Sothebys: VALUABLE FRENCH & ENGLISH BOOKS., 07May1934,

Auction Details

Auction Date: May 07, 1934 - May 07, 1934

Page Size: 546 items in 6 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
298	Foglioso, G. di	La Caccia ... con molte ricette, & Rimedii per risanare i Cani da diuerse malatie.			GBP -	0.10
299	Forbes, John	Cantus		1682	GBP -	1.10
300	Fox, George	An Epistle General to them who are of the Royal Priest-hood and chosen generation.		1660	GBP -	0.10
301	Francesco di Paola, St.; Sanders, N.	La miracolosa vita di San Francesco da Paolo; De origine ac progressu schismatis Anglicani liber		1582; 1585	GBP -	0.12
302		Frederick, King of Bohemia.		1620	GBP -	0.15
303	Manzini, G. B.	French (The) Heravld sent to the Princes of Christendome; Priviledges (The) and Practice of Parlia ments in England; Politicali Observations upon the fall of Seianvs ... translated by Sr. T. H[awkins]		1622; 1628; 1634	GBP -	0.10
304	Galen, C.; Thriverus, H.	De crisibus libri tres; De mor-borum et symptomatum differentiis; Commentarii in omnes Galeni libros de temperamentis		1549; 1550; 1547	GBP -	0.05
305	GALILEO, GALILEI	DIALOGO ... doue ne i congressi di quarto gior-nate si discorre SOPRA I DUE MASSIMI SISTEMI DEL MONDO TOLOMAICO E COPERNICO	Florence	1632	GBP -	19.00
306	Galileo, G.; Clare, M.; Glaser, C.	Systema Cosmicum; The Motion of Fluids, natural and artificial; in particular that of the air and water; Novum laboratorium medico-chymicum		1663; 1735; 1677	GBP -	2.10
307	GARTER, BERNARD	A New Yeares Gifte	London	1579	GBP -	7.10
308	Gauden, J.	Cromwell's Bloody Slaughter-house; or, his Dam-nable Designes laid and practised by him and his Negro's	London	1660	GBP -	1.10
309	Gayton, E.	Walk Knaves		1659	GBP -	0.10
310	GEDDE, WALTER	A BOOKE OF SUNDRY DRAUGHTES	London	1615-16	GBP -	4.15
311	Gerbier, Sir Balthazar	Les Effects Pernicieux de Meschants Favoris et Grand Ministres d'Estat es Provinces Belgiques		1653	GBP -	0.05
312	Gerson, Jo. De; Brandt, S.; Moschus, D.	Sermo de passione domini; Expositiones sive declarationes omnium Titulorum iuris tam civilis quam canonici; Demetrii Moschi Laconis hoc ad Helena & Alex andriu		1510; 1530	GBP -	0.14
313		Giraldus Cambrensis. Pontici Virvnnii ... Britannicae Historiae Libri Sex ... quibus praefixus est catalogus Regum Britanniae : per Dauidem Pouelum.	London	1585	GBP -	1.10
314	Goddard, Jonathan	A Discourse of the unhappy condition of the practice of physick in London		1670	GBP -	3.15
315	Goodall, C.	Poems and Translations ... by a late Scholar of Eaton		1689	GBP -	3.15
316	Gore, T.	Catalogus ... anthorum ... qui de re heraldica latine	Oxford	1674	GBP -	Not Sold
317		Grand (The) Mystery, or Art of Meditating over an House of Office			GBP -	1.10
318	Green, Matthew	The Spleen.		1737	GBP -	0.12
319		GROLIER CLUB.	New York	1893-1905	GBP -	11.00
320	GUAZZO, STEPHEN	THE CIUILE CONUERSATION ... written first in Italian	London	1586	GBP -	5.00
321	Guenebauld, Jean	Le Réveil de Chyndonax Prince des Vacies Druydes celtiquves Diionois		1621	GBP -	0.10
322	Guigard, Jo.	Nouvel armorial du Bibliophile	Paris	1890	GBP -	4.00
323	Haddon, Walter	Lucubrationes ... editae studio & labore Thomae Hatched Cantabrigiensis	London	1567	GBP -	0.05
324	Haebler, Konrad	Typenrepertorium der Wiegendrucke, 3 vol. in 2, cloth and half morocco 8vo. 1905-10		1905-10	GBP -	1.00
325	Haestens, H.	La Nouvelle Troye ou Memorable histoire du siege d'Ostende		1615	GBP -	1.05
326	Handel, G. F.	Floridant.		1721	GBP -	1.00
327		Harmony (An) of the Confessions of the faith of the Christian and Reformed Churches ... There are added in the ende verie shorte notes ... Newlie translated out of Latine into English.	Cambridge	1586	GBP -	0.10
328	Harriot, Thomas	Artis Analyticae Praxis	London	1631	GBP -	3.10
329	Hartlib, S.	A Description of the famous Kingdome of Macaria; shewing its excellent Government : wherein the Inhabitants live in great Prosperity	London	1641	GBP -	0.15
330	Hawkins, William	En Priscianus verberans et vapulans	London	1632	GBP -	Not Sold
331	HAYMO	COMMENTARIORUM IN APOCALYPSIM LIBRI VII.	Cologne	1531	GBP -	5.00
332	Herbert, Thomas	An Elegie upon the Death of Thomas Earle of Strafford		1641	GBP -	3.10
333	Herman, Von Wied	(Archbp. of Cologne)	London	1547	GBP -	Not Sold
334	HEYWOOD, THOMAS	TROIA BRITANICA : or, Great Britaines Troy.	London	1609	GBP -	1.15
335		Hierocles upon the Golden Verses of Pythagoras; teaching a ver-tuous and worthy Life		1657	GBP -	0.05
336	Higden, R.	Polycronycon [translated into English by John of Trevisa]		16 May, 1527	GBP -	5.10
337	HIGDEN, R.	Polycronycon [translated into English by John of Trevisa]		16 May, 1527	GBP -	4.10
338	Holland, H.	Herwologia Anglica hoc est clarissimorum ... Anglo-rum ... M.D. ... vsque ad ... M.D.C. XX ... vivae effigies		1620	GBP -	3.05
339	Toland, John	Hollis Binding.		1761	GBP -	4.10
340	Lefroy, Ant.	Hollis Binding.		1763	GBP -	1.00
341	Hooker, T.; Brerewood, E.; Pagitt, E.	A Comment upon Christ's last Prayer ... by ...Thomas Hooker; En quiries touching the diversity of Languages and Religions; Christianographie, or the description of the multitude and sundry sorts of Christians in the World		1656; 1622; 1636	GBP -	0.05
342	Horae	Use of Paris	Paris	19 June, 1525	GBP -	1.10
343	Horae	Dominican use		LATE XV CENTURY	GBP -	4.05
344	Howard, Henry	Indication of Memorials		1834	GBP -	Not Sold
345		Huth Library.		1912	GBP -	0.05
346	Hutton, Matthew, Archbp. of York	A Sermon preached at Yorke	London	1579	GBP -	Not Sold
347	James I.	Basilikon Doron.	London	1603	GBP -	0.10
348	James I.	A Meditation vpon The 27, 28, 29, Verses of the xxvII.	London	1620	GBP -	0.10
349	James, Thomas	The Iesuits downefall		1603	GBP -	1.10
350	Jerome, St.	Le vite dei santi padri per diuersi eloquentissimi doctori uulgarizate			GBP -	1.10
351		Jesuits.		1566	GBP -	0.10
352	Jewel, John	An Apologie or answere in defence of the Churche of Englande	London	1564	GBP -	0.15
353	Jewel, J.	Apologia ecclesiae Anglicanae		1565	GBP -	0.05
354		Jew's (The) Triumph		1753	GBP -	2.05
355	Johannes de Janduno	Quaestiones super tres libros de anima Aristotelis		18 June, 1480	GBP -	0.10
356	Johnson, Dr. S.; Earle, J.; Butler, James, Marquess of Ormonde	The Vision of Theodore; Micro-cosmography; The Origin of the Booti-clanx, etc.		1831; 1773; n. d.	GBP -	0.10
357	Kempster, Barth.	Batt upon Batt.	London	1680	GBP -	0.10
358	KILLIGREW, ANNE	POEMS		1686	GBP -	5.15
359	KIRK, R.	SECRET COMMONWEALTH	Edinburgh	1815	GBP -	5.10
360	Knewstub, John	A Confutation of monstrous and horrible heresies	London	1579	GBP -	1.00
361	Knox, John; Sandys, G.	An Answer to a great number of blasphemous cauilla-tions written by an Anabaptist; A Paraphrase vpon the Psalmes of David		1560; 1636	GBP -	0.10
362	Labadie, E.; Philippe, Jules	Notices biographiques sur les imprimeurs et libraries Bordelais des 16-18 siècles; Origine de l'imprimerie à Paris	Paris	1885; 1900	GBP -	0.12
363		Lamentations (The) on the French Marshals; Tom of Bedlam : or, a Mad Poem; The Negotiators. Or, Don Diego brought to Reason		1743; 1701; 1738	GBP -	0.15
364	Langbaine, Gerard	The Foundation of the Universitie of Oxford		1651	GBP -	1.10
365	Le Pois, Ant.	Discours sur les medalles et graveurs antiques	Paris	1579	GBP -	Not Sold
366	L'Estrange, Sir R.	L'Estrange his Apology : with a Short View	London	1660	GBP -	0.10
367	Lewine, J.; Heineken, C. H. de	Bibliography of 18th century art and illustrated books; Idée générale d'une collection compiette d'estampes		1898; 1771	GBP -	0.10
368	LEWKENOR, SAMUEL	A DISCOVRSE NOT ALOGETHER VNPROFITABLE	London	1600	GBP -	3.10
369		Lithography.		1819	GBP -	0.15
370		Liturgical Manuscript on vellum		C. 1450	GBP -	2.00
371	Llewellyn, Martin	Men-Miracles.		1646	GBP -	0.10
372	Locke, John; Hobbes, Thomas	A Letter ... [to Stillingfleet] ... concerning some passages relating to Mr. Locke's Essay of Humane Understanding; Tracts		1697; 1682	GBP -	0.10
373	Locke, John	Some Thoughts concerning Education		1693	GBP -	1.05
374	Locke, John	Essai Philosophique concernant I'entendement humain ... traduit ... par Pierre Coste	Amsterdam	1700	GBP -	2.10
375	Locker-Lampson, F.	Poems	London	1868	GBP -	0.05
376	Lorck, C. B.; Firmin-Didot, A.	Handbuch der Geschichte der Buchdruckerkunst; Alde Manuce et l'hellénisme à Venise	Leipzig; Paris	1875; 1882-3	GBP -	1.00
377	Loredano, G. F.	The Ascents of the Soul ... being Paraphrases on the fifteen Psalms of Degrees			GBP -	1.12
378	Lowndes, W. T.	The Bibliographer's Manual edited by H. G. Bohn, 4 vol., half leather 8vo. G. Bell, n. d.		n. d.	GBP -	0.10
379	Lyell, J. P. R.	Early Book Illustration in Spain, facsimiles, half buckram 4to. 1926		1926	GBP -	0.10
380	Machen, Arthur	The Anatomy of Tobacco : or smoking methodized		1884	GBP -	0.15
381	Maittaire, Mich.	Annales typographici ab artis inventae origine ad annum 1536		1719-22	GBP -	Not Sold
382	Malthus, T. R.	An Essay on the Principle of Population		1798	GBP -	8.00
383	Malthus, T. R.	Principles of Political Economy considered with a view to their practical application		1820	GBP -	1.10
384	Marinello, Gio.	Gli ornamenti delle donne	Venice	1562	GBP -	1.00
385	Markham, Francis	Five Decades of Epistles of Warre		1622	GBP -	3.05
386	Marriott, Sir James; Ireland, W. H.; Thurlow, Edward, Lord; Hilaria	Poems written chiefly at the University of Cambridge; Chalco-graphimania; or the portrait-collector and printseller's chronicle ... a humorous poem; Select Poems; The Festive Board		1760; 1814; 1816; 1798	GBP -	1.15
387	Martin, B. E.; Kitchin, G.; Partington, W.	In the footprints of Charles Lamb; Sir Roger L'Estrange; Smoke Rings and Roundelays		1891; 1913	GBP -	Not Sold
388	Mary, Queen of Scots	A Bibliography of Works relating to Mary Queen of Scots		1896	GBP -	1.00
389	Mason, W.; Wharton, Richard	Musaeus : a monody to the memory of Mr. Pope; Sans Culotides; Longus		1747; n. d. (c. 1810); 1786	GBP -	0.10
390	Meara, E. De; Henshaw, N.	Examen diatribae Thomae Willisii doctoris medici ... de febribus.; Aero-Chalinos	Amsterdam	1667; 1677	GBP -	0.05
391		MEDICI ANTIQUI OMNES	Venice	1547	GBP -	5.00
392	Minage, G.	Poëmata, octava editio; Relatione delle qualità di la como di Crettone fatta da Aldo Manutio	Amsterdam	1687; 1644	GBP -	0.10
393	Mercer, C. W.	Angliae Speculum : or England's Looking Glasse.	London	1646	GBP -	1.00
394	Merrett, C.	A Short View of the Frauds, and Abuses Committed by Apothecaries; as well in Relation to Patients	London	1669	GBP -	2.10
395	Milton, John	The Ivdgement of Martin Bucer	London	1644	GBP -	4.05
396	Milton, J.	Facsimile of the Manuscript of Milton's Minor Poems preserved in the Library of Trinity College Cambridge	Cambridge	1899	GBP -	1.05
397		Miltoniana.	London	1660	GBP -	3.00

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