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201Indonesia.- Stapleaux (A.E.) Batoe-Toelis, Java: Paysage des Indes Neerlandaises, watercolour and bodycolour, 1869

Lot 201

Indonesia.- Stapleaux (A.E.) Batoe-Toelis, Java: Paysage des Indes Neerlandaises, watercolour and bodycolour, 1869

Estimate: £800 - 1,200

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27Orlers (Jean) La Généalogie des Illustres Comtes de Nassau, second French edition, Leiden, Jean Orlers, 1615

Lot 27

Orlers (Jean) La Généalogie des Illustres Comtes de Nassau, second French edition, Leiden, Jean Orlers, 1615

Estimate: £800 - 1,200

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205Rome.- Vasi (Giuseppe) Delle Magnificenze di Roma Antica e Moderna, vol. 4 & 5 only (of 10), first edition, Rome, 1754.

Lot 205

Rome.- Vasi (Giuseppe) Delle Magnificenze di Roma Antica e Moderna, vol. 4 & 5 only (of 10), first edition, Rome, 1754.

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55Fish & fishing.- Oppianus. Alieuticon, sive De Piscibus...C. Plinii Secundi Naturalis Historiae libri duo, in quorum priori quidem tractat de naturis pisci

Lot 55

Fish & fishing.- Oppianus. Alieuticon, sive De Piscibus...C. Plinii Secundi Naturalis Historiae libri duo, in quorum priori quidem tractat de naturis piscium...Pauli Iovii De Piscibus, first Johannes Caesarius edition, Strasbourg, Jacob Cammerlander, 1534.

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170Circle Press.- Chaucer (Geoffrey) The Prologue to the Canterbury Tales, one of 50 A.P. copies, signed by the artist Ronald King, Guildford, Circle Press, 1978

Lot 170

Circle Press.- Chaucer (Geoffrey) The Prologue to the Canterbury Tales, one of 50 A.P. copies, signed by the artist Ronald King, Guildford, Circle Press, 1978

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6Bullfighting.- Fernandez Noseret (Luis) Coleccion de las principales suertes de una corrida de toros, Madrid, [c.1792].

Lot 6

Bullfighting.- Fernandez Noseret (Luis) Coleccion de las principales suertes de una corrida de toros, Madrid, [c.1792].

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2Architecture.- Soane (Sir John) Sketches in Architecture; containing Plans and Elevations of Cottages, Villas, bound with Parkyns's Six Designs for Improving a

Lot 2

Architecture.- Soane (Sir John) Sketches in Architecture; containing Plans and Elevations of Cottages, Villas, bound with Parkyns's Six Designs for Improving and Embellishing Grounds, 1793

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104Dahl (Roald) The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author, 1985.

Lot 104

Dahl (Roald) The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author, 1985.

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73Rome.- Gardens.- Falda (Giovanni Battista) Li Giardini di Roma con le loro Piante Alzate e Vedute in Prospettiva, Roma, Gio. Giacomo de Rossi, [probably c.1700

Lot 73

Rome.- Gardens.- Falda (Giovanni Battista) Li Giardini di Roma con le loro Piante Alzate e Vedute in Prospettiva, Roma, Gio. Giacomo de Rossi, [probably c.1700]

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137Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Silmarillion, first edition, signed by Christopher Tolkien, 1977.

Lot 137

Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Silmarillion, first edition, signed by Christopher Tolkien, 1977.

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143Waugh (Evelyn) Black Mischief, uncorrected proof copy, 1932.

Lot 143

Waugh (Evelyn) Black Mischief, uncorrected proof copy, 1932.

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8Coleridge (Samuel Taylor) The Poetical Works, 3 vol., presentation copy to Caroline Norton, William Pickering, 1829

Lot 8

Coleridge (Samuel Taylor) The Poetical Works, 3 vol., presentation copy to Caroline Norton, William Pickering, 1829

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57Caesar (Gaius Julius) Commentarii di Gaio Giulio Cesare, translated by Agostino Ortica della Porta, Venice, [Sons of Aldus], 1547.

Lot 57

Caesar (Gaius Julius) Commentarii di Gaio Giulio Cesare, translated by Agostino Ortica della Porta, Venice, [Sons of Aldus], 1547.

Estimate: £750 - 1,000

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203Mediterranean.- Willyams (Cooper) A Voyage up the Mediterranean, first edition, 1802

Lot 203

Mediterranean.- Willyams (Cooper) A Voyage up the Mediterranean, first edition, 1802

Estimate: £750 - 1,000

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142Waugh (Evelyn) Remote People, first edition, 1931.

Lot 142

Waugh (Evelyn) Remote People, first edition, 1931.

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198India.- Martin (F.R.) The Miniature Painting and Painters of Persia, India and Turkey from the 8th to the 18th Century, 2 vol., first edition, 1912

Lot 198

India.- Martin (F.R.) The Miniature Painting and Painters of Persia, India and Turkey from the 8th to the 18th Century, 2 vol., first edition, 1912

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121Steinbeck (John) The Pastures of Heaven, first edition, author's own copy with his stamp, New York, Covici Friede, 1935.

Lot 121

Steinbeck (John) The Pastures of Heaven, first edition, author's own copy with his stamp, New York, Covici Friede, 1935.

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10Falconry.- Huber (Jean) Observations sur le vol des oiseaux de proie, first edition, Geneva, Paul Barde, 1784

Lot 10

Falconry.- Huber (Jean) Observations sur le vol des oiseaux de proie, first edition, Geneva, Paul Barde, 1784

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78WW2 Warsaw Telephone Directory.- Spis Abonentow sieci Telefonicznej M. St. Warszawy P.A.S.T., Warsaw, Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akcyjnej Spolki Telefonicznej, 1939.

Lot 78

WW2 Warsaw Telephone Directory.- Spis Abonentow sieci Telefonicznej M. St. Warszawy P.A.S.T., Warsaw, Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akcyjnej Spolki Telefonicznej, 1939.

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92Shakespeare (William) Measure for Measure, or Beauty the Best Advocate, rare first edition of Gildon's adaptation, and the first separate edition of the play i

Lot 92

Shakespeare (William) Measure for Measure, or Beauty the Best Advocate, rare first edition of Gildon's adaptation, and the first separate edition of the play in any form, Printed for D. Brown & R. Parker, 1700.

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