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1America.- Sterling (James) Zeal against the Enemies of our Country pathetically recommended: In a remarkable Sermon, Preached before His Excellency the Governo

Lot 1

America.- Sterling (James) Zeal against the Enemies of our Country pathetically recommended: In a remarkable Sermon, Preached before His Excellency the Governor of Maryland, Annapolis, Printed : London reprinted, for J. Whiston and B. White, in Fleet-Street, 1755.

Estimate: £1,000 - 1,500

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2Architecture.- Soane (Sir John) Sketches in Architecture; containing Plans and Elevations of Cottages, Villas, bound with Parkyns's Six Designs for Improving a

Lot 2

Architecture.- Soane (Sir John) Sketches in Architecture; containing Plans and Elevations of Cottages, Villas, bound with Parkyns's Six Designs for Improving and Embellishing Grounds, 1793

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3Bartolozzi (Francesco) Twelve Months of the Year, after Giuseppe Zocchi (1711-1767), engravings, [1761] (12)

Lot 3

Bartolozzi (Francesco) Twelve Months of the Year, after Giuseppe Zocchi (1711-1767), engravings, [1761] (12)

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4Bible, English. The Holy Bible containing the Old and New Testament, [Amsterdam], n.p., 1672

Lot 4

Bible, English. The Holy Bible containing the Old and New Testament, [Amsterdam], n.p., 1672

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5Bookbinding.- Quaritch (Bernard) A Catalogue of Fifteen Hundred Books remarkable for the beauty or the age of their Bindings, Bernard Quaritch, 1889.

Lot 5

Bookbinding.- Quaritch (Bernard) A Catalogue of Fifteen Hundred Books remarkable for the beauty or the age of their Bindings, Bernard Quaritch, 1889.

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6Bullfighting.- Fernandez Noseret (Luis) Coleccion de las principales suertes de una corrida de toros, Madrid, [c.1792].

Lot 6

Bullfighting.- Fernandez Noseret (Luis) Coleccion de las principales suertes de una corrida de toros, Madrid, [c.1792].

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7Churchill (Sir Winston Spencer) The River War, 2 vol., first edition, 1899.

Lot 7

Churchill (Sir Winston Spencer) The River War, 2 vol., first edition, 1899.

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8Coleridge (Samuel Taylor) The Poetical Works, 3 vol., presentation copy to Caroline Norton, William Pickering, 1829

Lot 8

Coleridge (Samuel Taylor) The Poetical Works, 3 vol., presentation copy to Caroline Norton, William Pickering, 1829

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9Darwin (Charles) On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life, first edition, one of

Lot 9

Darwin (Charles) On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life, first edition, one of 1,250 copies, John Murray, 1859

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10Falconry.- Huber (Jean) Observations sur le vol des oiseaux de proie, first edition, Geneva, Paul Barde, 1784

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Falconry.- Huber (Jean) Observations sur le vol des oiseaux de proie, first edition, Geneva, Paul Barde, 1784

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11Falconry.- Salvin (Francis Henry) and William Broderick. Falconry in the British Isles, second edition, revised and enlarged, 1873

Lot 11

Falconry.- Salvin (Francis Henry) and William Broderick. Falconry in the British Isles, second edition, revised and enlarged, 1873

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12Family Tree of the House of Habsburg.- Sadeler II (Aegidius) Ditior Hesperidum ramis defenditur arbos: perpetua heroum sunt monumenta draco divo caesari Ferdin

Lot 12

Family Tree of the House of Habsburg.- Sadeler II (Aegidius) Ditior Hesperidum ramis defenditur arbos: perpetua heroum sunt monumenta draco divo caesari Ferdinando II semper augusto et invicto bohemiae et ungariae regi, 1629

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13Hondius (Henricus) The Four Seasons, the set of 4 engravings, 1601

Lot 13

Hondius (Henricus) The Four Seasons, the set of 4 engravings, 1601

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14Horses.- Cavendish (William, Duke of Newcastle) Methode et invention nouvelle de dresser les chevaux, first edition, first issue, Antwerp, 1657-58; and a compl

Lot 14

Horses.- Cavendish (William, Duke of Newcastle) Methode et invention nouvelle de dresser les chevaux, first edition, first issue, Antwerp, 1657-58; and a complete set of the plates in a uniform binding (2)

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15Horses.- Cavendish (William, Duke of Newcastle) A General System of Horsemanship in All it's Branches, 2 vol. in 1, first edition in English, J. Brindley, 1743

Lot 15

Horses.- Cavendish (William, Duke of Newcastle) A General System of Horsemanship in All it's Branches, 2 vol. in 1, first edition in English, J. Brindley, 1743

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16Horses.- Eisenberg d' (Barone) Description du Manege Moderne dans sa perfection, first edition, n.p., 1727

Lot 16

Horses.- Eisenberg d' (Barone) Description du Manege Moderne dans sa perfection, first edition, n.p., 1727

Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000

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17Horses.- Galiberto (Giovanni Battista di) II Cavallo da maneggio, first edition, Vienna, Per Giovan Giacomo Kyrneri, 1650.

Lot 17

Horses.- Galiberto (Giovanni Battista di) II Cavallo da maneggio, first edition, Vienna, Per Giovan Giacomo Kyrneri, 1650.

Hammer Price: £3,000

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18Horses.- Ridinger (Johann Elias) Vorstellung und Beschreibung derer Schul [- Anmerkungen von dem Carousel], 2 works in 1 vol., first editions, Augsburg, J. E.

Lot 18

Horses.- Ridinger (Johann Elias) Vorstellung und Beschreibung derer Schul [- Anmerkungen von dem Carousel], 2 works in 1 vol., first editions, Augsburg, J. E. Ridinger, 1760-61.

Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000

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19Horses.- Solleysel (Jacques de) The Compleat Horseman: Discovering the surest Marks Beauty, Goodness, faults and Imperfections of Horses, 1696.

Lot 19

Horses.- Solleysel (Jacques de) The Compleat Horseman: Discovering the surest Marks Beauty, Goodness, faults and Imperfections of Horses, 1696.

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20Spanish horsemanship.- Tapia y Salcedo (Gregorio de) Exercicios de la gineta, first edition, Madrid, Diego Diaz, 1643

Lot 20

Spanish horsemanship.- Tapia y Salcedo (Gregorio de) Exercicios de la gineta, first edition, Madrid, Diego Diaz, 1643

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