Description:
Bonhams, London, auction catalogue for the sale held on 28th June 1996. Laminated illustrated wrappers, 4to, 27 cm,. 81 pp, colour ills. 128 lots. Among the highlights noted were the following: Anna Atkins, Photographs of British Algae, [1843-1853]; S. Daniell, African Scenery and Animals, [1805]; J.B. Fraser, Views in the Himala Mountains, 1820; J.F. Gautier d'Agoty, Myologie complette, 1746; F.N. Martinet, Histoire des oiseaux, 1787-1796; Alexander Pope's copy of the Vision of Pierce Plowman, 1561; William Morris's copy of Thomas Aquinas, Summa theologicae, [1468]; Francis Throckmorton's copy of Ovid, 1516; T. Williamson & S. Howitt, Oriental Field Sports, 1807; S. Howitt, 2 watercolours for Oriental Field Sports; atlases by Blaeu, Mercator, Kitchin, and Santini; a unique state of the wall map of Palestine by Arnoldus Geelkerken, [c.1650]; George Willdey's world wall map with border, [c.1720]. Lamination frayed at lower fore-edge corner of front wrapper, otherwise Very Good.