Sotheby Parke Bernet: CATALOGUE OF PRINTED BOOKS. COMPRISING, ENGLISH AND CONTINENTAL LITERATURE AND HISTORY OF THE 15TH TO THE 19TH CENTURY INCLUDING A COLLECTION OF BOOKS ON ARCHITECTURE, TRAVEL AND TOPOGRAPHY, SCIENCE, MEDICINE AND NATURAL HISTORY. COMPRISING, The Property , 1977(OMEGA),

Auction Details

Auction Date: July 25, 1977 - July 25, 1977

Page Size: 625 items in 7 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
500	[Alison (Sir Archibald) and P. F. Tytler]	Travels in France. .. 1814-15	Edinburgh	1816	GBP 15.00 - 25.00	10.00
501	Beattie (William)	The Danube		1844	GBP 30.00 - 50.00	120.00
502		Bruges-Beschryvinge van de vreugde-teeckenen de welcke op den 3 Mey 1749 sullen geschieden in het Ses-hondert-jaerig Jubile van het Heylig Bloedt onses Saligmaeckers het welck rust in de stad Brugghe	Bruges	1749	GBP 30.00 - 40.00	70.00
503	[CAMOCIO (G. F.)]	RACCOLTA DE DISEGNI di tutte le Citta et Fortezze di Mare che sono nel viaggio de Venetia a Costantinopoli	[? Venice]	[c. 1570]	GBP 100.00 - 150.00	580.00
504		Carr (Sir John) Descriptive travels in. . . Spain and the Balearic Isles in 1809...			GBP 40.00 - 50.00	Not Sold
505	COCKBURN (Major J.) AND J. HARDING	VIEWS TO ILLUSTRATE THE ROUTE OF THE SIMPLON		1822	GBP 150.00 - 200.00	480.00
506	COCKBURN (Major J.) AND C. HULLMANDEL	VIEWS TO ILLUSTRATE THE ROUTE OF MONT CENIS		1822	GBP 80.00 - 100.00	380.00
507		Cook (T. A.) Twenty-five Great Houses of France...			GBP 20.00 - 30.00	14.00
508	Cuccioni (Tommaso, publisher)	Num. Cento Vedute di Roma	Rome	[early nineteenth century]	GBP 40.00 - 60.00	25.00
509	Delkeskamp (F. W.)	Neues Panorama des Rheins,.. . Mainz bis Coin folding engraved panorama	Frankfort	1837	GBP 20.00 - 40.00	20.00
510		Dillon (John Talbot) Travels through Spain...			GBP 25.00 - 35.00	10.00
511	Drummond (Alexander)	Travels through. . . Germany, Italy, Greece and. . Asia		1754	GBP 25.00 - 40.00	110.00
512	FALDA (GIOVANNI BATTISTA)	Li Giardini di Roma. . . e Vedute in Prospettiva. . . Nuovamente dati alle Stampe. . . di Gio. Giacomo de Rossi	Rome	[c. 1750]	GBP 70.00 - 100.00	150.00
513	Gell (Sir William) and John P. Gandy	Pompeiana		1817-19	GBP 15.00 - 20.00	2.00
514	[Gunn (Mrs. H.)]	Letters written during a four-days' tour in Holland, in the summer of 1834		1834	GBP 30.00 - 40.00	80.00
515	Mackenzie (Sir George Steuart)	Travels in the Island of Iceland	Edinburgh	1811	GBP 30.00 - 40.00	32.00
516		Malta-Sucinta Relacam doultimo naufragio, e fim que teve o famozo Baxa' de Rhodes, primeiro, eo mais perfido autor da conspiracao ideada contra toda a llha de Malta	[? Lisbon]	[c. 1750]	GBP 20.00 - 30.00	18.00
517	Mariana (Juan de)	Historia general de Espana	Madrid	1608	GBP 50.00 - 75.00	Not Sold
518	Millin (A. L.)	Voyage dans les Departemens du Midi de la France	Paris	1807-11	GBP 25.00 - 40.00	Not Sold
519	PALLAS (P. S.)	TRAVELS THROUGH THE. .. RUSSIAN EMPIRE IN 1793 AND 1794		1802-03	GBP 180.00 - 250.00	Not Sold
520	Hunter (C. G.)	Russia, being a complete Picture of that Empire		1817	GBP 20.00 - 30.00	42.00
521	Bartlett (W. H.) and J. S. Coyne	The Scenery and Antiquities of Ireland		[c. 1846]	GBP 50.00 - 75.00	40.00
522	Batenham (G.)	Panoramic Delineations of the four Principal Streets of the City of Chester	Chester	[c. 1817]	GBP 40.00 - 60.00	140.00
523	Blomefield (Rev. Francis)	The History of. . . Norwich	Fersfield	1741	GBP 25.00 - 35.00	30.00
524	Brannon (George)	Vectis Scenery: being a series of.. . views. .. in the Isle of Wight [first and second series]	Wotton-Common	1829	GBP 20.00 - 30.00	40.00
525	Bridges (John) and Peter Whalley	History and Antiquities of Northamptonshire	Oxford	1791	GBP 25.00 - 35.00	10.00
526	CHAUNCY (Sir HENRY)	The Historical Antiquities of Hertfordshire		1700	GBP 75.00 - 100.00	240.00
527	Clark (Charles)	Architectura Ecclesiastica Londini: Survey of the. . . churches in London, Southwark and Westminster		1820	GBP 65.00 - 80.00	40.00
528	FARINGTON (JOSEPH) and T. H. Home	The Lakes of Lancashire, Westmorland, and Cumberland		1816	GBP 70.00 - 100.00	90.00
529	Finden (William and Edward)	Views of the Ports and Harbours. .. on the English Coast		1838	GBP 30.00 - 50.00	32.00
530	Green (Valentine)	The History and Antiquities of the City and Suburbs of Worcester		1796	GBP 30.00 - 40.00	45.00
531	Hoare (Sir Richard Colt)	Ancient History of South Wiltshire		1812	GBP 50.00 - 70.00	95.00
532	Home (Thomas Hartwell)	The Lakes of Lancashire, Westmorland, and Cumberland		1816	GBP 40.00 - 60.00	85.00
533	Ireland (Samuel)	Picturesque Views, with an historical account of the Inns of Court		1800	GBP 25.00 - 35.00	Not Sold
534		Lindesay (R.) The History of Scotland, minor stains and worming...			GBP 30.00 - 40.00	20.00
535	[Macky (John)]	A Journey through England [-A Journey through Scotland]		1724-29	GBP 20.00 - 30.00	48.00
536	[Pennant (Thomas)]	A Tour in Scotland MDCCLXIX	Chester	1771	GBP 10.00 - 15.00	14.00
537	Pennant (Thomas)	Tours in Wales		1810	GBP 10.00 - 15.00	32.00
538	Prout (J. S.)	Antiquities of Chester		[c. 1840]	GBP 50.00 - 70.00	95.00
539	Scott (Sir Walter)	Provincial Antiquities and Picturesque Scenery of Scotland		1826	GBP 20.00 - 30.00	10.00
540	STOW (JOHN)	THE SURVEY OF LONDON. . . inlarged by. .. A.M[unday]. . . and now completely finished by. . . H.D[yson] and others		1633	GBP 75.00 - 100.00	75.00
541	Stow (John)	The Survey of London		1633	GBP 30.00 - 40.00	20.00
542	Thornton (Col. T.)	A Sporting Tour through the Northern Parts of England and. . . Scotland		1804	GBP 20.00 - 40.00	35.00
543		Views of North Devon...			GBP 40.00 - 50.00	28.00
544	WALPOOLE (G. A.)	THE NEW BRITISH TRAVELLER		[c. 1800]	GBP 150.00 - 200.00	100.00
545	Whittock (N.)	The Oxford Drawing Book		[c. 1820]	GBP 15.00 - 25.00	12.00
546	WHITTOCK (N.)	The Microcosm of Oxford	Oxford	[n.d.]	GBP 40.00 - 60.00	25.00
547	ALBIN (ELEAZAR)	A Natural History of Birds		1734	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	450.00
548		Alanson (Edward) Practical Observations upon Amputation...			GBP 30.00 - 40.00	95.00
549	ANDREWS (H. C.)	THE HEATHERY; OR A MONOGRAPH OF THE GENUS ERICA		1804-[06]	GBP 300.00 - 350.00	400.00
550	ANDREWS (JAMES)	The Parterre: or, Beauties of Flora		1842	GBP 70.00 - 90.00	140.00
551	AUDUBON (J. J.)	The Birds of America. A Selection of Plates Facsimile. Vol. 2 [only]	Leipzig & London	1973	GBP 100.00 - 150.00	300.00
552	BACON (ROGER)	The Cure of Old Age, and Preservation of Youth...		1683	GBP 75.00 - 100.00	170.00
553	Bannerman (D. A.)	The Birds of the British Isles		1953-57	GBP 50.00 - 75.00	95.00
554	Bewick (T[homas])	History of British Birds...			GBP 50.00 - 75.00	140.00
555	Bewick (T[homas])	A History of British Birds	Newcastle[-upon-Tyne]	1805	GBP 35.00 - 50.00	60.00
556	Bewick (Thomas)	A History of British Birds	Newcastle	1826	GBP 20.00 - 30.00	60.00
557	Bewick (Thomas)	A History of British Birds	Newcastle[-upon-Tyne]	1832	GBP 30.00 - 40.00	50.00
558	Bion (N[icolas])	Traite de la construction et des principaux usages des instrumens de mathematique		1752	GBP 60.00 - 80.00	75.00
559		Boerhaave (Hermann) Aphorisms: Concerning The Knowledge and Cure of Diseases...			GBP 20.00 - 30.00	75.00
560	BOILLOT (JOSEPH)	ARTIFICES DE FEU, & DIUERS INSTRUMENTS DE GUERRE. Das ist, Kunstlich Feurwerck vnd Kriegs Instruments, allerhandt voste Orth zu defendirn vnd expugnirn...	Strassburg	1603	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	230.00
561	Bowles (C.)	Bowles's Florist		1774	GBP 30.00 - 40.00	48.00
562	Bradley (Richard)	The Gentleman and Gardeners Kalendar...			GBP 25.00 - 35.00	30.00
563	Carpenter (William B.)	Principles of Human Physiology	Philadelphia	1850	GBP 15.00 - 25.00	12.00
564	Chaptal (J. A.)	Elements of Chemistry. . .		1800	GBP 30.00 - 40.00	35.00
565		Congreve (Sir William) A Description of the Sights. .. for the use of the Navy...			GBP 20.00 - 30.00	60.00
566	Cooke (John)	Treatise on Nervous Diseases	Boston	1824	GBP 20.00 - 30.00	60.00
567	COUCH (JONATHAN)	A History of the Fishes of the British Islands		1867-66-67	GBP 75.00 - 100.00	200.00
568	CURTIS ([W.])	BOTANICAL MAGAZINE; or Flower Garden Displayed. .. conducted by Samuel Curtis. . . the Descriptions by William Jackson Hooker		1827-28	GBP 175.00 - 250.00	260.00
569	DISTANT (W. L.)	RHOPALOCERA MALAYANA: a description of the butterflies of the Malay Peninsula		1882-86	GBP 150.00 - 200.00	350.00
570	Donovan (E.)	The Natural History of British Insects, vol. VI...		1797-1806	GBP 40.00 - 60.00	80.00
571	Donovan (E.)	An Epitome of the Natural History of the Insects of China		1798	GBP 35.00 - 50.00	25.00
572		DUHAMEL DU MONCEAU ([H. L.]) TRAITE DES ARBRES FRUITIERS...			GBP 140.00 - 160.00	Not Sold
573	Evelyn (John)	Silva: or, a Discourse of Forest-Trees	York	1812	GBP 20.00 - 30.00	48.00
574	Ferguson (James)	Astronomy explained upon Sir Isaac Newton's Principles		1778	GBP 20.00 - 30.00	22.00
575		Floricultural Cabinet (The), and Florists' Magazine, vol. III-VIII		1835-40	GBP 35.00 - 45.00	150.00
576		Flowers from Stratford on Avon, printed in gold throughout...			GBP 60.00 - 70.00	25.00
577	FORSKAL (PETRUS)	DESCRIPTIONS ANIMALIUM. . . quae in itinere Orientali observavit P. Forskal...	Copenhagen	1775-76	GBP 300.00 - 500.00	800.00
578		Fulton (Robert) The Illustrated Book of Pigeons. . . Edited by Lewis Wright...			GBP 30.00 - 40.00	45.00
579	Heister (Laurence)	General System of Surgery		1745	GBP 20.00 - 30.00	65.00
580	Hooker (Sir William Jackson)	Garden Ferns		1862	GBP 50.00 - 75.00	80.00
581		Huber (P.) Recherches sur les moeurs des fourmis indigenes...			GBP 30.00 - 40.00	32.00
582	Hulme (F. Edward)	Familiar Wild Flowers		1916	GBP 30.00 - 40.00	20.00
583	HUNTER (JOHN)	A TREATISE ON THE BLOOD, INFLAMMATION, AND GUN-SHOT WOUNDS		1794	GBP 150.00 - 200.00	320.00
584	Jennings (David)	An Introduction to the Use of the Globes, and the Orrery		1747	GBP 20.00 - 30.00	35.00
585	Kirby (William) and William Spence	An Introduction to Entomology		1828	GBP 15.00 - 25.00	16.00
586	Kuhnert (Wilhelm) and R. Lydekker	Animal Portraiture		[1912]	GBP 50.00 - 75.00	60.00
587	Le Blond (Alexandre)	The Theory and Practice of Gardening...		1728	GBP 50.00 - 75.00	140.00
588	Lilford ([T. L. Powys], Lord)	Notes on the Birds of Northamptonshire and Neighbourhood		1895	GBP 30.00 - 40.00	55.00
589	Lowe (E. J.)	Ferns: British and Exotic...			GBP 40.00 - 60.00	85.00
590		Mandl (Louis) Traite pratique du Microscope...			GBP 20.00 - 30.00	42.00
591	Manni (Domenico Maria)	Degli occhiali da naso inventati da Salvino Armati, gentiluomo fiorentino: trattato istorico	Florence	1738	GBP 20.00 - 30.00	35.00
592		Manual (A) of the Conifers...			GBP 10.00 - 15.00	8.00
593	Martyn (Thomas)	Thirty-Eight Plates,. .. to illustrate Linnaeus's System of Vegetables		1794	GBP 30.00 - 40.00	22.00
594	MAUND (B.)	The Botanic Garden		1825-28	GBP 80.00 - 120.00	130.00
595	Maynwaringe (Everard)	Morbus Polyrhizos. .. A Treatise of the Scurvy		1672	GBP 20.00 - 30.00	70.00
596	MILLAIS (J. G.)	Game Birds and Shooting-Sketches		1892	GBP 150.00 - 200.00	150.00
597	Miller (Joseph)	Botanicum Officinale; or a Compendious Herbal		1722	GBP 40.00 - 60.00	22.00
598	MORRIS (BEVERLEY R.)	BRITISH GAME BIRDS AND WILDFOWL		1855	GBP 120.00 - 150.00	380.00
599	[MORRIS (BEVERLEY R.)]	[British Game Birds and Wildfowl]		[late nineteenth century]	GBP 120.00 - 180.00	260.00

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Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000.

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Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000.

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Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Francesco Colonna. Hypnerotomachie, Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Nausea. De principiis dialectices Gorgias, and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Billon. Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur, Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000.

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Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of Sense and Sensibility, the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.