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21Horses.- Tacquet (Jean) Philippica ou Haras de cheuaux, Antwerp, R. Bruneau, 1614

Lot 21

Horses.- Tacquet (Jean) Philippica ou Haras de cheuaux, Antwerp, R. Bruneau, 1614

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22Hunting and falconry.- [Goury de Champgrand (Charles Jean)] Traite de Venerie, et de Chasses, 2 parts in 1 vol., first edition, Paris, Claude-Jean-Baptiste Her

Lot 22

Hunting and falconry.- [Goury de Champgrand (Charles Jean)] Traite de Venerie, et de Chasses, 2 parts in 1 vol., first edition, Paris, Claude-Jean-Baptiste Herissant, 1769.

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23Mathematics.- Newton (Sir Isaac).- Stirling (James) Lineae tertii ordinis Neutonianae, first edition, Oxford, at the Sheldonian Theatre, 1717

Lot 23

Mathematics.- Newton (Sir Isaac).- Stirling (James) Lineae tertii ordinis Neutonianae, first edition, Oxford, at the Sheldonian Theatre, 1717

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24Mathematics.- Stirling (James) The Differential Method: or, a Treatise Concerning Summation and Interpolation of Infinite Series, first edition in English, E.

Lot 24

Mathematics.- Stirling (James) The Differential Method: or, a Treatise Concerning Summation and Interpolation of Infinite Series, first edition in English, E. Cave, 1749

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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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26Nayler (George) The Coronation of his most Sacred Majesty King George the Fourth, R. Clay for Henry George Bohn, 1837

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Nayler (George) The Coronation of his most Sacred Majesty King George the Fourth, R. Clay for Henry George Bohn, 1837

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

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

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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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29Stirling (James) Methodus differentialis, sive tractatus de summatione et interpolatione serierum infinitarum, 1764; andothers, largely by or owned by th

Lot 29

Stirling (James) Methodus differentialis, sive tractatus de summatione et interpolatione serierum infinitarum, 1764; andothers, largely by or owned by the Stirling-Maxwell family (11)

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30Stirling (Major William) The Rivers of Paradise and Children of Shem... and a Disquisition Concerning the Expedition of Sesostris Into India, first edition, 18

Lot 30

Stirling (Major William) The Rivers of Paradise and Children of Shem... and a Disquisition Concerning the Expedition of Sesostris Into India, first edition, 1855; and 4 others, travel (5)

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31Stirling-Maxwell (Sir William, publisher).- Arms, Devices, Initials, Monograms & Cyphers, one of 40 copies, London and Glasgow, 1872; and 7 others, Stirlin

Lot 31

Stirling-Maxwell (Sir William, publisher).- Arms, Devices, Initials, Monograms & Cyphers, one of 40 copies, London and Glasgow, 1872; and 7 others, Stirling-Maxwell publications (8)

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32Stirling-Maxwell (Sir William, publisher).- Examples of the Engraved Portraiture of the Sixteenth Century, London & Edinburgh, 1872; and 4 others, Stirling

Lot 32

Stirling-Maxwell (Sir William, publisher).- Examples of the Engraved Portraiture of the Sixteenth Century, London & Edinburgh, 1872; and 4 others, Stirling-Maxwell publications (5)

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33Stirling-Maxwell (Sir William, publisher).- Coecke van Aelst (Pieter) The Turks in MDXXXIII A series of drawings made in that year at Constantinople, one of 10

Lot 33

Stirling-Maxwell (Sir William, publisher).- Coecke van Aelst (Pieter) The Turks in MDXXXIII A series of drawings made in that year at Constantinople, one of 100 copies, London & Edinburgh, 1873.

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34Textiles.- Gli Universali di tutti e bei dissegni..., first edition, Venezia, Niccolò Zoppino, 1532

Lot 34

Textiles.- Gli Universali di tutti e bei dissegni..., first edition, Venezia, Niccolò Zoppino, 1532

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35Thailand.- Bock (Carl) Temples and Elephants, first edition, Sampson Low, 1884

Lot 35

Thailand.- Bock (Carl) Temples and Elephants, first edition, Sampson Low, 1884

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36Blake (William) Jerusalem, one of 516 copies, France & London, for the William Blake Trust, [1951]; and 2 others, Blake (3)

Lot 36

Blake (William) Jerusalem, one of 516 copies, France & London, for the William Blake Trust, [1951]; and 2 others, Blake (3)

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37Golden Cockerel Press.- Song of Songs (The) called by many the Canticle of Canticles, one of 750 copies on handmade paper, Waltham St.Lawrence, 1925; and 2 oth

Lot 37

Golden Cockerel Press.- Song of Songs (The) called by many the Canticle of Canticles, one of 750 copies on handmade paper, Waltham St.Lawrence, 1925; and 2 others (3)

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38Golden Cockerel Press.- Chaucer (Geoffrey) The Canterbury Tales, 4 vol., one of 485 copies on paper, Waltham Saint Lawrence, Golden Cockerel Press, 1929-31.

Lot 38

Golden Cockerel Press.- Chaucer (Geoffrey) The Canterbury Tales, 4 vol., one of 485 copies on paper, Waltham Saint Lawrence, Golden Cockerel Press, 1929-31.

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39Kelmscott Press.- Voragine (Jacobus de) The Golden Legend, translated by William Caxton, one of 500 copies on Flower paper, Kelmscott Press, 1892

Lot 39

Kelmscott Press.- Voragine (Jacobus de) The Golden Legend, translated by William Caxton, one of 500 copies on Flower paper, Kelmscott Press, 1892

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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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