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Military – the Great Ledger ms document dated November 7th 1700 being an extract of military costs headed ‘The Gr

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Lot 101

Military – the Great Ledger ms document dated November 7th 1700 being an extract of military costs headed ‘The Greate Ledger is posted Thus’ and listing all regiments and units commencing with the Horse Guards First Troop through to Light Horse^ Dragoons^ Langston’s Broken Regt of Foot plus other regiments such as the Hanovers^ and French Reformed Officers from the Rhine. There are 92 entries in all providing a remarkable insight into the costs of the British army in the reign of William III. 3pp folio

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Ephemera – Customs and Excise – South Africa 1846 printed order in Council of Queen Victoria confirming customs r

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Lot 112

Ephemera – Customs and Excise – South Africa 1846 printed order in Council of Queen Victoria confirming customs regulations and duties payable on goods wares and merchandise imported into the district of Natal^ dated September 26th 1846. 12pp folio

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English Civil War – The removal of the King’s name from all legal documents – issued on the day of the King

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Lot 121

English Civil War – The removal of the King’s name from all legal documents – issued on the day of the King’s execution. An Act of this present Parliament for the alteration of several names and forms heretofore used in courts^ Writs^ Grants^ Patents &c and settling of proceedings in courts of law.January 29th 1648 (ie 1649) – the day the King was executed. Printed Act of Parliament on 3pp folio unbound good condition. A remarkable document showing how swiftly the hardliners in Parliament moved to expunge the King from history.

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English Civil War – The Restoration – Charles II disbands the New Model Army An Act for the speedy provision of m

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Lot 123

English Civil War – The Restoration – Charles II disbands the New Model Army An Act for the speedy provision of money for disbanding and paying off the Forces of this Kingdom both by land and sea. Dated April 25th 1660. Folio 48pp unbound^ good condition. Together with An Act for raising sevenscore thousand pounds for the compleat disbanding of the whole Army and paying off some part of the Navy. Folio 10pp unbound^ good condition. Two vital Acts in the success of the Restoration. On the departure from office of Richard Cromwell^ the country was full of disaffected troops from the former New Model Army who had not been paid. There were considerable fears that the Army might wish to take control via a military coup^ so it was vital that they should be at first appeased financially and then completely disbanded so that Charles could begin the long hard drive to restore normality to the country without the fear of insurrection from the country’s own army.

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Heraldry – Knights of the Garter manuscript document on 2pp folio headed ‘Necessaries for the installation of a K

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Lot 130

Heraldry – Knights of the Garter manuscript document on 2pp folio headed ‘Necessaries for the installation of a Knight of the Garter’ and listing the various items which a Knight needed to have before his investiture^ with some details of costs. A note accompanying the document states that this is in the hand of Gregory King (1648-1712) Registrar of the College of Heralds who was involved in the coronations of James II and William & Mary as well as being an engraver^ map maker and a notable statistician. He also laid out many of the streets in Soho.

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Canada – New Brunswick 1818 extensive ex-patriot letter from an Englishman named Charles Howe to his father in England

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Lot 154

Canada – New Brunswick 1818 extensive ex-patriot letter from an Englishman named Charles Howe to his father in England which shows that not everyone made a fortune in the new world. 3pp large folio. Howe left his home in Northumberland leaving behind his wife and family to seek a better life in New Brunswick but with no success. In this letter he spells out his distress : ‘.the greatest distress prevails – no work or employment – I have witnessed much distress – no money^ and trade^ such as it is^ carried on by barter.’

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Testimonies of American POWs in the Korean War group of approx 10 sworn statements by American Prisoners of War during the Ko

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Lot 221A

Testimonies of American POWs in the Korean War group of approx 10 sworn statements by American Prisoners of War during the Korean War^ dated 1953^ bearing witness to torture by the Communists as well as the alleged use of biological warfare. Cyclostyled sheets approx 27 pp folio.

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Gandhi’s Will – highly important document in Gujerati written on two pages folio paper in a neat secretarial hand

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Lot 270

Gandhi’s Will – highly important document in Gujerati written on two pages folio paper in a neat secretarial hand and signed by Gandhi to base using his Gujerati signature^ being his last will and testament.Translation of this document can be obtained through the Auctioneers - contact admin@mullocksauctions.co.uk

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Gandhi’s Power of Attorney to a relative highly important document in Gandhi’s hand signed by him to base dated N

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Lot 271

Gandhi’s Power of Attorney to a relative highly important document in Gandhi’s hand signed by him to base dated November 1920^ written on four pages folio with various stamps of the Bank of Baroda and the Bank of India as well as the Seal of the Sub-Registrar of Ahmedabad. This highly important document is a power of attorney invested by Gandhi on his son. The document is attested by the Sub-Registrar of Ahmedabad: ‘Executed in my presence; by Mr Mohanda Kamchan Gandhi permanent resident of Vadaj in the Sub District of North Daskroi in the District of Ahmadabad this 1st day of November 1920. He is personally known to the undersigned Sub-RegistrarTranslation of this document can be obtained through the Auctioneers - contact admin@mullocksauctions.co.uk

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India – highly important Amritsar massacre official parliament paper 1919. The Amritsar Massacre A large folio titled &

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Lot 348

India – highly important Amritsar massacre official parliament paper 1919. The Amritsar Massacre A large folio titled ‘Disturbances in the Punjab published by his Majesty’s stationary office 1920. 28 pages. Detailed Government issued paper containing General Dyer’s statement and version of events including charges regarding firing in Jallianwallah Bagh narrative of events reply to charge of excessive force and explanation of motives lack of warning to crowd. An important document of the Jallianwallah Bagh massacre in 1919 where crowds of Sikhs – Hindus and Muslims including women and children were fired upon the event shook the Empire and accelerated the Indian independence movement. The ‘Punjab Disturbances’ have become known today as the Amritsar Massacre in which a force of 50 British India Soldiers under Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer began shooting at an unarmed gathering of men^ women and children without warning. Dyer ordered his men to shoot to kill^ and although there were conflicting reports on casualties^ it is now recognised that there were more than 1^500 with roughly 1^000 killed. In this official report^ the affair is given one paragraph : ‘.a meeting began assembling at the Bagh Jallewalian and this large crowd only dispersed on being fired on by troops^ the casualties being considerable.’ Very rare. Provenance – India House Library (London UK)

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St.John Hope (Sir William) - 'Cowdray and Easebourne Priory in the County of Sussex', this being a limited edition no.14/400

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Lot 262

St.John Hope (Sir William) - 'Cowdray and Easebourne Priory in the County of Sussex', this being a limited edition no.14/400 with ink inscription 'To Mark with Love and all Greetings Cowdray, Xmas 1920', published at the offices of Country Life, London 1920, bound in half velum with green boards, gilt lettering, also 'The Phil May Folio of Caricature Drawings and Sketches' in line block, half-tone and photogravure, published by W Thacker & Co., 2 Creed Lane, Ludgate Hill, London, circa 1900, bound in green cloth with gilt decoration and lettering (2)

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A quantity of Folio and other books on various subjects but all with interesting illustrations, titles include Folio Editions

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Lot 707

A quantity of Folio and other books on various subjects but all with interesting illustrations, titles include Folio Editions of Voyages To The Moon And Sun illustrated by Quentin Blake, Peter Pan illustrated by Paula Rego, Nursery Rhymes also illustrated by Paula Rego, the Odes of Horace illustrated by Elizabeth Frink, etc, Don Quixote De La Mancha illustrated by Salvador Dali and published by Abbeville Press, New York, etc.

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Eight Folio Society editions of various Anthony Trollope stories, all but two with slip covers, titles include The Parson`s D

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Lot 708

Eight Folio Society editions of various Anthony Trollope stories, all but two with slip covers, titles include The Parson`s Daughter, The Small House At Addlington, Barchester Towers, etc together with a boxed Folio Society edition of The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton.

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An extensive and interesting collection of books about theatre, dance and related subjects including a number of Folio Societ

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Lot 709

An extensive and interesting collection of books about theatre, dance and related subjects including a number of Folio Society editions, titles include The Complete Savoy Operas - Gilbert & Sullivan, Music Men and Manners in France and Italy 1770, Restoration Comedy, Norman Jeffares, The Marx Brothers, The School For Scandal illustrated by Cecil Beaton, etc together with Fonteyn and Nureyev The Great Years published by Harper Collins.

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Approximately 20 Folio Society editions, some with slip covers, all dating from the 1940s, 50s and 60s, mainly by foreign aut

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Lot 711

Approximately 20 Folio Society editions, some with slip covers, all dating from the 1940s, 50s and 60s, mainly by foreign authors, titles include Maupassant Short Stories, Madame Bovary, Eugenie Grandez, etc.

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An interesting collection of books about architecture and related subjects, titles include The Cathedrals of England (two vol

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Lot 714

An interesting collection of books about architecture and related subjects, titles include The Cathedrals of England (two volumes) by Nikolaus Pevsner & Pricilla Metcalf, A History of Architecture on the Comparative Method by Bannister Fletcher, a Folio Edition of Chartres - The Making of a Miracle, complete with slip cover, etc.

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Approximately 25 Folio Society editions, most with slip covers and including a boxed set, all translations of foreign writers

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Lot 715

Approximately 25 Folio Society editions, most with slip covers and including a boxed set, all translations of foreign writers titles include Les Misrables, 100 Years of Solitude, Short Stories by Chekhov, etc.

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Lot 716

A collection of Folio Society editions, most with slip covers, about ancient history and related subjects, titles include The Minoans, The Celts, The Iliad, The Siege and Fall of Troy, The Twelve Caesars together with a quantity of general history books about the same subjects.

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A mixed collection of approximately 25 Folio Society books all dating from the 1950s and 60s, titles include Candide by Volta

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Lot 723

A mixed collection of approximately 25 Folio Society books all dating from the 1950s and 60s, titles include Candide by Voltaire, Incognita by William Congreve, The History of Mr Polly by H G Wells, etc.

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Twelve Folio Society books about the exploration of America and related subjects, most with slip covers, titles include My Li

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Lot 724

Twelve Folio Society books about the exploration of America and related subjects, most with slip covers, titles include My Life on the Plains by General Custer, The First Colonists, Domestic Manners of the Americans by Frances Trollope, etc together with further general American history books and a small collection of Folio Society books about sailing and exploration.

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Lot 725

A mixed collection of books about travel and expiration, some by the Folio Society, complete with slip covers, titles include The Discovery of Tahiti, Llamas of the Western Heavens, Travels in the Interior of Africa together with general travel books such as Tibetan Trek by Ronald Kaulback, Typee by Herman Melville, etc plus a leather bound edition of Travels Through Part of Africa, Syria, Egypt and Arabia To Discover the Source of the Nile by James Bruce, published London 1805.

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Lot 727

An interesting collection of books about social and political subjects including Capital by Karl Marx, Science Verses Idealism by Maurice Cornforth, Lenin on Britain, The Problem of the Distressed Areas by Wal Hannington, published London 1937, etc together with two Folio titles The Gulag Archipelago by Solzhenitsyn and The Artamonovs by Gorki.

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Lot 730

A collection of approximately twenty six Folio Society books, mostly with slip cases and including two boxed sets on military, war fare and related subjects, titles include The Somme, Revolt in the Desert T E Lawrence, Retreat From Moscow, The Siege of Quebec, etc.

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Eight Folio Society editions of various R Surtees titles including Jorrocks` Jaunts and Jollities, Handley Cross, Mr Sponges

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Lot 732

Eight Folio Society editions of various R Surtees titles including Jorrocks` Jaunts and Jollities, Handley Cross, Mr Sponges Sporting Tour, etc together with Mr Sponges Sporting Tour and Ask Mamma, both illustrated by John Leech.

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A large edition Folio Society of The Apocrypha complete with slip cover.

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Lot 733

A large edition Folio Society of The Apocrypha complete with slip cover.

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Thirteen various Folio Society titles including The Best After Dinner Stories, The Best of Dorothy Parker, The Pick of Punch,

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Lot 734

Thirteen various Folio Society titles including The Best After Dinner Stories, The Best of Dorothy Parker, The Pick of Punch, The Cream of Noel Coward, etc.

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The Beggar`s Opera by John Gay published by Daniel O`Connor at 90 Great Russell Street, WC 1922, an un-numbered edition of 10

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Lot 735

The Beggar`s Opera by John Gay published by Daniel O`Connor at 90 Great Russell Street, WC 1922, an un-numbered edition of 1000 copies, Homage to Meleager by Humbert Wolfe published by The Fountain Press, New York, 1930, signed numbered edition 136/464, Carmen, A Romance By Prosper Merim with drawings by Goya, produced by the Folio Society 1949 and On The Art of the Theatre by Edward Gordon Craig, published London 1911.

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Lot 736

An extensive and wide ranging collection of art books, subjects include Maplethorpe, The British Landscape, The Nude Male, William Morris, Old Testament Miniatures, etc and includes a number of Folio Society editions.

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An interesting collection of Folio Society poetry books including Portraits of Poets, The Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner, Poems

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Lot 737

An interesting collection of Folio Society poetry books including Portraits of Poets, The Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner, Poems by John Wilmot Earl of Rochester, The Folio Poets - John Donne, Daphnis and Chloe, The Odyssey, etc together with further books about poetry and related subjects including Laugharne & Dylan Thomas by Min & Stanley Lewis, signed by the authors.

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Lot 740

A quantity of books about myths, legends and fairy tales including some Folio Society editions, titles include Tanglewood Tales illustrated by Edmond Dulac, The Silmarillion and The Hobbit by Tolkien, Hans Christian Anderson - The complete Tales (all Folio Society books), Once Upon A Time - The Fairy Tale World of Arthur Rackham, Mowgli`s Brothers illustrated by Christopher Wormell, etc.

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Four Folio Society volumes of The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, illustrations by Eric Fraser (1958) together wit

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Lot 741

Four Folio Society volumes of The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, illustrations by Eric Fraser (1958) together with the same book, again published by the Folio Society but with a red cover and in a boxed slip case.

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Four Folio Society Bibliographies - Folio 50, Folio 21, Folio 34 and Folio 1968-71 together with a copy of First Folio.

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Lot 742

Four Folio Society Bibliographies - Folio 50, Folio 21, Folio 34 and Folio 1968-71 together with a copy of First Folio.

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Lot 745

An extensive quantity of miscellaneous books including a number of Folio Society editions, subjects include novels, science, films, etc.

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Lot 746

Nineteen Folio Society editions of Joseph Conrad Novels, all with slip covers, (seventeen a matching set) together with a 1952 Folio Society edition of Two Tales of the Congo by Joseph Conrad with engravings by Dolf Rieser.

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Lot 747

An extensive collection of Folio Society books about wide ranging historical subjects, many with slip covers and including three boxed sets, subjects include Pepys Diaries, The Hundred Years War, The French Revolution, The Kings of England, etc together with further general history books.

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Lot 748

A quantity of English literature titles including a number of Folio Society editions, authors include Dickens, Thackeray, Waugh, Kipling together with four Smollett titles including The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle (volumes 1 and 2) and The Adventures of the Black Girl in her Search For God by Bernard Shaw (first edition).

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Lot 749

A large quantity of memoirs and autobiographies by various authors, some Folio Society editions, subjects include Marlborough by Winston Churchill, T E Lawrence, Walpole, Francis Bacon, etc.

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Lot 751

A mixed collection of English literature books including two Folio Society boxed sets of the works of George Elliot, The Georgian Literary Scene by Frank Swinnerton, The Complete Dramatic Works of Samuel Beckett, four volumes of The Collected Works of J M Synge, etc.

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Lot 752

A quantity of books by D H Lawrence, James Joyce and Oscar Wilde including Folio Society editions of Women in Love and The Rainbow, Dubliners, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man and a boxed Folio Society edition of The Works of Oscar Wilde.

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Lot 754

A quantity of books about early history, both fact and fiction, including approximately seventeen Folio Society editions, subjects include The Great Plague, Charlemagne, The Third Crusade, etc.

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Lot 755

A quantity of Folio Society books by women authors including Jane Austen, Dodie Smith, Ann Radcliffe, Anne and Charlotte Bronte, etc.

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Lot 756

An interesting collection of books on and about poetry including a number of Folio Society editions, titles include Ted Hughes, Sylvia Plath and the Story of Birthday Letters, The Song of Songs, Pems - G K Chesterton, Dryden`s Poems, etc together with Edward Lear`s Tennyson by Ruth Pitman, signed by the author and King Cole by John Masefield, published William Heinmann, London 1921, signed numbered edition 232/780.

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Lot 757

A quantity of mainly Folio Society books of American literature and related subjects, titles include The Grapes of Wrath Steinbeck, A Treasury of Mark Twain, Tender is the Night, Scot Fitzgerald, etc.

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Lot 758

A collection of books about the countryside past and present including The Folklore of Gloucestershire, The Best of "BB" by D J Watkins-Pitchford, a Folio Society edition of Journal of a Country Curate by Francis Kilvert, etc.

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Lot 760

An extensive collection of general fiction, mostly Folio Society editions, titles include Lorna Doone, Rob Roy, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Journey to the Centre of the Earth, Treasure Island, etc together with a first edition of Rights of Passage by William Golding and signed by the author, published by Faber & Faber 1980.

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Lot 761

The Folio Shakespeare in six volumes with slip case together with four Shakespeare titles published by the Folio Society including a Midsummer Night`s Dream illustrated by W Heath Robinson.

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Lot 762

An extensive collection of general Folio Society titles, subjects include Russian Short Stories, The Best of Saki, Complete Tales of the Unexpected by Roald Dahl, Live and Let Die by Ian Fleming, Raymond Chandler Stories, etc.

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The Audubon Society Baby Elephant Folio The Audubon Society Baby Elephant Folio, Audubon`s Birds of America, by Peterson, Abb

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Lot 4237

The Audubon Society Baby Elephant Folio The Audubon Society Baby Elephant Folio, Audubon`s Birds of America, by Peterson, Abbeville Press Starting Price: $50

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'Ansatze', a folio of ten monochrome lithographs, together with a sepia lithograph of a female figure CONDITION REPORT: Folio

W. & H. Peacock

Lot 452

'Ansatze', a folio of ten monochrome lithographs, together with a sepia lithograph of a female figure CONDITION REPORT: Folio itself in poor condition, prints good

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Arthur Johnson & Sons

Lot 90

A folio of watercolours, etchings and prints

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A Late 19th Century Victorian Ebonised Folio Cabinet, 89cm wide

Tennants Auctioneers

Lot 829

A Late 19th Century Victorian Ebonised Folio Cabinet, 89cm wide

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A Folio, containing approximately twenty five unframed watercolour and engravings of various subjects Ex. Renishaw Hall

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Lot 1422

A Folio, containing approximately twenty five unframed watercolour and engravings of various subjects Ex. Renishaw Hall

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Holy Bible The Holy Bible Containing the Old Testament and the New ..., 1683, folio, five double page maps, (well worn in re

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Lot 339

Holy Bible The Holy Bible Containing the Old Testament and the New ..., 1683, folio, five double page maps, (well worn in remnant binding, spine cracked, title and prelims. laid down, maps worn, creased and dusty) sold not subject to return [D&M 782] A well worn copy, not collated, sold with all faults, see catalogue description. This item has five double page maps (worn)

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Heylyn (Peter) Cosmography in Four Books, Containing the Chorography & History of the Whole World and all the Principal

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Lot 480

Heylyn (Peter) Cosmography in Four Books, Containing the Chorography & History of the Whole World and all the Principal Kingdoms ..., 1677, Chetwind & Siele, folio, engraved title, 2 (of 4) double page maps (Asia & Africa present, edges worn), some early red underlining of text, calf (worn), sold not subject to return

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A large quantity of vintage folio framing prints, along with some comic postcards, and Bristol City Football programmes from

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Lot 1326

A large quantity of vintage folio framing prints, along with some comic postcards, and Bristol City Football programmes from the 1970's and later

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Exotic Birds folio print book by Barraband, featuring many full colour prints of exotic aviary birds.

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Lot 1331

Exotic Birds folio print book by Barraband, featuring many full colour prints of exotic aviary birds.

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Ernest Stamp - The Setting Up Of The Sun (After Boucher) folio mezzatint signed print of biblical style scenes, with original

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Lot 1367

Ernest Stamp - The Setting Up Of The Sun (After Boucher) folio mezzatint signed print of biblical style scenes, with original label from Museum Galleries, London. Alon with another untitled Ernest Stamp, similarly signed in pencil to the lower edge. 43cm x 33cm.

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Twelve Folio Society fiction titles, authors including HG Wells, Hardy, GK Chesterton etc - most in slipcases

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Lot 490

Twelve Folio Society fiction titles, authors including HG Wells, Hardy, GK Chesterton etc - most in slipcases

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Remnants of Old Wolverhampton and its Environs by John Fullwood, 1880 - first edition 1880, signed by the author on the title

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Lot 505

Remnants of Old Wolverhampton and its Environs by John Fullwood, 1880 - first edition 1880, signed by the author on the title page, illustrated with etchings, folio cover - 48 etchings

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"Italian landscapes, a part folio of aquatint prints, after Robert Freebairn, dedicated by permission to Mrs Wilbraham B

Wellers Auctioneers Guildford

Lot 752

"Italian landscapes, a part folio of aquatint prints, after Robert Freebairn, dedicated by permission to Mrs Wilbraham Bootle, engraved by I. Hill "

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