29th Sep, 2023 10:30 GMT/BST
Books, Maps & Manuscripts
85
Cumbrian Agriculture.
The Shepherds Guide; or A Delineation of the Wool and Ear Marks on the Different Stock of Sheep in Bowscale, Mungrisdale, Threlkeld, Under Skiddow, Bassenthwaite, Uldale, and Caldbeck. To Which is Prefixed an Index, shewing the Proprietors' Names and Places of Abode, with a Description of the Marks, &c.
Penrith: James Brown, 1827, xxiv text pages (title, errata and indexes), 3-71 pages of engraved sheep which have been hand-coloured to illustrate ownership marks, worn sheep binding (upper board detached)
Sold for £700
Estimated at £300 - £500
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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