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1Dante 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

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2Luciani 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

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3Turks 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

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4Durer (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

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5Asia.- 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

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6Etterlin (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

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7Hours, 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

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8Distilling.- 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

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9New Testament, German.- Luther (Martin) Das neuw Testament recht grüntlich teutscht, Basel, Adam Petri, 1523.

Lot 9

New Testament, German.- Luther (Martin) Das neuw Testament recht grüntlich teutscht, Basel, Adam Petri, 1523.

Hammer Price: £18,000

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10Reynard 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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11Games.- Barozzi (Francesco) Il nobilissimo et antiquissimo giuoco Pythagoreo nominato rythmomachia, cioè battaglia di consonantie de numeri, first editi

Lot 11

Games.- Barozzi (Francesco) Il nobilissimo et antiquissimo giuoco Pythagoreo nominato rythmomachia, cioè battaglia di consonantie de numeri, first edition, Venice, Grazioso Perchacino, 1572.

Hammer Price: £2,400

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12Early Songbook.- [Petri (Theodoricus)] [Piae Cantiones Ecclesiasticae et Scolasticae Veterum Episcoporum...], first edition, [Greifswald], [Augustin Ferber], [

Lot 12

Early Songbook.- [Petri (Theodoricus)] [Piae Cantiones Ecclesiasticae et Scolasticae Veterum Episcoporum...], first edition, [Greifswald], [Augustin Ferber], [1582].

Hammer Price: £900

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13Pierced binding.- Moritz of Hesse (Count) Davidis regii prophetae Psalterium, Vario Genere Carminis Latine Redditum, in a stunning contemporary armorial pierce

Lot 13

Pierced binding.- Moritz of Hesse (Count) Davidis regii prophetae Psalterium, Vario Genere Carminis Latine Redditum, in a stunning contemporary armorial pierced vellum binding, Schmalkalden, [Michael Schmuck], 1593.

Hammer Price: £3,500

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14Aquinas (Thomas, Saint).- Petrus de Bergamo. Tabula operum Thomae Aquinatis, rare at auction, Bologna, Balthasar Azoguidus, 11 March, 1473.

Lot 14

Aquinas (Thomas, Saint).- Petrus de Bergamo. Tabula operum Thomae Aquinatis, rare at auction, Bologna, Balthasar Azoguidus, 11 March, 1473.

Hammer Price: £4,800

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15Astronomy.- Regiomontanus (Johannes Müller) Kalendarium, second edition, Venice, Bernhard Maler, Erhard Ratdolt and Peter Loslein, 1476

Lot 15

Astronomy.- Regiomontanus (Johannes Müller) Kalendarium, second edition, Venice, Bernhard Maler, Erhard Ratdolt and Peter Loslein, 1476

Hammer Price: £22,000

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16Simonetta (Giovanni) Commentarii rerum gestarum Francisci Sfortiae, first edition, [edited by Franciscus Puteolanus], Milan, Antonio Zarotto, 23 January [

Lot 16

Simonetta (Giovanni) Commentarii rerum gestarum Francisci Sfortiae, first edition, [edited by Franciscus Puteolanus], Milan, Antonio Zarotto, 23 January [between July 1481 and February 1482].

Hammer Price: £7,500

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17Hortulus anime, woodcuts with fine contemporary colouring, Strassburg, Martin Flach, 1511

Lot 17

Hortulus anime, woodcuts with fine contemporary colouring, Strassburg, Martin Flach, 1511

Hammer Price: £1,600

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18Boccaccio (Giovanni) Laberinto d'amore...Con una epistola á Messer Pino de Rossi confortatoria, Florence, [Heirs of Filippo Giunta], 1525.

Lot 18

Boccaccio (Giovanni) Laberinto d'Amore, Florence, eredi di Filippo Giunta il vecchio, 1525

Estimate: £15,000 - 20,000

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19Agriculture.- Libri de re rustica, Paris, Badius Ascensius, 1529.

Lot 19

Agriculture.- Libri de re rustica, Paris, Badius Ascensius, 1529

Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000

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20Judaica.- ibn Shuaib (Joel) Perush Megilat Eicha [Commentary on the Book of Lamentations], Thessaloniki, [1521].

Lot 20

Judaica.- ibn Shuaib (Joel) Perush Megilat Eicha [Commentary on the Book of Lamentations], Thessaloniki, [1521].

Hammer Price: £4,000

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