Sale held on
Wednesday 20th May 1998
Auction Results
(Hammer prices are shown exclusive of buyer's premium, VAT or other applicable charges)
| 1. | Adams, George Micrographia Illustrata: or the … | (£150 – £200) |
£340 |
| 2. | [Allen (Robert)] The Sportsman in Ireland … | (£60 – £80) |
£170 |
| 3. | Anderson, James A Practical Treatise on … | (£60 – £80) |
£100 |
| 4. | Annual Report of the Poor Law … | (£300 – £400) |
£420 |
| 5. | Auber, Peter An Analysis of the … | (£75 – £100) |
£220 |
| 6. | Austen, Jane The Novels..., 10 vol … | (£300 – £400) |
£1100 |
| 7. | Baker, Henry Employment for the Microscope … | (£150 – £200) |
£280 |
| 8. | Barrow (Sir John) Travels into the Interior … | (£200 – £250) |
£800 |
| 9. | Barrow (Sir John) A Visit to Iceland, by … | (£75 – £100) |
£130 |
| 10. | Bartlet, James The Gentleman's Farriery … | (£40 – £60) |
£80 |
| 11. | Bayly, Thomas Haynes Fifty Lyrical Ballads … | (£60 – £80) |
£65 |
| 12. | Bayly, Thomas Haynes Musings and Prosings … | (£40 – £60) |
£70 |
| 13. | [Beattie (James)] The Cypriots; or, A … | (£150 – £200) |
£800 |
| 14. | Beckmann, Johann A History of Inventions … | (£100 – £150) |
£320 |
| 15. | Bible, English. The Holy Bible, black letter … | (£1000 – £1500) |
£700 |
| 16. | Bible, English. The Holy Bible, engraved … | (£200 – £250) |
£320 |
| 17. | Blackstone, Sir William Commentaries on the … | (£60 – £80) |
£55 |
| 18. | Blanchard (Pierre, editor) Le Buffon de la … | (£60 – £80) |
£95 |
| 19. | Blore, Thomas The History and Antiquities … | (£60 – £80) |
£140 |
| 20. | Blunt (Rev. John James) Vestiges of Ancient … | (£60 – £80) |
£170 |
| 21. | Book Of Common Prayer. The Whole Book of … | (£60 – £80) |
£130 |
| 22. | Boutcher, William A Treatise on Forest-Trees … | (£75 – £100) |
£110 |
| 23. | Browne (Lt. Col. James) India Tracts … | (£150 – £200) |
£380 |
| 24. | Bruce, John [Views of Brighton], 14 superb … | (£750 – £1000) |
£1900 |
| 25. | Burgoyne, Montagu An Address to the Governors … | (£60 – £80) |
£240 |
| 26. | Burke (Sir Bernard) A Genealogical and … | (£60 – £80) |
£190 |
| 27. | Burke (Sir Bernard) Burke's Genealogical … | (£150 – £200) |
£260 |
| 28. | Burke, John A Genealogical and Heraldic … | (£75 – £100) |
£170 |
| 29. | Campbell, John Naval History of Great … | (£60 – £80) |
£95 |
| 30. | Carlyle, Thomas The Works, "Centenary … | (£100 – £150) |
£320 |
| 31. | Carnarvon (George Edward Stanhope, 5th Earl … | (£120 – £180) |
£110 |
| 32. | Catalogue of a Miscellaneous Exhibition, of … | (£40 – £60) |
£220 |
| 33. | Cavendish (Capt. A.E.J.) Korea and the Sacred … | (£100 – £150) |
£380 |
| 34. | [Chadwick (Sir Edwin)] Report...from the Poor … | (£100 – £150) |
£200 |
| 35. | Child, Lydia Maria The Mother's Story Book … | (£40 – £60) |
£110 |
| 36. | [Clark (Samuel)] Peter Parley's Wonders of … | (£40 – £60) |
£20 |
| 37. | [Clemens (Samuel Langhorn)] "Mark Twain … | (£40 – £60) |
£10 |
| 38. | Colebrooke (Sir Edward) The Creeds of … | (£40 – £60) |
£140 |
| 39. | Collins, W.Wilkie Man and Wife, 3 vol. in … | (£80 – £120) |
£180 |
| 40. | Cooke, George Alexander Topographical and … | (£120 – £180) |
£180 |
| 41. | Cowley, Abraham The Mistress with other … | (£60 – £80) |
£80 |
| 42. | Cremer (W.H., translator and editor) The … | (£40 – £60) |
£30 |
| 43. | Curtis, William Flora Londinensis, 5 vol … | (£4000 – £5000) |
£5000 |
| 44. | Curzon (George Nathaniel, Lord) British … | (£50 – £75) |
£170 |
| 45. | Curzon (Hon. Robert) Visits to Monasteries in … | (£150 – £200) |
£480 |
| 46. | Curzon (Hon. Robert) Armenia, first … | (£100 – £150) |
£240 |
| 47. | Dacre (Barbarina Brand, Lady, editor) Tales … | (£60 – £80) |
£140 |
| 48. | Davy (Sir Humphrey) Salmonia: or Days of … | (£100 – £150) |
£170 |
| 49. | Day , Thomas The History of Sandford and … | (£60 – £80) |
£70 |
| 50. | Denon (Dominique Vivant, Baron) Voyage dans … | (£600 – £800) |
£900 |
| 51. | Diccionario de la Lengua Castellana por la … | (£40 – £60) |
£10 |
| 52. | Dubreuil, Jean The Practice of Perspective … | (£60 – £80) |
£80 |
| 53. | Egede, Hans Povelson A Description of … | (£150 – £200) |
£240 |
| 54. | [Ellis (Sarah Stickney)] The Poetry of … | (£150 – £200) |
£390 |
| 55. | Ellis, Tristram James Twelve Etchings of … | (£2000 – £3000) |
£1500 |
| 56. | Elwood, Anne Katharine Narrative of a Journey … | (£100 – £150) |
£240 |
| 57. | Evelyn, John Silva: or, A Discourse of … | (£100 – £150) |
£180 |
| 58. | Fielding, Henry The History of Tom Jones, 4 … | (£50 – £75) |
£220 |
| 59. | Fielding, Henry The Works, 10 vol … | (£150 – £200) |
£100 |
| 60. | Forsyth, William A Treatise on the Culture … | (£40 – £60) |
£70 |
| 61. | Fowler, John Journal of a Tour in the State … | (£60 – £80) |
£140 |
| 62. | Gandellini, Giovanni Gori Notizie Istoriche … | (£100 – £150) |
£150 |
| 63. | Gaskell (Mrs. Elizabeth Cleghorn) The Life of … | (£50 – £75) |
£110 |
| 64. | [Gilpin (William)] An Essay upon Prints … | (£40 – £60) |
£40 |
| 65. | Guthrie, William A New Geographical … | (£75 – £100) |
£150 |
| 66. | Halhed (Nathaniel Brassey, translator) A Code … | (£50 – £75) |
£50 |
| 67. | Hamilton (Col. John Potter) Travels through … | (£150 – £200) |
£360 |
| 68. | [Budden (Maria Elizabeth) Key to Knowledge … | (£40 – £60) |
£45 |
| 69. | Garden (The), 12 hand-coloured engraved … | (£100 – £150) |
£200 |
| 70. | Goody Two Shoes; or, the History of Little … | (£75 – £100) |
£160 |
| 71. | Harrison, Joseph The Floricultural Cabinet, 2 … | (£60 – £80) |
£150 |
| 72. | Hastings Guide, third edition, folding … | (£75 – £100) |
£140 |
| 73. | Head (Capt. F.B.) Rough Notes taken during … | (£40 – £60) |
£75 |
| 74. | Headlam, Cuthbert History of the Guards … | (£100 – £150) |
£380 |
| 75. | Hey , Rebecca The Spirit of the Woods, 26 … | (£100 – £150) |
£20 |
| 76. | Heylyn, Peter Ecclesia Restaurata; or, the … | (£75 – £100) |
£240 |
| 77. | Hill (Sir John) Hortus Kewensis, second … | (£150 – £200) |
£150 |
| 78. | Hoffman, Charles Fenno A Winter in the Far … | (£60 – £80) |
£110 |
| 79. | Hood (Thomas) and John Hamilton Reynolds … | (£50 – £75) |
£130 |
| 80. | Horticultural Society Of London, The … | (£2500 – £3500) |
£4400 |
| 81. | Horticultural Society Of London, The The … | (£50 – £75) |
£150 |
| 82. | [Howlett (Bartholomew)] A Selection of … | (£100 – £150) |
£200 |
| 83. | Hume, David The History of England, 13 vol … | (£75 – £100) |
£260 |
| 84. | Johnson, Samuel A Dictionary of the English … | (£50 – £75) |
£120 |
| 85. | Johnson, Samuel The Idler, contemporary … | (£150 – £200) |
£160 |
| 86. | Johnston, Alexander Keith The Physical … | (£100 – £150) |
£130 |
| 87. | Johnston, Alexander Keith The Royal Atlas … | (£80 – £120) |
£120 |
| 88. | Journal des Dames et des Modes, 1 vol … | (£40 – £60) |
£130 |
| 89. | Kennedy (Edward Shirley, editor) Peaks … | (£100 – £150) |
£260 |
| 90. | Keppel (Major George) Personal Narrative of … | (£120 – £180) |
£240 |
| 91. | Kirby (William) and William Spence. An … | (£100 – £150) |
£170 |
| 92. | Knox, John Voyage dans les Montagnes de … | (£75 – £100) |
£50 |
| 93. | La Fontaine, Jean de Fables, half-title … | (£80 – £120) |
£110 |
| 94. | Lay , G. Tradescant The Chinese as they … | (£60 – £80) |
£190 |
| 95. | Leycesters Common-wealth, title within … | (£60 – £80) |
£85 |
| 96. | Life of Mungo Park (The), engraved portrait … | (£40 – £60) |
£45 |
| 97. | Heathcote, J.M. Reminiscences of Fen and … | (£50 – £75) |
£170 |
| 98. | Poll for the Election of Knights of the Shire … | (£100 – £150) |
£380 |
| 99. | Trollope (Ven. Edward) Sleaford, and the … | (£60 – £80) |
£80 |
| 100. | Linnaeus, Carl Flora Lapponica, first … | (£200 – £300) |
£380 |
| 101. | Linnaeus, Carl The Elements of Botany … | (£75 – £100) |
£90 |
| 102. | Linnaeus, Carl A System of Vegetables, 2 … | (£150 – £200) |
£150 |
| 103. | Linnaeus, Carl Flora Lapponica, engraved … | (£150 – £200) |
£100 |
| 104. | Linton, William The Scenery of Greece … | (£250 – £350) |
£400 |
| 105. | Lockhart, Laurence Famous Cities of Iran … | (£20 – £30) |
£10 |
| 106. | Longinus, Dionysius On the Sublime … | (£30 – £50) |
£65 |
| 107. | Lörer (G.) and L.Vogel. [Costumes … | (£2000 – £3000) |
£4400 |
| 108. | Lowry, Delvalle Conversations on … | (£50 – £75) |
£150 |
| 109. | Lytton (Lord Edward George Bulwer … | (£150 – £200) |
£320 |
| 110. | Madden, Richard Robert The Infirmities of … | (£50 – £75) |
£150 |
| 111. | Malory (Sir Thomas) The Romance of King … | (£50 – £75) |
£90 |
| 112. | Marcet, Jane The Seasons, 4 vol., first … | (£60 – £80) |
£160 |
| 113. | Marryat (Captain Frederick) Masterman … | (£75 – £100) |
£160 |
| 114. | Marryat (Captain Frederick) The Settlers in … | (£40 – £60) |
£160 |
| 115. | Marryat (Captain Frederick) The Mission … | (£40 – £60) |
£220 |
| 116. | Martin, Charles Wykeham The History and … | (£60 – £80) |
£120 |
| 117. | Martin, William The Book of Sports … | (£40 – £60) |
£100 |
| 118. | Maund, Benjamin The Botanist, 5 vol. in 3 … | (£1000 – £1500) |
£750 |
| 119. | Mcintosh, Charles The Practical Gardener, and … | (£80 – £120) |
£170 |
| 120. | Measom, George The Official Illustrated Guide … | (£50 – £75) |
£150 |
| 121. | Measom, George The Official Illustrated Guide … | (£60 – £80) |
£120 |
| 122. | Measom, George The Official Illustrated Guide … | (£50 – £75) |
£120 |
| 123. | Medley (Major Julius George) Professional … | (£60 – £80) |
£55 |
| 124. | Mendes Da Costa, Emanuel A Natural History of … | (£100 – £150) |
£600 |
| 125. | Metastasio, Pietro Poesie, 9 vol., engraved … | (£40 – £60) |
£85 |
| 126. | Minutes of the Committee of Council on … | (£60 – £80) |
£85 |
| 127. | Montolieu, Elisabeth Jeanne Isabelle … | (£200 – £300) |
£340 |
| 128. | Montolieu, Elisabeth Jeanne Isabelle … | (£40 – £60) |
£30 |
| 129. | Morgan (Sydney Owenson, Lady) The O'Briens … | (£60 – £80) |
£140 |
| 130. | [Norton (Hon. Caroline Elizabeth Sarah … | (£150 – £200) |
£1250 |
| 131. | Oulton, Walley Chamberlain The Traveller's … | (£40 – £60) |
£45 |
| 132. | Overton, Thomas Collins Original Designs of … | (£600 – £800) |
£1300 |
| 133. | [Owen (Nicholas)] A History of the Island … | (£100 – £150) |
£170 |
| 134. | Packe, Edmund An Historical Record of the … | (£75 – £100) |
£100 |
| 135. | Page, William Bridgewater Page's Prodromus … | (£100 – £150) |
£480 |
| 136. | Paine, William [Hortus Siccus], 2pp … | (£800 – £1200) |
£1000 |
| 137. | Palmer (Major James) Detail of the Line … | (£180 – £220) |
£280 |
| 138. | [Paltock (Robert)] The Life and Adventures of … | (£50 – £75) |
£55 |
| 139. | Parent's Cabinet of Amusement and Instruction … | (£40 – £60) |
£35 |
| 140. | Paxton (Sir Joseph) Magazine of Botany … | (£2000 – £3000) |
£1900 |
| 141. | Pennant, Thomas The Journey from Chester to … | (£150 – £200) |
£400 |
| 142. | Picturesque Mediterranean (The), 4 vol … | (£40 – £60) |
£130 |
| 143. | Planting and Ornamental Gardening; A … | (£75 – £100) |
£130 |
| 144. | Planting and Rural Ornament. Being a second … | (£40 – £60) |
£110 |
| 145. | Pulteney, Richard A General View of the … | (£75 – £100) |
£75 |
| 146. | Reece, Richard A Practical Dictionary of … | (£60 – £80) |
£130 |
| 147. | Rees, Abraham The Cyclopaedia; Or … | (£300 – £400) |
£220 |
| 148. | [Reeve (Clara)] The Old English Baron: A … | (£100 – £150) |
£80 |
| 149. | Report of the Boundary Commissioners for … | (£150 – £200) |
£260 |
| 150. | [Richardson (Samuel)] Pamela: or, Virtue … | (£100 – £150) |
£240 |
| 151. | Richter, Jean Paul Catalogue of Pictures at … | (£50 – £75) |
£50 |
| 152. | Roberts, Jane Two Years at Sea: being the … | (£75 – £100) |
£200 |
| 153. | Robertson, William The History of America … | (£100 – £150) |
£190 |
| 154. | Royal Commission On Historical Monuments … | (£50 – £75) |
£160 |
| 155. | Russell, William Howard A Memorial of the … | (£120 – £180) |
£210 |
| 156. | Rutty, John An Essay towards a Natural … | (£150 – £200) |
£360 |
| 157. | Sackville West, Lionel Knole House: its State … | (£30 – £40) |
£60 |
| 158. | Sale (Lady Florentia) A Journal of the … | (£80 – £120) |
£260 |
| 159. | Sandford (Mrs. John) Woman, in her Social and … | (£40 – £60) |
£150 |
| 160. | Sargant, Jane Alice Sonnets and other … | (£50 – £75) |
£240 |
| 161. | Schofield, James An Historical and … | (£75 – £100) |
£130 |
| 162. | Sea-Wolf (The). A Romance of "The Free … | (£30 – £40) |
£10 |
| 163. | Seymour, Robert Seymour's Sketches: the … | (£60 – £80) |
£260 |
| 164. | Shakespeare, William The Plays and Poems … | (£100 – £150) |
£20 |
| 165. | Shakespeare, William The Works, 8 vol … | (£40 – £60) |
£90 |
| 166. | Shaw (Henry) and Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick … | (£100 – £150) |
£75 |
| 167. | Shirley, Andrew The Published Mezzotints of … | (£75 – £100) |
£140 |
| 168. | Simond, Louis Switzerland, 2 vol., first … | (£40 – £60) |
£75 |
| 169. | Smith, Albert A Month at Constantinople … | (£100 – £150) |
£190 |
| 170. | Smith, Horace The Tor Hill, 3 vol., first … | (£40 – £60) |
£40 |
| 171. | Smith (Rev. Sydney) Elementary Sketches of … | (£60 – £80) |
£500 |
| 172. | Somervile, William The Chace. A Poem, 1757 … | (£75 – £100) |
£100 |
| 173. | Southey, Robert The Life of Nelson, 2 vol … | (£40 – £60) |
£70 |
| 174. | Southey, Robert Essays, Moral and … | (£80 – £120) |
£120 |
| 175. | Sowerby, G.B. A Conchological Manual … | (£40 – £60) |
£95 |
| 176. | State Tracts: being a Collection of Several … | (£75 – £100) |
£110 |
| 177. | Stonehouse, Samuel A New and Accurate Book of … | (£50 – £75) |
£40 |
| 178. | Stroud (T.B.) The Elements of Botany, first … | (£40 – £60) |
£20 |
| 179. | Sturm, Christoph Christian Reflections on the … | (£80 – £120) |
£180 |
| 180. | Sturt (Capt. Charles) Two Expeditions into … | (£600 – £800) |
£900 |
| 181. | Surtees, Robert Smith Jorrocks' Jaunts and … | (£80 – £120) |
£130 |
| 182. | Surtees, Robert Smith [Sporting Novels], 5 … | (£150 – £200) |
£170 |
| 183. | Swift, Jonathan The Works, 27 vol. (including … | (£300 – £400) |
£1050 |
| 184. | Syers (Edgar and Madge, editors) The Book … | (£40 – £60) |
£130 |
| 185. | [Sympson (Joseph)] Science Revived, or the … | (£60 – £80) |
£180 |
| 186. | Tales about the Sun, Moon, and Stars. By … | (£60 – £80) |
£60 |
| 187. | Tasso, Torquato Jerusalem Delivered … | (£60 – £80) |
£120 |
| 188. | Thiers, Louis Adolphe Histoire de la … | (£100 – £150) |
£100 |
| 189. | Thrupp, G.A. The History of Coaches … | (£35 – £50) |
£75 |
| 190. | Tombleson (William) & William Gray … | (£100 – £150) |
£10 |
| 191. | Tregoning, E.S. History of Falmouth, and … | (£50 – £75) |
£95 |
| 192. | Trollope (Rev. Edward) Illustrations of … | (£50 – £75) |
£65 |
| 193. | Trollope, Frances Domestic Manners of the … | (£50 – £75) |
£220 |
| 194. | Urquhart, David The Lebanon: (Mount … | (£150 – £200) |
£460 |
| 195. | Veitch, James Herbert A Traveller's … | (£150 – £200) |
£220 |
| 196. | Veitch, James Herbert Hortus Veitchii … | (£150 – £200) |
£500 |
| 197. | Voyage to India (A); or, Three Months on … | (£40 – £60) |
£40 |
| 198. | West, Jane Remarks on the Management, or … | (£60 – £80) |
£220 |
| 199. | White, James A Treatise on Veterinary … | (£100 – £150) |
unsold |
| 200. | Wightwick, George The Palace of Architecture … | (£40 – £60) |
£70 |
| 201. | Willoughby (Hon. Elizabeth Heathcote … | (£75 – £100) |
£95 |
| 202. | Wilson (Capt.) and Capt. Warren. The Recovery … | (£40 – £60) |
£110 |
| 203. | Zimmerman, Johann Georg Solitude … | (£80 – £120) |
£60 |
