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Date of the auction: 10.05.2011

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Lot number 1
Agassiz, Louis.

Agassiz, Louis. RECHERCHES SUR LES POISSONS FOSSILES [WITH: MONOGRAPHIE DES POISSIONS FOSSILES DE...

Sotheby's, 10 May 2011
Estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
ca. US$6,537 - US$9,806
Price realised:
£4,500
ca. US$7,354
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Lot number 2
Aldrovandi, Ulisse.

Aldrovandi, Ulisse. [OPERA]. BOLOGNA, 1621-1649 13 volumes, folio (348 x 233mm.), engraved titles...

Sotheby's, 10 May 2011
Estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
ca. US$4,903 - US$8,171
Price realised:
£18,750
ca. US$30,644
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Lot number 3
Audebert, Jean Baptiste and Louis Jean Pierre Vieillot.

Audebert, Jean Baptiste and Louis Jean Pierre Vieillot. OISEAUX DORÉS OU A REFLETS MÉTALLIQUES...

Sotheby's, 10 May 2011
Estimate
£10,000 - £12,000
ca. US$16,343 - US$19,612
Price realised:
£11,250
ca. US$18,386
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Lot number 4
Bury, Priscilla Susan Falkner.

Bury, Priscilla Susan Falkner. A SELECTION OF HEXANDRIAN PLANTS, BELONGING TO THE NATURAL ORDERS...

Sotheby's, 10 May 2011
Estimate
£20,000 - £25,000
ca. US$32,687 - US$40,859
Price realised:
£18,750
ca. US$30,644
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Lot number 7
Catesby, Mark.

Catesby, Mark. THE NATURAL HISTORY OF CAROLINA, FLORIDA & THE BAHAMA ISLANDS...THE WATERCOLOUR...

Sotheby's, 10 May 2011
Estimate
£7,000 - £9,000
ca. US$11,440 - US$14,709
Price realised:
n. a.
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Lot number 8
Curtis, William.

Curtis, William. FLORA LONDINENSIS: PLATES AND DESCRIPTIONS OF SUCH PLANTS AS GROW WILD IN THE...

Sotheby's, 10 May 2011
Estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$3,268 - US$4,903
Price realised:
£7,500
ca. US$12,257
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Lot number 9
Cuvier, Georges L.C., Baron.

Cuvier, Georges L.C., Baron. RECHERCHES SUR LES OSSEMENS FOSSILES DE QUADRUPÈDES. PARIS: DETERVILLE...

Sotheby's, 10 May 2011
Estimate
£3,000 - £4,000
ca. US$4,903 - US$6,537
Price realised:
£2,500
ca. US$4,085
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Lot number 10
Dresser, Henry E.

Dresser, Henry E. A HISTORY OF THE BIRDS OF EUROPE. LONDON: PUBLISHED BY THE AUTHOR, 1871-1896 First...

Sotheby's, 10 May 2011
Estimate
£5,000 - £8,000
ca. US$8,171 - US$13,075
Price realised:
£8,750
ca. US$14,300
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Lot number 11
Edwards, George.

Edwards, George. A NATURAL HISTORY OF UNCOMMON BIRDS [GLEANINGS OF NATURAL HISTORY]. LONDON: PRINTED...

Sotheby's, 10 May 2011
Estimate
£12,000 - £18,000
ca. US$19,612 - US$29,419
Price realised:
£15,000
ca. US$24,515
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Lot number 12
Gualtieri, Niccolo.

Gualtieri, Niccolo. INDEX TESTARUM CONCHYLIORUM. FLORENCE: EX TYPOGRAPHIA CAIETANI ALBIZZINI, 1742...

Sotheby's, 10 May 2011
Estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$3,268 - US$4,903
Price realised:
£6,500
ca. US$10,623
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Lot number 14
Gould, John.

Gould, John. ICONES AVIUM, OR, FIGURES AND DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW AND INTERESTING SPECIES OF BIRDS FROM...

Sotheby's, 10 May 2011
Estimate
£3,500 - £4,500
ca. US$5,720 - US$7,354
Price realised:
£6,250
ca. US$10,214
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Lot number 15
Gould, John.

Gould, John. THE BIRDS OF EUROPE. LONDON: PRINTED BY R. AND J.E. TAYLOR, PUBLISHED BY THE AUTHOR...

Sotheby's, 10 May 2011
Estimate
£45,000 - £60,000
ca. US$73,547 - US$98,063
Price realised:
£56,450
ca. US$92,261
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Lot number 17
Hebenstreit, Johann Ernst.

Hebenstreit, Johann Ernst. MUSEUM RICHTERIANUM CONTINENS FOSSILIA ANIMALIA VEGETABILIA MAR...

Sotheby's, 10 May 2011
Estimate
£3,000 - £4,000
ca. US$4,903 - US$6,537
Price realised:
£11,250
ca. US$18,386
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Lot number 18
Jaume Saint-Hilaire, Jean Henri.

Jaume Saint-Hilaire, Jean Henri. PLANTES DE LA FRANCE. PARIS: CHEZ L'AUTEUR, 1808-1822 First...

Sotheby's, 10 May 2011
Estimate
£2,500 - £3,000
ca. US$4,085 - US$4,903
Price realised:
£6,875
ca. US$11,236
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Lot number 19
[Lawrance, Mary.

[Lawrance, Mary. A COLLECTION OF PASSION FLOWERS COLOURED FROM NATURE. LONDON: TO BE HAD OF MARY...

Sotheby's, 10 May 2011
Estimate
£5,000 - £7,000
ca. US$8,171 - US$11,440
Price realised:
£6,000
ca. US$9,806
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Lot number 20
Lawrance, Mary.

Lawrance, Mary. A COLLECTION OF ROSES FROM NATURE. LONDON: PUBLISHED BY MISS LAWRANCE, TEACHER OF...

Sotheby's, 10 May 2011
Estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
ca. US$32,687 - US$49,031
Price realised:
£32,450
ca. US$53,036
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Lot number 21
Lindley, John.

Lindley, John. SERTUM ORCHIDACEUM: A WREATH OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL ORCHIDACEOUS FLOWERS. LONDON...

Sotheby's, 10 May 2011
Estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
ca. US$4,903 - US$8,171
Price realised:
£6,875
ca. US$11,236
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Lot number 22
Lhuyd, Edward.

Lhuyd, Edward. LITHOPHYLACII BRITANNICI ICHNOGRAPHIA, SIVE LAPIDUM ALIORUMQUE FOSSILIUM...

Sotheby's, 10 May 2011
Estimate
£5,000 - £7,000
ca. US$8,171 - US$11,440
Price realised:
£8,125
ca. US$13,279
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Lot number 23
Meyer, Henry Leonard.

Meyer, Henry Leonard. A COLLECTION OF ORIGINAL WATERCOLOUR DRAWINGS AND PROOF PLATES FROM...

Sotheby's, 10 May 2011
Estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$3,268 - US$4,903
Price realised:
£3,250
ca. US$5,311
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Lot number 24
Marsigli, Luigi Ferdinando.

Marsigli, Luigi Ferdinando. DANUBIUS PANNONICO-MYSICUS, OBSERVATIONIBUS GEOGRAPHICIS, ASTRONOMICIS...

Sotheby's, 10 May 2011
Estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
ca. US$6,537 - US$9,806
Price realised:
£12,500
ca. US$20,429
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Lot number 25
Miller, John.

Miller, John. ILLUSTRATIO SYSTEMATIS SEXUALIS LINNAEI... AN ILLUSTRATION OF THE SEXUAL SYSTEM OF...

Sotheby's, 10 May 2011
Estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$3,268 - US$4,903
Price realised:
£6,875
ca. US$11,236
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Lot number 26
Ornithological watercolours.

Ornithological watercolours. AN ALBUM OF WATERCOLOUR DRAWINGS OF PIGEONS. ENGLISH, 1858 Large 8vo...

Sotheby's, 10 May 2011
Estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
ca. US$2,451 - US$3,268
Price realised:
£1,250
ca. US$2,042
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Lot number 27
Pass, Crispin van de.

Pass, Crispin van de. HORTUS FLORIDUS. ARNHEIM: JOANNES JANSSON, HERMAN VAN BORCULO AND DE PASS...

Sotheby's, 10 May 2011
Estimate
£5,000 - £7,000
ca. US$8,171 - US$11,440
Price realised:
£6,875
ca. US$11,236
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Lot number 28
Poli, Giuseppe Saverio.

Poli, Giuseppe Saverio. TESTACEA UTRIUSQUE SICILIAE. PARMA: EX REGIO TYPOGRAPHEIO [I.E. BODONI...

Sotheby's, 10 May 2011
Estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
ca. US$2,451 - US$3,268
Price realised:
£6,875
ca. US$11,236
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Lot number 29
Reuter, O.M. and A.J. Mela.

Reuter, O.M. and A.J. Mela. THE FISHES OF FINLAND. HELSINKI: G.W. EDLUND, 1883-1893 First edition...

Sotheby's, 10 May 2011
Estimate
£3,000 - £3,500
ca. US$4,903 - US$5,720
Price realised:
£5,750
ca. US$9,397
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Lot number 30
Roques, Joseph.

Roques, Joseph. PHYTOGRAPHIE MÉDICALE. ORNÉE DE FIGURES COLORIÉES DE GRANDEUR NATURELLE. PARIS...

Sotheby's, 10 May 2011
Estimate
£1,500 - £2,500
ca. US$2,451 - US$4,085
Price realised:
£2,125
ca. US$3,473
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Lot number 31
Rothschild, Walter.

Rothschild, Walter. EXTINCT BIRDS. LONDON: HUTCHINSON, 1907 First edition, number 44 of 300 copies...

Sotheby's, 10 May 2011
Estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$3,268 - US$4,903
Price realised:
£3,250
ca. US$5,311
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Lot number 32
Schrank, Franz von Paula von.

Schrank, Franz von Paula von. PLANTAE RARIORES HORTI ACADEMICI MONACENSIS. MUNICH: VENDITUR IN...

Sotheby's, 10 May 2011
Estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$3,268 - US$4,903
Price realised:
£2,375
ca. US$3,881
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Lot number 33
Schultz, Franz Johann.

Schultz, Franz Johann. ABBILDUNG DER IN- UND AUSLAENDISCHEN BÄUME, STAUDEN UND STRAUCHE. VIENNA...

Sotheby's, 10 May 2011
Estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
ca. US$4,903 - US$8,171
Price realised:
£3,500
ca. US$5,720
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Lot number 34
Sowerby, James.

Sowerby, James. BRITISH MINERALOGY: OR COLOURED FIGURES INTENDED TO ELUCIDATE THE MINERALOGY OF...

Sotheby's, 10 May 2011
Estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$3,268 - US$4,903
Price realised:
£8,125
ca. US$13,279
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Lot number 35
Susemihl, Johann Conrad.

Susemihl, Johann Conrad. TEUTSCHE ORNITHOLOGIE ODER NATURGESCHICHTE ALLER VÖGEL TEUTSCHLANDS...

Sotheby's, 10 May 2011
Estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
ca. US$6,537 - US$9,806
Price realised:
£6,000
ca. US$9,806
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Lot number 36
Trew, Christoph Jakob.

Trew, Christoph Jakob. HORTUS NITIDISSIMIS OMNEM PER ANNUM SUPERBIENS FLORIBUS. NUREMBERG...

Sotheby's, 10 May 2011
Estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
ca. US$9,806 - US$13,075
Price realised:
£7,250
ca. US$11,849
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Lot number 37
Vincent, Levin.

Vincent, Levin. WONDERTOONEEL DER NATURE. AMSTERDAM: FRANÇOIS HALMA, 1706-1715 2 volumes bound in...

Sotheby's, 10 May 2011
Estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
ca. US$2,451 - US$3,268
Price realised:
£9,375
ca. US$15,322
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Lot number 38
Wagler, Joannes Georg.

Wagler, Joannes Georg. DESCRIPTIONES ET ICONES AMPHIBIORUM. MUNICH: J.G. COTTA, [1828]-1833 First...

Sotheby's, 10 May 2011
Estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
ca. US$2,451 - US$3,268
Price realised:
£8,125
ca. US$13,279
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Lot number 43
London--Buck, Samuel and Nathanael.

London--Buck, Samuel and Nathanael. UNTITLED PANORAMA OF THE CITIES OF LONDON AND WESTMINSTER...

Sotheby's, 10 May 2011
Estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
ca. US$4,903 - US$8,171
Price realised:
£3,500
ca. US$5,720
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Lot number 44
London--Cary, John.

London--Cary, John. CARY'S NEW AND ACCURATE PLAN OF LONDON AND WESTMINSTER... WITH AN ALPHABETICAL...

Sotheby's, 10 May 2011
Estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
ca. US$2,451 - US$3,268
Price realised:
£1,875
ca. US$3,064
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Lot number 45
London--Gualdo Priarato, G.

London--Gualdo Priarato, G. LONDRA. [VIENNA, 1674], 310 X 890MM., ENGRAVED PANORAMA IN 2 SHEETS...

Sotheby's, 10 May 2011
Estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$3,268 - US$4,903
Price realised:
£2,250
ca. US$3,677
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Lot number 46
London--Merian, Matheus.

London--Merian, Matheus. LONDON. [FRANKFURT, 1638], 230 X 690MM., ENGRAVED PANORAMA ON 2 SHEETS...

Sotheby's, 10 May 2011
Estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
ca. US$2,451 - US$3,268
Price realised:
£2,250
ca. US$3,677
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Lot number 48
Repton, Humphry.

Repton, Humphry. DESIGNS FOR THE PAVILLON AT BRIGHTON. LONDON: FOR J.C. STADLER, [C.1822] Second...

Sotheby's, 10 May 2011
Estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$3,268 - US$4,903
Price realised:
£2,500
ca. US$4,085
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Lot number 50
Après de Mannevillette, J.B.N. d'.

Après de Mannevillette, J.B.N. d'. LE NEPTUNE ORIENTAL. PARIS: DEMONVILLE, ET À BREST, CHEZ...

Sotheby's, 10 May 2011
Estimate
£7,000 - £9,000
ca. US$11,440 - US$14,709
Price realised:
£8,750
ca. US$14,300
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Lot number 52
Bertius, Pieter.

Bertius, Pieter. PETRI BERTII GEOGRAPHISCHER EYN ODER ZUSAMMENGEZOGENER TABELN FUENFF...

Sotheby's, 10 May 2011
Estimate
£3,000 - £4,000
ca. US$4,903 - US$6,537
Price realised:
£4,250
ca. US$6,946
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Lot number 53
Celestial Atlas--Piccolomini, Alessandro.

Celestial Atlas--Piccolomini, Alessandro. DE LA SFERA DEL MONDO... DE LA STELLE FISSE. VENICE: G...

Sotheby's, 10 May 2011
Estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$3,268 - US$4,903
Price realised:
£1,750
ca. US$2,860
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Lot number 55
[Delisle, Guillaume.

[Delisle, Guillaume. ATLAS. PARIS; WIDOW OF G. DE LISLE, 1702-1726] Folio (515 x 370mm.), 82...

Sotheby's, 10 May 2011
Estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
ca. US$9,806 - US$13,075
Price realised:
£8,125
ca. US$13,279
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Lot number 56
Faden, William.

Faden, William. [GENERAL ATLAS. LONDON: W. FADEN, 1780-1818] Large folio (590 x 455mm.), printed...

Sotheby's, 10 May 2011
Estimate
£3,000 - £4,000
ca. US$4,903 - US$6,537
Price realised:
£3,750
ca. US$6,128
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Lot number 57
Johnson, Alvin Jewett.

Johnson, Alvin Jewett. JOHNSON'S NEW ILLUSTRATED FAMILY ATLAS OF THE WORLD. NEW YORK: JOHNSON AND...

Sotheby's, 10 May 2011
Estimate
£800 - £1,200
ca. US$1,307 - US$1,961
Price realised:
£875
ca. US$1,430
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Lot number 58
Mitchell, Samuel Augustus.

Mitchell, Samuel Augustus. A NEW UNIVERSAL ATLAS. PHILADELPHIA: COWPERTHWAITE, DESILVER & BUTLER...

Sotheby's, 10 May 2011
Estimate
£2,500 - £3,000
ca. US$4,085 - US$4,903
Price realised:
£3,000
ca. US$4,903
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Lot number 59
Ortelius, Abraham.

Ortelius, Abraham. THEATRUM ORBIS TERRARUM. ANTWERP: ANT. COPPERNIUM DIESTH, 1573 Third Latin...

Sotheby's, 10 May 2011
Estimate
£15,000 - £25,000
ca. US$24,515 - US$40,859
Price realised:
£30,000
ca. US$49,031
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Lot number 60
Polybius.

Polybius. POLYBIUS. ROMISCHE HISTORIEN.... AUSS GRIECHISCHER SPRACHE IN DIE TEUTSCHE GEBRACHT DURCH...

Sotheby's, 10 May 2011
Estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$3,268 - US$4,903
Price realised:
£2,750
ca. US$4,494
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Lot number 62
Robert de Vaugondy, Gilles.

Robert de Vaugondy, Gilles. ATLAS PORTATIF, UNIVERSEL ET MILITAIRE, COMPOSÉ D'APRÈS LES MEILLEURES...

Sotheby's, 10 May 2011
Estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
ca. US$2,451 - US$3,268
Price realised:
£1,500
ca. US$2,451
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Lot number 63
Sanson d'Abbeville, [Nicolas, the elder, and Nicolas, the younger]

Sanson d'Abbeville, [Nicolas, the elder, and Nicolas, the younger] DESCRIPTION DE TOUT L'UNIVERS, EN...

Sotheby's, 10 May 2011
Estimate
£3,500 - £4,500
ca. US$5,720 - US$7,354
Price realised:
£3,750
ca. US$6,128
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