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1 Dante Alighieri.- Lactantius (Lucius Coelius Firmianus) Opera, second edition, the second book by these printers, Rome, Conradus Sweynheym and Arnoldus Pannart
Lot 1

Dante Alighieri.- Lactantius (Lucius Coelius Firmianus) Opera, second edition, the second book by these printers, Rome, Conradus Sweynheym and Arnoldus Pannartz, 1468.

Estimate: £40,000 - 60,000

2 Luciani Palinurus. Luciani Scipio romanus. Luciani heroica in amorem. Luciani Asinus aureus. Bruti romani epistole. Diogenes cynici epistole, the first book pr
Lot 2

Luciani Palinurus. Luciani Scipio romanus. Luciani heroica in amorem. Luciani Asinus aureus. Bruti romani epistole. Diogenes cynici epistole, the first book printed at Avignon, Avignon, [Pierre Rohault, Michel du Ruzeau and Richard le Gentilhomme, for Nicolaus Tepe], 15 October, 1497.

Estimate: £6,000 - 8,000

3 Turks and Christians.- Methodius (Saint) Revelationes Divinae a Sanctis Angelis Factae, first illustrated edition, Basel, Michael Furter, 1498
Lot 3

Turks and Christians.- Methodius (Saint) Revelationes Divinae a Sanctis Angelis Factae, first illustrated edition, Basel, Michael Furter, 1498

Estimate: £15,000 - 20,000

4 Durer (Albrecht).- Roswitha von Gardersheim Opera Hrosvite illustris virginis et monialis Germane gentes Saxonica orte nuper a Conrado Celte inventa, first edi
Lot 4

Durer (Albrecht).- Roswitha von Gardersheim Opera Hrosvite illustris virginis et monialis Germane gentes Saxonica orte nuper a Conrado Celte inventa, first edition, Nuremberg, Sodalitas Celticae [Frederic Peypus], 1501

Hammer Price: £18,000

5 Asia.- Mandeville (Sir John) Tractato bellissimo delle piu maravigliose cose & piu motabile che sitrovino nelle parte delmondo, Florence, Appetitione di P.
Lot 5

Asia.- Mandeville (Sir John) Tractato bellissimo delle piu maravigliose cose & piu motabile che sitrovino nelle parte delmondo, Florence, Appetitione di P. de Pescia, 1505

Estimate: £25,000 - 35,000

6 Etterlin (Petermann) Kronica von der loblichen Eÿdtgnoschaft ir harkommen und sust seltzam strittenn und Geschichten, first edition, second issue, Basel,
Lot 6

Etterlin (Petermann) Kronica von der loblichen Eÿdtgnoschaft ir harkommen und sust seltzam strittenn und Geschichten, first edition, second issue, Basel, Michael Furter, 1507.

Hammer Price: £1,800

7 Hours, use of Rome.- Catholic Church. Hore christifere virginis marie secundum usum Romanum ... cum illius miraculis & figuris apocalipsis et biblianis cum
Lot 7

Hours, use of Rome.- Catholic Church. Hore christifere virginis marie secundum usum Romanum ... cum illius miraculis & figuris apocalipsis et biblianis cum triumphis cesaris, Paris, Simon Vostre, 1508

Hammer Price: £7,000

8 Distilling.- Brunschwig (Hieronymus) Liber de arte Distillandi de Compositis, first edition of the so-called 'Grosses Destillierbuch', Strassburg, Johann Gruni
Lot 8

Distilling.- Brunschwig (Hieronymus) Liber de arte Distillandi de Compositis, first edition of the so-called 'Grosses Destillierbuch', Strassburg, Johann Gruninger, 1512

Estimate: £22,000 - 28,000

10 Reynard the Fox.- Reynke Voss de olde, first edition with these illustrations by Erhard Altdorfer, Rostock, Ludwig Dietz, 1539
Lot 10

Reynard the Fox.- Reynke Voss de olde, first edition with these illustrations by Erhard Altdorfer, Rostock, Ludwig Dietz, 1539

Estimate: £18,000 - 22,000

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