17th Sep, 2024 10:00
The September Auctions 2024
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Blith (William) The English Improver Improved
Blith (William) The English Improver Improved or the Survey of Husbandry Surveyed, discovering the improueableness of all lands: some to be under a double and treble others under a five or six fould. And many under a tenn fould, yea some under a twenty fould improuement', London: John Wright, 1653, 8vo, 3rd edition, later calf, engraved pictorial title page trimmed, fold-out plate of mills and another fold-out plate of measuring instruments, full page plate of farming implements and another of ploughs, tables
Provenance:Ombersley Court, Worcestershire
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 £320
Blith (William) The English Improver Improved or the Survey of Husbandry Surveyed, discovering the improueableness of all lands: some to be under a double and treble others under a five or six fould. And many under a tenn fould, yea some under a twenty fould improuement', London: John Wright, 1653, 8vo, 3rd edition, later calf, engraved pictorial title page trimmed, fold-out plate of mills and another fold-out plate of measuring instruments, full page plate of farming implements and another of ploughs, tables
Ombersley Court, Worcestershire
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.
Front pastedown delaminated and spine detached, endpapers toned and browned edges with pencil shelf marks and ink shelf mark, engraved title page trimmed with loss to the upper part of the legend 'Vive la Republick', scattered light foxing, fold out plates with a few tears, some pages dogeared, not collated
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