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Auction date Tuesday, 11 October 2022 13:00 - 13:59 BST
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Tuesday 11 October- Sussex Saleroom 

Lot  201-225                                        Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts 1pm


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Total lots: 25

ALDROVANDI, Ulisse (1522-1605). Monstrorum historia. Cum paralipomensis historiae omnium animalium, Bologna, 1642, 2 parts, including supplement, bound in one volume, [colophon to second part dated 1658], folio, woodcut illustrations, later half calf
Lot 201 Sold
ALDROVANDI, Ulisse (1522-1605). Monstrorum historia. Cum paralipomensis historiae omnium animalium, Bologna, 1642, 2 parts, including supplement, bound in one volume, [colophon to second part dated 1658], folio, woodcut illustrations, later half calf
ALDROVANDI, Ulisse (1522-1605).  Monstrorum historia. Cum paralipomensis historiae omnium animalium…
Hammer price: £4,000
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
11 October 2022
11 October 2022
BERTHOUD, Ferdinand (1727-1807). Essai sur l'Horlogerie, Paris, 1763, 2 volumes, 4to, 38 folding plates, tables, contemporary calf. FIRST EDITION. (2)
Lot 202 Sold
BERTHOUD, Ferdinand (1727-1807). Essai sur l'Horlogerie, Paris, 1763, 2 volumes, 4to, 38 folding plates, tables, contemporary calf. FIRST EDITION. (2)
BERTHOUD, Ferdinand (1727-1807).  Essai sur l' Horlogerie; dans lequel on Traite de cet Art…
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £400 - £600
11 October 2022
11 October 2022
BIBLE, in English - The Bible, Amsterdam, Thomas Stafford, 1644, folio, general title and title to the New Testament, woodcut maps and illustrations including 2 full-page, contemporary calf (worn). THE LAST EDITION OF THE GENEVA BIBLE.
Lot 203 Sold
BIBLE, in English - The Bible, Amsterdam, Thomas Stafford, 1644, folio, general title and title to the New Testament, woodcut maps and illustrations including 2 full-page, contemporary calf (worn). THE LAST EDITION OF THE GENEVA BIBLE.
BIBLE, in English - The Bible, that is, The Holy Scriptures contained in the Old and New Testament.…
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £400 - £600
11 October 2022
11 October 2022
CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer (1874-1965), Clementine CHURCHILL (1885-1977), Clement ATTLEE (1883-1967), Peter Geoffrey OATES (1919-2007), and others. An archive of manuscript and printed material. Please see the full description. (qty)
Lot 204 Sold
CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer (1874-1965), Clementine CHURCHILL (1885-1977), Clement ATTLEE (1883-1967), Peter Geoffrey OATES (1919-2007), and others. An archive of manuscript and printed material. Please see the full description. (qty)
CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer (1874-1965), Clementine CHURCHILL (1885-1977), Clement ATTLEE (1883-1967…
Hammer price: £6,500
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
11 October 2022
11 October 2022
FONTANA, Domenico (1543-1607). Della Transportatione dell' Obelisco Vaticano, Rome, 1590, folio, engraved title, portrait and 38 plates, contemporary vellum. FIRST EDITION.
Lot 205 Unsold
FONTANA, Domenico (1543-1607). Della Transportatione dell' Obelisco Vaticano, Rome, 1590, folio, engraved title, portrait and 38 plates, contemporary vellum. FIRST EDITION.
FONTANA, Domenico (1543-1607).  Della Transportatione dell' Obelisco Vaticano et delle Facriche di…
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
11 October 2022
11 October 2022
[HOWITT, Samuel ([?]1765-1822, artist)]. Foreign Field Sports ... With a Supplement of New South Wales, London, 1819, folio, 110 fine hand-coloured aquatint plates by Howitt and others, FINELY BOUND in contemporary scarlet morocco gilt. Second edition.
Lot 206 Sold
[HOWITT, Samuel ([?]1765-1822, artist)]. Foreign Field Sports ... With a Supplement of New South Wales, London, 1819, folio, 110 fine hand-coloured aquatint plates by Howitt and others, FINELY BOUND in contemporary scarlet morocco gilt. Second edition.
[HOWITT, Samuel ([?]1765-1822, artist)], and others.  Foreign Field Sports, Fisheries, Sporting…
Hammer price: £800
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
11 October 2022
11 October 2022
KENNEDY, John F. (1917-63, 35th President of the United States of America). A monochrome photograph of the President, SIGNED "John Kennedy", in window mount, dated 4.6.1961 on the verso.
Lot 207 Sold
KENNEDY, John F. (1917-63, 35th President of the United States of America). A monochrome photograph of the President, SIGNED "John Kennedy", in window mount, dated 4.6.1961 on the verso.
KENNEDY, John F. (1917-63, 35th President of the United States of America).  A monochrome…
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £400 - £600
11 October 2022
11 October 2022
KIRCHER, Athanasius (1602-80). Ars magna lucis et umbrae, Rome, 1646, folio, 38 engraved plates, diagrams and illustrations (lacks one leaf), modern half vellum. FIRST EDITION.
Lot 208 Sold
KIRCHER, Athanasius (1602-80). Ars magna lucis et umbrae, Rome, 1646, folio, 38 engraved plates, diagrams and illustrations (lacks one leaf), modern half vellum. FIRST EDITION.
KIRCHER, Athanasius (1602-80).  Ars magna lucis et umbrae in decem libros digesta. Quibus admirand…
Hammer price: £1,700
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
11 October 2022
11 October 2022
LANA DE TERZI, Francesco (1631-87). Prodromo, Brescia, 1670, folio, 20 engraved plates including one of a flying machine, [?]later full vellum. FIRST EDITION.
Lot 209 Sold
LANA DE TERZI, Francesco (1631-87). Prodromo, Brescia, 1670, folio, 20 engraved plates including one of a flying machine, [?]later full vellum. FIRST EDITION.
LANA TERZI, Francesco (1631-87).  Prodromo overo saggio di alcune unventioni nuove premesso all'…
Hammer price: £1,600
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
11 October 2022
11 October 2022
REGIOMONTANUS, Johaness Müller (1436-76), and others. Scripta ... de torqueto, astrolabio armillari, Nuremberg, 1544, 4to, woodcut illustrations and diagrams, FINELY BOUND in modern morocco. FIRST EDITION of this astronomical work by various authors.
Lot 210 Sold
REGIOMONTANUS, Johaness Müller (1436-76), and others. Scripta ... de torqueto, astrolabio armillari, Nuremberg, 1544, 4to, woodcut illustrations and diagrams, FINELY BOUND in modern morocco. FIRST EDITION of this astronomical work by various authors.
REGIOMONTANUS, Johaness Müller (1436-76), and others.  Scripta clarissimi mathematici M. Joannis…
Hammer price: £2,400
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
11 October 2022
11 October 2022
RONDELET, Guillaume (1507-66). Libri de piscibus marinis, Lyon, 1554, [?]volume one only (of 2), folio, woodcut illustrations, initials and ornaments, modern old-style vellum gilt. FIRST EDITION. Sold not subject to return.
Lot 211 Sold
RONDELET, Guillaume (1507-66). Libri de piscibus marinis, Lyon, 1554, [?]volume one only (of 2), folio, woodcut illustrations, initials and ornaments, modern old-style vellum gilt. FIRST EDITION. Sold not subject to return.
RONDELET, Guillaume (1507-66).  Libri de piscibus marinis, in quibus veræ piscium effigies expressæ…
Hammer price: £450
Estimate: £300 - £500
11 October 2022
11 October 2022
SENDAK, Maurice (1929-2012, illustrator) - William BLAKE (1757-1827). Poems from William Blake's Songs of Innocence, London, 1967, tall 12mo, 8 illustrations by Maurice Sendak, printed in sepia. Original wrappers. FIRST EDITION. ONE OF 275 COPIES. RARE.
Lot 212 Sold
SENDAK, Maurice (1929-2012, illustrator) - William BLAKE (1757-1827). Poems from William Blake's Songs of Innocence, London, 1967, tall 12mo, 8 illustrations by Maurice Sendak, printed in sepia. Original wrappers. FIRST EDITION. ONE OF 275 COPIES. RARE.
SENDAK, Maurice (1929-2012, illustrator) - William BLAKE (1757-1827).  Poems from William Blake's…
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £400 - £600
11 October 2022
11 October 2022
STELLUTI, Francesco (1577-1653, editor and translator). Persio Tradotto in verso, Rome, 1630, 4to, engraved title, portrait and 5 illustrations, contemporary vellum. FIRST EDITION of the first book to include illustrations as seen through a microscope.
Lot 213 Sold
STELLUTI, Francesco (1577-1653, editor and translator). Persio Tradotto in verso, Rome, 1630, 4to, engraved title, portrait and 5 illustrations, contemporary vellum. FIRST EDITION of the first book to include illustrations as seen through a microscope.
STELLUTI, Francesco (1577-1653, editor and translator) - Aulus PERSIUS FLACCUS (34-62).  Persio…
Hammer price: £800
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
11 October 2022
11 October 2022
VEEN, Otto van (1556-1629). Le Theatre Moral de la Vie Humaine, Brussels, 1672, folio, folding engraved plate and 103 engraved emblematic illustrations after Otto van Veen, contemporary calf (heavily rubbed, joints split). FIRST EDITION thus.
Lot 214 Sold
VEEN, Otto van (1556-1629). Le Theatre Moral de la Vie Humaine, Brussels, 1672, folio, folding engraved plate and 103 engraved emblematic illustrations after Otto van Veen, contemporary calf (heavily rubbed, joints split). FIRST EDITION thus.
VEEN, Otto van (1556-1629, illustrator).  Le Theatre Moral de la Vie Humaine. Representée En plus…
Hammer price: £190
Estimate: £400 - £600
11 October 2022
11 October 2022
BIBLE, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum, probably Paris or northern France, 13th-century, 4to (216 x 155mm), c.480 leaves with 86 FINE HISTORIATED INITIALS painted in colours and gold [see note], 19th-century brown morocco, clasps.
Lot 215 Sold
BIBLE, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum, probably Paris or northern France, 13th-century, 4to (216 x 155mm), c.480 leaves with 86 FINE HISTORIATED INITIALS painted in colours and gold [see note], 19th-century brown morocco, clasps.
BIBLE, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum, probably Paris or northern France, 13th-century,…
Hammer price: £86,000
Estimate: £20,000 - £30,000
11 October 2022
11 October 2022
[BYRON, George Gordon Noel, 6th Baron, i.e. "Lord BYRON" (1788-1824)]. Don Juan, London, 1819, Cantos I - II (only, of 16) bound in one volume, 4to, VERY FINELY BOUND in 19th-century dark green crushed morocco gilt by F. Bedford. FIRST EDITION.
Lot 216 Sold
[BYRON, George Gordon Noel, 6th Baron, i.e. "Lord BYRON" (1788-1824)]. Don Juan, London, 1819, Cantos I - II (only, of 16) bound in one volume, 4to, VERY FINELY BOUND in 19th-century dark green crushed morocco gilt by F. Bedford. FIRST EDITION.
[BYRON, George Gordon Noel, 6th Baron, i.e. "Lord BYRON" (1788-1824)].  Don Juan. London: Printed…
Hammer price: £850
Estimate: £500 - £800
11 October 2022
11 October 2022
[DE QUINCEY, Thomas (1785-1859)]. Confessions of an English Opium-Eater, London, 1822, 12mo, half title, original publisher's boards, later book box by Riviere. FIRST EDITION.
Lot 217 Sold
[DE QUINCEY, Thomas (1785-1859)]. Confessions of an English Opium-Eater, London, 1822, 12mo, half title, original publisher's boards, later book box by Riviere. FIRST EDITION.
[DE QUINCEY, Thomas (1785-1859)].  Confessions of an English Opium-Eater. London: "Printed for…
Hammer price: £2,800
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
11 October 2022
11 October 2022
DOUGLAS, Gawin (1474-1522). The xiii. Bukes of Eneados of the famose Poete Virgili Translated ... into Scottish metir, London, 1553, 4to, FINELY BOUND in later morocco. FIRST EDITION of the first translation of a poem from antiquity into English. RARE.
Lot 218 Sold
DOUGLAS, Gawin (1474-1522). The xiii. Bukes of Eneados of the famose Poete Virgili Translated ... into Scottish metir, London, 1553, 4to, FINELY BOUND in later morocco. FIRST EDITION of the first translation of a poem from antiquity into English. RARE.
DOUGLAS, Gawin or Gavin (c.1474-1522, translator) and VIRGIL (70 BC - 19 BC).  The xiii. Bukes of…
Hammer price: £24,000
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
11 October 2022
11 October 2022
IBBETSON, John Thomas, later Sir John Thomas SELWIN [or SELWYN], 6th Baronet (1789-1869, artist). "Scotch Scenery" [c. 1824], 2 volumes, 4to, 162 FINE ORIGINAL WATERCOLOURS by John Thomas Ibbetson, mostly of Scottish scenery, contemporary calf gilt. (2)
Lot 219 Sold
IBBETSON, John Thomas, later Sir John Thomas SELWIN [or SELWYN], 6th Baronet (1789-1869, artist). "Scotch Scenery" [c. 1824], 2 volumes, 4to, 162 FINE ORIGINAL WATERCOLOURS by John Thomas Ibbetson, mostly of Scottish scenery, contemporary calf gilt. (2)
IBBETSON, John Thomas, later Sir John Thomas SELWIN [or SELWYN], 6th Baronet (1789-1869, artist).  …
Hammer price: £2,400
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
11 October 2022
11 October 2022
JONSON, Ben (1572-1637). The Workes, London, 1616-40. 3 volumes, folio, contemporary calf. FIRST EDITION of the most important collection of dramatic works printed in the 17th-century after the first folio of Shakespeare. Sold not subject to return. (3)
Lot 220 Sold
JONSON, Ben (1572-1637). The Workes, London, 1616-40. 3 volumes, folio, contemporary calf. FIRST EDITION of the most important collection of dramatic works printed in the 17th-century after the first folio of Shakespeare. Sold not subject to return. (3)
JONSON, Ben (c.1572-c.1637).  The Collected Works, comprising: [Volume one:]  The Workes. London: …
Hammer price: £9,500
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
11 October 2022
11 October 2022
"NUREMBERG CHRONICLE" - Hartmann SCHEDEL (1440-1514). Liber chronicarum, Nuremberg, 1493, large folio, woodcut illustrations, 19th-century morocco. FIRST EDITION OF THE MOST LAVISHLY ILLUSTRATED OF ALL INCUNABLES.
Lot 221 Sold
"NUREMBERG CHRONICLE" - Hartmann SCHEDEL (1440-1514). Liber chronicarum, Nuremberg, 1493, large folio, woodcut illustrations, 19th-century morocco. FIRST EDITION OF THE MOST LAVISHLY ILLUSTRATED OF ALL INCUNABLES.
"NUREMBERG CHRONICLE" - Hartmann SCHEDEL (1440-1514).  Liber chronicarum. [Calligraphic woodcut…
Hammer price: £50,000
Estimate: £20,000 - £30,000
11 October 2022
11 October 2022
SHELLEY, Percy Bysshe (1792-1822). The Cenci, "Italy" [i.e. Livorno], 1819, 4to, FINELY BOUND in late 19th-century full red crushed morocco gilt. FIRST EDITION.
Lot 222 Sold
SHELLEY, Percy Bysshe (1792-1822). The Cenci, "Italy" [i.e. Livorno], 1819, 4to, FINELY BOUND in late 19th-century full red crushed morocco gilt. FIRST EDITION.
SHELLEY, Percy Bysshe (1792-1822).  The Cenci. A Tragedy, In Five Acts. "Italy" [i.e. Livorno]: …
Hammer price: £1,200
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
11 October 2022
11 October 2022
SHELLEY, Percy Bysshe (1792-1822). Posthumous Poems, London, 1824, large 8vo, preface by Mary Shelley, FINELY BOUND in late 19th-century full red crushed morocco gilt. FIRST EDITION. RARE. With The Shelley Papers (London, 1833, uniformly bound). (2)
Lot 223 Sold
SHELLEY, Percy Bysshe (1792-1822). Posthumous Poems, London, 1824, large 8vo, preface by Mary Shelley, FINELY BOUND in late 19th-century full red crushed morocco gilt. FIRST EDITION. RARE. With The Shelley Papers (London, 1833, uniformly bound). (2)
SHELLEY, Percy Bysshe (1792-1822).  Posthumous Poems. London: Printed for John and Henry L. Hunt,…
Hammer price: £850
Estimate: £500 - £800
11 October 2022
11 October 2022
SHELLEY, Percy Bysshe (1792-1822). Rosalind and Helen, a Modern Eclogue; with Other Poems, London, 1819, large 8vo, FINELY BOUND in late 19th-century full red crushed morocco gilt. FIRST EDITION.
Lot 224 Sold
SHELLEY, Percy Bysshe (1792-1822). Rosalind and Helen, a Modern Eclogue; with Other Poems, London, 1819, large 8vo, FINELY BOUND in late 19th-century full red crushed morocco gilt. FIRST EDITION.
SHELLEY, Percy Bysshe (1792-1822).  Rosalind and Helen, a Modern Eclogue; with Other Poems. London:…
Hammer price: £900
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
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