29th Sep, 2023 10:30 GMT/BST
Books, Maps & Manuscripts
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Burney (James).
An Essay by Way of Lecture on the Game of Whist.
Printed for the Author and sold by John Ebers. 1821, first edition. [4], 87 pages, owner’s name to front free endpaper, front endpaper watermarked 1821. Some light foxing to contents, heavier to endpapers and uncut edges (which are also dustmarked). Corner creasing to a small number of pages. Worn original paper boards.
Sold for £250
Estimated at £200 - £300
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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