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Lot 213
Agriculture.- Alamanni (Luigi) La coltivazione... e le Api del S. Giovanni Rucellai... , 3 parts in 1, collation *4, A-N8; O-T8, V4, title and recto of penultimate f. with woodcut printer's device, woodcut decorative initials, without final blank, full-page engraved armorial bookplate bound in at start, some spotting and staining, later armorial vellum, red morocco label to spine, upper cover hole to vellum, affecting small part of gilt arms, lightly soiled, 8vo (150 x 91mm.), Florence, Filippo Giunta, 1590.⁂ Third and last Giunta edition of this didactic poem on agriculture, and the first to include Rucellai's poem on bees, which is followed by notes by Roberto Titi. Literature: Adams A412; EDIT 16 CNCE 611.
Lot 283
India to England.- Griffith (Mrs. M.E., ?widow of Major General John Gilbert Griffith, Commissary of Stores, Bombay) Journal of Common Occurences..., autograph manuscript, 97pp. excluding blanks, first gathering loose, slightly browned, original half calf, edges, corners and spine repaired, sm. 8vo, September 1831 - January 1832.⁂ The diary of an English woman and her young son, John, travelling from Bombay to England, via Ceylon, the Cape, St. Helena and Ascension Island, on board the steamer "Sarah". Before leaving Mrs Griffith gives an account of life in Bombay, dining with various families and visiting the Wilderness, a bungalow in Bombay. Mrs. Griffith provides a vivid description of weather, sailing conditions and life on board. At St. Helena they visit Napoleon's tomb at Longwood.Bombay. "The poor spotted deer died this day after three days sickness, supposed to be... by a bite from a snake, two very venemous ones killed in the Hall on Sunday night last)... List of Passengers on board the Sarah - Mr and Mrs Lucas - Artillery two children and European servant - Mrs Girdlestone a widow with four children... Poor Mrs Girdlestones baby died about 7 o clock a happy release - I walked on deck after tea and retired about 8."Colombo, Ceylon. "Mr Ackland waiting at the landing place with two carriages... Mrs Jefferies drove us through the Cinammon gardens and round the race course - the island is extremely pretty a beautiful lake is in the centre of Colombo... the carriages are merely Palanquins on wheels drawn by one horse - the men instead of driving has a rein and runs by the side of the horse... ."St Helena. "... went to the Governors... and Napoleons Tomb and house... Sir Wm Dovetons is a very pretty place... we mounted again and rode on for Longwood - in turning a sharp corner - my horse went too near the edge - the ground gave way and he tumbled down a ravine to the great risk of my neck... fortunately I got clear of the saddle and jumped... . I remounted and we reached Longwood safely I felt quite grieved at seeing a place in which so great a man lived and died converted into a chaff-cutting machine - the only room left is the Billiard room with his table in it - I felt much disgust at the old house being so used."
Lot 877
World War II Era Model Kits, a boxed collection including 1:700 scale Tamiya 904 O Class, 909 E Class, 910 Vampire, 349 Abukuma (2) and Flyhawk FH1112 HMS Naiad, 1:600 scale Aeroplast 00301 HMS Tartar, 00318 HMS Cossack and 1:570 scale Revell 05102 HMS Prince of Wales, 05016 King George V, together with 1:525 scale Lindberg HL438 US Tanker and 1:500 scale Novo F121 HMS Exeter, many with part-packaged contents and instructions all appear complete but unchecked, G-E, boxes G-E, (13)
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