Sothebys: PRINTED BOOKS AND A FEW MANUSCRIPTS. THE EXTENSIVE AND WELL-KNOWN BOTANICAL LIBRARY of the late Charles Carmichael Lacaita, Esq., J.P. Selham House, Petworth., 09Apr1934,

Auction Details

Auction Date: April 09, 1934 - April 09, 1934

Page Size: 622 items in 7 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
301	Smith, Wm.; Palliser, Mrs. B.; Gulland, W. G.	Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology; History of Lace; Chinese Porcelain		1880, 1869, 1902	GBP -	1.05
302	Stevens, A.	Alfred Stevens and his Work, with Memoir by Hugh Stannus		1891	GBP -	3.03
303	STEVENSON, R. L.	WORKS	Edinb.	1894-1901	GBP -	19.10
304	Symond, J. A.	Renaissance in Italy		1875-86	GBP -	2.10
305	Temple, A. G.	The Wallace Collection Paintings, at Hertford House		1902-03	GBP -	2.05
306	Thackeray, W. M.	Works		1869	GBP -	1.10
307	Thomson, Sir Henry	Catalogue of Blue and White Nankin Porcelain forming the Collection of Sir Henry Thompson, Edited by M. Marks		1878	GBP -	3.05
308	Thomson, W. G.	History of Tapestry		1906	GBP -	2.02
309	Vallance, Aymer	The Old Colleges of Oxford		1912	GBP -	1.08
310		Vasari Society		1905-15 and 1920-33	GBP -	8.00
311		Walpole Society.	Oxford	1912-33	GBP -	8.10
312	Ware, Isaac	A Complete Body of Architecture ... with some designs of Inigo Jones		1756	GBP -	1.03
313	Weale, W. H. J.	Hubert and John Van Eyck		1908	GBP -	1.05
314	Wheatley, H. B.; P. Cunningham	London Past and Present		1891	GBP -	0.15
315	Whitman, A. S. W. Reynolds	Nineteenth Century Mezzotinters; National Loan Exhibition, Catalogue of the Pictures, in the Grafton Galleries (1909-1910)		1909-1910, 1903	GBP -	0.15
316		Wren Society.	Oxford	1924-33	GBP -	4.00
317	ANDREWS, M. P.; Burns, Robert	Dissipation; Poems		1781	GBP -	3.05
318	Broughton, Hugh	Daniel his Chaldie Visions and his Ebrew		1596	GBP -	1.10
319	Burns, R.; Brooke, H.	Poems, chiefly in the Scottish Dialect; Gustavus Vasa, A Tragedy		1798, 1739	GBP -	1.08
320	Byron, Lord	Works		1815-22	GBP -	0.15
321	Byron, Lord	Don Juan, Cantos III, IV and V		1808	GBP -	1.15
322	Camden, Wm.	Remaines concerning Britaine		1637	GBP -	1.10
323	Candidus, Petrus	De genitura hominis, gothic letter		c. 1500	GBP -	4.05
324	Coignet, Sir Martyn	Politique Discourses upon Trueth and Lying.		1586	GBP -	1.15
325	Dickens, C.	Pickwick Papers		1838	GBP -	3.10
326	Savonarola	Herodotus; Trattato delle revelatione della reformatione ... gothic letter	Paris	1510	GBP -	2.00
327	Perrinchief, R.; Bellon, P.	The Syracusan Tyrant: or the Life of Agathocles; The Princess of Fess : or the Amours of the Court of Morocco		1661	GBP -	3.00
328		Philadelphia.	Philadelphia	1764	GBP -	3.15
329	Scott, John	A Visit to Paris in 1814, and Paris Revisited in 1815		1831	GBP -	1.00
330	Sedley, Sir Charles	Miscellaneous Works, published by Capt. Ayloffe		1702	GBP -	1.01
331	Solinus	De Memoralibus Mundi		1493	GBP -	3.00
332	Tennyson, Lord	Prolusiones Academicae ... first title, Timbuctoo		1829	GBP -	2.15
333	Voragine, J. de	Sermones quadragesimales nb, gothic letter.		1497	GBP -	1.02
334	Walker, Clement	Relations and Observations Historical and Politick upon the Parliament begun, 1640		1640	GBP -	0.05
335	De Marre, Jan	Bespiegelingen over Gods Wysheid in't Bestier der Schepselen en Eerkroon voor de Caab de Goede Hoop	Amsterdam	1746	GBP -	2.15
336	Burla, La	da Vero.		1754	GBP -	1.02
337	Habington, Wm.	Praeces principum		1659	GBP -	1.15
338		Jewish Encyclopaedia.		1901-06	GBP -	6.00
339	Lyttleton, Thomas, Lord; Macklin, C.	Poems by a Young Nobleman; The Man of the World.		1780	GBP -	0.18
340	Zangwill, Israel	The Gods of Germany. The Original Manuscript of Chapters I-III written on 12 pp.		1916	GBP -	2.15
341	ALEXANDER GALLUS	Doctrinale cum comment		1470	GBP -	7.10
342	Philip II of Spain	Carta Executoria, MANUSCRIPT on VELLUM		1586	GBP -	2.00
343	PHILIP III; PHILIP IV	Privilegio dela villa de Balderas; Carta privilegialis; Carta privilegialis, 31 leaves		1606, 1680	GBP -	5.15
344	Petrarcha, F.	Le Cose Volgari			GBP -	3.05
345	Beadle, H.	Les Devoirs de la Charite		1696	GBP -	0.05
346	Coollidge, Samuel	A Sermon preached at His Majesty's Castle William		1738	GBP -	0.18
347	Gordon, T.	The Independant Whig		1721	GBP -	1.18
348	Mercier, L. B.	L'an deux mille quatre cent quarante		1786	GBP -	1.02
349		New Testament, 1618.		1618	GBP -	1.10
350	Pascal, Blaise	Les Provinciales : or the Mysterie of Jesuitisme		1657	GBP -	0.15
351	Wishart, Dr. George	The Compleat History of the Warrs in Scotland under the conduct of the Illustrious and truly-valiant James Marquesse of Montrose		1600	GBP -	1.00
352	Stark, Joannes	Dissertatio medica inauguralis de malo Hypochondriaco	Edinburgi	1783	GBP -	0.10
353	Legh, Ed.	Critica Sacra, or Philological ... Observations upon all the Greek Words of the New Testament		1696	GBP -	1.15
354		Ship-Money.		1641	GBP -	0.18
355	Defoe, D.; Irving, W.	Robinson Crusoe; Tales of a Traveller		1790	GBP -	1.00
356	Keeling, W.	Breviaire Grimani à la Bibliothèque Marciana de Venise; Liturgia Britannicae	Venice	1903, 1842	GBP -	0.12
357	STEVENSON, R. L.	TREASURE ISLAND		1883	GBP -	4.00
358	HORAE B.V.M.	Heures a l'Usage de Rome, gothic letter.	Paris	n. d. [c. 1487]	GBP -	10.00
359	HORAE B.V.M.	Belgice cum Calendario (in Dutch), gothic letter	Paris	1503	GBP -	6.10
360	HORAE B.V.M.	Les Presentes Heures a lusaige de Tournay au long sans les reqrir avec des figures de l'apocalipse : la vie de tobie : les hystoires de judic : les accides de thome : le triuphe de Cesar : les miracles nostre dame : and pleusie-urs aultres hystories, goth	Paris	1512	GBP -	3.00
361	Prevost, Abbé	The History of the Chevalier des Grieux		1675	GBP -	2.08
362	Heywood, Ellis	II Moro d'Heliseo Heivodo Inglese		1556	GBP -	3.05
363	Shakespeare, W.; Fielding, H.	Hamlet, tragédie, imitée de l'anglois; par M. Ducis; An Enquiry into the causes of the late Increase of Robbers		1774	GBP -	1.00
364	Head, Richard; Francis Kirkman	The English Rogue described in the Life of Meriton Latroon		1680	GBP -	3.00
365	Phillips, Edward	Theatrum Poetarum, or a compleat collection of the Poets		1675	GBP -	2.10
366		The Devil upon Crutches in England.		1699	GBP -	1.12
367		Marguerite de Valois		1654	GBP -	3.15
368		Statutes, relating to High Treason; A Form and Method of Trial of Commoners, in cases of High Treason, in 1 vol.		1709	GBP -	0.10
369	Pepys, S.	Diary, edited by H. B. Wheatley, with Pepysiana		1893-99	GBP -	4.04
370	Gay, John	Fables, with a Life of the Author		1773	GBP -	0.05
371	Buffon, G. L. Comte de	Histoire Naturelle		1787-1790	GBP -	1.05
372	King, P. P.; R. Fitzroy and C. Darwin	Narrative of the surveying voyages of H.M.S. Adventure and Eagle, 1826-36 (with Appendix)		1839	GBP -	3.00
373	Jesse, J. H.	Memoirs of the Court of England during the Reign of the Stuarts		1843	GBP -	Not Sold
374	Careless, J.	The Old English Squire		1821	GBP -	5.10
375		Chifney Samuel, of Newmarket Genius Genuine.		1792	GBP -	1.05
376	Apperley, C. J.	Memoirs of the Life of the late John Mytton		1851	GBP -	5.05
377		Le Sage		1819	GBP -	3.00
378	Butler, S.	Hudibras, with notes, etc.		1822	GBP -	1.11
379	Thackeray, W. M.	Works		1874-76	GBP -	6.00
380	Mitford, William	History of Greece		1820	GBP -	0.04
381	Gibbon, Edward	History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire		1848	GBP -	3.03
382	Parkman, Francis	Works and Life by G. H. Farnham,		1901-02	GBP -	3.10
383	Swift, Dean J.	Selections from the Prose Writings			GBP -	1.04
384	Walpole, Horace	Catalogue of Royal and Noble Authors		1806	GBP -	1.00
385	Chatterton, Thomas; Milton, J.	Works with life by G. Gregory; Poetical Works		1835, 1803	GBP -	1.12
386	Johnson, Samuel	Works, with Life by A. Murphy		1801	GBP -	0.10
387	Dickens, Charles	Works, with Life by Forster		n.d.	GBP -	5.10
388	Shelley, P. B.; Gordon, A. L.	Complete Poetical Works; Poems		1885	GBP -	1.06
389		Bible.	Oxford	1737	GBP -	0.16
390	A'Beckett, G.	Comic History of England		n. d.	GBP -	2.02
391	Froissart, Sir John; Rollin, M.	Chronicles; Ancient History		1839	GBP -	0.16
392	Granger, Rev. J.	Biographical History of England		1824	GBP -	3.05
393	Johnson, Capt. C.; Collier, John	Chrysal: or the Adventures of a Guinea; Tim Bobbins Lancashire Dialect		1794	GBP -	1.10
394	Swift, Dean J. and Others	Miscellanies		1763-4	GBP -	0.18
395	Gilpin, William	Observations on Several Parts of England		1792-1809	GBP -	2.04
396	Hallam, Henry	View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages		1832-4	GBP -	1.05
397	Moore, Thomas	Memoirs, Journal, Edited by Lord John Russell		1812	GBP -	0.16
398	Thackeray, W. M.	Works Edited by George Saintsbury	Oxford	n. d.	GBP -	3.15
399		ARABIAN NIGHTS.		1885-8	GBP -	15.00
400	Walpole, Horace	Letters Edited by Peter Cunningham		1891	GBP -	3.10

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