17th Sep, 2024 10:00

The September Auctions 2024

 
Lot 86
 

86

Coxe (William) Sketches of the Natural, Civil, and Political state of Swisserland

Coxe (William) Sketches of the Natural, Civil, and Political state of Swisserland; in a series of Letters to William Melmoth, London: for J. Dodsley, 1779, 8vo, contemporary calf, raised bands and red title label, first edition, bookplate for Lord Sandys, 1 page postscript appended; together with Burnet (G.) Some Letters, containing an Account of ...Switzerland, Italy, some parts of Germany ... in the Years 1685 and 1686, London: J. Lacy, 1724, 8vo, contemporary panelled calf with decorative gilt tooled spine and red title label, decorative initials and headpieces (2)

Provenance:

Ombersley Court, Worcestershire

Footnote:

Switzerland Schweiz

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.

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Sold for £90


 

Coxe (William) Sketches of the Natural, Civil, and Political state of Swisserland; in a series of Letters to William Melmoth, London: for J. Dodsley, 1779, 8vo, contemporary calf, raised bands and red title label, first edition, bookplate for Lord Sandys, 1 page postscript appended; together with Burnet (G.) Some Letters, containing an Account of ...Switzerland, Italy, some parts of Germany ... in the Years 1685 and 1686, London: J. Lacy, 1724, 8vo, contemporary panelled calf with decorative gilt tooled spine and red title label, decorative initials and headpieces (2)

Ombersley Court, Worcestershire

Switzerland Schweiz


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.

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Coxe: scattered foxing, endpaper and pastedown edges browned, pencil shelf mark to endpaper, joints starting spine darkened, some wear to extremities, not collatd, pages lightly toned

Burnet: binding worn and joints starting, hinges cracked, some wear to extremities and corners bumped, front endpaper missing, pastedowns soiled, pencil shelf mark & correction to pastedown, pages toned, scattered foxing and smudging, not collated

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