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121 Architecture.- Leonardi (Domenico Felice) Le Delizie della Villa di Castellazzo, first edition, [Milan, 1743].

Lot 121

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Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000

122 Games & Mathematics.- Rusca (Pietro) Il Maestro de' Giuochi Piacevoli Per uso delle Civili Conversazioni...con alcuni quesiti aritmetici, Milan, Giovan

Lot 122

Games & Mathematics.- Rusca (Pietro) Il Maestro de' Giuochi Piacevoli Per uso delle Civili Conversazioni...con alcuni quesiti aritmetici, Milan, Giovanni Battista Cetti, 1743.

Hammer Price: £420

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123 Utopia.- Morelly (Étienne-Gabriel) Code de la Nature ou Le Véritable esprit de ses loix, de tout tems negligé ou méconnu, title in red and

Lot 123

Utopia.- Morelly (Étienne-Gabriel) Code de la Nature ou Le Véritable esprit de ses loix, de tout tems negligé ou méconnu, title in red and black and with engraved vignette, some spotting, lightly browned, contemporary pink sheep-backed marbled boards, spine in compartments, rubbed and scuffed, corners worn, [Goldsmiths' 9074; Hartig Pour une histoire de l'Utopie en France au XVIIIe siècle p.55; Higgs 1107; Kress 5457], 8vo, Par-Tout [i.e. The Netherlands], 1755. *** 'Oeuvre maîtresse de la pensée utopique du XVIIIe siècle' (Hartig). Advocates the abolition of private property, except for that absolutely necessary for daily living.

Estimate: £600 - 800

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124 Voltaire (François Marie Arouet de) Candide ou L'Optimisme, traduit de l'allemand de Mr. le Docteur Ralph, no place, no printer, 1759.

Lot 124

Voltaire (François Marie Arouet de) Candide ou L'Optimisme, traduit de l'allemand de Mr. le Docteur Ralph, no place, no printer, 1759.

Hammer Price: £300

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125 Binding.- Pontificale Romanum Clementis VIII. ac Urbani VIII, Venice, Nicola Pezzana, 1772.

Lot 125

Binding.- Pontificale Romanum Clementis VIII. ac Urbani VIII, Venice, Nicola Pezzana, 1772.

Hammer Price: £320

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126 Blind of Madrid.- Romance de los Ciegos de Madrid, Madrid, no printer, 1780.

Lot 126

Blind of Madrid.- Romance de los Ciegos de Madrid, Madrid, no printer, 1780.

Estimate: £300 - 400

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127 Printed on vellum.- Epictetus. Enchiridion, edited by J.B. Lefebvre de Villebrune, Paris, Ph.-Denys Pierres, 1782.

Lot 127

Printed on vellum.- Epictetus. Enchiridion, edited by J.B. Lefebvre de Villebrune, Paris, Ph.-Denys Pierres, 1782.

Hammer Price: £1,700

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128 Bozerian binding.- La Fontaine (Jean de) Fables, Paris, Didot l'Aîné, 1789.

Lot 128

Bozerian binding.- La Fontaine (Jean de) Fables, Paris, Didot l'Aîné, 1789.

Hammer Price: £450

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129 Erotica.- Baffo (Giorgio) Le Poesie, rare first edition, [?London or Venice], no printer, 1771.

Lot 129

Erotica.- Baffo (Giorgio) Le Poesie, rare first edition, [?London or Venice], no printer, 1771.

Estimate: £1,000 - 1,500

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130 Erotica.- Bretonne (NIcolas Edmé Restif de la) Le Paysan perverti ou les dangers de la ville Histoire recente, mise au jour d'apres les veritables let

Lot 130

Erotica.- Bretonne (NIcolas Edmé Restif de la) Le Paysan perverti ou les dangers de la ville Histoire recente, mise au jour d'apres les veritables lettres des personnages, The Hague & Paris, Chez la Veuve Duchene & Chez Valade, 1776.

Estimate: £400 - 600

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131 Erotica.- Baffo (Giorgio) Raccolta universale delle opere di Giorgio Baffo veneto, 4 vol., "Cosmopoli", no printer, 1789.

Lot 131

Erotica.- Baffo (Giorgio) Raccolta universale delle opere di Giorgio Baffo veneto, 4 vol., "Cosmopoli", no printer, 1789.

Hammer Price: £850

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132 Erotica.- Nerciat (Andrea de) Le Diable au Corps, 3 vol., of 10 copies on vergé chamois, rare edition, Londres [i.e. Paris], no printer, 1803-1910.
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Lot 132

Erotica.- Nerciat (Andrea de) Le Diable au Corps, 3 vol., of 10 copies on vergé chamois, rare edition, Londres [i.e. Paris], no printer, 1803-1910.

Hammer Price: £400

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133 Erotica.- Delvau (Alfred) Dictionnaire Érotique Moderne, second edition, Neuchatel, 1874; and 2 others, similar, including L'Enfer de la Bibliothè

Lot 133

Erotica.- Delvau (Alfred) Dictionnaire Érotique Moderne, second edition, Neuchatel, 1874; and 2 others, similar, including L'Enfer de la Bibliothèque Nationale, by Apollinaire and others (3)

Estimate: £250 - 350

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134 Erotica.- , Ejaculations Pornographiques par un Enculeur de Chats, Amsterdam, A. Branchat, 1895 § Glatigny (Albert) Joyeusetés Galantes & Autres

Lot 134

Erotica.- , Ejaculations Pornographiques par un Enculeur de Chats, Amsterdam, A. Branchat, 1895 § Glatigny (Albert) Joyeusetés Galantes & Autres du Vidame Bonaventure de la Braguette, 3 parts in 1, half-title, title in red and black, preliminary sonnet in red, etched plate by Félicien Rops, occasional spotting, contemporary morocco-backed cloth, spine gilt, rubbed at extremities, [L'Enfer de la Bibliothèque Nationale 333; Pia, Enfer 660], 8vo, Luxuriopolis, à l'Enseigne du Beau Triorchis, [i.e. Bruxelles, Poulet-Malassis], 1864-1870; and 2 others, 19th century French erotica, v.s. (4)

Hammer Price: £350

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135 Clairmont (Claire).- Trelawny (Edward John, friend of Shelley and Byron) Autograph Letter signed to Claire Clairmont, 1828, speaking of his continued affection

Lot 135

Clairmont (Claire).- Trelawny (Edward John, friend of Shelley and Byron) Autograph Letter signed to Claire Clairmont, 1828, speaking of his continued affection for her; and 2 other printed works edited by T.J. Wise (3).

Hammer Price: £4,000

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136 Morris (William) Morris's quill pen, [c. 1890s]; and 4 others including 2 vol. by or about Morris (5).

Lot 136

Morris (William) Morris's quill pen, [c. 1890s]; and 4 others including 2 vol. by or about Morris (5).

Hammer Price: £1,200

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137 Maeterlinck (Maurice) La Sargesse et la Destinee, number 3 of 30 copies, 1898 [&] La Vie des Abeilles, number 4 of 25 copies, 1901, both first editions, si

Lot 137

Maeterlinck (Maurice) La Sargesse et la Destinee, number 3 of 30 copies, 1898 [&] La Vie des Abeilles, number 4 of 25 copies, 1901, both first editions, signed presentation copies from the author to Alfred Sutro and from Sutro to John Drinkwater, manuscripts. from Sutro to Drinkwater laid down in each vol., gilt morocco booktickets of Drinkwater on front pastedowns, contemporary polished morocco, gilt spines, slightly dulled and rubbed, first mentioned covers detached, t.e.g., others uncut, by Zaehnsdorf, (2).

Estimate: £500 - 700

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138 Ninham (Henry, 1783-1784) Norwich Cathedral, watercolour.

Lot 138

Ninham (Henry, 1783-1784) Norwich Cathedral, watercolour.

Hammer Price: £1,400

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139 Poetry.- Drinkwater (John) The Death of Leander, 1906; and 11 others, poetry, all signed by the author (12).

Lot 139

Poetry.- Drinkwater (John) The Death of Leander, 1906; and 11 others, poetry, all signed by the author (12).

Hammer Price: £1,200

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140 Southall (Joseph Edward, 1861-1944) The Poet in the Train, [portrait of John Drinkwater], pencil on card, 1916; together with two drypoint etchings by Southall

Lot 140

Southall (Joseph Edward, 1861-1944) The Poet in the Train, [portrait of John Drinkwater], pencil on card, 1916; together with two drypoint etchings by Southall and an original costume design by Tanya Moiseiwitsch (4).

Hammer Price: £280

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