Bloomsbury Auctions

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397. [Miège (Guy)] th e p r e S e n t S t at e o f gre at -britain a n d
ir e l a n d. in t h r e e pa rt S. th e i. of Sou t h britain. ii. of nort h
britain. iii. of ir e l a n d, 4 parts in 1, third edition, engraved portrait
frontispiece and 2 folding maps, folding letter-press ‘Brunswick
Genealogy’, split to fold of table, contemporary panelled calf,
richly gilt spine in compartments and with red leather label, spine
chipped and darkened, corners worn, rubbed, J.H. for J.Nicholson
[&c.], 1715; and a defective copy of his 1688 Great French
Dictionary (first edition), 8vo & folio (2) £180 - £200
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Lot 398
398. Shakespeare (William) ha m l e t, pr i n C e o f de n m a r K,
a tr a g e d y, engraved frontispiece, frayed & tipped-in, 1 p.
advertisments at end, browned, J. Darby for M. Wellington, 1718
b o u n d w i t h Rival Ladies (The), a Tragi-Comedy, 1718 a n d w i t h
Cibber (Colley) The Double Gallant, or, the Sick Ladies Cure, a
Comedy, third edition, 2 pp. advertisements at end, last f. tippedin,
B. Lintot, sold by D. Brown, W. Mears & F. Clay, 1718, 3 works
in 1 vol., browned and foxed, contemporary panelled calf, rubbed,
rebacked, spine repaired, 8vo. £250 - £350
*** The first edition of John Hughes’ acting version of Hamlet.
Lot 399
399. [Hurtado de Mendoza (Diego)] th e life a n d ad v e n t u r e S o f
lazarillo d e to r m e S , second edition, engraved portrait frontispiece
and 19 plates, 5 pp. advertisements at end, portrait working loose,
occasional spotting, contemporary calf, rebacked, preserving part
of original backstrip, corners worn, some loss of leather to covers,
12mo, R. and J. Bonwick and R.Wilkin, 1726. £200 - £300
*** A scarce edition of this picaresque fictitious auto-biography.
Lot 400
400. [Gee (Joshua)] th e tr a d e a n d nav i g at i o n o f gr e at -britain
Co n S i d e r e d, second edition, a few outer margins trimmed, lacking
endpapers, contemporary calf, gilt spine in compartments, lacking
label, corners worn, rubbed, [Goldsmiths’ 6736], 8vo, by Sam.
Buckley, 1730. £100 - £150
401. [Browne (Peter)] th i n g S divin e a n d Super n at u r a l
Co n C e i v e d b y ana l o g y w i t h t h i n g S nat u r a l a n d hum a n, firSt
e d i t i o n, contemporary mottled calf, rebacked in 20th century cloth,
upper joint split, corners worn, rubbed, 8vo, for William Innys and
Richard Manby, 1733. £120 - £180
Lot 402
402. Ko r a n (th e), commonly called the Alcoran of Mohammed,
translated into English, to which is added a Preliminary Discourse
by George Sale, firSt e d i t i o n in en g l i S h, title printed in red
and black, engraved folding map and 4 plates, three folding,
contemporary panelled calf, outer and decorative centre panels
and compartments of spine stained with a contrasting colour, with
the bookplate of Edward Lord Suffield, large 4to, C. Ackers for J.
Wilcox, 1734. £800 - £1,200