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1Erasmus (Desiderius, editor) .- Cato (Marcus Porcius, Censorius) Precepta Moralia, Leipzig, Melchior Lotter, 1518.

Lot 1

Erasmus (Desiderius, editor) .- Cato (Marcus Porcius, Censorius) Precepta Moralia, Leipzig, Melchior Lotter, 1518.

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2Claudianus (Claudius) Opera Quam Diligentissime Castigata, Quorum Indicem in Sequenti Pagina Reperies, first Aldine edition, [Venice], 1523.

Lot 2

Claudianus (Claudius) Opera Quam Diligentissime Castigata, Quorum Indicem in Sequenti Pagina Reperies, first Aldine edition, [Venice], 1523.

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3Solinus (Caius Julius) Polyhistor, Rerum Toto Orbe Memorabilium Thesaurus Locupletissimus, Basel, Michael Isingrin, 1543.

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Solinus (Caius Julius) Polyhistor, Rerum Toto Orbe Memorabilium Thesaurus Locupletissimus, Basel, Michael Isingrin, 1543.

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4Annotated Law.- Justinianus I. Institutionum libri IIII, a rare little edition, Antwerp, [Joannes Latius for] Joannes Steelsius, 1553.

Lot 4

Annotated Law.- Justinianus I. Institutionum libri IIII, a rare little edition, Antwerp, [Joannes Latius for] Joannes Steelsius, 1553.

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5Annotated.- Vida (Marcus Antonius Hieronymus) Opera, Antwerp, Christopher Plantin for Johann Steelsius, 1558.

Lot 5

Annotated.- Vida (Marcus Antonius Hieronymus) Opera, Antwerp, Christopher Plantin for Johann Steelsius, 1558.

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6Law.- Coustumes du Pais de Normandie, Anciens Ressors, et Enclaves d'Iceluy, Paris, 1586.

Lot 6

Law.- Coustumes du Pais de Normandie, Anciens Ressors, et Enclaves d'Iceluy, Paris, 1586.

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7Porcacchi (Tommaso) Le Isole Piu Famose del Mondo, 3 parts in 1, Venice, Giorgio Angelieri for heirs of Simone Galignani de Karera, 1590.

Lot 7

Porcacchi (Tommaso) Le Isole Piu Famose del Mondo, 3 parts in 1, Venice, Giorgio Angelieri for heirs of Simone Galignani de Karera, 1590.

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8Ammirato (Scipione) Dell'Istorie Fiorentine, first edition, Florence, Stamperia di Filippo Giunti, 1600.

Lot 8

Ammirato (Scipione) Dell'Istorie Fiorentine, first edition, Florence, Stamperia di Filippo Giunti, 1600.

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9Descartes (René) Meditationes de prima philosophia, second edition, Amsterdam, Louis Elzevier, 1642; and Schook against Descartes, 1643 in 1 vol.
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Lot 9

Descartes (René) Meditationes de prima philosophia, second edition, Amsterdam, Louis Elzevier, 1642; and Schook against Descartes, 1643 in 1 vol.

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10Economics & Law.- Loen (Johann Michael) Der Kaufmanns-Adel..., first edition, Frankfurt, J.F.Fleischer, 1742 & 7 other pamphlets (8)

Lot 10

Economics & Law.- Loen (Johann Michael) Der Kaufmanns-Adel..., first edition, Frankfurt, J.F.Fleischer, 1742 & 7 other pamphlets (8)

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11Curiosa.- [Hurtaut (Pierre Thomas Nicolas)] L'Art de Peter, Essay Théori-Physique et Méthodique, first edition, contemporary red morocco, gilt, [

Lot 11

Curiosa.- [Hurtaut (Pierre Thomas Nicolas)] L'Art de Peter, Essay Théori-Physique et Méthodique, first edition, contemporary red morocco, gilt, [Paris], 1751.

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12Caraccioli (Louis Antoine de) Le Livre à la Mode, first edition, printed in green, [?Paris], [1759] & Genlis Annales de la Vertu, 3 vol., 1781 (4)

Lot 12

Caraccioli (Louis Antoine de) Le Livre à la Mode, first edition, printed in green, [?Paris], [1759] & Genlis Annales de la Vertu, 3 vol., 1781 (4)

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13Music.- Popular songs.- An excellent group of c.80 most separately published 18th century French street songs, [?Paris], various printers, [c.1770].

Lot 13

Music.- Popular songs.- An excellent group of c.80 most separately published 18th century French street songs, [?Paris], various printers, [c.1770].

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13ACervantès Saavedra (Miguel de) El Ingenioso Hidalgo Do Quixote de la Mancha, 4 vol., Madrid, Por Don Joaquin Ibarra, 1780.

Lot 13A

Cervantès Saavedra (Miguel de) El Ingenioso Hidalgo Do Quixote de la Mancha, 4 vol., Madrid, Por Don Joaquin Ibarra, 1780.

Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000

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14Bodoni.- Tasso (Torquato) La Gerusalemme Liberata, 2 vol., Parma, Bodoni, 1794.

Lot 14

Bodoni.- Tasso (Torquato) La Gerusalemme Liberata, 2 vol., Parma, Bodoni, 1794.

Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000

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15Italian Renaissance Scholars.- Doni (Anton Francesco) Humori, Venice, Giambattista Merlo, 1860, bound with 35 others similar, together 36 works in 4 vol. (4)

Lot 15

Italian Renaissance Scholars.- Doni (Anton Francesco) Humori, Venice, Giambattista Merlo, 1860, bound with 35 others similar, together 36 works in 4 vol. (4)

Estimate: £600 - 800

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16Bindings.- Missel, chromolithographed illuminated border, Tournai, Desclée Lefebvre & Cie., 1891 & another (2)

Lot 16

Bindings.- Missel, chromolithographed illuminated border, Tournai, Desclée Lefebvre & Cie., 1891 & another (2)

Hammer Price: £190

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17East Yorkshire, Gowdall.- Charter by Alice Faraydone de Goudale to Edmund son of Hugh of Goudale one selion of land in Goudale [Gowdall] called Periscroft, [13

Lot 17

East Yorkshire, Gowdall.- Charter by Alice Faraydone de Goudale to Edmund son of Hugh of Goudale one selion of land in Goudale [Gowdall] called Periscroft, [13th century]; and another, manuscripts in Latin, on vellum (2).

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18West Yorkshire, Lepton.- Thomas son of Richard of Ruley [Rowley Hill, Lepton] confirms to Adam son of Robert de Ruley two acres of land in Ruley, viz. half acr

Lot 18

West Yorkshire, Lepton.- Thomas son of Richard of Ruley [Rowley Hill, Lepton] confirms to Adam son of Robert de Ruley two acres of land in Ruley, viz. half acre in Estrode by bradalye, half acre between the assart of Award de Lepton and part of my land in Surebuttes, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, [c. 1290].

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19Medieval.- Quitclaim by John de Houghthon to William de Landon of ?Herdwik and Joan his wife, 6 marks, 6s. 8d annual rent and any reversions of land in Cuiere

Lot 19

Medieval.- Quitclaim by John de Houghthon to William de Landon of ?Herdwik and Joan his wife, 6 marks, 6s. 8d annual rent and any reversions of land in Cuiere Schuweburg which Juliana de Schuweberg granted them, 1328; and another, 1352, manuscripts in Latin, on vellum (2).

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