Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
Thursday 30th January 2025 | 1:00 pm | Lots:
LOT 1
Bonaventura (Saint) Commentarius in secundum librum Sententiarum Petri Lombardi, editio...
Estimate: £3,000 - £4,000
Hammer Price: £3,000
LOT 2
Boccaccio (Giovanni) Genealogiae...cum demonstrationibus in formis arborum designatis. Eiusdem...
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
Hammer Price: £3,000
![Statius (Publius Papinius) [Opera], first Aldine edition, [Venice], [Aldus Manutius], [November & August, 1502].](https://am-s3-bucket-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/forum/prod/lot_images/medium/134f3fd7-3aa0-ef11-8a6b-7c1e522d689f/694995f2-26bd-ef11-8a6d-6045bdcf395d.webp "Statius (Publius Papinius) [Opera], first Aldine edition, [Venice], [Aldus Manutius], [November & August, 1502].")
LOT 3
Statius (Publius Papinius) [Opera], first Aldine edition, [Venice], [Aldus Manutius], [November...
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
Hammer Price: £1,600
![Sallustius Crispus (Caius) De coniuratione Catilinae. Eiusdem de bello Iugurthino, rare first Aldine edition, [Venice], [House of Aldus & Andrea Torresani]](https://am-s3-bucket-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/forum/prod/lot_images/medium/12b8a747-17a0-ef11-8a6b-7c1e522d689f/514995f2-26bd-ef11-8a6d-6045bdcf395d.webp "Sallustius Crispus (Caius) De coniuratione Catilinae. Eiusdem de bello Iugurthino, rare first Aldine edition, [Venice], [House of Aldus & Andrea Torresani]")
LOT 4
Sallustius Crispus (Caius) De coniuratione Catilinae. Eiusdem de bello Iugurthino, rare first...
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,000
Hammer Price: £2,200
![Quintilianus (Marcus Fabius) M.F. Quintilianus. [De institutione oratoria], first Aldine edition, [Venice], [House of Aldus & Andrea Torresani], [August, 1](https://am-s3-bucket-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/forum/prod/lot_images/medium/5cc91a7c-32a0-ef11-8a6b-7c1e522d689f/614995f2-26bd-ef11-8a6d-6045bdcf395d.webp "Quintilianus (Marcus Fabius) M.F. Quintilianus. [De institutione oratoria], first Aldine edition, [Venice], [House of Aldus & Andrea Torresani], [August, 1")
LOT 5
Quintilianus (Marcus Fabius) M.F. Quintilianus. [De institutione oratoria], first Aldine...
Estimate: £600 - £800
Hammer Price: £1,200
![Sallustius Crispus (Caius) De coniuratione Catilinae. Eiusdem de bello Iugurthino, second Aldine edition, [Venice], [House of Aldus & Andrea Torresani], [J](https://am-s3-bucket-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/forum/prod/lot_images/medium/85cf3e6f-27a0-ef11-8a6b-7c1e522d689f/594995f2-26bd-ef11-8a6d-6045bdcf395d.webp "Sallustius Crispus (Caius) De coniuratione Catilinae. Eiusdem de bello Iugurthino, second Aldine edition, [Venice], [House of Aldus & Andrea Torresani], [J")
LOT 6
Sallustius Crispus (Caius) De coniuratione Catilinae. Eiusdem de bello Iugurthino, second Aldine...
Estimate: £400 - £600
Hammer Price: £500
LOT 7
Antoninius Florentinus (Saint) Summa Theologica, 2 parts only (of 5), Venice, Lazarus de...
Estimate: £400 - £600
Hammer Price: £350
LOT 8
Martialis (Marcus Valerius) Epigrammata Libri xiiii, Venice, Georgius de Rusconibus, 1514.
Estimate: £600 - £800
Hammer Price: £850
![Anthologia Graeca.- Florilegium Diversorum Epigrammatum in Septem Libros, edited by Franciscus Asulanus, [Venice], [House of Aldus & Andrea Torresani], [Ja](https://am-s3-bucket-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/forum/prod/lot_images/medium/6a71426f-c196-ef11-8a6b-002248413147/68ca5477-1cbe-ef11-b8ec-0022483fc7e7.webp "Anthologia Graeca.- Florilegium Diversorum Epigrammatum in Septem Libros, edited by Franciscus Asulanus, [Venice], [House of Aldus & Andrea Torresani], [Ja")
LOT 9
Anthologia Graeca.- Florilegium Diversorum Epigrammatum in Septem Libros, edited by Franciscus...
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,000
Hammer Price: £1,200
LOT 10
Mercuriale (Girolamo) De arte gymnastica libri sex, second edition, Venice, Giunta, 1573.
Estimate: £500 - £700
Hammer Price: £900
LOT 11
Spanish Dictionary.- Orozco (Sebastian de Corbarruvias) Tesoro de la Lengua Castellana, o...
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
Hammer Price: £1,500
![Ovidius Naso (Publius) Les Metamorphoses d'Ovide, en Latin et Francois, Amsterdam, Chez P.& J. Blaeu [&c.], 1702.](https://am-s3-bucket-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/forum/prod/lot_images/medium/6362d2c5-b9be-ef11-8a6d-6045bd1193b1/b2cdff2a-3fcc-ef11-b8ec-7c1e520320e9.webp "Ovidius Naso (Publius) Les Metamorphoses d'Ovide, en Latin et Francois, Amsterdam, Chez P.& J. Blaeu [&c.], 1702.")
LOT 12
Ovidius Naso (Publius) Les Metamorphoses d'Ovide, en Latin et Francois, Amsterdam, Chez P.& J....
Estimate: £600 - £800
Hammer Price: £1,600
![Napoleon.- Andrieu (Bertrand) Workshop of. Cased set of ten circular patinated lead 'Napoleon Medals', [early 19th century]](https://am-s3-bucket-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/forum/prod/lot_images/medium/6d2f52fb-41a3-ef11-8a6d-6045bdd1110b/7371ccd6-4ccc-ef11-b8ec-7c1e520320e9.webp "Napoleon.- Andrieu (Bertrand) Workshop of. Cased set of ten circular patinated lead 'Napoleon Medals', [early 19th century]")
LOT 13
Napoleon.- Andrieu (Bertrand) Workshop of. Cased set of ten circular patinated lead 'Napoleon...
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
Hammer Price: £850
LOT 14
Catechetical School of Alexandria.- Titus Flavius Clemens, also known as Clement of Alexandria &...
Estimate: £600 - £800
Hammer Price: £500
![Bible, Latin. [Langton (Stephen, attributed to) Single leaf from the Interpretationes nominum hebraicorum [Interpretations of the Hebrew names], manuscript in](https://am-s3-bucket-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/forum/prod/lot_images/medium/28301f88-c5c9-ef11-8a6d-000d3a7e9969/89f7393d-3fcc-ef11-b8ec-7c1e520320e9.webp "Bible, Latin. [Langton (Stephen, attributed to) Single leaf from the Interpretationes nominum hebraicorum [Interpretations of the Hebrew names], manuscript in")
LOT 15
Bible, Latin. [Langton (Stephen, attributed to) Single leaf from the Interpretationes nominum...
Estimate: £600 - £800
Hammer Price: £420
LOT 16
Book of Hours, unidentified use, illuminated manuscript in gothic textura script, in Latin, on...
Estimate: £5,000 - £7,000
Hammer Price: £6,000
LOT 17
Cornwall.- Archive relating to Tregavethan, near Truro, including: Common recovery grant to...
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
Hammer Price: £500
LOT 18
Henry VIII's longest serving minister.- Howard (Thomas, duke of Norfolk) Grant by Thomas Howard...
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
Hammer Price: Unsold
![Elizabeth I (Queen) Letters Patent grant in fee simple by Robert Morgan of Maplarton [Mapperton], Dorset, to Robert and John Morgan of the Manor of Wyther](https://am-s3-bucket-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/forum/prod/lot_images/medium/1c501599-7db8-ef11-8a6d-6045bd0f8fa8/4b1a1e9c-1cbe-ef11-b8ec-0022483fc7e7.webp "Elizabeth I (Queen) Letters Patent grant in fee simple by Robert Morgan of Maplarton [Mapperton], Dorset, to Robert and John Morgan of the Manor of Wyther")
LOT 19
Elizabeth I (Queen) Letters Patent grant in fee simple by Robert Morgan of Maplarton...
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,000
Hammer Price: £2,200
LOT 20
Golding family of Belchamp St. Paul, Essex.- A booke wherin is entred and Written divers Dedes...
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,000
Hammer Price: £2,200
LOT 21
Elizabeth I's chief minister.- Cecil (William, first Baron Burghley) Letter signed to Thomas...
Estimate: £400 - £600
Hammer Price: £950
LOT 22
Elizabeth I's chief minister.- West Sussex.- Cecil (William, first Baron Burghley) Agreement...
Estimate: £400 - £600
Hammer Price: £280
LOT 23
Shakespeare (William).- Underhill (Hercules, of Idlicote, Warwickshire, son of William Underhill...
Estimate: £600 - £800
Hammer Price: £400
LOT 24
Medical.- Pignatarus (Carolus) Disputationem de morbis in genere, de signis de methodo medendi,...
Estimate: £400 - £600
Hammer Price: Unsold
LOT 25
Cromwell (Richard, Lord Protector) Letters Patent of common recovery by William Mayle and Thomas...
Estimate: £400 - £600
Hammer Price: £380
LOT 26
James II and VII (as Duke of York and Lord High Admiral, King) Letter signed to the...
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
Hammer Price: Unsold
LOT 27
Auditor of the Receipt of the Exchequer.- Long (Sir Robert, first baronet) Autograph Letter...
Estimate: £400 - £600
Hammer Price: Unsold
LOT 28
Charles II (King) Order to create a commission made up of Prince Rupert, Lord Danby, James Duke...
Estimate: £600 - £800
Hammer Price: £1,600
LOT 29
House of Lords.- Remembrances for Order and decency to be kept in the Upper house of Parliament...
Estimate: £600 - £800
Hammer Price: £700
LOT 30
House of Commons.- Callendar or Abstract of the Journals of the House of Commons from the year...
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
Hammer Price: £1,400
LOT 31
Long life.- Cornaro (Louis) & Romilly (Peter, translator) Conseils et Moyens tres faciles tres...
Estimate: £400 - £600
Hammer Price: Unsold
![Religious.- Evangelia [Notes on the Four Gospels], with references to Hammond, Grotius, Dr Clark and others, manuscript, interleaved with a printed gospels in](https://am-s3-bucket-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/forum/prod/lot_images/medium/8b4863b5-2cbd-ef11-8a6d-6045bdcf395d/3b1a1e9c-1cbe-ef11-b8ec-0022483fc7e7.webp "Religious.- Evangelia [Notes on the Four Gospels], with references to Hammond, Grotius, Dr Clark and others, manuscript, interleaved with a printed gospels in")
LOT 32
Religious.- Evangelia [Notes on the Four Gospels], with references to Hammond, Grotius, Dr Clark...
Estimate: £400 - £600
Hammer Price: £400
![[Comber (Thomas)] [Transcribed text from](https://am-s3-bucket-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/forum/prod/lot_images/medium/db8fb01b-b2b8-ef11-8a6d-6045bd0f8fa8/1b1a1e9c-1cbe-ef11-b8ec-0022483fc7e7.webp "[Comber (Thomas)] [Transcribed text from")
LOT 33
[Comber (Thomas)] [Transcribed text from "A Companion to the Temple; or, A Help to Devotion in...
Estimate: £400 - £600
Hammer Price: Unsold
LOT 34
Austrian Empire.- Leopold (Count) Landmanns- Diploma to certify that Count Carl von und zec...
Estimate: £600 - £800
Hammer Price: £750
LOT 35
Spain.- Charles III (King of Spain) Charter decreeing acceptance of the resignation of the title...
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
Hammer Price: £1,000
![Warwickshire, Coventry.- Gibbs (Joseph) [History of Coventry] Miscellaneous Warwickshire Scraps [title from spine], 2 vol., William Reader's copy, autograph ma](https://am-s3-bucket-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/forum/prod/lot_images/medium/01243548-f791-ef11-8a6d-6045bdd0d286/5d200471-1cbe-ef11-b8ec-0022483fc7e7.webp "Warwickshire, Coventry.- Gibbs (Joseph) [History of Coventry] Miscellaneous Warwickshire Scraps [title from spine], 2 vol., William Reader's copy, autograph ma")
LOT 36
Warwickshire, Coventry.- Gibbs (Joseph) [History of Coventry] Miscellaneous Warwickshire Scraps...
Estimate: £600 - £800
Hammer Price: £400
LOT 37
America, Philadelphia & New York.- Stopford (James Sydney, merchant) Collection of c. 38 letters...
Estimate: £500 - £700
Hammer Price: £2,200
LOT 38
Wellington (Arthur Wellesley, first duke of) Extensive collection of letters and free franks by,...
Estimate: £5,000 - £7,000
Hammer Price: Unsold
LOT 39
Americana, Africana & Methodism.- Daniell (Marianne, compiler) Album of autograph manuscripts,...
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
Hammer Price: £3,500
LOT 40
Industrialists.- Mellor family, of Ardwick (Lime Works), Manchester and Hough Hole House,...
Estimate: £300 - £400
Hammer Price: Unsold
LOT 41
Arctic Explorer as Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen's Land.- Franklin (Sir John) Warrant signed...
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
Hammer Price: Unsold
LOT 42
Cruikshank (George) Archive of material by and relating to Cruikshank, collection comprises c....
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
Hammer Price: £1,300
LOT 43
Dickens (Charles) Autograph Letter signed to Sir William Douglas, regarding "I will not finish...
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
Hammer Price: £900
LOT 44
Rorke's Drift.- Chard (John Rouse Merriott).- Illuminated address presented by "The Borough of...
Estimate: £6,000 - £8,000
Hammer Price: Unsold
LOT 45
Rorke's Drift.- Chard (John Rouse Merriott).- Address to John Chard V.C., from "the Mayor,...
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
Hammer Price: £3,500
LOT 46
Rorke's Drift.- Chard (John Rouse Merriott).-Illuminated address presented to John Chard R.E.,...
Estimate: £5,000 - £7,000
Hammer Price: Unsold
LOT 47
Berkshire, Aldermaston.- Keyser (Charles Edward) Aldermaston Court Visitors Book, watercolour...
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
Hammer Price: £2,400
LOT 48
First commissioned woman in the British Army.- Bennett (Agnes) Diary excerpts sent to her...
Estimate: £500 - £700
Hammer Price: £1,000
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