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THBAssorted Lot, Three Rare Books and a Book Safe.
Lot 130
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Bonhams Skinner
274 Cedar Hill Street
Marlborough, MA 01752
United States
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$500 - $700
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By Bonhams Skinner
Nov 16, 2014 - Nov 17, 2014
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2014-11-16 10:00:00
2014-11-17 10:00:00
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- Lot Description
Assorted Lot, Three Rare Books and a Book Safe.
Manuscript on paper in English, The Geometrical Quadrant, octavo, c. 1800, illustrated with fourteen hand-colored scenes and sixty-three diagrams, of which thirteen are colored, bound in contemporary leather boards, rebacked, 8 1/4 x 5 1/4 in.
Antonio Guijarro y Ripoll's Principios de Armonia y Modulacion, Valencia: Lopez, 1831, quarto, engraved title vignette, a Spanish singing manual, bound in full contemporary marbled sheepskin, roll tooled in gilt, 8 x 5 1/2 in.
Erasmus's Colloquia, Leiden: Hackiana, 1664, in a contemporary full Dutch parchment prize binding with yapp edges, full-page presentation inscription dated 1667 on ffep, large motif gilt stamped on both boards of a stork-like bird with a snake in its beak, partial green silk ties, 7 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.
[and] Folio-format book safe made from a hollowed-out copy of volume three of Moreri's Grand Dictionaire Historique, Amsterdam, 1717, retaining half-title, title, and first leaf of text, followed by a glass-lidded chamber divided into six separate compartments, with a print and tail-piece matted under the glass; the binding is full leather, gilt-tooled front board and spine, joint cracking somewhat, 15 3/4 x 9 1/2 in. (4)
Estimate $500-700
The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. - Shipping Info
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