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Qur'an.- - [18th cent. Indo-Persian Qur'an],

Kalighat school.- - Group of 7 Kalighat paintings,

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Albertus Magnus (pseudo-) - De Laudibus Beatae Virginis: 190 ff., the final blank, 34 lines, Gothic type, chapter initials, paragraph marks and initial-strokes in red, some spotting or staining, 19th century marbled boards, rebacked in modern calf, spine

0001: Albertus Magnus (pseudo-) - De Laudibus Beatae VirginisEst. £4,000-£6,000Lot Passed

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Leo I, - Pope Sermones, edited by Joannes Andreae,: Pope Sermones , edited by Joannes Andreae, Bishop of Aleria, 127 (of 128 ff., lacking initial blank), the final blank, 38 lines, Roman type, initial spaces, some early ink marginalia and

0002: Leo I, - Pope Sermones, edited by Joannes Andreae,Est. £2,500-£3,500

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Martialis (Marcus Valerius) - Epigramata,: 178 (of 180 ff., lacking f1 & 10), 32 lines, Gothic type, initial spaces with guide-letters, marginal staining to varying degrees, contemporary blind-stamped morroco over wooden boards, remains of

0003: Martialis (Marcus Valerius) - Epigramata,Est. £3,000-£4,000

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Gerson (Jean) - Opera,: 3 vol., a composite set, Prima Pars: double column, 46 (index), the last blank, and 188 ff., 56 lines and headline, Gothic type, full-page woodcut to verso of title, initials in red or blue, some in

0004: Gerson (Jean) - Opera,Est. £4,000-£6,000

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Cicero (Marcus Tullius) - Rhetoricoru[m] ad C.: title in red and black and with woodcut printer's device depicting a printing press, woodcut criblé initials, marginal repair to foot of a2, a few small stains, occasional light browning,

0005: Cicero (Marcus Tullius) - Rhetoricoru[m] ad C.Est. £1,500-£2,000

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Suetonius Tranquilius (Gaius) - Illustres Virui, quos: Alexander Minutianus praeceptor , title in red and black, initials supplied later in red pen-and-ink, few early marginalia, some trimmed, occasional scoring, stained and marked, modern half

0006: Suetonius Tranquilius (Gaius) - Illustres Virui, quosEst. £400-£600

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Quintilianus (Marcus Fabius) - [De institutione: first Aldine edition , woodcut printer's device to title and final verso, capital spaces with guide-letters, *4 blank, early ink marginalia to the majority of ff., some staining, lightly browned,

0007: Quintilianus (Marcus Fabius) - [De institutioneEst. £300-£400

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Aquinas - [Summa Theologica: Part 2] Liber no[m]i[n]e: ( Saint Thomas) [Summa Theologica: Part 2] Liber no[m]i[n]e Secu[n]da secunde , large device on title, original final blank f. present, text in double column, title holed and frayed, repair

0008: Aquinas - [Summa Theologica: Part 2] Liber no[m]i[n]eEst. £800-£1,200

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Tacitus (Publius Cornelius) - Libri quinque noviter: first edition of the complete works , capital spaces with guide-letters, woodcut printer's device to verso of 2Q8, occasional early ink marginalia (mostly faded), marginal repairs, mostly to sig.A

0009: Tacitus (Publius Cornelius) - Libri quinque noviterEst. £2,000-£3,000

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Diomedes, - Grammaticus. Grammaticae Opus Tripartitum ,: Grammaticus. Grammaticae Opus Tripartitum , decorative initials, title frayed & corner restored, single marginal wormhole throughout, touching a few side-notes, small tear to inner margin of

0010: Diomedes, - Grammaticus. Grammaticae Opus Tripartitum ,Est. £400-£600

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Eusebius Pamphili, - Bishop of Caesarea . Chronicon ,: Bishop of Caesarea . Chronicon , mostly printed in red and black, title within attractive woodcut border with arms of the University of Paris flanked by 2 putti at head, woodcut criblé

0011: Eusebius Pamphili, - Bishop of Caesarea . Chronicon ,Est. £600-£800

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Plinius Secundus (Gaius) - Epistolarum Libri X,: title and final verso with woodcut printer's device, capital spaces with guide-letters, ****3 & 4 blank, final 2 ff. stuck together by their relevant blank sides, title repaired at inner margin,

0012: Plinius Secundus (Gaius) - Epistolarum Libri X,Est. £350-£450

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Augustine, - Bishop of Hippo. de Summa Trinitate,: Bishop of Hippo. de Summa Trinitate , double column, title in red and black and within an ornate woodcut architectural border, woodcut decorative initials, short worm trace to last few ff.,

0013: Augustine, - Bishop of Hippo. de Summa Trinitate,Est. £500-£700

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Solinus (Caius Julius) - In C. Julii Solini Polyistora: edited by Johannes Camers, first edition , title within ornate woodcut border, woodcut decorative initials, large woodcut printer's device to verso of final text f., without the world map (as

0014: Solinus (Caius Julius) - In C. Julii Solini PolyistoraEst. £750-£1,000

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Augustine - De Docrina Christiana, title partly loose,: (Aurelius Augustinus, Bishop of Hippo, Saint ) De Docrina Christiana, title partly loose, H. Alopecius , 1527 ; De Fide & Operibus liber unus , E. Cervicornus, . 1528 ; De Spiritu et

0015: Augustine - De Docrina Christiana, title partly loose,Est. £600-£800

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Boccaccio (Giovanni) - Peri Genealogias,: [ graece ] Deorum, libri quindecim, cum annotationibus Iacobi Micylli Eisdem de Montium, Sylvarum, Fontium,Lacuum, Fluviorum, Stagnorum, & Marium Nominibus, Liber I , woodcut device on title

0016: Boccaccio (Giovanni) - Peri Genealogias,Est. £800-£1,200

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Dante Alighieri (et al). - Rime di Diversi Antichi: title in woodcut architectural border, just touched by the binder's knife, F8 trimmed & presumably from another copy, little marking, nineteenth century vellum, morocco spine label, chipped, [Adams

0017: Dante Alighieri (et al). - Rime di Diversi AntichiEst. £600-£800

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New World.- Anghiera (Pietro Martire) - De rebus: woodcut printer's device to title and final verso, woodcut historiated initials, [Adams M754; Sabin 1557], Basel, Johann Bebel, 1533 bound after [Josephus].- Hegesippus. De rebus Iudaeorum

0018: New World.- Anghiera (Pietro Martire) - De rebusEst. £3,000-£4,000Lot Passed

Apianus (Petrus) and Bartholomaeus Amantius. -: first edition , title in red and black and with a large emblematic woodcut by Hans Brosmaer after Dürer, 7 large initials with astronomical and mathematical subjects by Brosamer, numerous

0019: Apianus (Petrus) and Bartholomaeus Amantius. -Est. £1,000-£1,500Lot Passed

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Plato. - Opera [with commentary by Proclus],: edited by Oporinus and Simon Grynaeus, 2 parts in 1 vol., second collected edition in Greek, first edition of the commentaries of Proclus , woodcut historiated or decorative initials, final f. of

0020: Plato. - Opera [with commentary by Proclus],Est. £1,800-£2,200

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Mela (Pomponius) - De Orbis Situ libri Tres,: edited with commentary by Joachim Vadianus, title with woodcut printer's device, woodcut historiated and decorative initials, lacking world map and blank f., a few marginal scorch marks, some

0021: Mela (Pomponius) - De Orbis Situ libri Tres,Est. £300-£400Lot Passed

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Epiphanius, - Saint. Contra Octoginta Hæreses,: Saint. Contra Octoginta Hæreses , title in Greek and Latin, text in Greek, woodcut historiated initials, woodcut printer's device to final verso, first sig. mounted on stub, single small

0022: Epiphanius, - Saint. Contra Octoginta Hæreses,Est. £300-£400

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Valerius Maximus. - Dictorum factorumque memorabilium: title with woodcut printer's device, woodcut decorative initials, narrow area torn from head of title, not affecting text, a few wormholes within text, stained, early manuscript fragment used in

0023: Valerius Maximus. - Dictorum factorumque memorabiliumEst. £300-£400

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Food & Drink.- Athenaeus. - Athenaei Dipnosophistarum: translated by Natalis de Comitibus, title with woodcut printer's device, woodcut decorative initials, occasional light water-staining and spotting, contemporary vellum over boards, later label to

0024: Food & Drink.- Athenaeus. - Athenaei DipnosophistarumEst. £400-£600

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