Sothebys: PRINTED BOOKS AND A FEW MANUSCRIPTS., 20Mar1939,

Auction Details

Auction Date: March 20, 1939 - March 20, 1939

Page Size: 719 items in 8 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
605	Blomefield, P. and C. Parkin	Topographical History of the County of Norfolk		1805-10	GBP -	5.10
606		Blomefield's Norfolk		1929	GBP -	0.10
607	Bryant, T. Hugh	Norfolk Churches; The Churches of Norfolk	Norwich	1898-1905; 1913-15	GBP -	1.00
608		Bury and Norwich Post		1827-31	GBP -	0.14
609	Rye, W.; Kirkpatrick, J.	Catalogue of the Books in the Public Library of Norwich in 1732; Green's Norwich Monthly Illustrated Journal; Carrow Abbey; Streets and Lanes of the City of Norwich	Norwich	1869; 1870; 1889	GBP -	0.12
610	Carthew, G. A.	The Hundred of Launditch and Deanery of Brisley	Norwich	1877-79; 1883	GBP -	1.10
611	Chambers, John; Marshall, W.; Euren, H. F.; Lubbock, Rev. R.	A General History of the County of Norfolk; The Rural Economy of Norfolk; Norfolk Papers; Fauna of Norfolk	Norwich	1886-92; 1829; 1787	GBP -	0.16
612		Crests of some Norfolk families			GBP -	1.00
613		Deeds; Lease for a year of various lands in Deopham		16th and 17th centuries	GBP -	1.10
614		Deeds chiefly relating to Salle and the family of Funtayne		16th century	GBP -	1.12
615	Reynolds, Edward; Townshend Sir Horatio, Viscount	Bishop of Norwich. D. s.		1599-1676; dated 14th Feb. 1671; 1630-87; 23rd Sept. 1662	GBP -	0.10
616	Eade, Sir Peter	Some Account of the Parish of St. Giles; Eastern Counties Collectanea	Norwich	1875; 1886	GBP -	0.08
617	Ritchie, J. E.; Legge, A. G.; Lathom, F.; Anon.	East Anglian; East Anglia; Ancient Churchwardens' Accounts of the Parish of North Elmham; All in a Bustle; Poems on several occasions	Lowestoft; Norwich	1864-69; 1887-1910; 1883; 1891; 1795; 1736	GBP -	2.15
618	Farrer, Rev. E.	The Church Heraldry of Norfolk	Norwich	1887-93	GBP -	2.00
619	Firth, W.; Johnson, J. B.; Rye, W.; Corbridge, J.	A Poetical Epistle to Edward Rigby, Esq.; History of the Parish Church of St. Andrew; A List of Norfolk Place Names; Plan of the West Prospect of the Town of Great Yarmouth with Views of Public Buildings round the Sides	Norwich	1889; 1923; circa 1750	GBP -	1.00
620		Hingham Town Account		1661-1752; 17th-18th century	GBP -	7.00
621		Hingham Town Accounts		1661-1752	GBP -	0.10
622		Hinghham		circa, 1840; 1785-1840	GBP -	1.15
623	Hudson, Rev. W.; Bateman, Sir F. and Walter Rye; Saunders, H. W.	How the City of Norwich grew into shape; History of the Bethel Hospital; Introduction to the Rolls of Norwich Cathedral Priory	Norwich	1896; 1906; 1891; 1930	GBP -	0.15
624		Interior Views of the Gate Way at Castle Rising			GBP -	0.10
625	L'Estrange, J.; Chubb, T. and G. A. Stephen	The Church Bells of Norfolk; Norfolk Official Lists; List of printed maps of Norfolk	Norwich	1874; 1890; 1928; 1899-1926	GBP -	1.15
626		Maps; Bowen's Map of Norfolk		1740	GBP -	0.10
627		Maps; Bleau's Map of Norfolk; Jansen 's Map of Norfolk	Norwich; Lynn	circa 1720; 1648; 1690	GBP -	2.00
628		Map		1574	GBP -	0.10
629		Map		1645	GBP -	0.14
630		Map		1645	GBP -	0.10
631		Plan		1558	GBP -	0.10
632		Plan of Norwich		1616	GBP -	0.10
633	Mason, R. H.	Norfolk Photographically illustrated		1865	GBP -	0.10
634		Muster Rolls of Norfolk		17th century 1661	GBP -	3.00
635	Neville, A.	De furoribus Norfolciensium Ketto Duce		1575	GBP -	1.01
636		Newspapers			GBP -	1.00
637		Norfolk Archaeology	Norwich	1847-1928	GBP -	4.00
638	Clark, Z.	Norfolk Tour; Account of the Charities of Norfolk; Song of Solomon in the Norfolk Dialet	Norwich	1795; 1811; 1822	GBP -	0.10
639		Norwich Mercury		1826-30	GBP -	0.18
640	Millican, P.	Norwich; The Register of the Freeman of Norwich	Norwich	1887; 1548-1713; 1934	GBP -	0.10
641	Paget, C. J. and J.; Turner, D.; Patterson, A. H.	Natural History of Yarmouth; History of Caister Castle; Catalogue of the Birds of Great Yarmouth	Yarmouth	1834; 1842; 1901	GBP -	0.10
642	Palmer, C. J.; Druery, J. H.	The Perlustration of Great Yarmouth; Historical Notices of Great Yarmouth	Great Yarmouth; Norwich	1872-75; 1826; 1429-1800; 1910	GBP -	1.00
643	L'Estrange, R.; Prideaux, H.; Parkin, Rev. C.; Anon.	Pamphlets and Tracts; the Character of a Papist in Masquerade; Directions to Churchwardens; Impartial Account of the Invasion under William; Poetical Address to the Ladies of Norfolk	Norwich	1605; 1681; 1704; 1756; 1785	GBP -	0.10
644		Poll Books; Eastern Division; South Norfolk; Western Division; City of Norwich		1817; 1868; 1835; 1837; 1780	GBP -	2.10
645	Rye, Walter	Rough Materials for a History of North Erpingham; Holt; Tunstead	Norwich	1889; 1886; 1885; 1891	GBP -	0.15
646	Rye, Walter	Norfolk Families; Norfolk Antiquarian Miscellany	Norwich	1911-18	GBP -	1.15
647	Rye, Walter; Crabbe, George; Rye, W.	Catalogue of Fifty of the Norfolk Manuscripts in the Library of Walter Rye; History of the Parish of Thompson; Account of Cawston	Norwich	1892; 1898; 1889	GBP -	0.10
648	Rye, W.; Wynne, W. A.; Suffolk Wills, Orford; Gordon, G. F. C.	A Calendar of the Feet of Fines for Suffolk; St. Olave's Priory and Bridge;	Ipswich; Norwich	1900; 1914; 1928; 1915	GBP -	0.10
649	Rye, Walter	History of Norfolk; A Glossary of Words used in East Anglia; Rubbish and Nonsense; Pedes Finium; A Calendar of Norwich Deeds	Norwich	1925-28; 1895; 1887; 1881; 1285-1341; 1903-15; 1885	GBP -	1.00
650	Goode, W., Pastor of Denton; Reynolds, Edward, Bishop of Norwich; Browne, T.; Postlethwayt, M.	The Discoverie of a Public Spirit; Preaching of Christ; A Harvest Sermon; The Moral Impossibility	Norwich	1719; 1645; 1662; 1708	GBP -	0.10
651		Yarmouth		1804-5	GBP -	0.10
652	Schreiber, W. L.	Manuel de l'Amateur de la Gravure sur Bois et sur Métal au XVe Siècle	Berlin	1891-1911	GBP -	4.00
653	PROCTOR, R.	AN INDEX TO THE EARLY PRINTED BOOKS in the British Museum		1898	GBP -	18.00
654	PROCTOR, R.	An Index to the Early Printed Books in the British Museum		1898	GBP -	0.10
655	Gruel, L.	Manuel Historique et Bibliographique de l'amateur de Reliures	Paris	1887-1905	GBP -	4.15
656	SCHWERDT, C. F. G. R.	HUNTING		1928	GBP -	22.00
657	La Chausse, M. A. de	Le Grand Cabinet Romain	Amsterdam	1706	GBP -	Not Sold
658	Stannus, High	Alfred Stevens and his Work		1891	GBP -	0.15
659	Christoffel, IT.	Meisterwerke Englischer Schabkunst von	Munich	1922	GBP -	2.00
660	Bartolus, P. S.	Admiranda Romanarum Antiquitatum Vestigia	Romae	1693	GBP -	0.05
661	BODE, WILHELM REMBRANDT	BESCHREIDENDES VERZEICHNISS seiner Gemälde mit den heliographischen Nachbilderngen	Paris	1897-1905	GBP -	14.10
662	Ottley, W. Y. and P. W. Tomkins	Engravings of the Marquis of Stafford's Collection of Pictures		1818	GBP -	Not Sold
663	Usher, J. W.	An Art Collector's Treasures		1916	GBP -	1.15
664	Macquoid, P.	History of English Furniture		1919	GBP -	3.00
665	Velasquez, D.	Cinquante Planches d'après ses oeuvres les plus Célèbres. Introduction par Paul Laford	Paris	1906	GBP -	0.10
666	Goya y Lucientes	Cinquante Planches d'après ses oeuvres les plus célèbres	Paris	1910	GBP -	0.12
667	Mantz, P.	Hans Holbein	Paris		GBP -	0.10
668	Rooses, Max	Antoine Van Dyck	Paris	1902	GBP -	0.10
669	Lemberger, E.	Grosses Galeriewerk Internationaler Meister der Miniatwimalerei	Munich		GBP -	0.18
670	Böcklin, Arnold	Eine Auswahl der hervorragendsten Werke des Künstlers	Munich		GBP -	Not Sold
671	Rehearsal, The	The original folio numbers 1-250		1704-07	GBP -	0.05
672	Purcell, H.; Bickham, G.	Orpheus Britannicus; Universal Penman		1702; 1736	GBP -	1.08
673	Jewel, John; Walsingham, T.; Caussin, N.	A Replie unto M. Hardinges Answeare; Historia Brevis; Holy Court	Rouen	1565; 1634; 1574	GBP -	0.10
674	Corneille, P.	Theatre	a Paris	1664	GBP -	Not Sold
675	Ottley, W. Y.; Deuchar, D.	Engravings of the Marquis of Stafford's Pictures; Etchings after Rembrandt	Edinburgh	1803; 1818	GBP -	0.10
676	Plutarch; Ovid	Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans; Metamorphoses translated by the most eminent Hands	Cambridge	1676; 1717	GBP -	1.10
677	Wallis, Capt. J.	Eleven (of 12) Views of New South Wales		1820	GBP -	3.05
678	Kip, J.	Nouveau Theatre de la Grande Bretagne	Londres	1708	GBP -	2.02
679	Lizars, J.	System of Anatomical Plates of the Human Body	Edinburgh	circa 1850	GBP -	0.12
680	Chaucer, G.	Works, edited by J. Urry		1721	GBP -	1.08
681	Prior, M.	Poems on Several Occasions		1718	GBP -	0.05
682		Music and Songs			GBP -	7.00
683	Heide, J. van der	Beschryving der nieuwlijks uitgevonden en geoctrojeerde Slang-Brand-Spuiten	Amsterdam	1690	GBP -	5.00
684	Roe, Sir Thomas	Negotiations in his Embassy to the Ottoman Porte from 1621 to 1628		1740	GBP -	1.15
685		Virginia, etc		1649	GBP -	0.10
686	Rolt, R.	Lives of the Principal Reformers		1759	GBP -	1.10
687		Book-Box		circa 1620	GBP -	0.10
688		Bible		1566	GBP -	2.00
689	Fitzherbert, Sir A.	La Graunde Abridgement		1516	GBP -	21.00
690	ACKERMANN, R.	A HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD		1814	GBP -	24.00
691	Merigot, J.	Views in Rome and its vicinity		water-mark 1827	GBP -	3.00
692	Raemaekers, L.	The Great War		1916-17	GBP -	1.15
693	Scanaroli, J. B.	De Visitatione Carceratorum	Rome	1675	GBP -	2.00
694		WAR PROCLAMATIONS			GBP -	5.00
695	MACQUOID, PERCY, AND RALPH EDWARDS	THE DICTIONARY OF ENGLISH FURNITURE		1924-27	GBP -	16.10
696	MacQuoid, P.	History of English Furniture		1904-08	GBP -	3.00
697	Lenygon, F.	Furniture in England from 1660 to 1760		1914	GBP -	0.08
698	Detmold, E. J.	Twenty-four Drawings from Nature			GBP -	0.18
699	A'Beckett, G. A.	The Comic History of England; The Comic History of Rome		1847-48	GBP -	0.05
700	Ainsworth, W. Harrison	Windsor Castle; Mervyn Clitheroe		1843; 1858	GBP -	0.05
701	Bunyan, John; Defoe, Daniel; Buffon, Comte de; La Fontaine, J. de	The Pilgrim's Progress; Robinson Crusoe; Natural History Abridged; Fables	Paris	1790; 1821; 1838; 1741	GBP -	0.10
702	Butler, Samuel	Hudibras		1822	GBP -	0.15
703	Combe, William	the First and Second Tours of Doctor Syntax; Real Life in London		1819-20; 1821	GBP -	1.00
704	Combe, William; Brath-waite, Richard; Marsh, Charles	The Three Tours of Doctor Syntax; Drunken Barnaby's Four Journeys; The Clubs of London		1823; 1723; 1805; 1828	GBP -	0.15

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

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