17th Sep, 2024 10:00
The September Auctions 2024
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Turpin (François-Henri) Histoire Civile et Naturelle du Royaume de Siam
Turpin (François-Henri) Histoire Civile et Naturelle du Royaume de Siam, et des Révolutions qui ont bouleversé cet Empire jusqu'en 1770, Paris: Chez Costard, 1771, 12mo, 18th century calf with marbled endpapers, bookplate for Lord Sandys, half-titles; together with Marigny (François Augier, l'Abbé de) Histoire des Arabes sous le Gouvernement des Califes, Paris: Chez Estienne & Fils, De Saint & Saillant and Jean-Thomas Herissant, 1750, 18th century half calf and marbled boards, bookplates for Lord Sandys, four volumes, 1st edition; [MIRABEAU, Honore Gabriel Riquetti, Comte de (1749-91)]. Theorie de L'Impot, 1761, 8vo, 18th century calf, marbled endpapers, bookplate for Lord Sandys, half titles, lacking title page, 2 leaves of advertisements (7)
Provenance:Ombersley Court, Worcestershire
Footnote:Turpin: An important work on Siam based on manuscripts sent from the Bishop of Tabraca (Vicar Apostolic de Siam) and other missionaries in Siam.
Chorley’s Auctioneers is to offer The Ombersley Court Library collected by the English aristocratic family of Sandys across five centuries.
Proceeds of the sale will will be donated to the Hartlebury Castle Preservation Trust (Charity 1127871).
Hartlebury Castle is a historic Worcestershire estate first given to Bishop Aelhun in 855AD. Home of the Bishops of Worcester until 2007. it has a longstanding connection with the Sandys family throughout its history.
Sold for £280
Turpin (François-Henri) Histoire Civile et Naturelle du Royaume de Siam, et des Révolutions qui ont bouleversé cet Empire jusqu'en 1770, Paris: Chez Costard, 1771, 12mo, 18th century calf with marbled endpapers, bookplate for Lord Sandys, half-titles; together with Marigny (François Augier, l'Abbé de) Histoire des Arabes sous le Gouvernement des Califes, Paris: Chez Estienne & Fils, De Saint & Saillant and Jean-Thomas Herissant, 1750, 18th century half calf and marbled boards, bookplates for Lord Sandys, four volumes, 1st edition; [MIRABEAU, Honore Gabriel Riquetti, Comte de (1749-91)]. Theorie de L'Impot, 1761, 8vo, 18th century calf, marbled endpapers, bookplate for Lord Sandys, half titles, lacking title page, 2 leaves of advertisements (7)
Ombersley Court, Worcestershire
Turpin: An important work on Siam based on manuscripts sent from the Bishop of Tabraca (Vicar Apostolic de Siam) and other missionaries in Siam.
THE OMBERSLEY COURT LIBRARY
Chorley’s Auctioneers is to offer The Ombersley Court Library collected by the English aristocratic family of Sandys across five centuries.
Proceeds of the sale will will be donated to the Hartlebury Castle Preservation Trust (Charity 1127871).
Hartlebury Castle is a historic Worcestershire estate first given to Bishop Aelhun in 855AD. Home of the Bishops of Worcester until 2007. it has a longstanding connection with the Sandys family throughout its history.
Light wear to extremities, joints a little worn, pages toned, not collated. Small waterstains to some pages in lower margin, very occasional foxing, a few pages with uncut lower edges. .
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