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LOT 1679
Books - Williams - History of the Abbey of St Alban
PUBLISHED 1917 A.D.
8 7/8 x 6 in. (523 grams, 22.5 x 15 cm).
L.F. Rushbrook Williams, History of the Abbey of St. Alban; original cloth with impressed borders, block title to spine; xiii pp + 251 pp, sketch map; heraldic bookplate to front inside cover and printed 'From the Author' note with pencil signature attached with the perforated runners from a sheet of stamps. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx libris David M. Miller; property of a Hertfordshire lady, by inheritance.
FootnotesLaurence Frederic Rushbrook Williams, CBE, FRSA (1890–1978) was a British historian and civil servant who spent part of his working life in India.
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Books - Shepherd - Metropolitan Improvements London
Published 1827 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Thomas H. Shepherd, Metropolitan Improvements or London in the Nineteenth Century: being a Series of Views of the new and most interesting objects in the British Metropolis and its vicinity: from original drawings by Mr. Thos. H. Shepherd with historical, topographical & critical illustrations by James Elmes, M.R.S.A. quarter calf binding with gold-blocked title and embellishments to the spine, marbled boards; owner's signature 'J. Miller' to reverse of frontispiece; iv pp. + 172 pp, 108 unnumbered plates with interleaved protective papers, engravings of 19th century London, many with attribution or dedication. 1.68 kg, 28 x 23 cm
Generally fine condition; minor foxing.
Ex libris David M. Miller; property of a Hertfordshire lady, by inheritance. -
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 - Williams - History of the Abbey of St Alban
Published 1917 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
L.F. Rushbrook Williams, History of the Abbey of St. Alban; original cloth with impressed borders, block title to spine; xiii pp + 251 pp, sketch map; heraldic bookplate to front inside cover and printed 'From the Author' note with pencil signature attached with the perforated runners from a sheet of stamps. 523 grams, 22.5 x 15 cm
Complete sound copy with light soiling and rubbing to cover.
Ex libris David M. Miller; property of a Hertfordshire lady, by inheritance.
Laurence Frederic Rushbrook Williams, CBE, FRSA (1890–1978) was a British historian and civil servant who spent part of his working life in India.
