29th Sep, 2023 10:30 GMT/BST
Books, Maps & Manuscripts
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Ovid.
Metamorphoses.
The Folio Society, 2008, numbered limited edition of 2750 (plus 20 hors commerce), folio, translated by Arthur Golding, mounted colour plates, top edge gilt, full morocco binding with gilt design by Simon Brett. Original solander box.
Sold for £180
Estimated at £200 - £300
Auction: Books, Maps & Manuscripts, 29th Sep, 2023
Highlights include a Late Medieval Prayer Book; a Monograph of the Trogonidae, or Family of Trogons, by John Gould, (1875), with forty-seven superb hand-coloured lithographic plates; an outstanding early album of Austrian topographical woodcuts and watercolours; a fascinating album of late 19th century photographs of Brisbane, Queensland and surrounding areas; the first part of the York library of Hugh Murray, author and historian; a collection of vintage playing cards and a large folding map of India.
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