The David Stather Library

Date: 25th Jan, 2023 10:30 GMT/BST
Lots: 228

A single-owner sale of the Library of David Stather (1940-2022)

The library comprises a large collection of early books, pamphlets and manuscripts on English history, focusing on the English Civil War, the ‘Popish Plot’,  the Monmouth Rebellion and the Glorious Revolution, early Parliament and the Monarchy of that period, the development of English law, the Reformation, early bibles and prayer books, chronicles of English history and some very early books on witchcraft.

The earliest manuscript dates from 1285, and the earliest book is an incunable from 1486, however the majority date from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Interestingly, many are books that contribute to English history rather than just reporting on it, for example the collection includes books reporting the Popish Plot, which were written specifically to create social division through what is now known as ‘fake news’.

 The books have been lovingly preserved by David Stather and the auction provides a rare opportunity to purchase books from a very focused collection built up over his lifetime.

Please submit any enquiries for the sale to books@tennants-ltd.co.uk 

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Books, Maps and Manuscripts (228)

 

Lot 193 - Trials The Proceedings on the King's...

Sold for £300
Estimated at £200 - £400

Lot 194 - Trial The Trial of the Seven Bishops, The...

Sold for £220
Estimated at £100 - £200

Lot 195 - Tyndale [William] et al. The Whole workes of W....

Sold for £8,000
Estimated at £2,000 - £3,000

Lot 197 - Vergil (Polydore) An abridgemente of the...

Sold for £2,200
Estimated at £400 - £600

Lot 198 - Voyages - South Sea Cooke (Edward, Capt.), A...

Sold for £1,100
Estimated at £500 - £800

Lot 199 - [Ward (Edward)] The London-Spy. Compleat in...

Sold for £250
Estimated at £200 - £300

Lot 200 - Waterhous (Edward) An humble Apologie for...

Sold for £320
Estimated at £200 - £400

Lot 201 - Weever (John) Ancient Funerall Monuments...

Sold for £250
Estimated at £150 - £250

Lot 203 - [Whitelocke (Sir Bulstrode)] or [Fiennes...

Sold for £380
Estimated at £150 - £250

Lot 205 - Witchcraft - Manuscript A Discourse of...

Sold for £5,000
Estimated at £2,000 - £3,000

Lot 206 - Witchcraft [Boulton (Richard)], A Compleat...

Sold for £1,700
Estimated at £400 - £600

Lot 207 - Witchcraft [H.F.], A true and exact Relation...

Sold for £4,000
Estimated at £1,000 - £2,000

Lot 208 - Witchcraft A Tryal of Witches, at the Assizes...

Sold for £5,000
Estimated at £1,000 - £2,000

Lot 209 - Witchcraft Baxter (Richard), The Certainty of...

Sold for £1,300
Estimated at £300 - £500

Lot 210 - Witchcraft Cotta (John), The Infallible True...

Sold for £1,900
Estimated at £300 - £500

Lot 211 - Witchcraft Glanvill (Joseph), Saducismus...

Sold for £1,200
Estimated at £300 - £500

Lot 212 - Witchcraft Glanvill (Joseph), Saducismus...

Sold for £1,300
Estimated at £400 - £600

Lot 214 - Witchcraft Scot (Reginald), The Discoverie of...

Sold for £6,000
Estimated at £3,000 - £5,000

Lot 215 - Witchcraft Scot (Reginald), The Discovery of...

Sold for £6,000
Estimated at £3,000 - £5,000

Lot 216 - Witchcraft Spenger (Jakob) & Institoris...

Sold for £5,500
Estimated at £500 - £800

Lot 217 - Witchcraft Webster (John), The Displaying of...

Sold for £2,000
Estimated at £800 - £1,200

Lot 218 - Woman Vives [Juan Luis], A Very Fruteful and...

Sold for £2,800
Estimated at £400 - £600

Lot 219 - [Wood (Anthony)] Athenæ Oxonienses. An Exact...

Sold for £100
Estimated at £200 - £400

Lot 220 - York Indenture Indenture of a Lease from...

Sold for £180
Estimated at £150 - £250

Lot 221 - York Justice [Montgomery (James)], Prison...

Sold for £280
Estimated at £200 - £400

Lot 224 - Yorkshire - Market Weighton A collection of...

Sold for £140
Estimated at £80 - £120

Lot 225 - Yorkshire Criminal History York Gaol, Relief...

Sold for £1,100
Estimated at £200 - £400

Lot 226 - Yorkshire [Gale (Roger) edit.], Registrum...

Sold for £280
Estimated at £100 - £200

Lot 227 - Yorkshire Speede (Johan) [Speed (John)], The...

Sold for £350
Estimated at £150 - £250