Printed Books & Maps, Historical Documents & Ephemera
by Dominic Winter Auctions
808 lots | 234 with images
2008
Viewing Notes17th June 9am to 7pm. Morning of sale from 9am.
Lot 1: [Astley, Thomas]. A New General Collection of
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Description: [Astley, Thomas]. A New General Collection of Voyages and Travels..., Comprehending Every Thing Remarkable in its Kind, in Europe, Asia, Africa and America..., so as to form a Compleat System of Modern Geography and History..., vols. 1 & 2 only (of 4), 1745, twenty-twoo eng. maps (12 folding), sixty-six eng. plts. and plans (11 folding), vol. 1 lacks title, closed-tears to few folding plt. & maps, some staining at rear of vol. 2, sewing weak and broken in places with some loose & detached leaves, contemp. calf, vol. 1 lacking boards and boards detached to vol. 2, worn, 4to (2)
View additional info »Lot 2: Barrow (Sir John). The Eventful History of the
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Description: Barrow (Sir John). The Eventful History of the Mutiny and Piratical Seizure of H.M.S. Bounty: its Cause and Consequences, 1st ed., 1831, six etched plates, lacking p.vii, tear to rear blank, one or two light spots, contemporary calf, lightly rubbed, 8vo (1)
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Lot 3: Bicchierai (Alessandro). Dei Bagni di Montecatini,
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Description: Bicchierai (Alessandro). Dei Bagni di Montecatini, Florence, Gaetano Cambiagi, 1788, double-page engraved frontis., large folding eng. general plan towards rear, and one other folding eng. plan and one folding table, edges rough-trimmed, contemp. calf-backed patterned boards, rubbed and scuffed, a little wear to head and foot of spine, 4to (1)
View additional info »Lot 4: Blackwood (Lady Alicia). Narrative of Personal
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Description: Blackwood (Lady Alicia). Narrative of Personal Experiences & Impressions during a Residence on the Bosphorus throughout the Crimean War, 1881, half-title present, litho. title and ten litho. plts. (inc. four folding), some spotting to first & last few leaves, orig. cloth gilt, frayed at head & foot of spine, 8vo Presentation inscription to half-title, "To my nephew Harry Keppel from his affectionate aunt, A.B.". Atabey 114. (1)
View additional info »Lot 5: Bohn (Henry G.). A Pictorial Hand-Book of Modern
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Description: Bohn (Henry G.). A Pictorial Hand-Book of Modern Geography, on a Popular Plan..., with Numerous Tables and a General Index, 1861, fifty-one steel eng. plts. (correct as list), some with ink outline, b&w illusts. to text, orig. cloth gilt, rubbed with some wear to extremes., thick 8vo (1)
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