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44Canon law.- Salzburg.- Statuta provincialia Salisburgensia, Augsburg, rare first bilingual edition, Erhard Ratdolt, 1491.

Lot 44

Canon law.- Salzburg.- Statuta provincialia Salisburgensia, Augsburg, rare first bilingual edition, Erhard Ratdolt, 1491.

Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500

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191India.- Moffatt (James) [Views in India], etchings and aquatints, [circa 1800-1810] (12)

Lot 191

India.- Moffatt (James) [Views in India], etchings and aquatints, [circa 1800-1810] (12)

Hammer Price: £2,600

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232Horses.- Cavendish (William, Duke of Newcastle) Methode et Invention Nouvelle de Dresser les Chevaux, contemporary red morocco, gilt, J.Brindley, 1737

Lot 232

Horses.- Cavendish (William, Duke of Newcastle) Methode et Invention Nouvelle de Dresser les Chevaux, contemporary red morocco, gilt, J.Brindley, 1737

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226Astronomy.- Hyginus (Gaius Julius, attributed to) De Stellis; Poeticon astronomicon, Pavia, [Jacobus de Paucis Drapis for the heirs of Ottaviano Scoto, [12 Jan

Lot 226

Astronomy.- Hyginus (Gaius Julius, attributed to) De Stellis; Poeticon astronomicon, Pavia, [Jacobus de Paucis Drapis for the heirs of Ottaviano Scoto, [12 January, 1513].

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221Astronomy.- Regiomontanus (Johannes Müller) Kalendarium, Augsburg, Erhard Ratdolt, 1499.

Lot 221

Astronomy.- Regiomontanus (Johannes Müller) Kalendarium, Augsburg, Erhard Ratdolt, 1499.

Hammer Price: £5,000

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177India.- Company School (19th century) A pair of botanical studies, watercolours, [early to mid-19th century] (2)

Lot 177

India.- Company School (19th century) A pair of botanical studies, watercolours, [early to mid-19th century] (2)

Hammer Price: £1,500

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168Greenhill (Elizabeth, bookbinder).- Peake (Mervyn) A Reverie of Bone and other poems, one of 320 copies, Bertram Rota, 1967

Lot 168

Greenhill (Elizabeth, bookbinder).- Peake (Mervyn) A Reverie of Bone and other poems, one of 320 copies, Bertram Rota, 1967

Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000

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117Rowling (J.K.) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, first edition, first state, 1999

Lot 117

Rowling (J.K.) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, first edition, first state, 1999

Hammer Price: £3,000

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61Diabolical literature.- Feyerabend (Sigmund) Theatrum Diabolorum, Das ist: Warhaffte eigentliche und kurtze Beschreibung, allerley grewlicher, schrecklicher un

Lot 61

Diabolical literature.- Feyerabend (Sigmund) Theatrum Diabolorum, Das ist: Warhaffte eigentliche und kurtze Beschreibung, allerley grewlicher, schrecklicher und abschewlicher Laster, second edition, Frankfurt, Peter Schmidt [for Sigmund Feyerabend], 1575.

Hammer Price: £1,800

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16Horses.- Eisenberg d' (Barone) Description du Manege Moderne dans sa perfection, first edition, n.p., 1727

Lot 16

Horses.- Eisenberg d' (Barone) Description du Manege Moderne dans sa perfection, first edition, n.p., 1727

Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000

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18Horses.- Ridinger (Johann Elias) Vorstellung und Beschreibung derer Schul [- Anmerkungen von dem Carousel], 2 works in 1 vol., first editions, Augsburg, J. E.

Lot 18

Horses.- Ridinger (Johann Elias) Vorstellung und Beschreibung derer Schul [- Anmerkungen von dem Carousel], 2 works in 1 vol., first editions, Augsburg, J. E. Ridinger, 1760-61.

Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000

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99Book of Common Prayer (The), 6 vol. (of 7), facsimile reprints, printed in red & black, William Pickering, 1844.

Lot 99

Book of Common Prayer (The), 6 vol. (of 7), facsimile reprints, printed in red & black, William Pickering, 1844.

Hammer Price: £2,000

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196India.- Howitt (Samuel) The Ganges Breaking its Banks; with Fishing &c.: an illustration for Captain Thomas Williamson's

Lot 196

India.- Howitt (Samuel) The Ganges Breaking its Banks; with Fishing &c.: an illustration for Captain Thomas Williamson's "Oriental Field Sports", watercolour, 1819

Hammer Price: £1,700

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75South Sea Bubble.- Het Groote Tafereel der Dwaasheid, Vertoonende de opkomst, voortgang en ondergang der Actie, Bubbel en Windnegotie ..., [Amsterdam], 1

Lot 75

South Sea Bubble.- Het Groote Tafereel der Dwaasheid, Vertoonende de opkomst, voortgang en ondergang der Actie, Bubbel en Windnegotie ..., first edition, [Amsterdam], 1720

Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000

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15Horses.- Cavendish (William, Duke of Newcastle) A General System of Horsemanship in All it's Branches, 2 vol. in 1, first edition in English, J. Brindley, 1743

Lot 15

Horses.- Cavendish (William, Duke of Newcastle) A General System of Horsemanship in All it's Branches, 2 vol. in 1, first edition in English, J. Brindley, 1743

Hammer Price: £2,800

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225Andreas Libavius' copy.- Plastic surgery.- Tagliacozzi (Gaspare) Cheirurgia nova...de narium, aurium, labiorumque defectu, first octavo edition, Frankfurt,

Lot 225

Andreas Libavius' copy.- Plastic surgery.- Tagliacozzi (Gaspare) Cheirurgia nova...de narium, aurium, labiorumque defectu, first octavo edition, Frankfurt, Johannes Saur for Peter Kopf, 1598.

Hammer Price: £3,500

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48Law.- Papa (Guido) Libertates per illustrissimus principes Delphinos Viennenses..., first edition, Grenoble, [Jean Belon for] François Pichat and Barth

Lot 48

Law.- Papa (Guido) Libertates per illustrissimus principes Delphinos Viennenses..., first edition, Grenoble, [Jean Belon for] François Pichat and Barthélemy Bertolet, 1508.

Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000

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122Steinbeck (John) Saint Katy the Virgin, one of 199 copies, Mary S. Dekker's copy with her ownership name, New York, Covici Friede, 1936.

Lot 122

Steinbeck (John) Saint Katy the Virgin, one of 199 copies, Mary S. Dekker's copy with her ownership name, New York, Covici Friede, 1936.

Estimate: £1,800 - 2,200

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126Steinbeck (John) A Russian Journal, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author, New York, 1948.

Lot 126

Steinbeck (John) A Russian Journal, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author, New York, 1948.

Hammer Price: £2,000

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132Steinbeck (John) The Short Reign of Pippin IV, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to his sister Mary, New York, 1957.

Lot 132

Steinbeck (John) The Short Reign of Pippin IV, first edition, presentation inscription from the author to his sister Mary, New York, 1957.

Estimate: £1,800 - 2,200

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