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322 Buffon (G.L.M.L., Comte de) Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux, 10 vol., large paper copy, 973 hand-coloured engraved plates drawn and engraved by Franz Nicolaus M

Lot 322

Buffon (G.L.M.L., Comte de) Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux, 10 vol., large paper copy, 973 hand-coloured engraved plates drawn and engraved by Franz Nicolaus Martinet, Paris, 1770-86.

Estimate: £70,000 - 90,000

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209 Bible (English) The Holy Bible, first edition of the King James Bible, the Great 'He' Bible, [Robert Barker], 1611.

Lot 209

Bible (English) The Holy Bible, first edition of the King James Bible, the Great 'He' Bible, [Robert Barker], 1611.

Hammer Price: £28,000

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7 Marlborough (John Churchill, 1st Duke of).- [Parker (Robert, army officer, of Cork, Ireland, b. 1665x8, d. in or after 1718)] [Memoirs of the most remarkable m

Lot 7

Marlborough (John Churchill, 1st Duke of).- [Parker (Robert, army officer, of Cork, Ireland, b. 1665x8, d. in or after 1718)] [Memoirs of the most remarkable military transactions from the year 1688 to 1718], ?autograph manuscript, 300pp., [c. 1718].

Estimate: £20,000 - 30,000

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301 Mongolia.- Pallas (Peter Simon) Sammlungen Historischer Nachrichten uber die Mongolischen Volkerschaften, first edition, rare, complete with 31 plates, St. Pet

Lot 301

Mongolia.- Pallas (Peter Simon) Sammlungen Historischer Nachrichten uber die Mongolischen Volkerschaften, first edition, rare, complete with 31 plates, St. Petersburg, Academy of Sciences, 1776-1801.

Hammer Price: £6,000

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292 France.- Paris.- Turgot (Michel Etienne) Plan de Paris, engraved maps, contemporary red morocco, gilt, Paris, 1739.

Lot 292

France.- Paris.- Turgot (Michel Etienne) Plan de Paris, engraved maps, contemporary red morocco, gilt, Paris, 1739.

Estimate: £10,000 - 15,000

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106 Aldus.- Boccaccio (Giovanni) Il Decamerone, Venice, House of Aldus & Andrea Torresani, 1522.

Lot 106

Aldus.- Boccaccio (Giovanni) Il Decamerone, Venice, House of Aldus & Andrea Torresani, 1522.

Hammer Price: £8,500

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285 Americas.- Sayer (Robert) & John Bennet, publishers. The American Military Pocket Atlas...of the British Colonies..., first edition, 6 folding engraved map

Lot 285

Americas.- Sayer (Robert) & John Bennet, publishers. The American Military Pocket Atlas...of the British Colonies..., first edition, 6 folding engraved maps hand-coloured in outline, R.Sayer and J.Bennet, 1776.

Hammer Price: £5,000

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27 Wallace (Alfred Russel) 27 Autograph Letters signed, and 1 Postcard signed to Clement Reid (including 1 to Mrs Reid), 2 Autograph Letters signed to Rev. James

Lot 27

Wallace (Alfred Russel) 27 Autograph Letters signed, and 1 Postcard signed to Clement Reid (including 1 to Mrs Reid), 2 Autograph Letters signed to Rev. James Marchant, 1 Autograph Letter signed to George Silk and 1 Autograph Letter signed to R.H. Chandler, together 77pp. and 1 side, Parkstone and Wimborne, Dorset, 1894-1904, on various palaeontological, geolgoical and natural history matters.

Hammer Price: £12,000

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37 Brant (Sebastian) Stultifera Navis... The Ship of Fooles, wherein is shewed the folly of all States..., title in English and Latin, black letter and Roman type

Lot 37

Brant (Sebastian) Stultifera Navis... The Ship of Fooles, wherein is shewed the folly of all States..., title in English and Latin, black letter and Roman types, large woodcut title and numerous woodcuts in the text, contemporary calf, [London], [John Cawood], 1570.

Hammer Price: £5,500

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327 Miller (John Frederick) Cimelia Physica: Figures of Rare and Curious Quadrupeds, Birds, &c ... with descriptions by George Shaw, 67 hand-coloured etched pl

Lot 327

Miller (John Frederick) Cimelia Physica: Figures of Rare and Curious Quadrupeds, Birds, &c ... with descriptions by George Shaw, 67 hand-coloured etched plates, 1796.

Hammer Price: £8,500

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309 World.- Mallet (Allain Manesson) Description de l'Univers, 5 vol., first edition in French, 684 engraved maps & illustrations, Paris, Denys Thierry, 16

Lot 309

World.- Mallet (Allain Manesson) Description de l'Univers, 5 vol., first edition in French, 684 engraved maps & illustrations, Paris, Denys Thierry, 1683.

Hammer Price: £6,000

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320 Bock (Hieronymus) De Stirpium Commentariorum Libri Tres, first Latin edition, woodcut portrait and 568 illustrations by David Kandel, Strassburg, Wendel Rihel,

Lot 320

Bock (Hieronymus) De Stirpium Commentariorum Libri Tres, first Latin edition, woodcut portrait and 568 illustrations by David Kandel, Strassburg, Wendel Rihel, 1552.

Estimate: £6,000 - 8,000

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339 DNA.- Watson (James D.) Francis Crick, Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids: A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid, 1953 [and others]. The first five semina

Lot 339

DNA.- Watson (James D.) Francis Crick, Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids: A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid, 1953 [and others]. The first five seminal papers on the identification of the double helix structure of DNA, the most important scientific discovery of the 20th century.

Hammer Price: £4,200

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344 Optics.- Molyneux (William) Dioptrica nova. A Treatise of Dioptricks, in Two Parts, first edition, for Benj. Tooke, 1692.

Lot 344

Optics.- Molyneux (William) Dioptrica nova. A Treatise of Dioptricks, in Two Parts, first edition, for Benj. Tooke, 1692.

Hammer Price: £7,000

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299 Mongolia.- Bicurin (Nikita Yakovlevich) Zapiski o Mongolia [Notes on Mongolia], exceedingly rare, St. Petersburg, 1828.

Lot 299

Mongolia.- Bicurin (Nikita Yakovlevich) Zapiski o Mongolia [Notes on Mongolia], exceedingly rare, St. Petersburg, 1828.

Hammer Price: £3,000

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107 Venetian binding.- Alberti (Leon Battista) Hectomphila che ne insegnia l'ingeniosa arted'amore. Deiphira che ne mostra suggir il mal principiato amore,

Lot 107

Venetian binding.- Alberti (Leon Battista) Hectomphila che ne insegnia l'ingeniosa arted'amore. Deiphira che ne mostra suggir il mal principiato amore, Venice, Giovanni Antonio et Fratelli ad instantia de Nicolo & FRancesco Librari al Dolphin, 1528.

Hammer Price: £3,000

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324 Herbal.- Gerard (John) The Herball or Generall Historie of Plantes, third edition, with title and woodcuts coloured in a contemporary hand, by Adam Islip, Joic

Lot 324

Herbal.- Gerard (John) The Herball or Generall Historie of Plantes, third edition, with title and woodcuts coloured in a contemporary hand, by Adam Islip, Joice Norton and Richard Whitakers, 1636.

Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000

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102 Vigerius (Marcus) Decachordum Christianum, Fano, Hieronymus Soncinus, 1507.

Lot 102

Vigerius (Marcus) Decachordum Christianum, Fano, Hieronymus Soncinus, 1507.

Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000

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262 Economics.- Mississippi & South Sea Bubbles.- Het Groote Tafereel der Dwaasheid, 74 engraved plates and 3 maps, Amsterdam, 1720.

Lot 262

Economics.- Mississippi & South Sea Bubbles.- Het Groote Tafereel der Dwaasheid, 74 engraved plates and 3 maps, Amsterdam, 1720.

Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000

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172 17th century translator of the Psalms.- Woodford (Samuel) [Notes for "A paraphrase upon the Psalms of David, and the canticles, with select hymns..."

Lot 172

17th century translator of the Psalms.- Woodford (Samuel) [Notes for "A paraphrase upon the Psalms of David, and the canticles, with select hymns..."], autograph manuscript notes with printed pages from the Psalms, 1689.

Hammer Price: £6,000

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