Sale 674: Fine Books & Manuscripts

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(Mathematics, Judaica)
Author
Sylvester, J.J. [James Joseph]
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'America's 1st Jewish Professor', Mathematician, letter to Poe's Doctor
Date Published
June 13, 1846

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208

Carte de visite and handwriting sample from Jacob Doorn, a Dutch man with two prosthetic arms.

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(Medical devices - prosthetics)
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CdV of man with two prosthetic arms, and handwriting sample
Date Published
1883

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209

Theologiae Cursus Completus, ex Tractatibus Omnium Perfectissimis Ubique Habitis ...

Author
Migne, J.P., editor
Headline
Theologiae Cursus Completus, 28 volumes
Publisher
J.P. Migne
Date Published
1845-1860

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210

Missale Romanum ex Decreto Sacrosancti Concilii Tridentini Restitutum

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(Missale Romanum)
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Ornately bound Missale Romanum 1920
Publisher
Sumptibus et Typis Friderici Pustet
Date Published
1920

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211

Missale Romanum ex Decreto Sacrosancti Concilii Tridentini Restitutum

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(Missale Romanum)
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Missale Romanum in 18th century velvet binding
Publisher
Ex Ducali Campidonensi Per Aloysium Galler
Date Published
1771

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212

Missale Romanum ex Decreto Sacrosancti Concilii Tridentini Restitutum

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(Missale Romanum)
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Missale Romanum 1668
Publisher
Ex typographéo Ioannis Iaecklini
Date Published
1668

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213

Missale Romanum ex Decreto Sacrosancti Concilii Tridentini Restitutum...

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(Missale Romanum)
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Missale Romanum with engraved plates 1683
Publisher
Ex Officina Plantiniana Balthasaris Moreti
Date Published
1683

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214

Missale Romanum ex Decreto Sacrosancti...

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(Missale Romanum)
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Missal w/10 engraved plates 1614
Publisher
Plantiniana.Viduam & Filios Io. Moreti
Date Published
1614

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215

Atlas Geographicus: or, a Compleat System of Geography Ancient and Modern.

Author
[Moll, Herman]
Headline
Moll's Atlas Geographicus vol. 1: Europe
Publisher
John Nutt
Date Published
1711

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216

Picasso Dreaming of Franco's Dream

Author
Mugnaini, Joseph
Headline
Joseph Mugnaini, Picasso Dreaming etching AP
Date Published
1978

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217

Study for a Monoprint

Author
Mugnaini, Joseph
Headline
Joseph Mugnaini original mixed media painting
Date Published
No date

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218

Über die fossilen Reste der Zeuglodonten von Nordamerica mit Rücksicht auf die europäischen Reste aus dieser Familie

Author
Muller, Johannes
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27 plates of fossils 1849
Publisher
Reimer
Date Published
1849

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219

The Works of Arthur Murphy, Esq.

Author
Murphy, Arthur
Headline
Works of Irish writer Arthur Murphy, 7 vols. 1786
Publisher
Printred for T. Cadell
Date Published
1786

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220

Jeanne d'Arc: Maid of Orleans, Deliverer of France

Author
Murray, T. Douglas
Headline
Jeanne d'Arc, 1902, in elaborate pictorial leather binding
Publisher
William Heineman
Date Published
1902

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221

The Complete Conveyancer; or, the Theory and Practice of Conveyancing in All its Branches.

Author
Newnam, William
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Rare lawyer's reference book 3 vols. 1781
Publisher
Printed for S. Bladon
Date Published
1781

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222

Memoirs of the Life of the late John Mytton, Esq., of Halson, Shropshire, formerly M.P. for Shrewsbury, High Sheriff for the Counties of Salop & Merioneth, and Major of the North Shropshire Yeomanry Cavalry; with Notices of his Hunting, Shooting, Driving, Racing, Eccentric, and Extravagant Exploits

Author
Nimrod [Apperley, Charles James]
Headline
Memoirs of the Life of the late John Mytton, Esq.
Publisher
Rudolph Ackermann
Date Published
1851

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223

Two works from the Nonesuch Press

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(Nonesuch Press)
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Two from the Nonesuch Press
Publisher
Nonesuch Press
Date Published
1942-43

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224

A Manual of the Ornithology of the United States and of Canada. The Water Birds [&] The Land Birds

Author
Nuttall, Thomas
Headline
Nuttalls Ornithology of the US and Canada
Publisher
Hilliard, Gray, and Company
Date Published
1834 & 1840

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225

Officium B. Mariae Virginis nuper Reformatum & Pii Quinti Pont. Max. Iussu Editum. Ad instar Breviarii Romani sub Urbano VIII Recogniti. Cum Indulgentiis

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(Officium B.M.V.)
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Officium B.M.V. 1644
Publisher
Apid Cieras
Date Published
1644

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226

Officium Beatae Mariae Virginis

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(Officium B.M.V.)
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Officium B.M.V. finely bound 1680
Publisher
Officina Plantiniana
Date Published
1680

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227

The Comic Adventures of Old Mother Hubbard and her Dog; Illustrated with fifteen copper-plate engravings

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(Old Mother Hubbard)
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Mother Hubbard & her dog, 1813 New York edition
Publisher
Published by I. Riley
Date Published
1813

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228

Vida Interior del Illustrissimo, Excellentissimo Martin Lucas y Venerable Senor don Juan de Palafox y Mendoza

Author
Palafox y Mendoza, Juan de
Headline
Vida Interior del Illustrissimo 1691
Publisher
Lucas Martin
Date Published
1691

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229

Commentaria Ad Constitutiones Apostolicas, Seu Bullas Singulas Summorum Pontificum In Bullario Romano Contentas Secundum Collectionem Cherubini, Incipientes A Divo Leone Magno

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(Papal Bulls)
Author
Petra, Vincento
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Vincento Petra Papal Bulls 1741
Publisher
Ex Typographia Balleoniana
Date Published
1741

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230

Organic Remains of a Former World: An examination of the mineralized remains of the vegetable and animals of the Antediluvian World; generally termed extraneous fossils

Author
Parkinson, James
Headline
Early paleontology by identifier of Parkinson's disease
Publisher
M.A. Nattali
Date Published
1833

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231

Anna Pavlova

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(Pavlova, Anna)
Author
Svetloff, Valerian
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Signed by Anna Pavlova
Publisher
M. de Brunoff, Publisher
Date Published
1922

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232

Essais de physique, ou Recueil de plusieurs traitez touchant les choses naturelles. Tome I

Author
Perrault, Claude
Headline
Perrault Essais de physique Vol. I 1680
Publisher
Chez Jean Baptiste Coignard
Date Published
1680

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233

Visit to Iceland and the Scandinavian North

Author
Pfeiffer, Ida
Headline
Visit to Iceland, 1852
Publisher
Ingram Cooke
Date Published
1852

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234

Manuscript document on vellum, signed by Jérôme Phélypeaux

Author
Phélypeaux, Jérôme
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Document signed by French naval minister, 1725
Date Published
1725

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235

Album with 98 mounted photographs of Egypt

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(Photographs - Egypt)
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Original photographs of Egypt
Date Published
c.1870-1890

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236

Album of approx. 70 original photographs of locomotives and a few other train-related scenes

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(Photographs - Railway Lomotives)
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Original photographs of railway locomotives
Date Published
c..1890-1940

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237

A Passenger Without Destination

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(Photography - Taiwan)
Author
Si Chi Ko
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Si Chi Ko photography, signed
Date Published
[1994]

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238

An American Genius. The Life of Ernest Orlando Lawrence - signed by ten Nobel laureates

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(Physics)
Author
Childs, Herbert
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Life of Ernest Orlando Lawrence - signed by ten Nobel laureates
Publisher
E. P. Dutton
Date Published
1968

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239

Homage to Pablo Picasso. Special issue of the XXe siècle Review

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Picasso, Pablo
Author
San Lazzaro, G. di, editor
Headline
With original lithograph
Publisher
Tudor Publishing Co.
Date Published
1971

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240

Il Vaticano: Descritto ed illustrato da Erasmo Pistolesi. Con Disegni a contorni diretti dal Pittore Camillo Guerra

Author
Pistolesi, Erasmo
Headline
Massive history of Vatican & its contents, 1829
Publisher
Tipografia della Società editrice
Date Published
1829

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241

Framed photograph of Pope Pius X - signed

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(Pius X, Pope)
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Framed photograph of Pope Pius X - signed
Date Published
[n.d.]

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242

Framed photograph of Pope Pius XI - signed

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(Pius XI, Pope)
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Framed photograph of Pope Pius XI - signed
Date Published
[n.d.]

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243

Plutarchi Chaeronensis, Summi et Philosophi et Historici Parallela...[and] Opera, Que Extant, Omnia Plutarchi Chaeronei, et Ethica Sive Moralia Complectentia...

Author
Plutarch
Headline
The works of Plutarch 1600-1605
Publisher
Ex Officina Chalcographica Ioannis Saurii
Date Published
1600 and 1605

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244

Lot of five volumes in 18th Century poetry and drama

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(Poetry and Drama)
Author
Various authors
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Five volumes in 18th Century poetry & drama
Date Published
Various dates

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245

Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám

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(Pogany, Willy, illustrator)
Author
Omar Khayyam
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Rubaiyat with Willy Pogany illustrations
Publisher
George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.
Date Published
[1930]

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246

Behold! Two Letters, the One Written by the Pope to the (then) Prince of Wales, now King of England...

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(Popes - Gregory XV)
Author
Du Chesne, Andrew
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Behold! Two Letters, The One Written by the POPE
Date Published
1642

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247

Prang's Natural History Series for Children

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(Prang, Louis)
Author
Clakins, Norman & Mrs. A.M. Diaz
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Prang's Natural History Series for Children
Publisher
L. Prang & Co.
Date Published
1878

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248

The Vade Mecum for America: Or a Companion for Traders and Travellers

Author
[Prince, Thomas]
Headline
Vade Mecum for American by Thos Prince 1732
Publisher
S. Kneeland and T. Green, for D. Henchman and T. Hancock
Date Published
1732

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249

Victorian print display cabinet on easel

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(Print Rack)
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Victorian print display cabinet on easel
Date Published
No date

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250

Poems on Several Occasions

Author
Prior, Matthew
Headline
Matthew Prior Poems on Several Occasions
Publisher
Jacob Tonson
Date Published
1718

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251

Processionarium sacri ordinis Praedicatorum auctoritate Apostolica approbatum

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(Processional)
Author
Bremond, Antonin
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Scarce processional 1754
Publisher
Ex Typographia Hieronymi Mainardi
Date Published
1754

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252

Forty volumes of Punch Magazine, The London Charivari

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(Punch Magazine)
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Four boxes o' Punch
Date Published
Various dates

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253

Gallantry: An Eighteenth Century Dizain in Ten Comedies...

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(Pyle, Howard)
Author
Cabell, James Branch
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Illustrated by Pyle, finely bound
Publisher
Harper & Brothers
Date Published
1907

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254

Rubricae Missalis Romani Commentariis Illustratae

Author
Quarti, Paolo Maria
Headline
Commentary on the rubrics of the Mass by Paulo Maria Quarti 1727
Publisher
Ex Typographia Balleoniana
Date Published
1727

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255

Absurdities: A book of Collected Drawings

Author
Robinson, W. Heath
Headline
W. Heath Robinson Absurdities signed 1/250
Publisher
Hutchinson & Co
Date Published
[1934]

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256

Italy, A Poem and Poems

Author
Rogers, Samuel
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Engraved vignettes after work by J.M.W. Turner and Thomas Stothard
Publisher
T. Cadell
Date Published
1830-1834

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257

Breviarium Rom[anum] ad antiquum ritum...

Author
[Roman Catholic Church]
Headline
1553 Breviary printed by Yolande Bonhomme
Publisher
Ex officina libraria Iolandae Bonhomme fub unicorni in via Iacobea
Date Published
1553

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258

Osservazioni sopra l'Antico Cimitero di S. Abondanza vedova, ed il Tempio di S. Gregorio, prete e martire

Author
Rosmarini, Filippo Gelosi
Headline
Remains of cemetery at Spoleto, Italy, 1759
Publisher
Nella Stampaeria Vescovile di Giovanni Tordelli
Date Published
1759

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259

Omnia Opera

Author
Saint Ambrose
Headline
Works of Saint Ambrose 1529 edition
Publisher
Chevallon
Date Published
1529

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260

Beatissimi Gregorij pape totius ecclesie luminis preclarissimi in septem psalmos penitentiales explanatio admodum vtilis cum tabula materiarum.

Author
Saint Gregory the Great
Headline
From Simon Bevilaqua's run of the works of St. Gregory, 1516
Publisher
Simon Bevelaqua
Date Published
1516

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261

Pastoralis cure liber diui Gregorij pape in quatuor tantum diuisus partes

Author
Saint Gregory the Great
Headline
From Simon Bevilaqua's run of the works of St. Gregory, 1516
Publisher
Simon Bevelaqua
Date Published
1516

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262

Estampas de Don Quijote de la Mancha, por Augusto

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(Sastre, Augusto Fernandez)
Author
Cervantes, Miguel de
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Prints of Don Quixote de la Mancha, by Augusto Fernandez Sastre
Publisher
Impreso Offset Continente
Date Published
1946

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263

Original Richard Scarry layout for Magic Slate Paper Saver toy

Author
Scarry, Richard
Headline
Mock-up for Richard Scarry Magic Slate
Publisher
Western Publishing Company
Date Published
1963

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264

The Comedies, Histories & Tragedies of William Shakespeare

Author
Shakespeare, William
Headline
Limited Editions Club Shakespeare 37 volumes
Publisher
Limited Editions Club
Date Published
1939-41

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265

An Answer to a Discourse Intituled, Papists Protesting Against Protestant Popery; Being a Vindication of Papists Not Misrepresented by Protestants: And Containing a Particular Examination of Monsieur de Meaux, Late Bishop of Condom...

Author
Sherlock, William
Headline
Papists Protesting Against Protestant Popery 1686
Publisher
Printed for John Amery...and William Rogers
Date Published
1686

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266

KISSTORY II: Toys Games & Girls Collector's Bible - signed by Gene Simmons

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(Simmons, Gene)
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KISSTORY II -signed by Gene Simmons
Publisher
Kisstory LTD.
Date Published
[1999]

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267

Essays on several curious and useful subjects, in speculative and mix'd Mathematicks. Illustrated by a variety of examples

Author
Simpson, Thomas
Headline
Simpson's mathematical curiosities, 1740
Publisher
Printed by H. Woodfall, jun. for J. Nourse
Date Published
1740

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268

A Book of Towers and Other Buildings of Southern Europe

Author
Sitwell, Sacheverell
Headline
Etchings of buildings of southern Europe
Publisher
Frederick Etchells & Hugh Macdonald
Date Published
1930

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269

The Ancient Costume of Great Britain and Ireland, from the Seventh to the Sixteenth Century, Selected from Rare Specimens in the Possession of the Author, and Accompanied with Suitable Descriptions and Illustrations

Author
Smith, Charles Hamilton
Headline
Charles Hamilton Smith Costume of Ancient Britain
Publisher
J. Dowding
Date Published
[1815]

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270

Grouse Feathers [with] More Grouse Feathers

Author
Spiller, Burton L.
Headline
More Grouse Feathers, Derrydale Press 1938
Publisher
The Derrydale Press
Date Published
[1935], [1938]

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271

Ballads about Authors

Author
Spofford, Harriet (Elizabeth) Prescott
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Collection of poetic homages to Goldsmith, Milton, Shakespeare, etc.
Publisher
D. Lothrop Company
Date Published
1887

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272

Lot of six sporting books from Derrydale Press and others

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(Sporting Books)
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Six sporting books, two signed
Date Published
Various dates

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273

East of Eden

Author
Steinbeck, John
Headline
John Steinbeck East of Eden Finely Bound
Publisher
Viking
Date Published
1952

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274

A List of the Monumental Brasses in the British Isles

Author
Stephenson, Mill
Headline
Monumental Brasses in the UK
Publisher
Headley Brothers
Date Published
1926, 1938

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275

A Journal of the Life of Thomas Story: Containing an account of his remarkable convincement of and embracing the principles of truth as held by the people called Quakers and also of his travels and labours in the service of the gospel, with many other occurrences and observations

Author
Story, Thomas
Headline
Quaker convert in colonial America
Publisher
Printed by Isaac Thompson
Date Published
1747

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276

The Survey of London: Contayning the Originall, Increase, Moderne Estate, and Government of that City, Methodically set downe.

Author
Stow, John
Headline
The Survey of London 1633
Publisher
Printed by Elizabether Purslow
Date Published
1633

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277

De bello Belgico decas prima ab excessu Caroli V imp. usque ad initia praefecturae Alexandri Farnesii

Author
Strada, Famiano
Headline
Strada's Netherlands war with lion map frontispiece.
Publisher
apud viduam et haeredes Joan. Cnobbari
Date Published
1649

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278

Woman's travel album with plant specimens

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(Travel album)
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Woman's travel album with plant specimens, c.1884
Date Published
1864-1886

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279

Fiancee of American missionary to Ottoman Turkey (Iraq) fears “deceitful, oppressed and morally degraded” Arabs - letter

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(Turkey, Iraq - Missionary)
Author
Peck, Julia White
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Amer. woman missionary to Ottoman Turkey fears “deceitful" Arabs
Date Published
March 19, 1851

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280

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Tom Sawyer's Comrade)

Author
Twain, Mark
Headline
Huckleberry Finn First American Edition Earliest Issue
Publisher
Charles L. Webster
Date Published
1885

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281

Forum Conscientiae Seu Jus Poli, Hoc Est Tractus Theologico Juridicus

Author
Van der Muelen, Joannes Andreas
Headline
Johannes Andreas van der Muelen 1693
Publisher
Apud Guljelmum van de Water
Date Published
1693

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282

Historia Juris Civilis Juliacensium et Montensium [bound with] Tractatus De Jure Revolutionis Ad Lucem Ordinationis Judiciariæ and other works

Author
Voets, Melchior
Headline
Melchior Voets 1683
Publisher
Apud Hilgerum Nöten [&] Agrippinae Kopp
Date Published
1683 [&] 1691

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283

Collection of 219 engraved plates from Volkamer's "Nürbergisches Hesperides, oder, gründliche..." and "Continuation der Nürbergischen Hesperidum..."

Author
Volkamer, Johann Christoph
Headline
Volkamer's engravings of citrus, 1708-1714
Date Published
1708-1714

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284

The Friends of Voltaire

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(Voltaire)
Author
Tallentyre, S.G
Headline
The Friends of Voltaire. Extra-illustrated with an original ms page by Voltaire.
Publisher
Smith, Elder & Co.
Date Published
1906