18th May, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
Flechier (Esprit)
Histoire du Cardinal Ximenes, Paris: Jean Anisson, 1694, second edition, two volumes, contemporary calf gilt (one joint starting, tear to advertisement leaf);
Amelot de la Houssaie [Abraham-Nicolas], Memoires Historiques, Politiques, Critiques, et Litteraires, Amsterdam: Michel Charles le Cenf. 1731., two volumes, armorial stamp to title pages, contemporary calf gilt;
de la C.** [Crequiniere], Conformite des Coutumes des Indiens Orientaux ..., Brusselles: George de Backer, 1704, twelve plates, contemporary sheep gilt (wear to spine);
[all books contain the bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst] (5)
Sold for £180
Estimated at £200 - £300
Auction: Books, Maps & Manuscripts, 18th May, 2022
Over 180 lots to include a broad selection, from early antiquarian books to modern first editions, alongside illustrations, private press, manuscripts, maps and atlases, early photographs, and historic documents. Amongst the highlights is a group of Victorian ephemera including a Paper Peepshow of the Thames Tunnel, and a very unusual leaf-cut picture of workers around a derelict tower and trees. Of North-East interest is a collection of approximately 240 19th and early 20th century photographs, and an outstanding archive of early drawings and plans relating to Radcliffe and Broomhill Collieries.
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Tuesday 17 May 10am-5pm and morning of sale from 8am. Viewing is open to the public, there is no need to make an appointment.
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