Sales catalogue: Stevens

Date:
18 August 1925
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/21/473
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue: Stevens. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ccqupagy estan EN NEIL EI LS 408 409 410 A parcel of 16 very old books in various languages and subjects ys eee A ditto on ancient sciences, medicine, etc., In Latin” and Greek : A carved crystal coupé, for antimony, with which the | French blacken their eyes A “ bijou ’’ tortoise-shell musical box, very scarce __ “This book taken out of a Church at Camalle the } / | ir] and others Four magical old paintings, and an illuminated marriage deed of contract, very scarce A parcel of old and curious books and scientific pamphlets Eight ancient silver Greek coins, mounted on card Ancient legends and RKoman theology, etc., in 7 vols., in original Latin, very rare The oldest illustrated Bible, with interesting explanatory notes, etc. renee A copy of the famous Amster tree of life and oldest maps of As! Album, containing numerous fragi and Persian manuscripts and ible, with agic Ancient Mythology, Astrology, rc sOP the Egyptians, Chaldeans, etc., q5°in 3 vols., very scarce See Galeni Opera, etc., the medical codé of G Grecian physician, in original Greek 5 large vols. ; no other copy is knowl except one in the British Museum = eae AO, en, the greatest Jated 1538, in this country, Or I te easrencnestinernns ct Oriental MSS., &c. Sanskrit book on Hindu idols, etc. History of India, its religions, castes and manners from the earliest time, with numerous plates, in 2 vols. A Chinese book, 3 Japanese ditto, and an Indian ditto, dealing with native beliefs and customs ; very scarce Four Hindustani works, dealing with Mohammedan re- ligion, wars and conquest