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West Indies.- Sloane (Sir Hans) A Voyage to the Islands Madera, Barbados, Nieves, S. Christophers and Jamaica, with the Natural History ..., 2 vol., first edition, presentation inscription from the author to vol. 2, titles in red and black, 285 engraved folding or double-page plates and maps, some trimmed to platemark, plate 37 with torn corner and old expert repair with associated browning, text and plates mounted on stubs, vol. 2 lacking 6B2 (?blank), occasional faint marginal spotting, bookplates, vol. 1 later panelled calf, small splits to spine head, a little rubbed, vol. 2 contemporary calf, rebacked retaining original backstrip, rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, [Sabin 82169; Hunt 417], folio, by B.M. for the Author, 1707-25.
*** First edition of the first published descriptions and illustrations of Jamaican flora and fauna, Sloane's most important work. Presentation copies are rare, we can trace only one other at auction (sold Christies, 2015).
The inscription here reads: "E dono Hans Sloane Baronetti M.D. F.R.S. viri in omni Doctrinâ specteti primis et in me per quam amicissimi: 1725."
Provenance: Bookplates of Thomas Isted; Ambrose Isted and; Colonel Sir Harold Mitchell.](https://am-s3-bucket-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/forum/prod/lot_images/xlarge/1a228343-9b90-ee11-b864-d4548b6f1f2f/b09b3283-2191-ee11-8178-002248070a4a.webp "517
West Indies.- Sloane (Sir Hans) A Voyage to the Islands Madera, Barbados, Nieves, S. Christophers and Jamaica, with the Natural History ..., 2 vol., first edition, presentation inscription from the author to vol. 2, titles in red and black, 285 engraved folding or double-page plates and maps, some trimmed to platemark, plate 37 with torn corner and old expert repair with associated browning, text and plates mounted on stubs, vol. 2 lacking 6B2 (?blank), occasional faint marginal spotting, bookplates, vol. 1 later panelled calf, small splits to spine head, a little rubbed, vol. 2 contemporary calf, rebacked retaining original backstrip, rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, [Sabin 82169; Hunt 417], folio, by B.M. for the Author, 1707-25.
*** First edition of the first published descriptions and illustrations of Jamaican flora and fauna, Sloane's most important work. Presentation copies are rare, we can trace only one other at auction (sold Christies, 2015).
The inscription here reads: \"E dono Hans Sloane Baronetti M.D. F.R.S. viri in omni Doctrinâ specteti primis et in me per quam amicissimi: 1725.\"
Provenance: Bookplates of Thomas Isted; Ambrose Isted and; Colonel Sir Harold Mitchell.")
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West Indies.- Sloane (Sir Hans) A Voyage to the Islands Madera, Barbados, Nieves, S. Christophers and Jamaica, with the Natural History ..., 2 vol., first edition, presentation inscription from the author to vol. 2, titles in red and black, 285 engraved folding or double-page plates and maps, some trimmed to platemark, plate 37 with torn corner and old expert repair with associated browning, text and plates mounted on stubs, vol. 2 lacking 6B2 (?blank), occasional faint marginal spotting, bookplates, vol. 1 later panelled calf, small splits to spine head, a little rubbed, vol. 2 contemporary calf, rebacked retaining original backstrip, rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, [Sabin 82169; Hunt 417], folio, by B.M. for the Author, 1707-25.
*** First edition of the first published descriptions and illustrations of Jamaican flora and fauna, Sloane's most important work. Presentation copies are rare, we can trace only one other at auction (sold Christies, 2015).
The inscription here reads: "E dono Hans Sloane Baronetti M.D. F.R.S. viri in omni Doctrinâ specteti primis et in me per quam amicissimi: 1725."
Provenance: Bookplates of Thomas Isted; Ambrose Isted and; Colonel Sir Harold Mitchell.](https://am-s3-bucket-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/forum/prod/lot_images/xlarge/1a228343-9b90-ee11-b864-d4548b6f1f2f/b69b3283-2191-ee11-8178-002248070a4a.webp "517
West Indies.- Sloane (Sir Hans) A Voyage to the Islands Madera, Barbados, Nieves, S. Christophers and Jamaica, with the Natural History ..., 2 vol., first edition, presentation inscription from the author to vol. 2, titles in red and black, 285 engraved folding or double-page plates and maps, some trimmed to platemark, plate 37 with torn corner and old expert repair with associated browning, text and plates mounted on stubs, vol. 2 lacking 6B2 (?blank), occasional faint marginal spotting, bookplates, vol. 1 later panelled calf, small splits to spine head, a little rubbed, vol. 2 contemporary calf, rebacked retaining original backstrip, rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, [Sabin 82169; Hunt 417], folio, by B.M. for the Author, 1707-25.
*** First edition of the first published descriptions and illustrations of Jamaican flora and fauna, Sloane's most important work. Presentation copies are rare, we can trace only one other at auction (sold Christies, 2015).
The inscription here reads: \"E dono Hans Sloane Baronetti M.D. F.R.S. viri in omni Doctrinâ specteti primis et in me per quam amicissimi: 1725.\"
Provenance: Bookplates of Thomas Isted; Ambrose Isted and; Colonel Sir Harold Mitchell.")
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West Indies.- Sloane (Sir Hans) A Voyage to the Islands Madera, Barbados, Nieves, S. Christophers and Jamaica, with the Natural History ..., 2 vol., first edition, presentation inscription from the author to vol. 2, titles in red and black, 285 engraved folding or double-page plates and maps, some trimmed to platemark, plate 37 with torn corner and old expert repair with associated browning, text and plates mounted on stubs, vol. 2 lacking 6B2 (?blank), occasional faint marginal spotting, bookplates, vol. 1 later panelled calf, small splits to spine head, a little rubbed, vol. 2 contemporary calf, rebacked retaining original backstrip, rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, [Sabin 82169; Hunt 417], folio, by B.M. for the Author, 1707-25.
*** First edition of the first published descriptions and illustrations of Jamaican flora and fauna, Sloane's most important work. Presentation copies are rare, we can trace only one other at auction (sold Christies, 2015).
The inscription here reads: "E dono Hans Sloane Baronetti M.D. F.R.S. viri in omni Doctrinâ specteti primis et in me per quam amicissimi: 1725."
Provenance: Bookplates of Thomas Isted; Ambrose Isted and; Colonel Sir Harold Mitchell.](https://am-s3-bucket-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/forum/prod/lot_images/xlarge/1a228343-9b90-ee11-b864-d4548b6f1f2f/a685e289-2191-ee11-8178-002248070a4a.webp "517
West Indies.- Sloane (Sir Hans) A Voyage to the Islands Madera, Barbados, Nieves, S. Christophers and Jamaica, with the Natural History ..., 2 vol., first edition, presentation inscription from the author to vol. 2, titles in red and black, 285 engraved folding or double-page plates and maps, some trimmed to platemark, plate 37 with torn corner and old expert repair with associated browning, text and plates mounted on stubs, vol. 2 lacking 6B2 (?blank), occasional faint marginal spotting, bookplates, vol. 1 later panelled calf, small splits to spine head, a little rubbed, vol. 2 contemporary calf, rebacked retaining original backstrip, rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, [Sabin 82169; Hunt 417], folio, by B.M. for the Author, 1707-25.
*** First edition of the first published descriptions and illustrations of Jamaican flora and fauna, Sloane's most important work. Presentation copies are rare, we can trace only one other at auction (sold Christies, 2015).
The inscription here reads: \"E dono Hans Sloane Baronetti M.D. F.R.S. viri in omni Doctrinâ specteti primis et in me per quam amicissimi: 1725.\"
Provenance: Bookplates of Thomas Isted; Ambrose Isted and; Colonel Sir Harold Mitchell.")
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West Indies.- Sloane (Sir Hans) A Voyage to the Islands Madera, Barbados, Nieves, S. Christophers and Jamaica, with the Natural History ..., 2 vol., first edition, presentation inscription from the author to vol. 2, titles in red and black, 285 engraved folding or double-page plates and maps, some trimmed to platemark, plate 37 with torn corner and old expert repair with associated browning, text and plates mounted on stubs, vol. 2 lacking 6B2 (?blank), occasional faint marginal spotting, bookplates, vol. 1 later panelled calf, small splits to spine head, a little rubbed, vol. 2 contemporary calf, rebacked retaining original backstrip, rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, [Sabin 82169; Hunt 417], folio, by B.M. for the Author, 1707-25.
*** First edition of the first published descriptions and illustrations of Jamaican flora and fauna, Sloane's most important work. Presentation copies are rare, we can trace only one other at auction (sold Christies, 2015).
The inscription here reads: "E dono Hans Sloane Baronetti M.D. F.R.S. viri in omni Doctrinâ specteti primis et in me per quam amicissimi: 1725."
Provenance: Bookplates of Thomas Isted; Ambrose Isted and; Colonel Sir Harold Mitchell.](https://am-s3-bucket-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/forum/prod/lot_images/xlarge/1a228343-9b90-ee11-b864-d4548b6f1f2f/ac85e289-2191-ee11-8178-002248070a4a.webp "517
West Indies.- Sloane (Sir Hans) A Voyage to the Islands Madera, Barbados, Nieves, S. Christophers and Jamaica, with the Natural History ..., 2 vol., first edition, presentation inscription from the author to vol. 2, titles in red and black, 285 engraved folding or double-page plates and maps, some trimmed to platemark, plate 37 with torn corner and old expert repair with associated browning, text and plates mounted on stubs, vol. 2 lacking 6B2 (?blank), occasional faint marginal spotting, bookplates, vol. 1 later panelled calf, small splits to spine head, a little rubbed, vol. 2 contemporary calf, rebacked retaining original backstrip, rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, [Sabin 82169; Hunt 417], folio, by B.M. for the Author, 1707-25.
*** First edition of the first published descriptions and illustrations of Jamaican flora and fauna, Sloane's most important work. Presentation copies are rare, we can trace only one other at auction (sold Christies, 2015).
The inscription here reads: \"E dono Hans Sloane Baronetti M.D. F.R.S. viri in omni Doctrinâ specteti primis et in me per quam amicissimi: 1725.\"
Provenance: Bookplates of Thomas Isted; Ambrose Isted and; Colonel Sir Harold Mitchell.")
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West Indies.- Sloane (Sir Hans) A Voyage to the Islands Madera, Barbados, Nieves, S. Christophers and Jamaica, with the Natural History ..., 2 vol., first edition, presentation inscription from the author to vol. 2, titles in red and black, 285 engraved folding or double-page plates and maps, some trimmed to platemark, plate 37 with torn corner and old expert repair with associated browning, text and plates mounted on stubs, vol. 2 lacking 6B2 (?blank), occasional faint marginal spotting, bookplates, vol. 1 later panelled calf, small splits to spine head, a little rubbed, vol. 2 contemporary calf, rebacked retaining original backstrip, rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, [Sabin 82169; Hunt 417], folio, by B.M. for the Author, 1707-25.
*** First edition of the first published descriptions and illustrations of Jamaican flora and fauna, Sloane's most important work. Presentation copies are rare, we can trace only one other at auction (sold Christies, 2015).
The inscription here reads: "E dono Hans Sloane Baronetti M.D. F.R.S. viri in omni Doctrinâ specteti primis et in me per quam amicissimi: 1725."
Provenance: Bookplates of Thomas Isted; Ambrose Isted and; Colonel Sir Harold Mitchell.](https://am-s3-bucket-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/forum/prod/lot_images/small/1a228343-9b90-ee11-b864-d4548b6f1f2f/b09b3283-2191-ee11-8178-002248070a4a.webp "517
West Indies.- Sloane (Sir Hans) A Voyage to the Islands Madera, Barbados, Nieves, S. Christophers and Jamaica, with the Natural History ..., 2 vol., first edition, presentation inscription from the author to vol. 2, titles in red and black, 285 engraved folding or double-page plates and maps, some trimmed to platemark, plate 37 with torn corner and old expert repair with associated browning, text and plates mounted on stubs, vol. 2 lacking 6B2 (?blank), occasional faint marginal spotting, bookplates, vol. 1 later panelled calf, small splits to spine head, a little rubbed, vol. 2 contemporary calf, rebacked retaining original backstrip, rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, [Sabin 82169; Hunt 417], folio, by B.M. for the Author, 1707-25.
*** First edition of the first published descriptions and illustrations of Jamaican flora and fauna, Sloane's most important work. Presentation copies are rare, we can trace only one other at auction (sold Christies, 2015).
The inscription here reads: \"E dono Hans Sloane Baronetti M.D. F.R.S. viri in omni Doctrinâ specteti primis et in me per quam amicissimi: 1725.\"
Provenance: Bookplates of Thomas Isted; Ambrose Isted and; Colonel Sir Harold Mitchell.")
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West Indies.- Sloane (Sir Hans) A Voyage to the Islands Madera, Barbados, Nieves, S. Christophers and Jamaica, with the Natural History ..., 2 vol., first edition, presentation inscription from the author to vol. 2, titles in red and black, 285 engraved folding or double-page plates and maps, some trimmed to platemark, plate 37 with torn corner and old expert repair with associated browning, text and plates mounted on stubs, vol. 2 lacking 6B2 (?blank), occasional faint marginal spotting, bookplates, vol. 1 later panelled calf, small splits to spine head, a little rubbed, vol. 2 contemporary calf, rebacked retaining original backstrip, rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, [Sabin 82169; Hunt 417], folio, by B.M. for the Author, 1707-25.
*** First edition of the first published descriptions and illustrations of Jamaican flora and fauna, Sloane's most important work. Presentation copies are rare, we can trace only one other at auction (sold Christies, 2015).
The inscription here reads: "E dono Hans Sloane Baronetti M.D. F.R.S. viri in omni Doctrinâ specteti primis et in me per quam amicissimi: 1725."
Provenance: Bookplates of Thomas Isted; Ambrose Isted and; Colonel Sir Harold Mitchell.](https://am-s3-bucket-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/forum/prod/lot_images/small/1a228343-9b90-ee11-b864-d4548b6f1f2f/b69b3283-2191-ee11-8178-002248070a4a.webp "517
West Indies.- Sloane (Sir Hans) A Voyage to the Islands Madera, Barbados, Nieves, S. Christophers and Jamaica, with the Natural History ..., 2 vol., first edition, presentation inscription from the author to vol. 2, titles in red and black, 285 engraved folding or double-page plates and maps, some trimmed to platemark, plate 37 with torn corner and old expert repair with associated browning, text and plates mounted on stubs, vol. 2 lacking 6B2 (?blank), occasional faint marginal spotting, bookplates, vol. 1 later panelled calf, small splits to spine head, a little rubbed, vol. 2 contemporary calf, rebacked retaining original backstrip, rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, [Sabin 82169; Hunt 417], folio, by B.M. for the Author, 1707-25.
*** First edition of the first published descriptions and illustrations of Jamaican flora and fauna, Sloane's most important work. Presentation copies are rare, we can trace only one other at auction (sold Christies, 2015).
The inscription here reads: \"E dono Hans Sloane Baronetti M.D. F.R.S. viri in omni Doctrinâ specteti primis et in me per quam amicissimi: 1725.\"
Provenance: Bookplates of Thomas Isted; Ambrose Isted and; Colonel Sir Harold Mitchell.")
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West Indies.- Sloane (Sir Hans) A Voyage to the Islands Madera, Barbados, Nieves, S. Christophers and Jamaica, with the Natural History ..., 2 vol., first edition, presentation inscription from the author to vol. 2, titles in red and black, 285 engraved folding or double-page plates and maps, some trimmed to platemark, plate 37 with torn corner and old expert repair with associated browning, text and plates mounted on stubs, vol. 2 lacking 6B2 (?blank), occasional faint marginal spotting, bookplates, vol. 1 later panelled calf, small splits to spine head, a little rubbed, vol. 2 contemporary calf, rebacked retaining original backstrip, rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, [Sabin 82169; Hunt 417], folio, by B.M. for the Author, 1707-25.
*** First edition of the first published descriptions and illustrations of Jamaican flora and fauna, Sloane's most important work. Presentation copies are rare, we can trace only one other at auction (sold Christies, 2015).
The inscription here reads: "E dono Hans Sloane Baronetti M.D. F.R.S. viri in omni Doctrinâ specteti primis et in me per quam amicissimi: 1725."
Provenance: Bookplates of Thomas Isted; Ambrose Isted and; Colonel Sir Harold Mitchell.](https://am-s3-bucket-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/forum/prod/lot_images/small/1a228343-9b90-ee11-b864-d4548b6f1f2f/a685e289-2191-ee11-8178-002248070a4a.webp "517
West Indies.- Sloane (Sir Hans) A Voyage to the Islands Madera, Barbados, Nieves, S. Christophers and Jamaica, with the Natural History ..., 2 vol., first edition, presentation inscription from the author to vol. 2, titles in red and black, 285 engraved folding or double-page plates and maps, some trimmed to platemark, plate 37 with torn corner and old expert repair with associated browning, text and plates mounted on stubs, vol. 2 lacking 6B2 (?blank), occasional faint marginal spotting, bookplates, vol. 1 later panelled calf, small splits to spine head, a little rubbed, vol. 2 contemporary calf, rebacked retaining original backstrip, rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, [Sabin 82169; Hunt 417], folio, by B.M. for the Author, 1707-25.
*** First edition of the first published descriptions and illustrations of Jamaican flora and fauna, Sloane's most important work. Presentation copies are rare, we can trace only one other at auction (sold Christies, 2015).
The inscription here reads: \"E dono Hans Sloane Baronetti M.D. F.R.S. viri in omni Doctrinâ specteti primis et in me per quam amicissimi: 1725.\"
Provenance: Bookplates of Thomas Isted; Ambrose Isted and; Colonel Sir Harold Mitchell.")
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West Indies.- Sloane (Sir Hans) A Voyage to the Islands Madera, Barbados, Nieves, S. Christophers and Jamaica, with the Natural History ..., 2 vol., first edition, presentation inscription from the author to vol. 2, titles in red and black, 285 engraved folding or double-page plates and maps, some trimmed to platemark, plate 37 with torn corner and old expert repair with associated browning, text and plates mounted on stubs, vol. 2 lacking 6B2 (?blank), occasional faint marginal spotting, bookplates, vol. 1 later panelled calf, small splits to spine head, a little rubbed, vol. 2 contemporary calf, rebacked retaining original backstrip, rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, [Sabin 82169; Hunt 417], folio, by B.M. for the Author, 1707-25.
*** First edition of the first published descriptions and illustrations of Jamaican flora and fauna, Sloane's most important work. Presentation copies are rare, we can trace only one other at auction (sold Christies, 2015).
The inscription here reads: "E dono Hans Sloane Baronetti M.D. F.R.S. viri in omni Doctrinâ specteti primis et in me per quam amicissimi: 1725."
Provenance: Bookplates of Thomas Isted; Ambrose Isted and; Colonel Sir Harold Mitchell.](https://am-s3-bucket-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/forum/prod/lot_images/small/1a228343-9b90-ee11-b864-d4548b6f1f2f/ac85e289-2191-ee11-8178-002248070a4a.webp "517
West Indies.- Sloane (Sir Hans) A Voyage to the Islands Madera, Barbados, Nieves, S. Christophers and Jamaica, with the Natural History ..., 2 vol., first edition, presentation inscription from the author to vol. 2, titles in red and black, 285 engraved folding or double-page plates and maps, some trimmed to platemark, plate 37 with torn corner and old expert repair with associated browning, text and plates mounted on stubs, vol. 2 lacking 6B2 (?blank), occasional faint marginal spotting, bookplates, vol. 1 later panelled calf, small splits to spine head, a little rubbed, vol. 2 contemporary calf, rebacked retaining original backstrip, rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, [Sabin 82169; Hunt 417], folio, by B.M. for the Author, 1707-25.
*** First edition of the first published descriptions and illustrations of Jamaican flora and fauna, Sloane's most important work. Presentation copies are rare, we can trace only one other at auction (sold Christies, 2015).
The inscription here reads: \"E dono Hans Sloane Baronetti M.D. F.R.S. viri in omni Doctrinâ specteti primis et in me per quam amicissimi: 1725.\"
Provenance: Bookplates of Thomas Isted; Ambrose Isted and; Colonel Sir Harold Mitchell.")
Lot 517
West Indies.- Sloane (Sir Hans) A Voyage to the Islands Madera, Barbados, Nieves, S. Christophers and Jamaica, with the Natural History, 2 vol., first edition, vol. 2 presentation copy from the author, by B.M. for the Author, 1707-25.
Hammer Price: £4,000
Description
West Indies.- Sloane (Sir Hans) A Voyage to the Islands Madera, Barbados, Nieves, S. Christophers and Jamaica, with the Natural History ..., 2 vol., first edition, presentation inscription from the author to vol. 2, titles in red and black, 285 engraved folding or double-page plates and maps, some trimmed to platemark, plate 37 with torn corner and old expert repair with associated browning, text and plates mounted on stubs, vol. 2 lacking 6B2 (?blank), occasional faint marginal spotting, bookplates, vol. 1 later panelled calf, small splits to spine head, a little rubbed, vol. 2 contemporary calf, rebacked retaining original backstrip, rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, [Sabin 82169; Hunt 417], folio, by B.M. for the Author, 1707-25.
⁂ First edition of the first published descriptions and illustrations of Jamaican flora and fauna, Sloane's most important work. Presentation copies are rare, we can trace only one other at auction (sold Christies, 2015).
The inscription here reads: "E dono Hans Sloane Baronetti M.D. F.R.S. viri in omni Doctrinâ specteti primis et in me per quam amicissimi: 1725."
Provenance: Bookplates of Thomas Isted; Ambrose Isted and; Colonel Sir Harold Mitchell.
Description
West Indies.- Sloane (Sir Hans) A Voyage to the Islands Madera, Barbados, Nieves, S. Christophers and Jamaica, with the Natural History ..., 2 vol., first edition, presentation inscription from the author to vol. 2, titles in red and black, 285 engraved folding or double-page plates and maps, some trimmed to platemark, plate 37 with torn corner and old expert repair with associated browning, text and plates mounted on stubs, vol. 2 lacking 6B2 (?blank), occasional faint marginal spotting, bookplates, vol. 1 later panelled calf, small splits to spine head, a little rubbed, vol. 2 contemporary calf, rebacked retaining original backstrip, rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, [Sabin 82169; Hunt 417], folio, by B.M. for the Author, 1707-25.
⁂ First edition of the first published descriptions and illustrations of Jamaican flora and fauna, Sloane's most important work. Presentation copies are rare, we can trace only one other at auction (sold Christies, 2015).
The inscription here reads: "E dono Hans Sloane Baronetti M.D. F.R.S. viri in omni Doctrinâ specteti primis et in me per quam amicissimi: 1725."
Provenance: Bookplates of Thomas Isted; Ambrose Isted and; Colonel Sir Harold Mitchell.
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