Sales catalogue: Sotheby's

Date:
May 1920
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/20/468
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue: Sotheby's. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    aw se. 614 Cervantes (M. de) The History of the Valorous and Witty Knight-Errant, Don-Quixote, of the Mancha, translated out of the Spanish (by T. Shelton), 2 vol. in 1, name cut out of lower blank margin of title; old red morocco, gilt frame sides with corner ornaments, g. e. 1652 615 La Quintinye (J. de) The Compleat Gard’ner, made English by John Evelyn, 2 vol. in 1, portrait, plates, old calf 1693 616 Bedos de Celles (D.) L’Art du Facteur d’Orgues, 2 vol. 137 plates, half red morocco uncut (Paris) 1766-78 617 Chinese Drawings. Twelve finely painted drawings on rice paper representing official costumes, in 1 vol. brocade binding, ties, 8. a. 618 Fenn (John) Original letters written during the Reigns of Henry VI, Edward IV, and Richard III, by various persons of Rank and Consequence, plates, 2 vol. boards G.G. J. and J. Robinson, 1787 619 Crescentiis (Petrus de) Piero Cresciento Cittadina di Bologna Il Libro della Agricoltura ad honore di Dio, e dal Seren- issimo Re Carlo, 145 Il. only (wants 1 leaf), roman letter, double columns, 52 lines to a column, the first page sur- rounded by an ornamental border painted in gold and colours, at the top a miniature of the author writing his treatise and King Carlo, below a coat-of-arms and. the initials S. H., surrounded by white vine ornamentation, initials of similar workmanship at the beginning of each book, other initials in red and blue (the first page slightly defective and several words slightly damaged by wormholes, sold not subject to return {Hain 5838, Proctor 7128], calf gilt (rubbed), with a coat-of-arms Vicenza, Leonardus Achates, 1490 620 Binding. Biblia Sacra, woodcuts (sold not subject to return), calf gilt, with the arms of Cardinal Mazarin, fleur-de-lis in the angles (rebacked) Lugduni apud Ioan Tornaesium, 1556 *.* At the beginning is a printed form of the “ Collegium Mazarinaeum ”’ with an inscription signed by the Abbot wherein it is stated that it was to‘‘ Carolum Franciscum Millet de Maindeville in Rhetorica auditorem ”’ 621 Livius Patavinus (Titus) Le Deche de Tito Liuio Padoano historiographo uolgare historiate con una certo tractato de bello punico, numerous woodcuts, the first page of each book with a fine woodcut border (wants the first leaf, sold not subject to return), vellum Venice, Bartholomio de Zani de Portes, 1502