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Botany.- Ray (John) Synopsis methodica stirpium Britannicarum, third edition, 24 engraved plates, 2 folding, occasional light

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Botany.- Ray (John) Synopsis methodica stirpium Britannicarum, third edition, 24 engraved plates, 2 folding, occasional light damp-staining, contemporary calf, rubbed, [Henrey 323; Keynes 56], W. & J.Innys, 1724 § Lee (James) An Introduction to Botany, third edition, 1776 § Boerhaave (Hermann) Historia plantarum, 2 parts in 1, without second part title, a little browned, modern half calf, "Londini" [?Amsterdam], 1738 § Curtis (William) The Botanical Magazine, vol.1 no.1 only, 3 hand-coloured engraved plates, stitched in original blue printed wrappers, uncut, a little stained, 1793, the first two contemporary calf, rubbed; and 6 others, botany, some with hand-coloured/colour-printed plates, 8vo (10)

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Trade.- Thomas (S.) The Commercial Palladium: or, Tradesman's Jewel, ?only edition, half-title, a little soiled, [Not in

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Trade.- Thomas (S.) The Commercial Palladium: or, Tradesman's Jewel, ?only edition, half-title, a little soiled, [Not in British Library; Library Hub records only copies in Manchester and National Library of Scotland, also one in Boston], for the author, 1775; The Banker's Sure Guide: or, Monied Man's Assistant, fifth edition, lacking front free endpaper, G.Robinson, 1782 § Kearsley's Correct Tax Tables, for the Year 1806, stained, one leaf with paper flaw causing slight loss to last two lines, stitched in original printed wrappers, uncut, soiled & stained, G.Kearsley, 1806, the first two contemporary sheep, worn, the first with upper cover almost detached; and 15 others, tradesmen's guides, ready reckoners etc., some with provincial imprints, 8vo et infra (18)

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Botany.- Withering (William) A Botanical Arrangement of British Plants, vol.2 only (of 3), second edition, with extensive nea

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Botany.- Withering (William) A Botanical Arrangement of British Plants, vol.2 only (of 3), second edition, with extensive neat contemporary ink annotations to text and on additional leaves bound in, contemporary tree sheep, uncut, worn, lacking most of backstrip, Birmingham, M.Sweeney, 1787; another edition, edited by W.Macgillivray, first Macgillivray edition, 10 engraved plates (foxed), contemporary cloth, stained, 1830 § Maling (E.A.) In-door Plants, and how to grow them, first edition, hand-coloured lithographed frontispiece, advertisement leaf at end, 1861 § Gardiner (William) Twenty Lessons on British Mosses, third edition, illustrated with mounted specimens, some a little chipped, 1847 § Law (John) Catalogue...of the Rare and Interesting Plants...of the Sheffield Botanical Gardens, second edition, 1849 § Des Cars (A.) A Treatise on Pruning Forest and Ornamental Trees, second edition, plate in red & black with card overslip mounted on stub, illustrations, Boston, 1884, the last four original cloth, a little rubbed; and c.25 others, botany, mostly later editions of Macgillivray's Withering, 8vo (c.30)

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Dust-jackets.- Green (Peter) The Sword of Pleasure, first edition, dust-jacket designed by Michael Ayrton, 1957 § Manner

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Dust-jackets.- Green (Peter) The Sword of Pleasure, first edition, dust-jacket designed by Michael Ayrton, 1957 § Manners (Winifred) A Mirror for Men, first edition, dust-jacket by Dorothea Braby, 1932 § Thirkell (Angela) Happy Returns, first edition, dust-jacket by Fritz Wegner, 1952 § Drake (Ensign Robert L.) The Boy Allies on the North Sea Patrol or Striking the First Blow at the German Fleet, foxed, New York, [?1919] § Curtis (James) They Drive By Night, second impression, 1939 § Walpole (Hugh) Portrait of a Man with Red Hair, n.d., original cloth with pictorial dust-jackets, a little rubbed; and c.75 others in pictorial dust-jackets, 8vo (c.80)

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Royal Canadian Air Force.- Stringer-Jones (Walter, pilot) Pilot's Flying Log Book, 111 printed pp. with manuscript insertions

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Royal Canadian Air Force.- Stringer-Jones (Walter, pilot) Pilot's Flying Log Book, 111 printed pp. with manuscript insertions, a few typed inserts laid down, slightly browned, original cloth, lettered direct on upper cover, sm. 4to, 1942-45; and a quantity of others, WW2 and military, v.s., v.d. (sm. qty). *** First mentioned includes operations: "Raid Bangkok..."; "Raid Rangoon..."; "Night Bombing" etc.

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Hotman (François) De re numaria populi romani, title with woodcut printer's device and printed slip pasted over final

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Hotman (François) De re numaria populi romani, title with woodcut printer's device and printed slip pasted over final line of title, woodcut initials & ornaments, later calf, spine gilt, worn at head, [Lyons], G.Lemaire, 1585 § Deslandes (A.F.B.) Essai sur la Marine des Anciens, folding engraved frontispiece and 9 plates, 7 folding, Paris, 1768 § Maubert de Gouvest (J.-H.) Memoires Militaires sur les Anciens, 2 vol., half-titles, titles in red & black with engraved vignettes, engraved frontispiece and 16 plates, one folding, The Hague, Henri Constapel, 1762 § Le Cointe (J.L.) Commentaires sur la Retraite des Dix-mille de Xenophon, 2 vol., folding engraved map & battle-plan, Paris, 1766 § [Polyaenus & Frontin]. Les Ruses de Guerre de Frontin; Stratagêmes de Frontin, 3 vol., half-titles, Paris, David, 1770, all Macclesfield copies with embossed stamps and bookplate, all but the first contemporary calf, gilt, most spines gilt, a little rubbed, one or two with spine ends or labels chipped; and 6 others, similar, also Macclesfield copies, 8vo et infra (14)

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Lancaster (Osbert) Progress at Pelvis Bay, 1936; Classical Landscape with Figures, 1947; The Saracen's Head, 1948; Drayneflet

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Lancaster (Osbert) Progress at Pelvis Bay, 1936; Classical Landscape with Figures, 1947; The Saracen's Head, 1948; Drayneflete Revealed, 1949; Façades and Faces, 1950; The Littlehampton Bequest, number 59 of 75 specially-bound copies signed by the author and the "Earl of Littlehampton", original buckram-backed marbled boards, 1973, first editions, illustrations by Lancaster, all but the last original cloth, all with dust-jackets (the fourth and last price-clipped), a little rubbed, some fraying, the first chipped at foot of spine; and c.60 others illustrated by or about Lancaster including many of his Pocket Cartoon books, several duplicates, 4to & 8vo (c.65)

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Jefferies (Richard) The Gamekeeper at Home, 1878; Wild Life in a Southern County, 1879; The Amateur Poacher, Broadlands book-

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Lot 188

Jefferies (Richard) The Gamekeeper at Home, 1878; Wild Life in a Southern County, 1879; The Amateur Poacher, Broadlands book-label, hinges weak, 1879; Round About a Great Estate, 1880; Nature Near London, 1883; Red Deer, 1884; The Dewy Morn. A Novel, 2 vol., labels removed from front paste-downs, 1884, first editions, original cloth, most pictorial, some gilt, rubbed, the third a little worn at spine ends and corners; and 14 others by or about Jefferies, mostly first editions, 8vo (22)

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Wodehouse (P.G.) Quick Service, second printing, spotting, slight shelf-lean, dust-jacket priced at 7/6, spine with 1" portio

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Lot 235

Wodehouse (P.G.) Quick Service, second printing, spotting, slight shelf-lean, dust-jacket priced at 7/6, spine with 1" portion of loss to foot, spine ends and corners a little chipped, chip to head of lower panel, light creasing to head, extremities a little rubbed, 1940; Very Good, Jeeves, seventh printing, dust-jacket priced at 5/-, short tear to foot of upper joint, chipping to head and foot, rubbed, 1930; Lord Emsworth and Others, first edition, first printing, spotting, slight shelf-lean, extremities rubbed, 1937; and c.100 others, Wodehouse, 8vo (c.100)

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[Gough (Richard)] An Account of a Rich Illuminated Missal executed for John Duke of Bedford, 4 engra

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[Gough (Richard)] An Account of a Rich Illuminated Missal executed for John Duke of Bedford, 4 engraved plates, J.Nichols, 1794 bound with Sotheby & Co. [Sale] Catalogue of The Luttrell Psalter and The Bedford Horae, from the Library at Lulworth Castle, Dorset..., plates, 2 colour, some folding, 1929 and [?Rowe (Edward)] Figurae quaedam antiquae ex Caedmonis Monachi, notes on flyleaf by Dr. Munby, 15 engraved plates, one double-page, 1754, together 3 works in 1 vol., the first and third water-stained, old cloth, the second with original wrappers bound in, rubbed & stained § James (M.R.) A Descriptive Catalogue of the Manuscripts in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, 1895; A Descriptive Catalogue of the Manuscripts in the Library of Eton College, Cambridge, 1895; A Descriptive Catalogue of the Manuscripts in the Library of St.John's College Cambridge, Cambridge, 1913 § Wright (Cyril Ernest) Fontes Harleiani: A Study of the Sources of the Harleian Collection of Manuscripts...in the British Museum, 1972 § Lawn (Brian) Catalogus Bibliothecae Lawnianae: Western and Oriental Manuscripts, signed by the author on title, privately printed, 1994, all but the first original cloth, some rubbed; and c.45 others, mostly on manuscripts, some pamphlets, v.s. (c.50)

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Hobson (Anthony) Apollo and Pegasus: An Enquiry into the Formation and Dispersal of a Renaissance Library, Amsterdam, 1975; H

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Lot 272

Hobson (Anthony) Apollo and Pegasus: An Enquiry into the Formation and Dispersal of a Renaissance Library, Amsterdam, 1975; Humanists and Bookbinders, Cambridge, 1989; Renaissance Book Collecting, Cambridge, 1999; Great Libraries, A.L.s. & 2 T.Ls.s. from the author to JC loosely inserted, 1970; [Sale] Catalogue of a Collection of Illustrated Books and Volumes of Prints: The Property of a Gentleman, Hobson's own copy with ink annotation to designation on title "Anthony Hobson, who also compiled the catalogue" and note on front free endpaper "The Author's Copy...Most of the books came from, or through, Dick Lyon", Sotheby's, 1975; [Sale] Catalogue of Modern First Editions, Letters and Manuscripts..., Hobson's copy with his annotation to designation on half-title "who can have a new croquet set, and a suit...", Sotheby's, 1996 § Sparrow (John) Visible Words: A Study of Inscriptions in and as Books and Works of Art, signed by the author on title, Anthony Hobson's copy with his book-label and several letters from Sparrow to him loosely inserted, Cambridge, 1969, illustrations, the sale catalogues with Hobson's ink annotations to text, and letters & related material bound in or loosely inserted, both bound in morocco-backed marbled boards, the rest in original cloth, all but the fourth with dust-jackets, a little spotted and soiled; and 5 others by or relating to Hobson, 4to & 8vo (12)

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Adams (H. M.) Catalogue of Books Printed on the Continent of Europe, 1501-1600 in Cambridge Libraries, 2 vol., Camb

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Lot 259

Adams (H. M.) Catalogue of Books Printed on the Continent of Europe, 1501-1600 in Cambridge Libraries, 2 vol., Cambridge, 1967 § Aldine Press (The): Catalogue of the Ahmanson-Murphy Collection...in the Library of the University of California..., ex-library copy with withdrawn stamp to title, Berkeley, Los Angeles & London, 2001 § Needham (Paul) The Printer & the Pardoner: An Unrecorded Indulgence Printed by William Caxton..., Washington D.C., 1986 § de Hamel (C.) & Joel Silver. Disbound and Dispersed: The Leaf Book Considered, Chicago, 2005, some illustrations, original cloth, the first with faded spines, the last two with dust-jackets; and c.55 others on early printing, mostly continental, some pamphlets, v.s. (c.60)

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Heinsius (Daniel) Crepundia siliana, first edition, title with border of printer's ornaments, woodcut initials, with 4pp. pub

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Heinsius (Daniel) Crepundia siliana, first edition, title with border of printer's ornaments, woodcut initials, with 4pp. publisher's preface bound at end rather than following title, contemporary ink manuscript notes to front free endpaper, contemporary calf ruled in blind, a little rubbed, gouge to lower cover, [Wing H1372], 12mo, Cambridge, R.Daniel, 1646. *** Scarce work by the renowned scholar and professor of classics at Leiden university. It includes at the end the first appearance of Richard Crashaw's Latin poem 'Bulla' (O9v–O12r).

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Foxon (D.F.) English Verse 1701-1750, 2 vol., Cambridge, 1975 § Croft (P.J.) Autograph Poetry in the English Language, 2

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Lot 271

Foxon (D.F.) English Verse 1701-1750, 2 vol., Cambridge, 1975 § Croft (P.J.) Autograph Poetry in the English Language, 2 vol., 1973 § Lang (Cecil Y., editor) The Swinburne Letters, 6 vol., vol.1 & 2 without dust-jackets, New Haven, 1959-62 § Schoenbaum (S.) William Shakespeare: A Documentary Life [&] Records and Images, together 2 vol., 1975-81 § Fleeman (J.D.) A Bibliography of the Works of Samuel Johnson, 2 vol., Oxford, 2000 § Keynes (Geoffrey) The Library of Edward Gibbon: A Catalogue of his Books, original cloth-backed boards, 1970, illustrations, most original cloth or boards, the first four with dust-jackets, frayed, most a little rubbed; and c.70 others on literature, mostly poetry, v.s. (c.90)

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Scotland.- Hardiviller (Charles-Achille d') Souvenirs des Highlands Voyage a la Suite de Henri V en 1832, lithographed facsim

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Scotland.- Hardiviller (Charles-Achille d') Souvenirs des Highlands Voyage a la Suite de Henri V en 1832, lithographed facsimile, portrait of Henri V and 28 plates (?of 30/31, number appears to vary), tissue guards, foxing, contemporary half red morocco with printed green wrapper of first part mounted on upper cover, spine gilt, Paris & Edinburgh, 1835 § Cardonnel (Adam de) Picturesque Antiquities of Scotland, Parts I & II only (of 4) bound in 1 vol., 50 etchings with letterpress descriptions printed on rectos only, tissue guards, contemporary ink signature of G.J.Legh and bookplate with press-mark of High Legh library, contemporary red straight-grain morocco, gilt, g.e., for the Author, 1778 § Landsborough (Rev. David) Excursions to Arran, Ailsa Craig, and the Two Cumbraes..., folding engraved map, additional vignette title and 2 plates, short tear to edge of map, one or two leaves loose, original blind-stamped cloth, Edinburgh, 1851 § Munro (James) A Gaelic Primer..., ?third edition, spotting, original cloth, paper label to upper cover, [Library Hub lists one copy only of this edition - University of Aberdeen], Glasgow, 1837, all a little rubbed; and c.60 others, Scotland, including 2 box files of material relating to the archaeology of the Highlands and Islands (articles, photographs, correspondence etc., some to Professor Charles Thomas), 4to & 8vo (c.65)

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Fowles (John) .- Stevenson (Robert Louis) and Lloyd Osbourne. The Wrecker, second edition, John Fowles' copy with his bookpla

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Lot 206

Fowles (John) .- Stevenson (Robert Louis) and Lloyd Osbourne. The Wrecker, second edition, John Fowles' copy with his bookplate and notes to endpapers and margins, original cloth, spine faded, extremities rubbed, some fraying to spine tips and corners, light soiling, 1892 § Powell (Anthony) At Lady Molly's, first edition, original boards, dust-jacket, light toning to extremities, short nick to head of lower joint, 1957 § Spark (Muriel) The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, first edition, ink name crossed through on front free endpaper, original cloth slight mottling or fading, dust-jacket, spine tips and corners a little chipped and rubbed, 1961; and c.200 others, modern literature with much Anthony Powell, including two volumes with his bookplate, v.s. (c.200)

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Private Press.- Taylor (Michael) & Brocard Sewell. Saint Dominic's Press: A Bibliography 1916-1937, number 15 of 100 spec

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Private Press.- Taylor (Michael) & Brocard Sewell. Saint Dominic's Press: A Bibliography 1916-1937, number 15 of 100 specially-bound copies but without the portfolio of additional material, original morocco-backed cloth, uncut, Risbury, Whittington Press, 1995 § Mardersteig (Giovanni) The Officina Bodoni: An Account of the Hand Press 1923-1977, edited by Hans Schmoller, limited edition, with various letters from Schmoller to JC loosely inserted, Verona, 1980 § Grossman (C.P.) The History of the Limited Editions Club, New Castle, De., 2017 § Watry (Maureen) The Vale Press: Charles Ricketts, a Publisher in Earnest, New Castle, De. & London, 2004, illustrations, all but the first original cloth or cloth-backed boards, the last with dust-jacket; and c.55 others on private presses including a bound volume of Golden Cockerel bibliographies & pamphlets, some pamphlets/catalogues, 4to & 8vo (c.60)

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Medicine.- Allen (John) Synopsis Medicinae: Or, A Brief and General Collection of the Whole Practice of Physick...With most C

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Medicine.- Allen (John) Synopsis Medicinae: Or, A Brief and General Collection of the Whole Practice of Physick...With most Cases in Surgery and Midwifery, 2 vol., first edition in English, half-title in vol.1, contemporary calf, double gilt fillet border, spine gilt, J.Pemberton...& W.Meadows, 1730 § Floyer (Sir John) and Dr. Edward Baynard. Psychrolousia [graece]: Or, the History of Cold Bathing, fifth edition, old book-label "Dr. Roberts, Bridport" to front paste-down, contemporary panelled calf, William & John Innys, 1722 § Rules and Constitutions (The) for Governing and Managing the Maiden-Hospital..., stitched in contemporary marbled wrappers, Edinburgh, Robert Fleming, 1731, both rubbed; and 11 others including another from Dr. Roberts's library, 8vo et infra (14)*** Giles Roberts (1766-1834) of Bridport was an apothecary who developed "The Poor Man's Friend", an ointment which became the second best-selling patent medicine in Britain. Although he had little medical training he was appointed Medical Attendant to the poor in Bridport and campaigned for better hygiene, becoming a respected local benefactor. When he died he left a bequest to his niece Mary Anning.

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Miniature Books.- Almanacks.- [London Almanack (The)], 24pp., engraved throughout, view of East India House extending over 4

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Miniature Books.- Almanacks.- [London Almanack (The)], 24pp., engraved throughout, view of East India House extending over 4 pages, contemporary red morocco tooled in gilt with all-over floral design, g.e., c.55 x 35mm., 1768; another edition, 24pp., engraved throughout, view of Drury Lane Theatre extending over 4 pages (slight wear to upper edge), red ink duty stamp to first two pages, contemporary red roan with gilt-tooled onlays in green, blue & cream, g.e., a little rubbed and soiled, (58 x 34mm.), 1795, both with matching slip-case, a little rubbed, for the Company of Stationers (2)

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America.- Kippis (Andrew, editor) The New Annual Register, or General Repository of History, Politics, and Literature, for th

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America.- Kippis (Andrew, editor) The New Annual Register, or General Repository of History, Politics, and Literature, for the Year 1780 [-1789], 10 vol., occasional spotting, Macclesfield copies with embossed stamps and bookplate, contemporary tree calf, spines gilt with red and black morocco labels, a handsome set, G.Robinson, 1781-90; and 10 others, odd vol. of various periodicals, 8vo (20)*** The first 10 volumes of The New Annual Register which was founded in 1780 by Andrew Kippis in competition with Edmund Burke's Annual Register, continuing until 1825. William Godwin wrote the British historical entries from 1784-91 and it includes many references to America, notably the printing of the new Constitution (pp.99-110 of Public Papers section of 1787 volume).

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Collins (William, publisher) The New Naturalist, vol.26, 45, 66, 82, 84, 88, 91-92, 99-101, 103, 105, 108-109 & 112, vol.45 a

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Lot 282

Collins (William, publisher) The New Naturalist, vol.26, 45, 66, 82, 84, 88, 91-92, 99-101, 103, 105, 108-109 & 112, vol.45 a reprint, no.82 second edition (Peter Marren's 'The New Naturalists', 2005), the rest first editions, illustrations, no.112 with JC's review for 'The Book Collector' loosely inserted with other ephemera and a few ink annotations to text, original cloth, pictorial dust-jackets, the second & third price-clipped, all fine copies, 1953-2010 § Bernhard (T.) & Timothy Loe. Collecting the New Naturalists, illustrations, original pictorial boards, 2015, 8vo & 4to (17)

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Bindings.- Anthologie des Poètes Françaises du XIXème Siècle, some spotting, bound in handsome panelled tan morocco, gilt, by

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Bindings.- Anthologie des Poètes Françaises du XIXème Siècle, some spotting, bound in handsome panelled tan morocco, gilt, by Florence Kinkelin, with floral squares at corners repeated within compartments of spine, t.e.g., others uncut, "first prize" sticker with Kinkelin's name tipped inside upper cover and "E.S.K." to endpaper and small ink stamp to head of title, Paris, [c.1890] § Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours. Catalogue of the One Hundred & Seventeenth Exhibition, illustrations, contemporary citron morocco, gilt, by Roger de Coverly, upper cover inset with photograph of one of the paintings and titled in gilt, g.e., spine browned, 1926 § Thomson (James) The Seasons, wood-engraved illustrations, bookplate of John Fowles, later red morocco with floral decorative border, by Hayday, spine gilt, g.e., soiled, 1842 § Vocal Lyre (The), additional engraved vignette title, contemporary half green morocco, spine gilt, by John Bird of Hatton Garden with his ticket, Chiswick, C.Whittingham, 1823, all a little rubbed or marked; and c.30 others, bindings, some signed, v.s. (c.35)*** The first was purchased at the Laurence Hodson sale at Bloomsbury Auctions 4th April 2013 lot 197.

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Rossetti (Christina) A Pageant and other Poems, first edition, original blue-green cloth, gilt, designed by D.G.Rossetti, unc

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Rossetti (Christina) A Pageant and other Poems, first edition, original blue-green cloth, gilt, designed by D.G.Rossetti, uncut, a little rubbed & marked, 1881; Goblin Market..., New Edition, wood-engraved frontispiece & 3 plates after D.G.Rossetti, original grey cloth, gilt, small stain to upper cover, 1879 § Rossetti (Dante Gabriel) Poems, first Tauchnitz edition, long ink inscription by Amy E.Pettee concerning the binding to front free endpaper, contemporary vellum, upper cover with unfinished illuminated floral border, yapp edges, lacking ties, a little spotted and soiled, [Todd & Bowden 1380], Leipzig, B. Tauchnitz, 1873; and 10 others by or on the Rossetti family, 8vo (13)*** Pettee writes in the third, "This volume was bought in Siena, Italy, in the summer of 1909, to be used for a lesson in antique bookbinding...The attempted illumination on the cover represents one of the many unfinished beginnings of my life...". Todd & Bowden illustrate an Italian illuminated vellum binding on Rossetti's Ballads & Sonnets.

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Foulis Press.- Plato. The Republic...in Ten Books, translated by Henry Spens, first edition in English,  advertisement l

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Foulis Press.- Plato. The Republic...in Ten Books, translated by Henry Spens, first edition in English, advertisement leaf at end, a few spots, very occasional light soiling, engraved bookplate of William Macdowall of Castlesemple, contemporary calf, spine ruled in gilt with red morocco label, a little rubbed and spotted, spine ends slightly worn, [Gaskell 423], 4to (240 x 180mm.), Glasgow, Robert and Andrew Foulis, 1763.*** A good wide-margined, handsomely-printed edition of this important work. This translation by Spens, a minister of the parish of Wemyss in Fife, was used in the Everyman Library edition from 1906 onwards.

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Hemingford (Walter) Historia de rebus gestis Edvardi I. Edvardi II. & Edvardi III., edited by T.Hearne, 2 vol., one of a limi

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Lot 68

Hemingford (Walter) Historia de rebus gestis Edvardi I. Edvardi II. & Edvardi III., edited by T.Hearne, 2 vol., one of a limited number of large paper copies, book-label of the bookseller Alan Thomas, contemporary red-morocco-backed calf, spines gilt, Oxford, 1731 § Fell (R.) Memoirs of the Public Life of…Charles James Fox, 2 vol.., bookplate of Henry Wakeman, contemporary half calf, 1808 § Hautenville (H.B.) A Digest of the Duties of Customs and Excise, folding tables, contemporary tree calf, Dublin, 1805 § Rous (John) Historia regum Angliae, edited by Thomas Hearne, second edition, contemporary polished calf, gilt, red morocco label, Oxford, 1745 § Rawlinson (Richrd) The History of Sir John Perrott…, contemporary calf, gilt, spine gilt, 1728 § [Goldsmith (Oliver)] The History of England, in a series of letters from a Nobleman to his Son, 2 vol., contemporary sheep, 1770, the last three all Macclesfield copies with embossed stamps and bookplate, a little rubbed; and 11 others, history, 8vo (20)*** The first was lot 1119 in the sale of Ralph Willett's Merly Library on 14 December 1813, sold to the Duke of Devonshire. A later pencil manuscript note in vol.1 reads: "fine large copy, perf[ect] throughout, £13.0.0. Merly binding. The identical copy which sold for £20.7.0. at Willetts' (the Merly) Sale. Sir Mark Sykes' copy sold only for £17.0.0. It was very indifferent".

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Colour Printing.- [Caraccioli (Louis Antoine de)] Le Livre à la Mode, printed in green, à Verte-Feuille, de l'Imprimerie du

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Lot 81

Colour Printing.- [Caraccioli (Louis Antoine de)] Le Livre à la Mode, printed in green, à Verte-Feuille, de l'Imprimerie du Printems, au Perroquet, l'Anné Nouvelle, [1759]; Le Livre à la Mode, printed in red, En Europe, chez les libraires, 100070060 [1760]; Le Livre de Quatre Couleurs, printed in yellow, blue, brown and red, half-title, title with engraved vignette in black, variant with "comme le" at end of first page of Preface, aux Quatre-Éléments, de l'Imprimerie des Quatre-Saisons, 4444 [1757], together 3 works in 1 vol., worming to lower margin, mostly affecting first work, contemporary mottled calf, spine gilt with red morocco label, rubbed, joints split, lower repaired but worn, spine worn at head, 8vo, [Paris, Duchesne]; and 2 others, continental, with printing in red, 8vo (3)*** Charming works satirising contemporary fashion and manners, printed in colours and including the imprints in the colour themes.

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Stevenson (Robert Louis) and Lloyd Osbourne. The Wrong Box [4 copies], first editions, one copy with publisher's present

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Lot 196

Stevenson (Robert Louis) and Lloyd Osbourne. The Wrong Box [4 copies], first editions, one copy with publisher's presentation blind-stamp to title, light foxing, bookplates, including those of Henry W. Poor and Munson Aldrich Havens, original cloth, shelf-lean, some fading or toning to spine, some marking to covers, bumping and occasional fraying to spine tips and corners, 1889; and c.45 others, numerous editions of The Wrong Box, a bound book of essays and notes from meetings of The Wrong Box Society and a box of notes and essays on the book by a member of the society, 8vo & 4to (c.50)

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Carter (John) The Origins of Publishers' Cloth Binding, offprint from part 8 of 'The Colophon', presentation copy from the au

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Lot 225

Carter (John) The Origins of Publishers' Cloth Binding, offprint from part 8 of 'The Colophon', presentation copy from the author to Graham Pollard inscribed on upper wrapper, original wrappers, a little browned, 1932; Taste & Technique in Book-Collecting, W.R.Le Fanu's copy with his extensive pencil annotation (he & Carter were at Eton together) "...Dear Jake - his idiosyncrasies of wit & style were superficial to a warmhearted & helpful friendship..." & related material loosely inserted, original cloth, dust-jacket, spotted & frayed, Cambridge, 1948; Taste and Technique in Book-Collecting, inscribed by the author to Fred & Betty Adams, original cloth, New York, 1948 § Carter (J.) & Graham Pollard. Working Papers, No.1-4 bound in 1 vol., No.2 inscribed by Carter "with the compliments of rather more than 50% of the author" and by Pollard "Almost all of this, alone of the four Working papers, was written by John Carter. Graham Pollard 26 March 1976" on upper wrapper, cloth, original wrappers bound in, Oxford, 1967-70 § William Morris & the Kelmscott Press, original wrappers, inscribed "John Carter August 1960" to upper wrapper, with additional notes "Bt. from Quaritch in 1970 John Collins" and "I am glad to see that this ended up with my colleague John Collins JWC 8 April 72", Providence, R.I., 1960, a little rubbed; and a small quantity of others by or relating to Carter including several bound volumes of pamphlets, letters & other material, and the first eight editions of his ABC for Book-Collectors, v.s. (sm.qty)

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Judaica & Hebraica.- Harvey (Gabriel) The Prototype of Shylock: Lopez the Jew executed in 1594, one of 110 copies signed

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Lot 219

Judaica & Hebraica.- Harvey (Gabriel) The Prototype of Shylock: Lopez the Jew executed in 1594, one of 110 copies signed by the publisher, 2 plates, original cloth-backed boards, rubbed, Frank Marcham, 1927 § Roth (Cecil) Magna Bibliotheca Anglo-Judaica, new edition, original cloth, damp-stained, 1937 § Service for the First Two Nights of Passover, text in English & Hebrew, original pictorial glazed green boards, gilt, rubbed, spine faded, 1930; and c.20 others, some pamphlets, 4to & 8vo (c.25)

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Byzantine architecture.- Wheler (George) An Account of the Churches, or Places of Assembly, of the Primitive Christians;

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Lot 51

Byzantine architecture.- Wheler (George) An Account of the Churches, or Places of Assembly, of the Primitive Christians; from the churches of Tyre, Jerusalem, and Constantinople. Described by Eusebius, first edition, 5 folding engraved plates (plate 2 lacking bottom section), lacking initial and final 3 blanks, old ink signatures of John Lowe and Robert Lascelles Carr to title, plates with short tears repaired, small rust-hole to G4, contemporary sheep, rubbed, [Atabey 1330; Blackmer 1788; Wing W1606], small 8vo, by S. Roycroft, for R. Clavell, 1689.*** Scarce work on the early churches. "An especially interesting work for its period. At this time very few antiquaries were interested in Byzantine architecture". (Blackmer).

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*** Please note, the description of this lot has changed *** Erotica.- Muses en Belle Humeur (Les) ou Chansons et Autres Poes

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Lot 71

*** Please note, the description of this lot has changed *** Erotica.- Muses en Belle Humeur (Les) ou Chansons et Autres Poesies Joyeuses, engraved title with vignette of satyrs and naked women dancing round a statue of Priapus, lacking final 2 leaves R1-2, 3pp. of additional bawdy songs supplied in 19th century hands at end, title and final leaf of text soiled, pretty contemporary red morocco with gilt roll-tool border, spine gilt in compartments with floral ornaments and green roan label (chipped at edge), g.e., a little rubbed, 12mo, Ville Franche [?Paris], 1742 [?1760].*** The first erotic song-book, a pirated edition of that originally printed in an edition of twelve copies on the private press of the Duc d'Aguillon.Library Hub records only 3 copies (BL, Oxford, and Winchester College), citing pagination as xiv, 260pp. but this seems erroneous as WorldCat states xiv, 184pp. with collation [*]¹, A-Q⁶, R², as this copy appears to have been.

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Clair (Colin) The Spread of Printing, 11 parts [a complete set], original printed wrappers, 1969-72 § Pine-Coffin (R.S.)

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Lot 264

Clair (Colin) The Spread of Printing, 11 parts [a complete set], original printed wrappers, 1969-72 § Pine-Coffin (R.S.) Bibliography of British and American Travel in Italy to 1860, original wrappers, uncut, spotted, Florence, 1974 § Ballhorn (F.) Grammatography: A Manual of Reference to the Alphabets of Ancient and Modern Languages, original pictorial cloth, gilt, 1861 § Zammit (William) Printing in Malta 1642-1839, Malta, 2008 § Taylor (Barry, editor) Foreign-Language Printing in London 1500-1900, Boston Spa & London, 2002 § Ingamells (John) A Dictionary of British and Irish Travellers in Italy 1701-1800 compiled from the Brinsley Ford Archive, New Haven & London, 1997 § Keighren (Innes M.) & others. Travels into Print: Exploration, Writing, and Publishing with John Murray, 1773-1859, Chicago & London, 2015, illustrations, all but the first three original cloth or boards with dust-jackets; and a quantity of others on travel, linguistics, foreign imprints etc., including odd 12mo volumes of Parry's Journals and 2 bound volumes of Quentin Keynes sale catalogues (Christie's & Bloomsbury Auctions), plus a few stamp albums, some catalogues/pamphlets, v.s. (c.130)

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Yellowbacks.- Grattan (T.C.) High-Ways and By-Ways; or, Tales by the Roadside, The Parlour Library vol.VII, 1847 § Dorse

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Lot 167

Yellowbacks.- Grattan (T.C.) High-Ways and By-Ways; or, Tales by the Roadside, The Parlour Library vol.VII, 1847 § Dorsey (Anna Hanson) Woodreve Manor. A Tale of American Life, Railway Library, 1853 § Cockton (H.) The Life and Adventures of Valentine Vox the Ventriloquist, n.d. § Aimard (G.) The Tiger Slayer. A Tale of the Indian Desert, n.d. § Abbott (John S.C.) A Prince of Pioneers or, The Life of Daniel Boone, the Backwoodsman, n.d. § Sketchley (A.) Mrs. Brown on Jumbo, n.d. § Trollope (A.) Dr. Wortle's School. A Novel, n.d. § Reid (Capt. Mayne) The Cliff-Climbers, n.d. § "The Spectre". Ye Vampyres! A Legend of the National Betting-Ring..., 1875 § Smith (Albert) The Medical Student, 1862 § Wood (Rev. J.G.) Common Objects of the Microscope, 1861 § Topp (Dr. Chester W.) Victorian Yellowbacks & Paperbacks, 1849-1905, vol.1-4 only (of 9), Denver, Co., illustrations, original cloth, dust-jackets, slightly soiled, 1993-99, the first two original decorative green glazed boards, all but the last of the rest original pictorial boards, most glazed, rubbed & soiled, some wear to spine ends; and c.55 others, yellowbacks & others similar, 8vo & 4to (c.70)

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Henry VIII (1509-1547), First Coinage, Half-Angel, mm. crowned portcullis with chains, obv. reads henric viii and al z, 2.56g

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Lot 341

Henry VIII (1509-1547), First Coinage, Half-Angel, mm. crowned portcullis with chains, obv. reads henric viii and al z, 2.56g/2h (cf. SCBI Schneider 567; N 1761; S 2266). Creased and cracked at edge, nearly very fine £800-£1,000 --- Provenance: S. Birchall Collection (1761-1814)

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Henry VI (First reign, 1422-1461), Leaf-Pellet issue [C], Groat, London, mm. cross IIIb on obv. only, leaf on neck, fleur on

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Lot 327

Henry VI (First reign, 1422-1461), Leaf-Pellet issue [C], Groat, London, mm. cross IIIb on obv. only, leaf on neck, fleur on breast, pellets by crown, extra pellet under civi and lon, 3.88g/5h (Whitton 59ff; N 1505; S 1917). Good very fine £150-£200

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George V, Halfcrown, 1915, Sixpence, 1911 (S 4011, 4014) [2]. First virtually mint state, second extremely fine or better £12

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Lot 843

George V, Halfcrown, 1915, Sixpence, 1911 (S 4011, 4014) [2]. First virtually mint state, second extremely fine or better £120-£150

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Victoria (1837-1901), Pattern Penny, 1860, struck in bronzed-copper, dies Aa, beaded border, lc wyon on truncation, wreath of

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Lot 609

Victoria (1837-1901), Pattern Penny, 1860, struck in bronzed-copper, dies Aa, beaded border, lc wyon on truncation, wreath of 15 leaves [two outlined in incuse], rev. crosses in shield in two raised lines, lcw below, no rock to left of lighthouse, first two numerals sloping slightly to left, edge plain, 9.24g/12h (Gouby AC; F 760 [Sale, lot 232]; BMC 2057; Adams –). Has been brushed with a few marks in fields, otherwise good extremely fine and very rare £700-£900

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Edward IV (First reign), Light coinage, Groats (2), Bristol, class X, mm. sun, trefoils on cusps and by neck, b on breast, 2

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Lot 762

Edward IV (First reign), Light coinage, Groats (2), Bristol, class X, mm. sun, trefoils on cusps and by neck, b on breast, 2.85g/5h; York, class VIII, mm. lis, quatrefoils by neck, small trefoils on cusps except above crown, e on breast, 3.05g/1h (B & W VIIIb, X; N 1580, 1583; S 2005, 2012) [2]. Good fine or better, toned £150-£200

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George I (1714-1727), Shilling, 1723 ss c, first bust, c over ss in fourth quarter (ESC 1590; S 3647). Adjustment marks in ob

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Lot 456

George I (1714-1727), Shilling, 1723 ss c, first bust, c over ss in fourth quarter (ESC 1590; S 3647). Adjustment marks in obverse field, otherwise brilliant and with much mint bloom, reverse extremely fine and toned £400-£500 --- Provenance: bt Baldwin

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Edward IV (First reign, 1461-1470), Light coinage, Ryal, Gorinchem, Gp. II, class 2, mm. crown on rev. only, trefoil stops, f

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Lot 329

Edward IV (First reign, 1461-1470), Light coinage, Ryal, Gorinchem, Gp. II, class 2, mm. crown on rev. only, trefoil stops, fleurs in spandrels, 7.58g/9h (SCBI Schneider 849; N p.85, note; S 1952). Light traces of creasing, otherwise good very fine or better £2,400-£3,000

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Henry VIII, First coinage, Halfpence (5), mm. castle on obv. only, 0.26g/11h, mm. portcullis on obv. only (4), 0.37g/11h, 0.

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Lot 765

Henry VIII, First coinage, Halfpence (5), mm. castle on obv. only, 0.26g/11h, mm. portcullis on obv. only (4), 0.37g/11h, 0.20g/2h, 0.38g/1h, 0.33g/9h (N 1779; S 2334) [5]. Fair to fine, first and last chipped £80-£100

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James I (1603-1625), First coinage, Shilling, mm. lis, second bust, 5.81g/11h (N 2073; S 2646). A little weak on face, otherw

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Lot 390

James I (1603-1625), First coinage, Shilling, mm. lis, second bust, 5.81g/11h (N 2073; S 2646). A little weak on face, otherwise about very fine, reverse better £200-£260

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James VII (1685-1688), Ten Shillings, 1687, : 10 · below bust, 4.23g/12h (SCBI 35, 1679; B 1, fig. 1063; S 5641); together wi

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Lot 698

James VII (1685-1688), Ten Shillings, 1687, : 10 · below bust, 4.23g/12h (SCBI 35, 1679; B 1, fig. 1063; S 5641); together with other Scottish coins in silver (2), copper (2), Robert III to Charles II [5]. First nearly very fine but surfaces partly corroded, others in varied state £120-£150 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK ---

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Henry VI (First reign, 1422-1461), Leaf-Mascle issue, Groat, Calais, mm. crosses IV/V, leaf in spandrel below breast, mascle

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Lot 326

Henry VI (First reign, 1422-1461), Leaf-Mascle issue, Groat, Calais, mm. crosses IV/V, leaf in spandrel below breast, mascle after rex, mascle before la, leaf below mevm (?), 3.70g/10h (Whitton 31b; N 1475; S 1890). Better than very fine and toned but with a slight edge chip £150-£200

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Edward III, Treaty period, Halfpence (2), both London, annulet stops on obv., 0.73g/5h, 0.69g/3h (Withers 17 (5); N 1275; S 1

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Lot 750

Edward III, Treaty period, Halfpence (2), both London, annulet stops on obv., 0.73g/5h, 0.69g/3h (Withers 17 (5); N 1275; S 1635) [2]. Very fine or nearly so, first struck from rusty obverse die £120-£150

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William III, Sixpence, 1696y, first bust, large crowns, early harp (S 3525); other milled coins, in silver (14), base metal (

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Lot 787

William III, Sixpence, 1696y, first bust, large crowns, early harp (S 3525); other milled coins, in silver (14), base metal (9), together with a small quantity of hammered coins, tokens, Roman bronzes etc. [Lot]. Varied state, silver cleaned £150-£180

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Æthelred II, cut Halfpenny, First Hand type, London, 0.71g/9h (N 766; S 1144); Edward the Confessor, cut Halfpenny, Expanding

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Lot 736

Æthelred II, cut Halfpenny, First Hand type, London, 0.71g/9h (N 766; S 1144); Edward the Confessor, cut Halfpenny, Expanding Cross type, heavy issue, Wallingford, 0.73g/6h (N 823; S 1177); Stephen, cut Halfpenny, Cross Pommée type, uncertain mint, Willelm (?), 0.67g/6h (EMC 2016.0075; N 881; S 1282) [3]. Fine to vey fine; an interesting group £100-£150 --- Provenance: Last found Dunstable (Bedfordshire)

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Charles II (1660-1685), Hammered coinage, First issue, Shilling, mm. crown on obv. only, 5.92g/6h (ESC 273 [1009]; N 2762; S

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Lot 410

Charles II (1660-1685), Hammered coinage, First issue, Shilling, mm. crown on obv. only, 5.92g/6h (ESC 273 [1009]; N 2762; S 3308). About very fine, rare £600-£800

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Victoria, Crown, Sixpence (withdrawn type), Threepence, all 1887 (S 3921, 3928, 3931) [3]. First good very fine but cleaned,

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Lot 831

Victoria, Crown, Sixpence (withdrawn type), Threepence, all 1887 (S 3921, 3928, 3931) [3]. First good very fine but cleaned, others better than extremely fine £80-£100

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Charles I, Tower mint, Shilling, Gp F, type 4.4, mm. triangle, 5.93g/12h (N 2231; S 2799); together with other hammered coins

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Lot 781

Charles I, Tower mint, Shilling, Gp F, type 4.4, mm. triangle, 5.93g/12h (N 2231; S 2799); together with other hammered coins (4), Henry VII to Elizabeth I [5]. First nearly very fine and an interesting and attractive double strike, others fair to fine £120-£150 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK ---

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George III (1760-1820), Bank of England, Restrike Pattern mule Dollar, 1804, Dickinson types Kii/2, by W.J. Taylor, in copper

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George III (1760-1820), Bank of England, Restrike Pattern mule Dollar, 1804, Dickinson types Kii/2, by W.J. Taylor, in copper, laureate bust left, 5 berries in wreath, first i of iii and i of georgius point to border teeth, rev. Britannia seated left, value in Garter around, k upright, edge plain, 41mm, 32.35g/6h (ESC 1972; L & S 83; Selig 1241; Bushman 310). About mint state, very rare [slabbed NGC PF 63 BN] £1,200-£1,500

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James I (1603-1625), Second coinage, Gold Halfcrown, mm. lis, first bust, 1.25g/12h (SCBI Schneider 66; N 2093; S 2629). Crea

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Lot 387

James I (1603-1625), Second coinage, Gold Halfcrown, mm. lis, first bust, 1.25g/12h (SCBI Schneider 66; N 2093; S 2629). Creased, scratched in obverse field, fine or better £200-£300 --- Provenance: S. Birchall Collection (1761-1814)

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John Baliol (1292-1296), First coinage, Sterling, no mint name, mm. cross pattée, crude bust left, rev. four mullets of six p

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Lot 681

John Baliol (1292-1296), First coinage, Sterling, no mint name, mm. cross pattée, crude bust left, rev. four mullets of six points, 1.37g/12h (S 5065). About fine, small dig on reverse £60-£80

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William III (1694-1702), Shilling, 1696c, first bust, r over v in gra (ESC 1166; S 3499). Good fine and toned, the error very

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Lot 433

William III (1694-1702), Shilling, 1696c, first bust, r over v in gra (ESC 1166; S 3499). Good fine and toned, the error very clear, extremely rare £300-£400 --- Provenance: SNC June 2000 (2385)

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KINGS OF NORTHUMBRIA, Æthelred II (first reign), Styca, Whitræd, + edilred rex around rosette of pellets, rev. +dihtrd around

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Lot 734

KINGS OF NORTHUMBRIA, Æthelred II (first reign), Styca, Whitræd, + edilred rex around rosette of pellets, rev. +dihtrd around cross, 1.28g/3h (SCBI Lyon 180; S 865); together with other Stycas (4) [5]. First very fine, others varied state £90-£120

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William III (1694-1702), Sixpence, 1697b, Bristol, first bust, small crowns, later harp (ESC 1261; S 3532). Nearly extremely

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Lot 435

William III (1694-1702), Sixpence, 1697b, Bristol, first bust, small crowns, later harp (ESC 1261; S 3532). Nearly extremely fine £150-£200

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Anne, Sixpence, 1708e* (S 3622); George II, Shilling, 1745 lima (S 3703) [2]. Last fine, first better £70-£90 --- Importation

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Lot 790

Anne, Sixpence, 1708e* (S 3622); George II, Shilling, 1745 lima (S 3703) [2]. Last fine, first better £70-£90 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Saleroom Notice This Lot is not subject to Import VAT

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Edward VII, Crown, Halfcrown, both 1902 (S 3978, 3980) [2]. Extremely fine and good very fine, both cleaned, first with patch

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Lot 840

Edward VII, Crown, Halfcrown, both 1902 (S 3978, 3980) [2]. Extremely fine and good very fine, both cleaned, first with patchy retoning £120-£150

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Æthelred II (978-1016), Penny, First Hand type, Thetford, Sperling, spyrling m-o ðeodfo, East Anglian style, 1.16g/3h (Dolley

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Lot 251

Æthelred II (978-1016), Penny, First Hand type, Thetford, Sperling, spyrling m-o ðeodfo, East Anglian style, 1.16g/3h (Dolley/Talvio 114-118; BEH 3813 var. [ethnic]; N 774; S 1144). Chipped, cracked and harshly cleaned, otherwise good fine and rather scarce £60-£80

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Archbishops of York, Wigmund, Styca, Æthelweard, double-reverse mule, +edilveard around small cross, rev. +edilvevrd around s

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Lot 241

Archbishops of York, Wigmund, Styca, Æthelweard, double-reverse mule, +edilveard around small cross, rev. +edilvevrd around small cross, 1.20g/6h (SCBI Lyon 382, same dies; S 870). Very fine, brown patina with hard green deposits; very rare and unusual £90-£120 --- First die linked to SCBI Lyon 381, second linked to 383

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