A catalogue of fine and rare books, mss. and autograph letters
Publisher: Messrs. Hodgson & Co.
Published: 1953
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 46
Notes: 620 lots.

"No. 6 of 1952-53"--Cover.

" ... including a splendid late fifteenth century ms. of Lydgate's poem "The life of our Lady," with illuminated borders, and a fifteenth century Sarum processional, the property of F.T.A. Ashton-Gwatkin, esq., C.B., C.M.G.; incunable and sixteenth century books, including a coloured copy of Braun and Hogenberg's Theatre des citès du monde--rare tracts on alchemy--interesting English seventeenth century books.   Fine books with coloured plates, including a beautiful copy of Vidal's Views of Buenos Ayres, in contemporary morocco.  Ornithology and botany:  Gould's Humming birds (first 18 parts)-- Latham's Synopsis of birds, 4 vols--Meyer's British birds, 4 vols--Seebohm's Monograph on thrushes, 2 vols--Curtis's Botanical magazine, first 62 vols-- Maund's Botanic garden, 13 vols--Paxton's Magazine of botany, 15 vols, etc. Handsomely bound French illustrated books--editions de luxe of Arthur Rackham--the Nonesuch Press shakespeare, 9 vols--a set of the Tudor translations, 56 vols--well-bound sets of Capt. Mahan and J.S. Corbett--the Oxford English dictionary, 13 vols--books on horology--a collection of auction sale catalogues of coins and medals, in 39 vols, 1712-1872.  Manuscripts and autograph letters:  holograph ms. of Burns's poem "To Nancy"--two poems by Lord Byron, in the poet's handwriting, and letters of his contemporaries, sold by order of Miss Barbara Murray--mss. and pamphlets from the Sebright papers, etc."

Place of sale: London.

Date of sale: April 23 and 24, 1953.