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1Donne (John) Poems...with Elegies on the Authors Death, third edition, M[iles] F[lesher] for John Marriot, 1639.

Lot 1

Donne (John) Poems...with Elegies on the Authors Death, third edition, M[iles] F[lesher] for John Marriot, 1639.

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2Binding.- Book of Common Prayer (The) bound with Holy Bible, handsome contemporary red morocco, gilt, Oxford, Thomas Baskett, 1760.

Lot 2

Binding.- Book of Common Prayer (The) bound with Holy Bible, handsome contemporary red morocco, gilt, Oxford, Thomas Baskett, 1760.

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3Numismatics.- [Snelling (Thomas)] A View of the Silver Coin and Coinage of England, first edition, T.Snelling, 1762 & another (2)

Lot 3

Numismatics.- [Snelling (Thomas)] A View of the Silver Coin and Coinage of England, first edition, T.Snelling, 1762 & another (2)

Hammer Price: £320

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4Currer (Frances Mary Richardson, book collector).- Rental of the Estates belonging Miss Frances Mary Richardson Currer in the County of York and the Names of t

Lot 4

Currer (Frances Mary Richardson, book collector).- Rental of the Estates belonging Miss Frances Mary Richardson Currer in the County of York and the Names of the Tenants..., manuscript, original reverse calf, 1786; and another, a Victorian commonplace book/scrap album (2).

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5Roscoe (William) The Life of Lorenzo de' Medici, called the Magnificent, 2 vol., handsome contemporary diced russia, gilt, Liverpool, 1795 & 2 others (

Lot 5

Roscoe (William) The Life of Lorenzo de' Medici, called the Magnificent, 2 vol., handsome contemporary diced russia, gilt, Liverpool, 1795 & 2 others (4)

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6Commerce.- Parkes (Samuel) Thoughts on the Laws Relating to Salt..., first edition, original boards, 1817 & others on malt (5)

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Commerce.- Parkes (Samuel) Thoughts on the Laws Relating to Salt..., first edition, original boards, 1817 & others on malt (5)

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7Mayhew (Henry) London Labour and the London Poor, 4 vol. incl. extra volume, original cloth, 1861-62.

Lot 7

Mayhew (Henry) London Labour and the London Poor, 4 vol. incl. extra volume, original cloth, 1861-62.

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8Beardsley (Aubrey) & others., The Yellow Book: An Illustrated Quarterly, 13 vol., original pictorial yellow cloth, 1894-97.

Lot 8

Beardsley (Aubrey) & others., The Yellow Book: An Illustrated Quarterly, 13 vol., original pictorial yellow cloth, 1894-97.

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8ASynge (J.M.) The Aran Islands, plates by J.B.Yeats, Dublin & London, 1907 & others, Synge & Yeats (6)

Lot 8A

Synge (J.M.) The Aran Islands, plates by J.B.Yeats, Dublin & London, 1907 & others, Synge & Yeats (6)

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9Manhood (H. A.) Nightseed, first edition, 1928 & others by the same, all in excellent condition (14)

Lot 9

Manhood (H. A.) Nightseed, first edition, 1928 & others by the same, all in excellent condition (14)

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10Huxley (Aldous) Brave New World, first edition, with dust-jacket, 1932.

Lot 10

Huxley (Aldous) Brave New World, first edition, with dust-jacket, 1932.

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11Cornford (Frances Crofts, poet, 1886-1960) 22 Autograph Letters signed and 7 autograph postcards signed to Daniel George of Jonathan Cape Ltd. publisher, 1945-

Lot 11

Cornford (Frances Crofts, poet, 1886-1960) 22 Autograph Letters signed and 7 autograph postcards signed to Daniel George of Jonathan Cape Ltd. publisher, 1945-46 & n.d., an interesting series of letters concerning her translations from the French surrealist poet, Louis Aragon, which Cape was proposing to publish (c. 45 pieces excluding typescripts).

Hammer Price: £2,800

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12Ashendene Press.- Hornby (C.H.St.John) A Descriptive Bibliography of the Books printed at the Ashendene Press MDCCCXCV-MCMXXXV, one of 390 copies, 1935.
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Lot 12

Ashendene Press.- Hornby (C.H.St.John) A Descriptive Bibliography of the Books printed at the Ashendene Press MDCCCXCV-MCMXXXV, one of 390 copies, 1935.

Hammer Price: £600

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13Curwen Press.- Specimen Book of Types & Ornaments (A) in use at the Curwen Press, one of 135 copies, with sheet of C.L.Fraser patterned paper, 1928.
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Lot 13

Curwen Press.- Specimen Book of Types & Ornaments (A) in use at the Curwen Press, one of 135 copies, with sheet of C.L.Fraser patterned paper, 1928.

Hammer Price: £2,200

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14Doves Press.- [Cobden-Sanderson (T.J.)] The Ideal Book or Book Beautiful..., one of 300 copies, 1900.

Lot 14

Doves Press.- [Cobden-Sanderson (T.J.)] The Ideal Book or Book Beautiful..., one of 300 copies, 1900.

Hammer Price: £650

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15Doves Press.- Cobden-Sanderson (T.J.) Catalogue Raisonné of Books Printed & Published at the Doves Press, one of 300 copies, Ramsay MacDonald's co

Lot 15

Doves Press.- Cobden-Sanderson (T.J.) Catalogue Raisonné of Books Printed & Published at the Doves Press, one of 300 copies, Ramsay MacDonald's copy with receipt loosely inserted, 1908.

Hammer Price: £700

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16Kelmscott Press.- Mackail (J.W.) Biblia Innocentium..., one of 200 copies, inscribed by the author, 1892.

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Kelmscott Press.- Mackail (J.W.) Biblia Innocentium..., one of 200 copies, inscribed by the author, 1892.

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17Prospectuses.- A collection of c.110 prospectuses, book lists, pamphlets and ephemera from various private presses, mostly Cresset and Golden Cockerel
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Lot 17

Prospectuses.- A collection of c.110 prospectuses, book lists, pamphlets and ephemera from various private presses, mostly Cresset and Golden Cockerel

Hammer Price: £950

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18Whistler (Rex).- , New Keepsake (The), bound in limp vellum with decorations in gilt by Whistler, Cobden-Sanderson, 1931.

Lot 18

Whistler (Rex).- , New Keepsake (The), bound in limp vellum with decorations in gilt by Whistler, Cobden-Sanderson, 1931.

Hammer Price: £380

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19Blood Transfusion.- Lower (Richard) The Method observed in Transfusing the Blood out of one Animal into another, Philosophical Transactions No.20, 1666 bound w

Lot 19

Blood Transfusion.- Lower (Richard) The Method observed in Transfusing the Blood out of one Animal into another, Philosophical Transactions No.20, 1666 bound with others, similar

Estimate: £1,000 - 1,500

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