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200Indonesia.- Salèh Sarief Bustaman (Raden) The Attack of the Lion (Die Anfall des Lowen), lithograph, [c.1860s-1870s]

Lot 200

Indonesia.- Salèh Sarief Bustaman (Raden) The Attack of the Lion (Die Anfall des Lowen), lithograph, [c.1860s-1870s]

Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000

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115Rowling (J.K.) Harry Potter e la Pietra Filosofale, first Italian edition, signed presentation inscription from the author, Florence, Salani, 1998.

Lot 115

Rowling (J.K.) Harry Potter e la Pietra Filosofale, first Italian edition, signed presentation inscription from the author, Florence, Salani, 1998.

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199India.- Scott (Captain Allan N.) Sketches in India; taken at Hyderabad and Secunderabad, in the Madras Presidency, first edition, 1862.

Lot 199

India.- Scott (Captain Allan N.) Sketches in India; taken at Hyderabad and Secunderabad, in the Madras Presidency, first edition, 1862.

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131Steinbeck (John) The Short Reign of Pippin IV, unrevised proof copy, signed presentation inscription from the author, [1957].

Lot 131

Steinbeck (John) The Short Reign of Pippin IV, unrevised proof copy, signed presentation inscription from the author, [1957]

Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000

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64Hunting.- Du Fouilloux (Jacques) La caccia di Giacomo di Foglioso scudiero e signore di esso luogo, paese di Gastina in Poitù, first and only edition in I

Lot 64

Hunting.- Du Fouilloux (Jacques) La caccia di Giacomo di Foglioso scudiero e signore di esso luogo, paese di Gastina in Poitù, first and only edition in Italian, Milan, Antonio Comi, 1615.

Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000

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50Pontanus (Johannes Jovianus) Opera Omnia, 3 vol., Bibliotheca Brookeriana copy, [Venice], [House of Aldus & Andrea Torresani], [June, 1518 & April and

Lot 50

Pontanus (Johannes Jovianus) Opera Omnia, 3 vol., Bibliotheca Brookeriana copy, [Venice], [House of Aldus & Andrea Torresani], [June, 1518 & April and September, 1519]

Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000

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58Catullus (Gaius Valerius) Carmina et in eum commentarius M. Antonii Mureti, first Muret edition, [Venice], Paulus Manutius, 1554.

Lot 58

Catullus (Gaius Valerius) Carmina et in eum commentarius M. Antonii Mureti, first Muret edition, [Venice], Paulus Manutius, 1554.

Estimate: £1,200 - 1,800

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63Binding.- Genealogy.- Vitignano (Cornelio) Vera genealogia e discendenza della serenissima et invittissima prosapia d'Austria, first edition, in handsome 1

Lot 63

Binding.- Genealogy.- Vitignano (Cornelio) Vera genealogia e discendenza della serenissima et invittissima prosapia d'Austria, first edition, in handsome 17th century red armorial morocco, Naples, Giovanni Giacomo Carlino for Enrico Bacco, 1599.

Estimate: £1,200 - 1,800

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195India.- Daniell (Thomas) Part of the City of Patna, on the River Ganges, from Oriental Scenery, 1795

Lot 195

India.- Daniell (Thomas) Part of the City of Patna, on the River Ganges, from Oriental Scenery, 1795

Hammer Price: £1,600

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174Rackham (Arthur) The Romance of King Arthur, 1917; and 2 other signed limited editions by Rackham (3)

Lot 174

Rackham (Arthur) The Romance of King Arthur, 1917; and 2 other signed limited editions by Rackham (3)

Estimate: £1,200 - 1,800

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211London.- Horwood (Richard) Plan of the Cities of London and Westminster the Borough of Southwark and Parts adjoining Shewing every House, [c.1791807

Lot 211

London.- Horwood (Richard) Plan of the Cities of London and Westminster the Borough of Southwark and Parts adjoining Shewing every House, [c.1791807

Hammer Price: £1,500

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83Spain, Hellin.- Loustau (Juan Bautista) Disertacion Historico-Fisica Natural sobre las Minas de Azufre de la Villa de Hellin, Thomas Phillipps' copy with h

Lot 83

Spain, Hellin.- Loustau (Juan Bautista) Disertacion Historico-Fisica Natural sobre las Minas de Azufre de la Villa de Hellin, Thomas Phillipps' copy with his Middle Hill ink stamp and accession no. on fly-leaf, manuscript in Spanish, 76pp., 3 sepia watercolours (1 folding), original patterned calf, gilt, 1768.

Hammer Price: £900

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108Fleming (Ian) From Russia, With Love, first edition, 1957.

Lot 108

Fleming (Ian) From Russia, With Love, first edition, 1957.

Hammer Price: £950

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101Churchill (Sir Winston Spencer) The War Speeches, 7 vol., first editions, compiled by Charles Eade, 1941-46.

Lot 101

Churchill (Sir Winston Spencer) The War Speeches, 7 vol., first editions, compiled by Charles Eade, 1941-46.

Hammer Price: £1,000

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100Austen (Jane) The Novels, 5 vol., one of 1000 sets, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1923; and The Letters, 2 vol., 1932 (7)

Lot 100

Austen (Jane) The Novels, 5 vol., one of 1000 sets, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1923; and The Letters, 2 vol., 1932 (7)

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208Channel Islands.- Falle (Philip) An Account of the Isle of Jersey, first edition, 1694; and a first French edition of the same.

Lot 208

Channel Islands.- Falle (Philip) An Account of the Isle of Jersey, first edition, 1694; and a first French edition of the same.

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116Rowling (J.K.) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, first edition, first printing, 1998.

Lot 116

Rowling (J.K.) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, first edition, first printing, 1998.

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125Steinbeck (John) El Camion Vacilador [The Wayward Bus], typescript, draft outline for a film of The Wayward Bus, 1945.

Lot 125

Steinbeck (John) El Camion Vacilador [The Wayward Bus], typescript, draft outline for a film of The Wayward Bus, 1945.

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123Steinbeck (John) The Grapes of Wrath, first edition, ownership inscriptions of several contemporary 'Okies', New York, 1939

Lot 123

Steinbeck (John) The Grapes of Wrath, first edition, ownership inscriptions of several contemporary 'Okies', New York, 1939

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102Churchill (Sir Winston Spencer) The Second World War, 6 vol., first edition, 1948

Lot 102

Churchill (Sir Winston Spencer) The Second World War, 6 vol., first edition, 1948

Hammer Price: £900

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