - dust jacket design Paul among the JewsEst. £500-£800
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0102: Piper, John (illustrator) and Tambimuttu (author) India Love PoemsEst. £300-£500
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0102A: Pottery & Porcelain, chiefly British A large collection, including Josiah Wedgwood - T. GattyEst. £700-£900Lot Passed
0103: Prints: mainly botanical and satirical including Sweert, Emanuel - Jan Jansson (engraver)Est. £500-£700Lot Passed
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0105: Trade catalogues Collection of trade catalogues, mainly Scottish, 19th and 20th centuryEst. £300-£500
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0106: Waring, J. B. Masterpieces of Industrial Art and Sculpture at the International Exhibition, 1862Est. £400-£600
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0107: Waring, J. B. Masterpieces of Industrial Art and Sculpture at the International Exhibition, 1862Est. £400-£600
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0109: Autographs Collection of letters to the 6th Earl of Selkirk and Countess of Selkirk, early 19thEst. £200-£300
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0110: Babbage, Charles (1791-1871) Autograph letter signed on his 'calculating engine'Est. £1,000-£1,500
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0111: China, Vietnam, Japan; big-game hunting Papers and journals of Philip Mason Sears (1899-1973),Est. £2,000-£3,000Lot Passed
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0112: Cromwell, Oliver (1599-1658), Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland Autograph letterEst. £6,000-£8,000
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0114: East India Company Illustrated manuscript notebook of J. Longden, surgeon on East IndiamanEst. £600-£800
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0115: Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1926-2022) and Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (1921-2021)Est. £300-£500
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0117: Illuminated manuscript leaves Group of leaves from liturgical manuscriptsEst. £600-£800
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0118: Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm (1646-1716) Autograph letter signed to William Wotton, Hanover, 25thEst. £14,000-£18,000
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0119: Maritime Seaman's log including voyages between England and the USA, 1850s-60sEst. £300-£500Lot Passed
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0120: Oriental languages Manuscript commonplace book of R. M. Binning, c.1870Est. £600-£800
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