31 |
Cockerell, S.C. The Gorleston Psalter. Chiswick Press, London, 1907, Coloured plates, folio, half cloth, inscribed by the author to J.R. Mclean, and with the latter's donative bookplate. £60-120 | Nil |
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240 |
| 32 | Destrez, Jean. La Pecia. Vautrain, Paris, 1935; Fortuna, Alberto Maria. Autographi dell'Archivo Mediceo avanti Il Pincipato. Mori, Florence, 1977, Plates, folio, original wrappers or cloth; and two others. (4) £60-120 | Nil |
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200 |
| 33 | Durrieu, Paul. La miniature flamande. Van Oest, Brussels, 1924, Plates, folio, half cloth, bit worn; and five others, art. (6) £50-80 | Nil |
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| 34 | Egerton, A. The Ellesmere Chaucer reproduced in facsimile. University Press, Manchester, 1911, 2 vol., coloured plates, folio, copy no. 131, half leather bit worn, interesting insertions re later reprints; and another on the same. (3) £100-200 | Nil |
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220 |
| 35 | Iseley, Nancy. La Chancun de Willame . . . etymological Glossary by Guerard Piffard. Chapel Hill, 1961, Wrappers, inscribed by Piffard to Preston "with many thanks for so much help"; Miniatures from a French Horae . . . in Honour of John Alexander Herbert. London, 1927, Half vellum; Olschki, Leo. Incunables illustrs imitant les manuscripts. Florence, 1914, Plates, wrappers; Ellis, F.S. The Hours of Albert of Brandenburg. Ellis & White, London, c. 1910, Limited to 50 copies, plates, wrappers; and others, palaeography. (18) £50-100 | Nil |
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60 |
| 36 | James, M.R. A descriptive Catalogue of the Latin Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library at Manchester. Manchester, 1921, 2 vol., plates, folio, cloth, 2 ALS from James to Dr. Jessop inserted. £150-200 | Nil |
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170 |
| 37 | Oakeshott, Walter. The two Winchester Bibles. Clarendon, Oxford, 1981, Plates, large folio, cloth, slipcase. £50-100 | Nil |
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70 |
| 38 | [Olschki, Leo.] Incunabula typographica . . . the Library of Henry Walters. Baltimore, 1906, Full calf by C. Tartagli of Florence, with his ticket; and seven others, bibliography. (8) £30-60 | Nil |
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80 |
| 39 | Thomas ... Kempis. L'Imitation Jesus-Christ. Curmer, Paris, 1856, 3 vol., fine chromolithographic illustrations, few faint stains but a nice set in near contemporary brown morocco, gilt, by Riviere, Brymer Heirloom stamp on 3 leaves. (3) £600-800 | Nil |
|
700 |
| 40 | Warner, Sir George. Queen Mary's Psalter. British Museum, London, 1912, Plates, folio, half red morocco, g.t., 1912; and others, similar. (12) £100-150 | Nil |
|
240 |
| 41 | Warner, Sir George. British Museum. Catalogue of Western Manuscripts in the Old Royal and King's Collections. London, 1921, 4 vol., plates, folio, original cloth. (4) £100-200 | Nil |
|
170 |
| 42 | Westwood, J. O. Illuminated illustrations of the Bible. Smith, London, 1856, Coloured plates, 4to., half leather, bit worn; Jeaves, I.H. Descriptive catalogue of the Charters and Muniments . . . at Berkeley Castle. Bristol, 1892, Original cloth, worn; and seven others. (9) £50-100 | Nil |
|
260 |
| 43 | [Malory, Sir Thomas]. The most ancient and famous History of the renowned Prince Arthur, King of Britaine . . . newly refined and published for the Delight and Profit of the Reader. Stansby, London, 1634, 3 pt. in one vol., the same woodcut frontispiece to each part, sm. 4to., printing flaw affecting imprint in first part, some browning, few minor rustholes affecting a letter or two, few leaves near the end of final vol. perhaps supplied, E.V. Utterson's copy with his book label, bound for him in brown morocco, g.e., his initials on sides, joints somewhat worn. £6000-8000 | Nil |
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8500 |
| 44 | [Nottingham, Earl of]. The Indictment, Arraignment, Tryal and Judgment, at large, of twenty-nine Regicides. London, 1724, Calf backed, boards, worn, lacking all after p.366 with catchword "The"; and others, history. (17) £40-60 | Nil |
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80 |
| 45 | Colonna, Francesco. Le Tableu des riches Inventions couvertes du Voile des Feaintes Amourseuses, qui sont representees dans le Songe de Poliphile. M. Guillemot, Paris, 1600, Engraved title (badly trimmed), upwards of 180 woodcuts, some just trimmed, waterstain towards the end softens paper in last few leaves, with loss of text, 4to., 18th century French calf, worn, Earl de Grey, Wrest Park bookplate; sold not subject to return. £250-400 | Nil |
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900 |
| 46 | Henry VI. Copia ult voluntatis Regis Henrici Sexti pro Collegiis suis Regalibus. London, c. 1550, 12 leaves, (last blank), transcript of Henry VI's "will" i.e. his intentions regarding the endowment and building of Eton College and King's College Cambridge, folio, disbound. According to Alan Thomas (his TS description included) this is ex. Phillipps 13761, though there is no sign of this now. £200-300 | Nil |
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1100 |
| 47 | Bible Illustrations. Historiarum Veteris Instrumenti et Apocalysis Icones. [Regnault,] Paris, 1538, First edition of this version (the original published in Lyons the same year), 128 fine woodcuts adapted from Holbein, old inscription on title, purple morocco by Klaussen(?), g.e. £600-800 | Nil |
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2400 |
| 48 | Pliny. Epistolarum libri X. Venice, Aldus, 1518, Title and anchor device cut out and mounted, the prelims perhaps from the 1508 ed. since they comprise 11 leaves only, the register at end calls for 26, annotation in a 17th(?) century Italian hand, old vellum, worn; sold not subject to return. £100-150 | Nil |
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100 |
| 49 | Book of Hours. G. Hardouin, Paris, [1518]. Printed on vellum, illuminated printer's device, with anatomical man on verso, 16 near full page illustrations and 16 small, all illuminated in gold and colours, but lacking (probably - the collation of printed Books of Hours is very variable) six leaves at the end which would have contained the Apocalypse and Destruction of Jerusalem promised on title, small capitals in gold on blue or orange grounds, 18th century French red morocco, g.e., later endpapers and slipcase, bought of Traylen in 1964 £3000-4000 | Nil |
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4200 |
| 50 | [Savonarola, Girolamo.] Operetta molto Divota sopra e Dieci Comandamenti. [GS de Carlo da Pavia,] Florence, 1508, Second edition, 2 fine woodcuts, 19th century half calf, 33 at base of spine, Quaritch collation note erased at end, bought by Kerrison Preston from Alan Thomas in 1960, with letter from him inserted. £600-800 | Nil |
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650 |
| 51 | Book of Hours. Northern France, ca. 1480-1500. Manuscript in Latin, except for the Fifteen Joys of the Virgin and the seven requests, which are in French. 140 leaves, 15 illuminated arched miniatures, 2 small miniatures in the Gospel lesson, most pages with illuminated floral panel and initials, gothic script, 4to (ca. 15.5 by 11.5 cm) some rubbing but in sound condition, few leaves perhaps missing from the Gospel lessons, early 18th century French red morocco, gilt, g.e., minor repair to front joint, morocco slipcase by Lortic originally belonging to another ms. Engraved ecclesiastical bookplate coeval with the binding on front pastedown (or, a cross gules between 16 martlets), another armorial erased from binding blank, bought by Kerrison Preston in 1965 from Alan Thomas, his description enclosed. A profusely illustrated Book of Hours, with large miniatures in the style of the Master of the Echevinage of Rouen (Master of the Geneva Latini). The subjects of the miniatures are St. John on Patmos, the Annunciation, the Visitation, the Nativity, the Shepherds, the Adoration of the Magi, Presentation in the Temple, Flight into Egypt, Coronation of the Virgin, Crucifixion, Pentecost, David & Bathsheba, Death with his Spear,Virgin and Child on a Mandorla, the Trinity. The two smaller miniatures are St. Luke, Virgin and Child. £20000-25000 | Nil |
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14000 |
| 52 | Book of Hours. France, ca. 1450,Double leaf, with four illuminated borders; Book of Hours. France, ca. 1480,Single leaf, initials in gold. And various other leaves and scraps, including 5 leaves (3 woodcuts) from the 1545 Hypnerotomachia, 4 leaves from an early edition of Holinshed, etc.; contained in a large morocco box by Bradstreet which once housed the original manuscript of Thoreau's Walden; the lot sold not subject to return. £50-100 | Nil |
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400 |
| 53 | Book of Hours. Bruges, ca. 1460-80,Manuscript on vellum, in Latin, 186 leaves, 14 illuminated arched miniatures, each within full border in gold and colours, 14 leaves with 5 line illuminated initials, text in a rounded gothic script, at the end 2 leaves with prayers for St. Benedict and others in a later and less finished hand, sm. 4to (ca. 9 by 7cm.), few leaves in calendar misbound, some borders trimmed, some rubbing, 17th century brown morocco, g.e., probably a French binding, repaired, in a recent Spicer box. A charming Book of Hours, of almost miniature proportions, with miniatures which show the influence of William de Vrelant. The subjects of the miniatures are Crucifixion, Pentecost, Virgin enthroned, Annunciation, Visitation, Nativity, the Shepherds, Adoration of the Magi, Circumcision, Massacre of the Innocents, Flight into Egypt, Coronation of the Virgin King David, Funeral service. £15000-20000 | Nil |
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14000 |
| 54 | Baedeker, Karl. The United States with an Excursion into Mexico. Leipzig, Baedeker, 1893,Maps and plans, original cloth, worn; and other guide books, mostly Baedekers. (13) £50-70 | Nil |
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80 |
| 55 | [Beckford, W.] Vathek . . . fourth edition, revised and corrected. Clarke, London, 1823,Frontispiece, calf, gilt, spine chipped, 19th century inscriptions suggesting that this was Beckford's copy, given by his daughter the Countess of Sutherland to F.C. Brooke of Ufford, a Suffolk neighbour; and others, Henry James, Willa Cather, etc. (ca. 20) £40-60 | Nil |
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130 |
| 56 | Preston, John. The picture of Yarmouth. Sloman, Yarmouth, 1819,Engraved plates, a family copy, with a number of insertions, including 5 drawings (one of tramways opposite the Custom House, 1847, signed JP del; others (e.g. Childrens Hospital) probably originals for the published plates, half calf, worn. £750-1500 | Nil |
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| 57 | Preston, William. The poetical works. For the Author, Dublin, 1793. 2 vol., portrait, possibly lacking frontis to vol. 2, some browning, recent half leather. (2) 40/60 | Nil |
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50 |
| 58 | Blunt, Wilfrid. Cockerell. Hamilton, London, 1964,Plates, cloth, a.l.s. from author to Kerrison Preston inserted; Ross, Margery (ed.). Robert Ross, Friend of Friends. Cape, London, 1952,Plates, cloth, with a.l.s. from editor; and others, art and biography. (32) £60-80 | Nil |
|
260 |
| 59 | Cecil, Lord David. Augustus John; fifty two drawings. Rainbird, London, 1957, No. 54 of 150 copies, signed, plates, folio, half vellum, slipcase.; and seven others. (8) £50-100 | Nil |
|
240 |
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60 |
James, M.R. Ghost Stories of an Antiquary. Arnold, London, 1904, First edition, nice copy in original canvas, bookplate of F.H. Evans. £200-300 |
Nil |
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600 |
