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27 May 2021  |  UK, London
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Lactantius (Lucius Coelius Firmianus) Opera, edited by Johannes Andreas de Buxiis, Bishop of Aleria, Venice, Theodorus de Ragazonibus, 1490.

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Attic orators.- Oratores Graeci. Orationes infrascriptorum rhetorum, vol.2 only (of 3), [Venice], [Aldus Manutius & Andrea Torresani], [April, 1513].

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Sophocles. Commentarii in septem tragedias, editio princeps, [Rome], [Zacharias Kalliergis] at the press of the Greek Gymnasium, 1518.

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Bible, Greek & Latin.- Novum testamentum omne, edited by Desiderius Erasmus, [Basel], [Johann Froben], [March, 1519].

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Sophocles. Tragoediae septem [graece], [Florence], [Heirs of Filippo Giunta], 1522.

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Bible, Greek.- He Kaine Diatheke [graece], the first Greek NT printed in France, Paris, Simon de Colines, 1534.

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Bible, Hebrew.- Quinque libri legis, bound in 5 vol., [Paris], [Robert Estienne], 1544-1546; and 5 others (10)

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Conrad Peutinger's copy.- Bible, Greek.- Tes Kaines Diathekes Apanta, Novum Testamentum, first Estienne edition, first issue (with October in colophon), Paris, Robert Estienne, 1546.

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Bible, Greek.- , Tes Kaines Diathekes Apanta [graece], Novum Testamentum, first edition, second issue (with November in colophon), Paris, Robert Estienne, 1546.

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Michael Wodhull's copy.- Bible, Greek.- Tes Kaines Diathekes Apanta. Novum Testamentum, Paris, Robert Estienne, 1549.

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Bible, Greek & Latin.- Apanta ta tês kainês diatêkês. Novum Jesu Christi Testamentum, 2 vol., the first edition to have modern verse numbering, [Geneva], Robert Estienne, 1551.

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Bible Greek & Latin.- Apanta ta tês kainês diatêkês. Novum Jesu Christi Testamentum, [Geneva], Robert Estienne, 1551.

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Bible, Syriac.- , Kethabha dh-Ewangeliyon Kaddisha... Liber sacrosancti evangelii de Jesu Christo domino & deo nostro, first edition of the Syriac New Testament and first book printed in Syriac, [Vienna], [Michael Cymbermann], 1555.

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Lord Grenville's copy.- Catullus, Tibullus & Propertius. Catullus Tibullus Propertius, Antwerp, Christopher Plantin, 1569.

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Thucydides. De Bello Peloponesiaco libri VIII, [Geneva], second Estienne edition, Henri Estienne, 1588.

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Bible, Hebrew.- Esrim Ve'arbah, rare at auction, Basel, Konrad Waldkirch, 1611.

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Boccaccio (Giovanni) Genealogiae Deorum, with additions by Dominicus Silvester and Raphael Zovenzonius, first edition, Venice, Vindelinus de Spira, 1472.

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Fürstenberg copy.- Economics.- Platea (Franciscus de) Opus restitutionum, usurarum, excommunicationum, Venice, Johannes de Colonia and Johannes Manthen, 1477 and Antonunus Florentinus, 1480 in 1 vol.

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Orosius (Paulus) Historiae adversos paganos, [Vicenza], Leonardis Achates de Basilea, [c.1482].

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Lincolnshire Abbot's Sermons.- Gilbertus de Hoilandia. Sermones super Cantica canticorum, Florence, Nicolaus Laurentii, 1485.

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Piccolomini (Aeneas Sylvius), Pope Pius II. Epistolae familiares. De Duobus amantibus Euryalo et Lucretia. Descriptio urbis Viennensis, edited by Nicolaus de Wyle, Nuremberg, Anton Koberger, 17 July, 1486.

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Logic.- Tartaret (Pierre) Expositio magistri Petri Tartereti in summulas Petri Hyspani summa accuratione atque lucubratione penitus innouata atque reposita vna cum toto textu, [Venice], [Lazarus de Soardis], 1504.

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Pontanus (Johannes Jovianus) Opera, [Venice], [Aldus Manutius], 1505.

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Erasmus (Desiderius) Veterum maxime insignium Paroemiarum. i. adagioru[m] collectanea rursus recognita atque aucta, rare fourth edition, Paris, J. Barbier, 1506.

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Aristotle & Domestic economy.- Lefèvre d'Étaples (Jacques) In Politica Aristotelis introductio [and] Xenophon. Economicus, first edition, [Paris], Henri Estienne, 1508.

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[Mülich (Johann Adolph)], "Joannes Adelphus". Margarita Facetiarum. Alfonsi Aragonum Regis Vafredicta Proverbia Sigismundi & Friderici tertii Ro[manorum], [Strasbourg], Johann Grüninger, [1509].

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Dante Alighieri. () [Divina Commedia] Dante col sito, et forma dell'inferno tratta dalla istessa descrittione del poeta, [Venice], [House of Aldus Manutius & Andrea Torresani], 1515.

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Luther (Martin).- Eck (Johannes) & Andeas Karlstadt. Disputatio excellentium. D. doctoru[m] Johannis Eccij & Andre[a]e Carolostadij q[uæ] cepta est Lipsi[a]e XXVII Iunij an. MXIX, first edition, [Erfurt], [Matthes Maler], [1519].

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Lucanus (Marcus Annaeus) [Pharsalia], second Aldine edition, Venice, Aldus Manutius & Andrea Torresani, July 1515.

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Chatsworth copy.- Aristophanes. Comoediae novem cum commentariis antiquis, [Florence], [Heirs of Filippo Giunta], 1525.

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Erasmus (Desiderius).- Hieronymus (Saint) Opus epistolarum, edited by Desiderius Erasmus, [Lyon], [Jean Crespin], 1528; and a censored of the same work in a contemporary blind-stamped binding (2)

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Britain.- Giovio (Paolo) and George Lily. Descriptio Britanniae, Scotiae, Hyberniae, et Orchadum, first edition, [Venice], [Michele Tramezzino], 1548.

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Binding.- Bible, Greek.- Tes Kaines Diathekes Apanta; Nouum...Testamentum, magnificent early 17th century red morocco fanfare binding for Sir Kenelm Digby, Paris, Robert Estienne, 1550.

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Music.- Annotated.- [Lefèvre d'Étaples (Jacques)] Musica libris quatuor demonstrata, first illustrated edition, with annotations, Paris, Guillaume Cavellat, 1551.

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Emblemata.- Yates-Thompson copy.- Coustau (Pierre) Pegma, cum narrationibus philosophicis, first edition, Lyon, Matthieu Bonhomme, 1555.

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Franco (Pierre) Petit traité, contenant une des parties principales de chirurgie, laquelle les chirurgiens hernieres exercent, ainsi quil montre en la page suivante, first edition, Lyon, Antoine Vincent, [1556].

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Lady Jane Grey.- [Rosso (Giulio Raviglio)] Historia delle Cose Occorse nel Regno d'Inghliterra in Materia del Duca di Notomberlan dopo la Morte di Odoardo VI, first edition, title with large engraved printer's device, 17th century vellum, Venice, nell...

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Regiomontanus (Johannes Müller) De triangulis planis et sphaericis libri quinque, second edition, Basel, Heinrich Petri & Peter Perna, [1561].

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Pole (Reginald, Cardinal) De Concilio Liber, Rome, Paulus Manutius, 1562 bound with Pole (Reginald) Reformatio Angliae Ex Decretis Reginaldi Poli Cardinalis, Sedis Apostolicae Legati, Rome, Paulus Manutius, 1562, together 2 works in 1 vol., first...

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Lucretius Carus (Titus) De rerum natura libri sex, contemporary limp vellum, Paris, Guillaume Rouillé, 1563.

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Scepticism.- Sextus Empiricus. Adversus mathematicos..., 2 parts in 1, contemporary limp vellum, Paris, Martin Le Jeune, 1569.

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Plutarch. Quae extant opera, 7 vol., Ugo Foscolo's copy, [Geneva], Henri Estienne, 1572.

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Pantaleon (Heinrich) Militaris Ordinis Iohannitarum, Rhodiorum, aut Melitensium Equitum, first edition, Basel, [Thomas Guarinus], 1581.

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Jesuits.- Constituciones y reglas comunes a todas las congregaciones de la virgen de nuestra señora, rare, Zaragoza, Angelo Tavano, 1599.

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Astrology.- Manilius (Marcus) Astronomicon, edited by Joseph Scaliger, second edition, Leiden, Christopher Raphaelengius for the house of Plantin, 1600.

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Bolla (Bartolomaeo) Thesaurus proverbiorum italico-bergamasco-urum rarissimorum, Frankfurt, Officina Bergamascorum, Ioannem Saurium, 1605.

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Curabelle (Jacques) Examen des oeuvres de Sr. Desargues, first edition, Paris, M. & I. Henault, 1644.

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Kircher (Athanasius) Ars magna lucis et umbrae, first edition, Rome, Sumptibus Hermanni Scheus, ex typographia Ludovici Grignani, 1646.

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Plantin Press.- Missale romanum..., Antwerp, Plantin/Moretus, 1675 & another (2)

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Playing cards.- Della Bella (Stefano) Jeux Historiques des Rois de France, Reines renommees, Geographie et Metamorphose, complete series of 4 sets of educational playing cards in 1 vol., Paris, Chez Nicolas le Clerc et Florent le Comte, 1698.

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Coaching.- [Aubert de la Chesnaye des Bois (François Alexandre)] Le Parfait Cocher..., first edition, Paris, F.G.Merigot, 1744.

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Longus. Les Amours Pastorales de Daphnis et Chloé, 1745.

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French Novels.- Bastide (Jean-François de) L'Être Pensant, 2 parts, Amsterdam et se trouve a Paris, Hochereau, 1755 bound with another, similar

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French Novels.- Riccoboni (Marie Jeanne) Les Vrais Caracteres du Sentiment, ou Histoire d'Ernestine, first edition, Liege, D. de Boubers, 1765 bound with 3 others, similar

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Novels.- Woodfin (Mrs A.) Histoire de Madame Dubois, first edition in French, Amsterdam et se trouve a Paris, Merigot jeune, 1769 bound with another, similar

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French Novels.- [Saint-Lambert (Jean-François de)] Les Deux Amis, Conte Iroquois, first edition, [?Amsterdam], 1770 bound with 3 others, similar

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Hebraica.- Braudes (Reuben Asher) Zwei Psychologische Skizzen [Hebrew], Cracow, Fischer- Bader & Mailes, 1893; and a presentation copy from the author and editor of Armand Kaminka's Poésies Hébraïques, Paris, 1888 (2)

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Arabic manuscript.- Qu'ran Scroll, purported to have once been displayed above Shah Jahan's Peacock Throne, extending to over 16 metres, India [probably Delhi], [first quarter 17th century].

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Turkish and Arabic manuscript.- Ashab-i Badr [a Treatise on the Companions of the Prophet Muhammad in the Battle of Badr], Ottoman Turkey, [late 18th/early 19th century].

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Persian manuscript.- Maktabi (Shirazi) Layla va Majnun, written by the scribe Muhammad Husain ibn Mirza Muhammad Mazandarani, Qajar Persia, 1814.

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Asian calligraphic manuscript.- Compilation of 43 calligraphic drawings in miniature Ghubari script, Probably China or S.E. Asia, 19th century.

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Indian manuscript.- Qu'ran, commissioned by Husain Khan bin Kulab Khan, copied by the scribe Muhyi-ad-Din bin Sayf-ad-Din better known as Quraishi, Agwanpur near Muradabad, 1865.

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Mecca.- Illuminated Ka'ba panel, possibly Indian sub-continent, 1882.

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Book of Hours. Single leaf from a Book of Hours, full-page miniature of the Annunciation, printed on vellum, illuminated in gold, blue, white, red, pink, green, blue and other colours, verso 25 lines of script, with 3 2-line initials and 2 1-line...

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Court of Elizabeth I.- Seymour (Mary, daughter of Nicholas Odell (or Woodhull), widow of David Seymour, attended Queen Katherine Parr during her pregnancy, Extraordinary Gentlewoman of the Privy Chamber) Autograph Letter signed to "Mr Peeter at ye...

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Logic.- [Treatise on Logic], manuscript in Latin, incomplete at beginning and end, ownership signature of Patrick Murray and inscribed "Edinburgh 1751" on last leaf, original red morocco powdered with gilt fleur-de-lys decoration, [France], [17th...

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Office of Ordnance.- Master Generall of ye Ordnances: Rules Orders & Instructions for ye future Government of the Office of the Ordnance..., manuscript, in a fine italic hand, on thick paper, ruled in red throughout, original gilt panelled morocco...

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18th century execution for murder.- Mahony (Matthew, hanged for abetting the murder of Sir John Dinely Goodere).- A Veritable Piece of the Gibbet and a relic of the Irons of Mat: Mahony executed ye 15 April 1741 witness Richard Smith, small piece of...

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Chesterfield (Philip Dormer, fourth Earl of) Autograph Letter to his illegitimate son Philip Stanhope, with an additional autograph note signed by George Nichol, publisher at end, [1742], instructional letter on the geography of Asia, the Middle East...

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Pennsylvania Logarithms .- Directions for using the Table of Logarithms, with an interesting early Pennsylvania provenance, [Pennsylvania], [c.1750].

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Chemistry, Alchemy & Mineralogy.- Nemo ingrediatur nisi qui chemiam sapiat, [Italy], [c.1750].

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18th century cover up of a scandal.- Gilmour (Sir Alexander, 3rd Bt.) 28 Autograph Letters signed & 9 Autograph Notes unsigned to Thomas Adams of Chiswick, 1780-83 & n.d., offering provision for a mistress and illegitimate child and efforts to make...

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