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Lot 244 243 Hunt (Leigh). Men, Women, and Books; A selection of sketches, essays and critical memoirs, from his uncollected prose writings, 2 volumes, 1st edition, 2 volumes, 1847, engraved frontispiece, without half-titles, top edge gilt, later crushed green gilt-decorated full morocco (by Worsfold), a little darkened to spines, generally in very good condition, with original cloth covers and spines preserved at end of each volume, bookplate of Charles Waterman Armour to front pastedown of each volume, 8vo Handsome copy. (2)
£100-150
244* Illuminated leaves. Two illuminated leaves, circa 1550, two leaves with blue, gold and red Latin text, heightened with gilt, text on verso and recto, paper size 170 x 120mm, each mounted, framed and double glazed (2)
£100-200
245 Johnson (Captain Charles, pseud.). A General History of the Pyrates..., 2 volumes, 4th edition, 1726, engraved folding map and 3 plates including 1 folding, 3 pp. publisher’s adverts at rear of volume 2, volume 2 lacks maps(? and half-title), last 2 leaves of Contents to volume 1 misbound at rear of Contents to volume 2, some spotting and marginal browning, volume 2 with large old damp stain to inner margins throughout, armorial bookplate of Peter Thellusson [1737-1797, Swiss businessman and banker] to front pastedowns, contemporary calf, skillful gilt-decorated calf rebacks with contrasting spine labels, a little rubbed, 8vo (2)
£300-400
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