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A large collection of Antiquarian Books from the library of Exbury House (property of the de Rothschild's)
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A large collection of Antiquarian Books from the library of Exbury House (property of the de Rothschild's)

To include: the contents of the library of Exbury House in Hampshire. Exbury House was acquired by Lionel de Rothschild (1882-1942) in 1919 and remains in the family to this day.  Many of the volumes on offer were inherited from Alfred de Rothschild (1842-1918) of Halton Estate who along with his cousin Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild (1839-1898) of Waddesdon Manor, were condsidered as two of the greatest art collectors of their day. 

The library is composed of many books mainly in English, but also some in French and German and cover a variety of subjects including art, and there are some wonderful porfolios, literature, poetry, natural history, travel and exploration, history and military history, sport, economics, politics and religion.

Auction dates
01 Jun 2024 10:00 BST
Lots: 1-325
Viewing dates
27 May 2024 10:00 - 14:00 BST
30 May 2024 09:00 - 17:00 BST
31 May 2024 09:00 - 18:00 BST
01 Jun 2024 09:00 - 10:00 BST
Auction currency
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There are 334 lots within this auction
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Williamson (G C), Catalogue of the Collection of Jewels and Precious Works of Art,
700 GBP
800 - 1,200 GBP
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Raab (Professor J L), Die K Bayer, Gemalde-Galerie Pinakothek, Munchen, (text in French and German),
180 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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Roberts (W), Pictures in the Collection of J Pierpont Morgan at Princes Gate and Dover House,
140 GBP
150 - 200 GBP
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Plon (Eugene), Benvenuto Cellini Orfevre Medailleur, Sculpteur, recherches sur sa vie,
280 GBP
100 - 200 GBP
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Wouvermans (Philippe), Oeuvres de Phillippe Wouvermans, Hollandois,
0 GBP
3,000 - 4,000 GBP
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Wouvermans (Philippe), Oeuvres de Phillippe Wouvermans, Hollandois,
1,800 GBP
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Watteau (Jean Antoine),
3,200 GBP
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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Watteau (Jean Antione), Estampes D'Apres Watteau, an album of 69 illustrations on 62 pages,
5,500 GBP
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Schrenk von Notzing (Jacob), Augustissi Morum Imperatorum, Serenissimorum regum, atque,
2,600 GBP
800 - 1,200 GBP
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Molinier (Emile), Le Mobilier Royal Francais aux XVII et XVIII Siecles: Histoire et Description,
550 GBP
600 - 800 GBP
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Mariette (Pierre-Jean),
700 GBP
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Masterpieces of French Art in the XVIII Century,
160 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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Frankau (Julia), Eighteenth Century Artists and Engravers, William Ward ARA, James Ward RA,
450 GBP
300 - 400 GBP
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Rembrandt, 16 Phogravuren nach Gemalden Rembrandt in der Galerie zu Dresden, large folio,
180 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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Lievre (Edouard), Musee Graphique Pour L'Etude de L'Art dans Toutes des Applications,
380 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
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Hall (S C), Royal Gallery of Art, Ancient and Modern, with engraved title dedication,
170 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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Meisterwerke Aus den Kunstsammlungen Seiner Majestat Des Deutschen Kaisers, 27 plates,
260 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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Die Meisterwerke der Gemalde-Galerie des Allerhochsten Kaiserhauses in Wien, with 123 plates,
260 GBP
150 - 250 GBP
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Unger (William), Die Kaiseri Konigl Gemalde-Galerie in Wien Radirungen von William Unger,
180 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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Choiseul (Duc de),
180 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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Macdonald (George), Works of Fancy and Imagination, first edition, 10 vols,
420 GBP
200 - 250 GBP
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Jewitt (L), The Ceramic Art of Great Britain, 2 vols, first edition, 1878; Passavant,
420 GBP
150 - 200 GBP
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Barante (M de), Lettres et Instructions de Louis XVIII au comte de Saint-Priest, first edition,
170 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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Humboldt (Mary de),
0 GBP
200 - 250 GBP
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Humboldt (Mary de),
190 GBP
200 - 250 GBP
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Humboldt (Mary de),
0 GBP
200 - 250 GBP
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Humboldt (Mary de),
180 GBP
200 - 250 GBP
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Shakespeare (William), Works, Temple edition, 39 volumes, original full limp red morocco,
160 GBP
40 - 60 GBP
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Meadow (Sir Philip), The Wars Betwixt Sueden and Denmark, Before and After the Roschild Treaty,
600 GBP
300 - 400 GBP
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Percy (Thomas), Reliques of Ancient English Poetry, 3 vols, finely bound in full calf by Bedford,
350 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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Gronow (Captain), The Reminiscences and Recollections of Captain Gronow,
180 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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Straparole (J F), Les Facetieuses Nuits, 4 vols, finely bound in full blue morocco,
220 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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The First Book of Moses Called Genesis in Hebrew and English,
2,800 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
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Churchill (Winston S), Marlborough His Life and Times, first edition, 4 vols, vols 1,
650 GBP
300 - 400 GBP
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Goethe (Johann Wolfgan von), Werke, 20 vols, 22nd Costa edition,
350 GBP
150 - 200 GBP
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Roosevelt (Theodore), Through the Brazilian Wilderness, first English edition, John Murray,
170 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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Norvins (M de), Histoire de Napoleon, (bound in Napoleon et le Censure), 4 vols, first edition,
140 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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Armstrong (Archie), Archie Armstrong's Banquet of Jests, Edinburgh, 1872, limited to 252 copies,
0 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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Guizot (Mme), Education Domestique ou Lettres de Famille sur L'Education, 2 vols, first edition,
90 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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Penzer (N M) Editor,
95 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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Churchill (Winston S), Lord Randolph Churchill, first edition, 2 vols, nice set in original cloth,
200 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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Hewlett (William Meyrick), Diary of the Siege of the Peking Legations, June to August 1900,
320 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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Frankl (Ludwig Aug), Nach Jerusalem!, 2 vols, first edition, finely bound in full brown calf,
0 GBP
150 - 200 GBP
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Demoustier (C A), Lettres a Emilie sur la Mythologie, 6 parts in 2 volumes, plates,
0 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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Carlyle (Thomas), History of Frederick II of Prussia, called Frederick The Great, 6 vols,
220 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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Macaulay (Lord), Works: History of England, Essays, Miscellaneous 16 vols,
170 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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Jesse (John Heneage),
110 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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Sue (Eugene), Histoire de la Marine Francaise sous Louis XIV, second edition, plates and maps,
90 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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Mountenay (Barclay),
140 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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Carnegie (David W), Spinifex and Sand,
950 GBP
300 - 400 GBP
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Cowper (Frank), Sailing Tours: The Yachtman's Guide to the Cruising Waters of the English Coast,
190 GBP
150 - 200 GBP
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Goodman (Rabbi Tobias), Faith of Israel,
380 GBP
150 - 200 GBP
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Goodman (Rabbi Tobias), Faith of Israel,
300 GBP
150 - 200 GBP
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Archer (B U), The Book of Life (text in Hebrew and English), first edition,
0 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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Dover (Lord), The Life of Frederic The Second, King of Prussia, first edition, 2 vols,
190 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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Maurice (Major General Sir Frederick), History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902, 8 vols,
260 GBP
200 - 250 GBP
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Churchill (Winston S), The World Crisis 1911-1914, 6 vols, first edition,
900 GBP
600 - 800 GBP
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