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79Lancastrian Soldiers.- Suffolk, Yoxford.- Phelip (William, Baron Bardolf).- Charter, grant by Sir William Phelipp, John Derney of Reedham, William Northerne o

Lot 79

Lancastrian Soldiers.- Suffolk, Yoxford.- Phelip (William, Baron Bardolf).- Charter, grant by Sir William Phelipp, John Derney of Reedham, William Northerne of Peasenhall & John Smyth of Darsham of the manor of 'Cokefeldhalle' [Cockfield Hall], Yoxford to John Manning of Ellingham, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, in a fine charter hand, 4 wax seals (remarkably fine and clear impressions), 1428.

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62Fine arts & architecture.- Lomazzo (Giovanni Paolo) Trattato dell'Arte della Pittura, Scoltura, et Architettura, first edition, second issue, Milan, P

Lot 62

Fine arts & architecture.- Lomazzo (Giovanni Paolo) Trattato dell'Arte della Pittura, Scoltura, et Architettura, first edition, second issue, Milan, Paolo Gottardo Pontio, 1585.

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54Canon Law.- Bonifacius VIII (Pope) Sextus decretalium liber...in Lugdunensi coniclio editus, 4 parts in 1, Paris, Jean Kerbriant & Jean Petit, 1531.
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Lot 54

Canon Law.- Bonifacius VIII (Pope) Sextus decretalium liber...in Lugdunensi coniclio editus, 4 parts in 1, Paris, Jean Kerbriant & Jean Petit, 1531.

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68First use of Tamil type.- Ziegenbalg (Bartholomew) Der Koenigl. Daenischen Missionarien Ost-Indien eingesandter Ausfuehrlichen Berichten, vol.1, 2 and 4 only,

Lot 68

First use of Tamil type.- Ziegenbalg (Bartholomew) Der Koenigl. Daenischen Missionarien Ost-Indien eingesandter Ausfuehrlichen Berichten, vol.1, 2 and 4 only, Halle, 1718-42.

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110Fleming (Ian) Goldfinger, first edition, 1959.

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98Fore-edge painting.- Dickens (Charles) Christmas Stories... and Other Stories, with fore-edge painting depicting Scrooge being visited by the ghost of Marley a

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97Fore-edge paintings.- White (Henry Kirke) The Remains... With an Account of his Life by Robert Southey, 3 vol., each vol. with fore-edge paintings under gilt d

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80James I (King).- Gentlemen Pensioners [now His Majesty's Body Guard of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms] A certificate... payable in his Mat Court

Lot 80

James I (King).- Gentlemen Pensioners [now His Majesty's Body Guard of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms] A certificate... payable in his Mat Courte of Exchequer... wages and paimts of ye said Capten and band of gent pensoers, Ds.s. "Theo: Howard" and "Richard Greene", 8 certificates of wages, manuscripts on vellum, 1614-18.

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155Sayers (James) Collection of 20 original caricatures, engravings, [late 18th century] (20)

Lot 155

Sayers (James) Collection of 20 original caricatures, engravings, [late 18th century] (20)

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236Surgery.- Tagault (Jean) De chirurgica institutione libri quinque. His accessit sextus liber de materia chirurgica, Lyon, Guillaume Rouillé, 1567.
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Lot 236

Surgery.- Tagault (Jean) De chirurgica institutione libri quinque. His accessit sextus liber de materia chirurgica, Lyon, Guillaume Rouillé, 1567.

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186China.- Mennie (Donald) Pictures of Peking, series 1-3, Shanghai, [c.1920s].

Lot 186

China.- Mennie (Donald) Pictures of Peking, series 1-3, Shanghai, [c.1920s].

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12Family Tree of the House of Habsburg.- Sadeler II (Aegidius) Ditior Hesperidum ramis defenditur arbos: perpetua heroum sunt monumenta draco divo caesari Ferdin

Lot 12

Family Tree of the House of Habsburg.- Sadeler II (Aegidius) Ditior Hesperidum ramis defenditur arbos: perpetua heroum sunt monumenta draco divo caesari Ferdinando II semper augusto et invicto bohemiae et ungariae regi, 1629

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40Kelmscott Press.- Tennyson (Alfred, Lord) Maud, a Monodrama, one of 500 copies on Flower paper, first issue, Kelmscott Press, 1893.

Lot 40

Kelmscott Press.- Tennyson (Alfred, Lord) Maud, a Monodrama, one of 500 copies on Flower paper, first issue, Kelmscott Press, 1893.

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11Falconry.- Salvin (Francis Henry) and William Broderick. Falconry in the British Isles, second edition, revised and enlarged, 1873

Lot 11

Falconry.- Salvin (Francis Henry) and William Broderick. Falconry in the British Isles, second edition, revised and enlarged, 1873

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25Middle East.- Doughty (Charles M.) Travels in Arabia Deserta, 2 vol., first edition, [one of 500 copies], Cambridge, 1888.

Lot 25

Middle East.- Doughty (Charles M.) Travels in Arabia Deserta, 2 vol., first edition, [one of 500 copies], Cambridge, 1888.

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214Astronomy.- Galilei (Galileo) Istoria e dimostrationi intorno alle macchie solari e loro accidenti, Bologna, heirs of Evangelista Dozza, 1655

Lot 214

Astronomy.- Galilei (Galileo) Istoria e dimostrationi intorno alle macchie solari e loro accidenti, Bologna, heirs of Evangelista Dozza, 1655

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219Astronomy.- Monnier (Pierre Charles le) La Theorie des Cometes, first edition, Paris, 1743.

Lot 219

Astronomy.- Monnier (Pierre Charles le) La Theorie des Cometes, first edition, Paris, 1743.

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28Scotland.- Thomson (John) The Atlas of Scotland, containing Maps of Each County, Edinburgh, 1832

Lot 28

Scotland.- Thomson (John) The Atlas of Scotland, containing Maps of Each County, Edinburgh, 1832

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138Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Silmarillion, one of 1000 copies,

Lot 138

Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Silmarillion, one of 1000 copies, "collector's edition", 1977 [but 1982].

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151Darly (Mary) and Matthew Darly. Collection of 38 original caricatures, portraits, and Macaronis, engravings, [late 18th century] (38)

Lot 151

Darly (Mary) and Matthew Darly. Collection of 38 original caricatures, portraits, and Macaronis, engravings, [late 18th century] (38)

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