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LOT 1673
Books - Stow - Survey of London
PUBLISHED 1618 A.D.
7 1/8 x 5 3/4 in. (828 grams, 18.2 x 14.5 cm).
Stow, J., A Survey of London: Containing the Originall, Antiquitie, Encrease, Moderne estate and Description of that Citie, London, 1618; full calf (crudely repaired to spine) with blind panel tooling to front cover; text set in blackletter and Roman type with prefatory dedication and catalogue of sources ("A catalogue of svch avthors of Reuerend Antiquitie as doe auouch the matters contained in this Booke: Not Alphabetically set downe, but according as they stand inserted") by Anthony Munday ("A.M. sendeth his hearty and humble dutie"); iv pp. + 974 pp. + 2 pp.; pencilled dealers' notations to inside front cover; last page absent, a listing of City companies at the Mayor's feast ending at '52 Tylers, the VVardens, and one person, one messe'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx libris David M. Miller.
Property of a Hertfordshire lady, by inheritance.
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Books - Welsh Language Bible
Published 1769 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
Y Bibl Cyssegr-Lan Sef Yr Hen Destament A'r Newydd Welsh-language bible of Old and New Testaments, printed by M. and R. Baskett in London; leather-bound boards, original binding; owner's name 'Mary Deiuss' inked to inside front cover, with pen-trials and other marks; front page with owner's name 'Mary Davies' over year '1836' and several iterations of the name; various annotations and attempts to copy the printed script in handwriting on the title page of Genesis; usage wear to the covers and fore edge, blackening and crumbling; binding damaged and loose, some losses to corners; printed text in two columns with footnotes; detached leaf from book of Esau (Esay) in front; 1.53 kg, 22.5 x 14 cm
Fair condition; heavily used.
Ex libris David M. Miller; property of a Hertfordshire lady, by inheritance. -
Books - Stow - Survey of London
Published 1618 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Stow, J., A Survey of London: Containing the Originall, Antiquitie, Encrease, Moderne estate and Description of that Citie, London, 1618; full calf (crudely repaired to spine) with blind panel tooling to front cover; text set in blackletter and Roman type with prefatory dedication and catalogue of sources ("A catalogue of svch avthors of Reuerend Antiquitie as doe auouch the matters contained in this Booke: Not Alphabetically set downe, but according as they stand inserted") by Anthony Munday ("A.M. sendeth his hearty and humble dutie"); iv pp. + 974 pp. + 2 pp.; pencilled dealers' notations to inside front cover; last page absent, a listing of City companies at the Mayor's feast ending at '52 Tylers, the VVardens, and one person, one messe'. 828 grams, 18.2 x 14.5 cm
Fair condition; text block split, needs re-backing. Scarce.
Ex libris David M. Miller. Property of a Hertfordshire lady, by inheritance. -
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Books - [Anonymous] - The Modern Traveller - Arabia
Published 1825 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
The Modern Traveller. A popular Description, Geographical, historical, and Topographical of the various Countries of he Globe. Arabia, printed in London for James Duncan, 1825; 362 pp; half calf with marbled boards, spine defective; engraved illustrations of 'Mount Sinai & Convent', 'The Great Mosques at Mekka and Medina', 'View of Moosa'; fold-out map to front. 258 grams, 15 x 9.5 cm
Good condition; spine mostly absent. Scare.
Ex libris David M. Miller. Property of a Hertfordshire lady, by inheritance.
