29th Sep, 2023 10:30 GMT/BST
Christie's.
Dumfries House, A Chippendale Commission, Volumes I and II.
Christie's, 2007, two quarto auction catalogues for the sale, which was famously cancelled after being purchased 'for the country' by a consortium led by the then Prince Charles, card covers;
idem, Property from the Estate of His Royal Highness the Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester.
Christie's, 2006, auction catalogue, card covers. (3)
Sold for £300
Estimated at £150 - £250
Auction: Books, Maps & Manuscripts, 29th Sep, 2023
Highlights include a Late Medieval Prayer Book; a Monograph of the Trogonidae, or Family of Trogons, by John Gould, (1875), with forty-seven superb hand-coloured lithographic plates; an outstanding early album of Austrian topographical woodcuts and watercolours; a fascinating album of late 19th century photographs of Brisbane, Queensland and surrounding areas; the first part of the York library of Hugh Murray, author and historian; a collection of vintage playing cards and a large folding map of India.
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