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Fine Books from a Distinguished Private Library

Fine Books from a Distinguished Private Library

Fine Books from a Distinguished Private Library

28 November 202312:00 GMT

London

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Fine Books from a Distinguished Private Library

16 November - 28 November 2023 • London

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Aeschylus | Tragedies in Greek. Glasgow, 1795, bound with Flaxman’s Compositions, 1795, finely bound by Staggemeier and Welcher

1. Aeschylus | Tragedies in Greek. Glasgow, 1795, bound with Flaxman’s Compositions, 1795, finely bound by Staggemeier and Welcher

Alphand, Jean-Charles Adolphe | Les promenades de Paris. Paris, 1867-1873, showing Parisian gardens and their modernisation

2. Alphand, Jean-Charles Adolphe | Les promenades de Paris. Paris, 1867-1873, showing Parisian gardens and their modernisation

 Jean-Baptiste Audebert | Histoire naturelle des singes. Paris, 1797-[1800], in the original parts, fine illustrations of primates

3. Jean-Baptiste Audebert | Histoire naturelle des singes. Paris, 1797-[1800], in the original parts, fine illustrations of primates

John James Audubon | The birds of America. Facsimile of the 1827–1838 edition. New York, 1985

4. John James Audubon | The birds of America. Facsimile of the 1827–1838 edition. New York, 1985

Aurelius Augustinus | De civitate Dei. Basel, 25 March 1479, contemporary binding

5. Aurelius Augustinus | De civitate Dei. Basel, 25 March 1479, contemporary binding

Bible, German | Nuremberg: Koberger, 1483, contemporary hand-colour and a publisher’s binding

6. Bible, German | Nuremberg: Koberger, 1483, contemporary hand-colour and a publisher’s binding

Bible, English | Erasmus’ paraphrases of the New Testament, 1551–1549. London, 2 volumes

7. Bible, English | Erasmus’ paraphrases of the New Testament, 1551–1549. London, 2 volumes

Bible, English | King James version. Cambridge, 1638, fine red morocco by the Geometrical Compartment Binder

8. Bible, English | King James version. Cambridge, 1638, fine red morocco by the Geometrical Compartment Binder

Bible, English, King James Version | Cambridge, 1660, 2 volumes, numerous engraved illustrations

9. Bible, English, King James Version | Cambridge, 1660, 2 volumes, numerous engraved illustrations

Bible, Polyglot | Walton’s polyglot Bible. London, 1655-1657, 8 volumes, the Wardington copy

10. Bible, Polyglot | Walton’s polyglot Bible. London, 1655-1657, 8 volumes, the Wardington copy

Bible, English | King James version. Oxford, Baskett, 1717, the Wardington copy of the "Vinegar" Bible, with fore-edge paintings

11. Bible, English | King James version. Oxford, Baskett, 1717, the Wardington copy of the "Vinegar" Bible, with fore-edge paintings

Bible, Dutch | Taferelen der voornaamste Geschiedenissen van het Oude en Nieuwe Testamen. The Hague, 1728-1729, 2 volumes

12. Bible, Dutch | Taferelen der voornaamste Geschiedenissen van het Oude en Nieuwe Testamen. The Hague, 1728-1729, 2 volumes

Bible, German | Biblia, Nuremberg, 1768, fine contemporary binding, gilt and painted

13. Bible, German | Biblia, Nuremberg, 1768, fine contemporary binding, gilt and painted

Bible, German | [Weimar Elector’s Bible], 1768, finely bound by Johann Georg Dachau

14. Bible, German | [Weimar Elector’s Bible], 1768, finely bound by Johann Georg Dachau

Bible, German | Nuremberg, 1788, finely bound by the workshop of Georg Friedrich Lütkemann of Rostock

15. Bible, German | Nuremberg, 1788, finely bound by the workshop of Georg Friedrich Lütkemann of Rostock

Joan Blaeu | Novum ac magnum theatrum urbium Belgicae regiae. Amsterdam, 1649

16. Joan Blaeu | Novum ac magnum theatrum urbium Belgicae regiae. Amsterdam, 1649

Giambattista Bodoni, printer | Epithalamia exoticis linguis reddita. Parma, 1775, a typographical tour de force

17. Giambattista Bodoni, printer | Epithalamia exoticis linguis reddita. Parma, 1775, a typographical tour de force

Edward Adveno Brooke | The gardens of England. London, 1857. “deluxe” edition, with plates finished by hand

18. Edward Adveno Brooke | The gardens of England. London, 1857. “deluxe” edition, with plates finished by hand

Captain Thomas Brown | Illustrations of the American ornithology. Edinburgh, [1831]-1835, the dedicatee’s large-paper copy with superior colour

19. Captain Thomas Brown | Illustrations of the American ornithology. Edinburgh, [1831]-1835, the dedicatee’s large-paper copy with superior colour

Pierre Joseph Buc’hoz | Herbier colorié de l’Amerique. Paris, 1783, 2 volumes, rare colour plates of American flora

20. Pierre Joseph Buc’hoz | Herbier colorié de l’Amerique. Paris, 1783, 2 volumes, rare colour plates of American flora

David Burr | An atlas of the state of New York. New York 1829, a landmark in the cartography of American states

21. David Burr | An atlas of the state of New York. New York 1829, a landmark in the cartography of American states

Thomas Cartwright | A confutation of the Rhemists translation, glosses and annotations on the New Testament. Leiden, 1618, a good example of a book from the Pilgrim Press

22. Thomas Cartwright | A confutation of the Rhemists translation, glosses and annotations on the New Testament. Leiden, 1618, a good example of a book from the Pilgrim Press

Louis François Cassas and Joseph De Lavallée | Voyage pittoresque et historique de l’Istrie et de la Dalmatie. Paris, 1802, topographical illustrations of the Neoclassical movement

23. Louis François Cassas and Joseph De Lavallée | Voyage pittoresque et historique de l’Istrie et de la Dalmatie. Paris, 1802, topographical illustrations of the Neoclassical movement

Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen | Grundsätze der höhern Kriegskunst und Beyspiele ihrer zweckmässigen Anwendung für die Generale der Österreichischen Armee, Vienna, 1808

24. Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen | Grundsätze der höhern Kriegskunst und Beyspiele ihrer zweckmässigen Anwendung für die Generale der Österreichischen Armee, Vienna, 1808

Henri Charpentier, publisher and editor | Paris dans sa splendeur: monuments, vues, scènes historiques, escriptions et histoire. Paris, 1861, fine hand-coloured lithographed plates of Paris

25. Henri Charpentier, publisher and editor | Paris dans sa splendeur: monuments, vues, scènes historiques, escriptions et histoire. Paris, 1861, fine hand-coloured lithographed plates of Paris

Christine de Pisan, and others | Poëmes et ballades du temps passé. Paris, 1902, with original illustration and bound by Meunier

26. Christine de Pisan, and others | Poëmes et ballades du temps passé. Paris, 1902, with original illustration and bound by Meunier

William Curtis | Flora Londinensis. London, 1777-1828, an important survey of London flora

27. William Curtis | Flora Londinensis. London, 1777-1828, an important survey of London flora

Domenicus Custos | Fuggerorum et fuggerarum, Augsburg, 1618, seventeenth-century wealth and fashion depicted

28. Domenicus Custos | Fuggerorum et fuggerarum, Augsburg, 1618, seventeenth-century wealth and fashion depicted

Dante Alighieri | La divina commedia. Milan, 1809, 3 volumes, finely bound for the Duke of Saxe-Teschen by Friedrich Kraus

29. Dante Alighieri | La divina commedia. Milan, 1809, 3 volumes, finely bound for the Duke of Saxe-Teschen by Friedrich Kraus

Paul Decker | An architectural sammelband. Augsburg, 1711–1727, four works on baroque architecture

30. Paul Decker | An architectural sammelband. Augsburg, 1711–1727, four works on baroque architecture

Henry Drummond | Histories of the noble British families. London, 1842-1846

31. Henry Drummond | Histories of the noble British families. London, 1842-1846

Daniel Giraud Elliot | A monograph of the bucerotidae, or family of the hornbills. New York, [1876]-1882, fine plates by Keulemans

32. Daniel Giraud Elliot | A monograph of the bucerotidae, or family of the hornbills. New York, [1876]-1882, fine plates by Keulemans

William Faden and others | Composite atlas. London, 1743-1788

33. William Faden and others | Composite atlas. London, 1743-1788

Louis-Claude de Saulces de Freycinet | Voyage autour du monde. Paris, 1824-1826, 4 atlas volumes

34. Louis-Claude de Saulces de Freycinet | Voyage autour du monde. Paris, 1824-1826, 4 atlas volumes

Jean Froissart | Cronycles of Englande, France, Spayne, Portyngale, Scotlande, Bretaine, Flanders. London, c.1535, William Morris’s copy

35. Jean Froissart | Cronycles of Englande, France, Spayne, Portyngale, Scotlande, Bretaine, Flanders. London, c.1535, William Morris’s copy

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe | Faust, Paris, 1880, a “cuir ciselé” binding by Charles Meunier

36. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe | Faust, Paris, 1880, a “cuir ciselé” binding by Charles Meunier

Salomon Gessner | Oeuvres. Paris, 1786-1793, finely bound by Bozerian.

37. Salomon Gessner | Oeuvres. Paris, 1786-1793, finely bound by Bozerian.

John Gould | A monograph of the trochilidae, or… humming-birds [with supplement]. London, 1849–1887, 6 volumes

38. John Gould | A monograph of the trochilidae, or… humming-birds [with supplement]. London, 1849–1887, 6 volumes

John Gould | The birds of Great Britain. London, 1862 1873, 5 volumes, one of the greatest works of British ornithology

39. John Gould | The birds of Great Britain. London, 1862 1873, 5 volumes, one of the greatest works of British ornithology

Gregory I, Pope | Moralia, sive expositio in Job, Rome, 1475

40. Gregory I, Pope | Moralia, sive expositio in Job, Rome, 1475

William Hamilton | Campi phlegraei. Paris, [1799-1802], a deluxe copy with plates in two states

41. William Hamilton | Campi phlegraei. Paris, [1799-1802], a deluxe copy with plates in two states

James Duffield Harding | Sketches at home and abroad. London, 1836, early tinted lithographed plates

42. James Duffield Harding | Sketches at home and abroad. London, 1836, early tinted lithographed plates

Alexis Hubert Jaillot and Nicolas Sanson | Atlas nouveau. Amsterdam, 1692-1696, in fine contemporary colour

43. Alexis Hubert Jaillot and Nicolas Sanson | Atlas nouveau. Amsterdam, 1692-1696, in fine contemporary colour

George Wilkins Kendall and Carl Nebel | The war between the United States and Mexico illustrated. New York, 1851, early pictorial war reportage

44. George Wilkins Kendall and Carl Nebel | The war between the United States and Mexico illustrated. New York, 1851, early pictorial war reportage

Rockwell Kent, illustrator | Original maquettes for Candide. New York, 1928, hand-coloured by the artist

45. Rockwell Kent, illustrator | Original maquettes for Candide. New York, 1928, hand-coloured by the artist

Salomon Kleiner | Residences memorables. Augsburg, 1731-1740; 1734

46. Salomon Kleiner | Residences memorables. Augsburg, 1731-1740; 1734

Salomon Kleiner | Residences memorables de… le Duc de Savoye et de Piemont [bound with] representation des animaux de la menagerie. Augsburg, 1731-1740; 1734

47. Salomon Kleiner | Residences memorables de… le Duc de Savoye et de Piemont [bound with] representation des animaux de la menagerie. Augsburg, 1731-1740; 1734

Georg Wolfgang Knorr | Deliciae naturae selectae. Dordrecht, 1771, illustrated "cabinets of wonders"

48. Georg Wolfgang Knorr | Deliciae naturae selectae. Dordrecht, 1771, illustrated "cabinets of wonders"

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