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English Literature, History, Children's Books And Illustrations
09 December 2014 • London
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281 lots
  • 1. Cecil, Robert, First Earl of Salisbury
    Letter signed, to Ralph Winwood,
    Estimate: 40,000 – 60,000 GBP
    BIDDING IS CLOSED
  • 2. Boswell, James
    The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. London: Henry Baldwin, 1791
    Estimate: 1,200 – 1,800 GBP
    BIDDING IS CLOSED
  • 3. Cromwell, Oliver
    Copper gilt coffin plate
    Estimate: 8,000 – 12,000 GBP
    BIDDING IS CLOSED
  • 4. Darwin, Charles
    On the Origin of Species by means of Natural Selection. London: John Murray, 1859
    Estimate: 40,000 – 60,000 GBP
    BIDDING IS CLOSED
  • 5. King George I
    Order for his Proclamation, signed by twelve members of the Accession Council,
    Estimate: 30,000 – 50,000 GBP
    BIDDING IS CLOSED
  • 6. Hakluyt, Richard
    The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation, made by sea or over-land, to the remote and farthest distant quarters of the earth. London: George Bishop, Ralph Newberie and Robert Barker, 1598-1599-1600
    Estimate: 7,000 – 9,000 GBP
    BIDDING IS CLOSED
  • 7. Manuscript volume principally on military subjects,
    Estimate: 8,000 – 12,000 GBP
    BIDDING IS CLOSED
  • 8. Hawkesworth, John
    An Account of the Voyages undertaken by the order of His Present Majesty for making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere. London: W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1773
    Estimate: 4,000 – 5,000 GBP
    BIDDING IS CLOSED
  • 9. Hennepin, Louis
    A New Discovery of a Vast Country in America, extending above four thousand miles, between New France and New Mexico. London: M. Bentley, J. Tonson, [&c.], 1698
    Estimate: 2,000 – 3,000 GBP
    BIDDING IS CLOSED
  • 10. Hobbes, Thomas
    Two works comprising:
    Estimate: 1,500 – 2,500 GBP
    BIDDING IS CLOSED
  • 11. Jones, Inigo
    The Designs of Inigo Jones, consisting of Plans and Elevations for Publick and Private Buildings. Publish'd by William Kent, with some additional designs. [London], 1727
    Estimate: 2,500 – 3,500 GBP
    BIDDING IS CLOSED
  • 12. Loggan, David
    Oxonia illustrata. Oxford: e Theatro Sheldoniano, 1675
    Estimate: 2,000 – 3,000 GBP
    BIDDING IS CLOSED