The Rothamsted Collection, Day 1: Rarities from the Lawes Agricultural Library

Tuesday 10th July 2018 2:00pm BST

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21 Crescentiis (Petrus de) De agricultura vulgare, [Venice], [Brothers Vercellenses], 1511.

Lot 21

Crescentiis (Petrus de) De agricultura vulgare, [Venice], [Brothers Vercellenses], 1511.

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22 Cato (Marcus Porcius) Libri de re rustica, first Aldine edition, [Venice], [House of Aldus & Andrea Torresani], 1514.

Lot 22

Cato (Marcus Porcius) Libri de re rustica, first Aldine edition, [Venice], [House of Aldus & Andrea Torresani], 1514.

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23 Cato (Marcus Porcius) Varro, Collumella & Palladius, Libri de re rustica, first Giunta edition, Florence, Filippo Giunti, 1515.

Lot 23

Cato (Marcus Porcius) Varro, Collumella & Palladius, Libri de re rustica, first Giunta edition, Florence, Filippo Giunti, 1515.

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24 Grapaldus (Franciscus Marius) De Partibus Aedium, Parma, Francesco Ugoleto and Ottaviano Saladi for Antonio Quinziano, 1516.

Lot 24

Grapaldus (Franciscus Marius) De Partibus Aedium, Parma, Francesco Ugoleto and Ottaviano Saladi for Antonio Quinziano, 1516.

Hammer Price: £700

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25 Crescentiis (Petrus de) Von dem nutz der ding die in Aeckeren gebuwe werdt, all illustrations coloured in a contemporary hand, Strassburg, 1518.

Lot 25

Crescentiis (Petrus de) Von dem nutz der ding die in Aeckeren gebuwe werdt, all illustrations coloured in a contemporary hand, Strassburg, 1518.

Hammer Price: £24,000

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26 Crescentiis (Petrus de) De algricultura vulgare, [Venice], [Alessandro Bindoni], [9 June, 1519].

Lot 26

Crescentiis (Petrus de) De algricultura vulgare, [Venice], [Alessandro Bindoni], [9 June, 1519].

Hammer Price: £800

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27 Operetta nova de cose stupende in agricultura vere, exceedingly rare little work, Venice, Niccolò Zoppino, 1520.

Lot 27

Operetta nova de cose stupende in agricultura vere, exceedingly rare little work, Venice, Niccolò Zoppino, 1520.

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28 Cato (Marcus Porcius) Libri de re rustica, [Florence], [Heirs of Philip Giunta], 1521; and a 1535 Basel edition of the same (2)

Lot 28

Cato (Marcus Porcius) Libri de re rustica, [Florence], [Heirs of Philip Giunta], 1521; and a 1535 Basel edition of the same (2)

Hammer Price: £500

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29 Varro (Marcus Terrentius) M. Terentij Varronis, in omni literarum genere principis, III. de Agricultura libri. M. Catonis... lib. I. de rebus rusticis..., Base

Lot 29

Varro (Marcus Terrentius) M. Terentij Varronis, in omni literarum genere principis, III. de Agricultura libri. M. Catonis... lib. I. de rebus rusticis..., Basel, Adam Petri, 1521; and another, 16th century agriculture (2)

Hammer Price: £900

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30 Palladius (Rutilius Taurus) Della Agricultura traducto vulgare, first edition in Italian, Siena, Simone Nardi, 1526.

Lot 30

Palladius (Rutilius Taurus) Della Agricultura traducto vulgare, first edition in Italian, Siena, Simone Nardi, 1526.

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31 Cato (Marcus Porcius) Libri de re rustica, [Zurich], [Jacobus Mazochius] [i.e. Merten de Keyser], 1528; and 6 other 16th century editions of the same (7)

Lot 31

Cato (Marcus Porcius) Libri de re rustica, [Zurich], [Jacobus Mazochius] [i.e. Merten de Keyser], 1528; and 6 other 16th century editions of the same (7)

Hammer Price: £1,100

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32 Palladius (Rutilius Taurus) Palladio dignissimo et antiquo scrittore della agricultura tradutto vulgare, Venice, 1528; and another (2)

Lot 32

Palladius (Rutilius Taurus) Palladio dignissimo et antiquo scrittore della agricultura tradutto vulgare, Venice, 1528; and another (2)

Hammer Price: £700

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33 Crescentiis (Petrus de) Le livre des prouffitz champestres et ruraulx, Paris, Philippe le Noir, 1529.

Lot 33

Crescentiis (Petrus de) Le livre des prouffitz champestres et ruraulx, Paris, Philippe le Noir, 1529.

Hammer Price: £18,000

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34 Cato (Marcus Porcius) Libri de re rustica, [Paris], Badius Ascensius, 1529; and a 1533 edition of the same, printed by Antoine Augerau for Jean Petit and Galli

Lot 34

Cato (Marcus Porcius) Libri de re rustica, [Paris], Badius Ascensius, 1529; and a 1533 edition of the same, printed by Antoine Augerau for Jean Petit and Galliot du Pre, folio (2)

Hammer Price: £1,000

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35 Xenophon. Xenophons treatise of householde , Imprinted at London in Flete-strete, by Thomas Berthelet printer to the kynges most noble grace, 1532; bound with

Lot 35

Xenophon. Xenophons treatise of householde , Imprinted at London in Flete-strete, by Thomas Berthelet printer to the kynges most noble grace, 1532; bound with Fitzherbert (John) The Boke of Husbandry, Thomas Berthelet, [?1533]

Hammer Price: £11,000

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36 Blue paper forgery.- Cato (Marcus Porcius) Libri de re rustica, [Venice], House of the heirs of Aldus & Andreas Torresani, 1533.

Lot 36

Blue paper forgery.- Cato (Marcus Porcius) Libri de re rustica, [Venice], House of the heirs of Aldus & Andreas Torresani, 1533.

Hammer Price: £5,000

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37 Schwerdt copy.- Crescentiis (Petrus de) Le bon Mesnager, first edition under this title, the Schwerdt copy, Paris, Nicolas Cousteau for Galliot du Pre, 1533.

Lot 37

Schwerdt copy.- Crescentiis (Petrus de) Le bon Mesnager, first edition under this title, the Schwerdt copy, Paris, Nicolas Cousteau for Galliot du Pre, 1533.

Hammer Price: £7,500

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38 Fitzherbert (John) The Boke of Husbandry, William Lambarde's copy, Imprynted at London in fletestrete, in the hous of Thomas Berthelet, nere to the condite

Lot 38

Fitzherbert (John) The Boke of Husbandry, William Lambarde's copy, Imprynted at London in fletestrete, in the hous of Thomas Berthelet, nere to the condite at the signe of Lucrece, [?1534].

Hammer Price: £20,000

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39 Charles Estienne's first children's book.- Estienne (Charles) De re horte[n]si libellus, Paris, Robert Estienne, 1535; and 3 others by the same (4)

Lot 39

Charles Estienne's first children's book.- Estienne (Charles) De re horte[n]si libellus, Paris, Robert Estienne, 1535; and 3 others by the same (4)

Hammer Price: £1,600

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40 Audenet-Yemeniz-Firmin Didot copy .- Crescentiis (Petrus de) Le bon mesnager, Paris, Jean André, 1536.

Lot 40

Audenet-Yemeniz-Firmin Didot copy .- Crescentiis (Petrus de) Le bon mesnager, Paris, Jean André, 1536.

Hammer Price: £13,000

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