Sothebys: VALUABLE PRINTED BOOKS AUTOGRAPH LETTERS., 03Aug1939,

Auction Details

Auction Date
August 03, 1939 - August 03, 1939
Page Size: 676 items in 7 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
201 Walpole Horatio Lord Oxford. Works

1798

GBP - 0.15
202 Whymper E. Scrambles amongst the Alps, Ascent of Mont Blanc

1893, 1838

GBP - 0.18
203 Wilson H. S.; Freshfield Mrs. H. Alpine Ascents and Adventures, A Summer Tour in the Grisons

1878, 1862

GBP - 0.08
204 Witkowski G. J. Tetoniana, Anecdotes Historiques et Religieuses sur les Seins et l'Allaitement, etc.

1898-1903

GBP - 0.10
210 ACKERMANN R. THE REPOSITORY OP ARTS, Literature, Com-merce, Manufactures, Fashions and Politics, First Series

1809-28

GBP - 45.00
211 Aeugna C. d' etc Voyages and Discoveries in South-America

1698

GBP - 5.00
212 Bacon Sir Francis New Atlantis

1660

GBP - 5.00
213 Belle Assemblée La, Court Magazine rubbed

1830-31, 1832-34, 1830-34

GBP - 1.08
214 The Brothers

1758

GBP - 2.00
215 Burke E. An Account of the European Settlements in America

1758

GBP - 0.16
216 CATHERINE PARR Queen of England PRAYERS OR MEDYTA-CIONS

1550

GBP - 5.05
217 Cobbett W.; Huish R. History of the Protestant Reformation, Biographical Magazine, The Cottager's Manual for the Management of his Bees

1824, 1794, 1820

GBP - 0.10
218 Concannen M. A Match at Foot-Ball; or the Irish Cham-pions. A Mock-Heroick Poem

1721

GBP - 1.18
219 CURTIS WILLIAM THE BOTANICAL MAGAZINE; or, Flower-Garden Displayed, Vol. 1-61 in 40

1790-1834

GBP - 26.00
220 Denham Sir John Poems and Translations, with the Sophy

1668

GBP - 0.10
221 Dickens C.; Shakespeare W. Pictures from Italy

1846, 1857

GBP - 0.05
222 Evelyn J.; Smith J.; Sevigné M. de Kalendarium Hortense: or, the Gard'ners Almanac, The Art of Painting in Oyl, Lettres Nouvelles, ou nouvellement Recouvrées Paris

1673, 1723, 1773

GBP - 3.10
223 Farquhar G. A New Collection of Poems and Letters, Examen Miscellaneum

1702

GBP - 5.00
224 Fawkes F.; Molesworth R.; Travers H. Original Poems and Translations, Marinda: Poems and Translations upon Several Occasions, Miscel laneous Poems and Translations

1761, 1716, 1731

GBP - 1.12
225 Fielding Sarah The Adventures of David Simple

1744

GBP - 1.02
226 FLORES JEAN DE THE HISTORIE OF AURELIO AND OF ISABELL, the contemporary signature of George Darcy on the fly-leaf

1556

GBP - 14.10
227 Freemasonry. A Master-Key to Free-masonry; by which all the Secrets of the Society are laid open

1760

GBP - 27.00
228 Hore beate marie Virginis secundum ordinem Cartusianum Paris

1527

GBP - 13.10
229 HOWARD HENRY Earl of Surrey. SONGS AND SONNETTES

1585

GBP - 85.00
230 James Capt. Thomas; Pointis S.; Coxe D. The Dangerous Voyage in his Intended Discovery of a North West Passage into the South Sea, Account of the Taking of Carthagena by the French, A Description of the English Province of Carolana

1740, 1741

GBP - 10.00
231 Kolben P. The Present State of the Cape of Good Hope

1731

GBP - 3.00
232 Molière J. P. B. de Comedies

1732

GBP - 1.00
233 Moore Sir Jonas The History or Narrative of the Great Level of Fenns called Bedford Level

1685

GBP - 2.10
234 Neale J. P. Views of the Seats of Noblemen and Gentlemen

1818-29

GBP - 0.15
235 Office de la Semaine Sainte, a l'usage de la Maison du Boy Paris

1727

GBP - 9.10
236 Percy Thomas Bishop of Dromore. The Song of Solomon, newly translated from the original Hebrew

1764

GBP - 1.02
237 Rogers Capt. Woodes A Cruising Voyage round the World

1712

GBP - 1.00
238 Rump: or an Exact Collection of the Choycest Poems and Songs relating to the late Times

1662

GBP - 3.05
239 Shakespeare W. Works

1899-1900

GBP - 2.08
240 Shelvocke Capt. George A Voyage round the World by way of the Great South Sea

1726

GBP - 4.05
241 Sowerby J. English Botany

1790-98

GBP - 2.15
242 The Sporting Magazine New Series

1817-31

GBP - 2.05
243 Lemuel Gulliver Swift J. Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World

1726

GBP - 2.15
244 Ariosto L. Orlando Furioso Venice

1550

GBP - 0.05
245 Ariosto L.; Macpherson J. Orlando Furioso, Fingal, Ovid. Metamorphoses en Rondeaux Paris

1634, 1762, 1676

GBP - 0.10
246 The Copperplate Magazine, London Illustrated. A Series of Plates to illustrate Pennant's History of London and Westminster

C.1790, 1804

GBP - 0.05
247 Descartes R. Principia Philosophiae, editio quarta, engraved title, small hole in engraved portrait, Passiones Animae Amsterdam

1664, 1664

GBP - 0.08
248 Dryden J. The Hind and the Panther

1687

GBP - 1.00
249 Italy Review'd: In the Years 1729 & 30: in Two Parts

1729-30

GBP - 4.04
250 Langley B. & T. Gothic Architecture

1747

GBP - 1.18
251 Manwood J. A Treatise of the Lawes of the Forest

1615

GBP - 1.10
252 MILTON JOHN PARADISE LOST. A Poem in Ten Books

1669

GBP - 2.05
253 Newton Sir Isaac Opticks: or, a Treatise of the Reflexions, Refractions, Inflexions and Colours of Light

1704

GBP - 9.15
254 Wallis J.; BRAHE T.; Wallis J.; Parker S.; Houghton J.; Cawood F. A Censure upon Certaine Passages con-tained in the History of the Royal Society Oxford, Oxford

1670, 1675, 1632, 1669, 1666, 1681, 1710, 1710, 1678, 1632-1710

GBP - 11.10
255 A Collection of over 200 bound in 13 volumes

GBP - 6.00
256 Sprat T. History of the Royal-Society, Relations and Observations upon the Parliament begun 1640

1702, 1648

GBP - 0.10
257 Stonor Talbot Mathematical MSS.

1701

GBP - 2.00
258 Atlas rubbed

1721

GBP - 1.15
259 Atlas Maritimus & Commercialis; or, a General View of the World

GBP - 0.10
260 BLAEU J. ATLAS Angleterre qui est le XI Livre de l'Europe Amsterdam

1662

GBP - 1.00
261 Browne Sir Thomas Works rubbed

1686

GBP - 3.15
262 Camoens L. de The Lusiad, or, Portugal's Historicall Poem ... newly put into English by Richard Fanshaw loose

1655

GBP - 1.10
263 Chaucer G. Works

1687

GBP - 2.10
264 A Catalogue and Collection of all those Ordinances, Proclamations, Declarations, etc. from 1653-1654

1654

GBP - 0.10
265 Dart J.; Dugdale W. Westmonasterium, or the History and Antiquities of the Abbey Church of St. Peters Westminster, Antiquities of Warwickshire rubbed

1723, 1656

GBP - 0.14
266 Davenant Sir William Works

1673

GBP - 2.05
267 Harrington J.; Bacon Sir P. The Common-Wealth of Oceana, Sylva Sylvarum

1656, 1664

GBP - 1.18
268 Holinshed R. Chronicles rubbed

1587

GBP - 1.10
269 Jonson B. Works

1616-40

GBP - 5.00
270 Minsheu John A Dictionarie in Spanish and English

1599

GBP - 1.10
271 Montaigne M. de The Essayes

1603

GBP - 6.00
272 More Saint Thomas Works broken

1557

GBP - 7.10
273 Sidney Sir P. The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia rubbed

1627

GBP - 1.01
274 Spenser E. The Faerie Queen: the Shepheards Calendar: together with the other Works

1617

GBP - 3.10
275 WARD EDWARD A COLLECTION OF PIECES BY, including: The London Spy

1699-1700, 1698, 1699, 1699, 1702, 1702, 1702, 1701, 1701, 1702, 1701, 1700, 1700, 1700, 1701, 1700, 1700, 1699, 1698-1702

GBP - 45.00
276 Wit F. de Atlas, engraved title cut down Amsterdam

c. 1671

GBP - 2.15
277 Wycherley W. Miscellany Poems

1704

GBP - 11.10
278 Barrie Sir J. M. Tommy and Grizel

1900

GBP - 0.10
279 Barrie Sir J. M. The Little White Bird

1902

GBP - 0.12
280 Barrie Sir J. M. A Kiss for Cinderella

1920

GBP - 0.15
281 Barrie Sir J. M. Courage

1922

GBP - 3.03
282 Barrie Sir J. M. Courage

1922

GBP - 1.06
283 Barrie Sir J. M. Mary Rose, Peter Pan

1924, 1928

GBP - 3.05
284 Borrow George Lavengro

1851

GBP - 0.12
285 Hewlett Maurice The Queen's Quair

1904

GBP - 0.08
286 Housman A. E. Last Poems

1922

GBP - 2.00
287 Newton A. E. A Magnificent Farce, Boswell's Note Book in facsimile

1921, 1919, etc.

GBP - 4.05
288 Walpole Hugh; Garnett David; Masefield John Fortitude, Lady into Fox, Good Friday; The Locked Chest; Sonnets and Poems Letchworth

1913, 1922, 1916

GBP - 1.15
289 Grahame Kenneth The Wind in the Willows

1931

GBP - 0.15
290 Orpen Sir William An Onlooker in France, Golden Cockerell Press, The Song of Songs

1921, 1925, etc.

GBP - 0.12
291 Plat Sir Hugh The Jewel House of Art and Nature

1653

GBP - 1.15
292 Jones Sir E. Burne-Four A. L. s.

GBP - 0.10
293 Hewlett Maurice Five A. L. s.

GBP - 4.05
294 Lucas E. V. Correspondence to E. V. Lucas from John Galsworthy

GBP - 15.00
295 Alfred Dudley; or, the Australian Settlers

1830

GBP - 0.08
296 Callcott Mrs.; Price Sir Uvedale Essays towards the History of Painting, JOHN CONSTABLE'S COPY, An Essay on the Picturesque London and Hereford

1836, 1794-98

GBP - 0.10
297 Disraeli B. Sybil

1845

GBP - 0.06
298 Doyle J. E. A Chronicle of England

1864

GBP - 0.08
299 Felton Samuel; Fuseli Henry Testimonies to the Genius and Memory of Sir Joshua Reynolds, Lectures on Painting, CONSTABLE'S COPY, WITH HIS INITIALS ON TITLE

1792, 1801

GBP - 0.15
300 Hayley William Life of George Romney Chichester

1809

GBP - 0.10
301 Hill Sir John; Gould Nat The Family Herbal, The Buckjumper Bungay

1812, 1909

GBP - 0.10
302 Leslie C. R. Memoirs of the Life of John Constable

1843

GBP - 2.05
303 Müntz J. H.; Britton John Encaustic Painting, JOHN CONSTABLE'S COPY, WITH AUTOGRAPH INSCRIPTION, Descriptive Sketches of Tunbridge Wells, LARGE PAPER, PRESENTATION COPY TO CONSTABLE, INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR, WITH ACCOMPANYING A. L. s.

1760, 1832

GBP - 0.10
304 Nash Joseph The Mansions of England in the Olden Time

1839-49

GBP - 0.10
305 Rogers Samuel Italy, a Poem, first issue, head and tailpieces

1830

GBP - 5.00
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