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• Auction House:
  Davidson Auctions
• Sale Name:
  Estate & Collector
• Sale Date:
  02 Aug 2014 ~ 10am: Part 1 - Various Collections - Lots 1 - 522
  02 Aug 2014 ~ 2.30pm: Part 2 - The David Spode Collection - Lots 601 - 1326
• Lot #:
  1161
• Lot Description:
  Books On Ancient Costume, Funeral Monuments, Battle Of Austerlitz (4)
  HOPE, Thomas.The Costume of the Ancients. Second Edition. London, Printed for William Miller by W.Bulmer, 1809. 200 line-engraving plates, engraved by Henry Moses, (4),vii,(1),54pp., 8vo., recent half black calf and marbled endpapers and boards to style, spine gilt in panels. Two of the plates have minor creasing to lower corners and three have an old repair to a tear on the top inner corner, on verso, none touching any image. Generally a very good copy of a small gem of English neo-classicism by one of its leading lights; WEEVER, John. Antient funeral monuments, of Great-Britain, Ireland, and the islands adjacent. With the dissolved monasteries therein contained; Their founders, and what eminent persons have been therein interred. As also the death and burial of certain of the blood-royal, nobility and gentry of these kingdoms, entombed in foreign nations. Intermixed and illustrated with variety of historical observations, annotations, and brief notes; Extracted out of approved aut
• Estimate:
  A$250 - 400
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Books & Manuscripts

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