Loading, please wait...
LOT 1671
Books - Welsh Language Bible
PUBLISHED 18TH CENTURY A.D.
10 1/4 x 8 1/2 in. (3.15 kg, 26 x 21.5 cm).
Welsh language bible with heavy boards, original leather binding with stamped and tooled ornament to both covers; inside front cover with pasted note listing births of children to David and Margaret Davies from 1856 1869 with subscript 'Mary Davies Corffenaf 23 1875' (i.e. 23rd July); numerous pencilled notations and calculations; separate first leaf with multiple signatures by David Davies'; loose leaf dated 1838 with prayers; church service paper for Eglwys Moriah, New York for 1919; private letter dated 9th January 1920 requesting the price of a bible; numerous other loose leaves with calculations and private correspondence. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx libris David M. Miller; property of a Hertfordshire lady, by inheritance.
CONDITIONTimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
-
Books - Annatus - Apparatus ad Postivam Theologiam
Published 1726 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Petrus Annatus (Pierre Annat), Apparatvs ad Positivam Theologiam Methodicus. in quo jam reviso multumque ditato, Clara, Brevis et Expedita Delineatur Idea positivæ & scholasticæ Theologiæ, Scripturæ sacræ, Traditionis divinæ, sanctorum Ecclesiæ Patrum, sacrorum Ecclesiæ Conciliorum, Pontificiarum EcclesiæDecisionum, necnon variis temporibus & varris in locis ortarum in Ecclesia hæresum. Actore R.P. Petro Annato Congregationis Doctrinæ Christianæ Generali Præposito. Editio prima in Germani correctior & auctior. Tomus Primus. Superiorum Permissu ac Privelegiis. Herbipol Sumptibus Phiippi Wilhelmi Fuggart, Bibliopolæ Aulico Academici. Typis Engmannianis' and 'Tomus Secundus' bound in together; old replacement calf binding with gold block titling and embellishments to spine, heraldic motif to front and rear covers; marble endpapers; handwritten 'Dedication Copy' to first page and inverted acquisition stamp 'The National Trust / Founded 1895' and inked '69'; xviii pp + 624 pp + 422 pp 1.82 kg, 21.5 x 18 cm
Light soiling to foredges, spine and board-edges rubbed and chipped
Ex libris David M. Miller; property of a Hertfordshire lady, by inheritance.
Pierre Annat was a French ecclesiastical writer, born in 1638 at Villecontat. He was the professor of philosophy at Toulouse and was elected general of the Congregation of the Christian Doctrine in 1694. -
Books - Graziani - Scielta de Concetti
Published 1592 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Gratiano Gratiani Granarense, Scielta de concetti, di Gratiano Gratiani first edition, published Venice, 1592; full vellum, gold block titling to spine 'GRATIA / SCIELT / D CONC' and foreparts of a winged creature; xvi pp + 206 numbered leaves (= 413pp); inked notation to p.xvi expunged; initials 'R.I.S.S.' to inside front cover. 272 grams, 15.5 x 11 cm
Good condition; minor staining. An important legal text for canon law.
Ex libris David M. Miller. Property of a Hertfordshire lady, by inheritance. -
![Books - Merton [Thoms] - The Old Story Books of England](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/198570-s.jpg)
Books - Merton [Thoms] - The Old Story Books of England
Published [1845] A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Ambrose Merton, i.e. William John Thoms, The Old Story Books of England. Illustrated with twelve pictures by eminent artists. Collected and re-edited by Amb [rose] Mer[ton] comprising The famous history of Guy Earl of Warwick; The gallant history of Bevis of Southampton; History of Tom Hickathrift the Conqueror; The famous story of Friar Bacon; A true tale of Robin Hood; A merry tale of the king and the cobbler; The sweet and pleasant tale of patient Grissel; The romantic story of the princess Rosetta; The mad pranks of Robin Goodfellow; The rarest ballad that ever was seen of the blind beggar's daughter of Bethnal Green; The doleful story of the babes in the wood; The lady Isabella's tragedy; A mournful ditty of the death of fair Rosamund; to which is added Queen Eleanor's confession; Gammer Gurton's Garland, calf binding with tooled pattern to covers and spine with gold-blocked title; marbled endpapers and bookplate of Evelyn Dawsonne Heathcote; manuscript presentation texts to first page 'Evelyn Dawsonne Heathcote / 11th Nov.ber 1844 / From M.W.' and 'Martin Shirley Heathcote / March 1921 / from Grace Heathcote'; twelve colour plates illustrating the stories. 572 grams, 17 x 13 cm
Good condition; binding slightly worn.
Ex libris Evelyn Dawsonne Heathcote and David M. Miller. Property of a Hertfordshire lady, by inheritance.
