Sothebys: VALUABLE PRINTED BOOKS. ILLUMINATED & OTHER MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPH LETTERS & HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS ETC., 26Jul1937,

Auction Details

Auction Date
July 26, 1937 - July 26, 1937
Page Size: 664 items in 7 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
498 Ludwig Hohenwang VEGETIUS. VON DER BITTERSCHAFT Augsburg

c. 1475

GBP - 18.00
499 VINCENT OF BEAUVAIS. SPECULUM HISTORIALE, vol. III and IV only, in one vol. Strassburg

4 Dec. 1473

GBP - 12.00
500 MISSALE LATINUM

GBP - 7.10
501 BIBLIA LATINA : (Regum, Paralipomenon, Esdre, Neemie, Tobias, Judith, Hester), ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT ON VELLUM

GBP - 29.00
502 Nicolaus de Lyra. Postilla super Euangelia, 209 ll. Basel

1468

GBP - 26.00
503 Justinianus Codex de tortis, 317ll. Venice

1496

GBP - 6.00
504 RAINERUS DE PISIS PANTHEOLOGIA Nuremberg

1473

GBP - 12.00
505 Leonardus de Utino Sermones quadragesimales, 350 ll. Speier

1479

GBP - 2.10
506 Petrus de Moriglio Nicolaus de Tudeschis Panormitanus. Super libros decretalium, ed. Venice

1478

GBP - 9.00
507 Nider Joannes De Morali lepra Nuremberg

1471

GBP - 17.00
508 JACQUEMART A. AND LE BLANT B. HISTOIRE DE LA PORCELAINE Paris

1862

GBP - 6.00
509 JOUY H. BARBET DE GEMMES ET JOYAUX DE LA COURONNE au Musée du Louvre Paris

1886

GBP - 5.15
510 FROISSART SIR JOHN CRONIQUES DE FRANCE

n.d.

GBP - 10.10
511 Genga B. and Lancissi J. M. Anatomy improved and illustrated

n.d.

GBP - 1.05
512 Rousseau J. J. La Botanique Paris

1805

GBP - 7.05
513 New South Wales. Report of the Commissioner of Inquiry on the state of Agriculture and Trade in the Colony of New South Wales

1823

GBP - 1.10
514 Corneille P. FRENCH ENGRAVINGS OF THE 18TH CENTURY., Œuvres, the set of plates, viz. Paris, Berne

1766, 1817, 1796, 1780, 1779, 1798, 1780-81, 1797, 1769-70

GBP - 18.00
515 KIP I. NOUVEAU THEATRE DE LA GRANDE BRETAGNE

1724-28

GBP - 29.00
516 CHAINED BIBLE. Latin, with Commentary by Nicolas de Lyra circa

n.d., 1520

GBP - 17.00
517 Portraits of the Emperor Jahangir, various sizes and periods

GBP - 5.05
518 Portraits of Ranjit Singh

GBP - 4.05
519 Portraits of Bahadur-Shah, and nine others

GBP - 3.10
520 Portraits of Muhammad Shah, and nine others

GBP - 4.00
521 Portraits of ten others, chiefly nobles

GBP - 1.15
522 Nayika : Ten portraits of female heroes and celebrated lovers of the past

GBP - 2.10
523 Nayika : Ten others of similar style

GBP - 2.10
524 Rajput School : Ten drawings in colours

GBP - 2.05
525 Rajput School : Another ten

GBP - 4.00
526 Rajput School

GBP - 3.00
527 Kangra School : Ten

GBP - 4.15
528 Kangra School : Another ten

GBP - 3.15
529 Raga of the Rainy Season, six; one copy of a European Drawing; one group of Birds

GBP - 5.05
530 Miscellaneous : Three of Elephant Combats; three portraits; two of Nayikas

GBP - 3.15
530A Sages conversing under a tree

GBP - 1.05
530B A lady holding a hookah

GBP - 1.05
530c Ranjit Singh ruler of the Panjab Four drawings : with a lady

GBP - 2.15
530D Portrait of a noble, with ladies

GBP - 2.10
530E Four drawings of women

GBP - 2.15
530F Three drawings : A lady seated on a terrace; a lady holding a mirror

GBP - 2.00
530G Twelve other drawings

GBP - 2.05
531 Fifteen Indian Miniatures on ivory, of the Mogul Emperors and others : (1) Timur; (2) Babur; (3) Humayun; (4) Akbar; (5) Jahangir; (6) Shah Jahan; (7) Aurangzeb; (8) Bahadur Shah; (9) Farrukh Siyar; (10) Muhammad Shah; (11) Ahmad Shah; (12) Alamgir II; (1

GBP - 5.00
532 Three Indian Miniatures : (1) A man and woman standing, in a landscape; (2) and (3) Two composite figures of a god and goddess on horseback

GBP - 0.15
533 Two Persian Drawings, framed, partly coloured, in the style of the celebrated Riza 'Abbasi : (1) A bearded man standing, holding a flask and wine cup, by a flowering shrub; (2) Two lovers

GBP - 7.10
534 Two figure Drawings, painted on the leaves of a 16th century Koran: in the margins figures in Paradise and Hell

GBP - 3.00
535 Persian MS. Mathnawi of Jalal-al-Din Rumi. Written by Shah Muhammad in A.H. 1025 = 1611-12 A.D.

GBP - 7.05
536 Persian MS. A Collection of Poems

A.H.=circa 1780 A.D.

GBP - 38.00
536A HINDU AND BUDDHISTIC DEITIES. An oblong folder book, consisting of ninety-six folios, profusely illustrated in brilliant colours, generally on both sides

GBP - Not Sold
537 KORAN. A VERY FINE 16TH CENTURY ARABIC MANUSCRIPT

962 A.H.=1555 A.D.

GBP - 125.00
538 GENTZ Friedrich von NAPOLEON. German Diplomatist, drew up Austrian Manifesto, 1805.

1802-1809

GBP - 8.00
539 SAINT MARTIN, VENDENME Baron de A. L. s., L. s. Paris

16 Juin, 1814, 19 Aout 1814

GBP - 1.00
540 STUART Charles NAPOLEON. Twenty-three Autograph Drafts of Letters and MSS.

1801-4, 30 July, 1801.

GBP - 10.00
541 BRINCKMANN Chas. G. Baron de, BROUGHTON C. E., CASAMAJOR Justinian, CHARMAND François, COLIGNI le Chevalier de, COUTTS Thos., CUST J. NAPOLEON, 13 A. L. s., 8 A. L. s., CATZIFLIS (G. C.)--A. L. s., A.L.s., Banker, A. L. s. Salonica, Breslau

26 June, 1804, 1801-4, 1801-3, 25 Mar. 1804, 13 Jan., 1804., 18 May, 1801

GBP - 8.00
542 KENNEDY R. W., KING J. Harcourt, AUCKLAND Lord, ADAIR R., ARNEFELT General d'--ATTERNS Count--BECHE J. H., BATHURST B., BRANDLING J., BOMBELLES L'abbé Comte de, GARLIKE B.--GIFFORD William, GRIMALDI Baron de, GRAHAM Thomas NAPOLEON I. An interesting series of letters of Napoleonic interest, sixty-seven in all, including A. L. s. of Kagenach (Comte de), KEUTZINGER (Abbé de), 2 A. L. s., A'COURT (W.), 5 A. L. s., BUCKINGHAMSHIRE (Earl of), BLOK Nimbourg, Vienna, Stuttgart, Eden Farm, Fera, Malta

10 Oct. 1803, 16 Apl. 1809, Feb. 1804, July, 1801, May 1809, Mar.-Nov. 1802, 11 Jan. 1803, 27 April 1802

GBP - 8.10
543 GARDINER Richard, LEARD J. Twenty-five A. L. s., Seven A. L. s. Fiume

Jan.-May, 1809

GBP - 8.10
544 SUMMERER Francis NAPOLEON

1801-4

GBP - 18.00
545 Louis XIV. D. s., 19 Jan, 1711, Te Deum to be sung in Notre Dame on the occasion of the capture of Gironne

GBP - 3.00
546 GUISE Henri de Lorraine, Duc de "Le Balafré." A. L, s., 1 p.

GBP - 7.00
547 JAMES III (the Old Pretender) Avignon Rome, etc.

1716-21, 1697

GBP - 16.00
548 HENRI III, King of France. A fine A. L. s. to his mistress, Madame de Montaigne, ELIZABETH DE VALOIS, Queen of Spain. A fine A. L. s. to her mother, FRANÇOIS, Duc d'Anjou. A. L. s. to his mother Paris

Jan. 1561, 11 April, 1570

GBP - 23.00
549 LOUIS XII, King of France. Doc. s.

1 May, 1515

GBP - 5.00
550 CHARLES VIII, King of France. Doc. s.

30 May 1485

GBP - 5.00
551 ALENÇON (Jean IV, Duc d') 1409-1476 Angers

7 Oct. 1430

GBP - 1.15
552 Louis XII (when Dauphin) A. L. s.

GBP - 13.00
553 MANUSCRIPT. Histoire des Troubles dans l'Eglise de Troyle au sujet de la Religion Pretendue Reformée Contanant Cequi s'est passé de plus remarquable en France par raport à cette Religion depuis l'anneé 1539 jusqu'en 1594

1642

GBP - 17.00
554 APPONYI Rudolph, D'ALBRET Marie ALEXANDER I, of Russia. A. L. s., A. L., MARIE AMELIE, Queen of France, A. L. s., DUCHESS D'ABRANTES, A. L. s. St. Petersburgh

9 Jan, 1819, 1845, 1835, 1690

GBP - 1.00
555 BALBI Adrien Cartographer. A. L. s.

Oct. 1816

GBP - Not Sold
556 BALMASEDA J., BRUJO Ignace, BEAUVEAU Marshal Carlist General. A. L. s., Carlist General to the Austrian Ambassador, BIGOT DE PREAMEMEN, A. L.s. to the President, D. s. 1776

May 1841

GBP - Not Sold
557 BALZAC H. de A.L.s. (Author Letter signed) circa

1833

GBP - 6.05
558 BEAUHARNAIS Eugene son of Josephine, A. L. s.

1806

GBP - 0.10
559 BELLINI V. A.L.s. (Author Letter signed)

n.d.

GBP - 1.05
560 BERLIOZ H. A.L.s. (Author Letter signed)

GBP - Not Sold
561 BERNADOTTE J. B. D.s. as Minister of War

n.d.

GBP - Not Sold
562 BERTHIER Marshal A., BONAPARTE Louis D. s. An 10, D. s. to Marshal Berthier

GBP - 0.10
563 BERWICK Duke of L. s. 1709

GBP - 0.10
564 BOTTA Carlo, BARRAS P., BRISSAC Duke de BARANTE (Baron) to the Princesses de Vandmond, Italian Historian, A. L. s., L. s.

1783

GBP - 2.10
565 BOIELDIEU A. French composer, A. L. s.

20 August 1831

GBP - 0.10
566 BONAPARTE Elisa Baccocchi D. s.

23 July, 1812

GBP - 0.10
567 BROGLIE Duke of, BOURMONT Marshal A.L.s. (Author Letter signed)

April 22 n.y.

GBP - Not Sold
568 BRUNE Marshal, BASSANO Le Duc de, BERTRAND General, BEAUVOIR R. de L. s. to Berthier, L. s., BUGUOY, L. s. in German, A. L. s.

1564, 1630

GBP - 0.10
569 BYRON George Gordon, Lord A. L. s. N.B. Pisa

Sept. 1822

GBP - 4.15
570 CAMBACERES J., CAMBACERES Prince Statesman, L. s. to Count Muraire, March, 1795, L. s. to Comte Muraire

GBP - Not Sold
571 CARNOT L. N. L. S. to the Minister of War instructing him to send reinforcements to the Italian Army for which General Bonaparte is pressing

GBP - 0.10
572 CONFALONIERI F., MICHAEL CHEVALIER, CHAROST Duc de CAROLINE, QUEEN OF BAVARIA, Milanese Conspirator, A. L. s. to Comte Apponyi, CHATEAUBRIAND, L. s. 1778

1838

GBP - 1.05
573 CHARLES VIII of France, Edict, signed, on vellum

1483

GBP - 4.00
574 CHARLES IX of France, Document signed

March 1574

GBP - 12.10
575 CATHERINE DE MEDICI

18 July, 1572

GBP - 1.00
576 CHARLES, Duke of Silesia and Friedland, CLEVES (Catherine of) Duchess of Guise, D. s.

14 March, 1623, 1615

GBP - Not Sold
577 G. MERIONO, MARSHAL MACDONALD CHARLES MAYENNE (Duke of Lorraine)--ABBE MONTESQUION--MONTMORENCY, Carlist Leader, COUNT MOLE, METTERNICH

1838, 1841, 1836, 1843

GBP - Not Sold
578 CHARLOTTE, L. DE BOURBON, CECOGNARA, A. L. Vienna

1835, 1814, 1800, 1819

GBP - Not Sold
579 CHERUBINI L. A.L.s. (Author Letter signed) Paris

1829

GBP - 1.05
580 COLLALTO (R. Count of) Signature on a passport

dated 29 Jany. 1629

GBP - 0.15
581 COOPER J. Fennimore A.L.s. (Author Letter signed)

GBP - 0.10
582 CUVIER G. Engraved Admittance Card to Jardin du Roy, PORTUGAL (Prince of) D. s., CHAMPAGNY (Duke of Cadore) L. s., LUCIEN BONAPARTE

1811

GBP - Not Sold
583 D'ARTOIS Charles, SAVOY Prince Eugene of Count of Eu, D. s., Field Marshal, friend of Marlborough, L. S.

19 April, 1469, Feb. 1716

GBP - 5.15
584 DOYLE Sir Arthur Conan A message on the spiritualist movement, Auto. MS.

1926

GBP - 1.10
585 DREUX-BREZE (Marquis of) D. s., 1791, DUPORTAIL, DAVOUST, Duke of Auerstaedt, DURAS (Duchess of) A. L. s. to M. Vallery Duchesnoy, DUPEST, President of Chamber of Deputies, DUPIN (Charles) A. L. s., DELAROCHE (P.) two A. L. s.

1627, 16 August, 1811, 1833, 1 Feby. 1827

GBP - Not Sold
586 DUMAS A. A. L. s., 1 p., DIFFENBACH

GBP - Not Sold
587 EQUIA Count of Casa Carlist General, L. s., ELIO General Joaquin, Carlist General, L. s., ERNEST, King of Hanover, A. L.s.

1841, 1841

GBP - Not Sold
588 FERDINAND II. D. s., a safe conduct

29 July 1628

GBP - 2.10
589 FERDINAND III. Letter in German, partly in code

1635

GBP - 0.10
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