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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
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There are 334 lots within this auction
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Hendley (Thomas Holbein), The Rulers of India and the Chiefs of Rajputana, folio,
1,600 GBP
500 - 700 GBP
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Moris (Henri), Au Pays Bleu (Alpes Maritimes), edition limited to 100 numbered copies, Paris, folio,
0 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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Beaumont (W Worby), Motor Vehicles and Motors, Their Design, Construction and Working by Steam,
380 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
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Brougham (Henry Lord), Speeches, finely bound in half brown calf,
320 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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Moliere, Oeuvres Completes de Moliere, 4 vols, finely bound in full green morocco,
480 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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Burnet (John), Practical Hints on Colour in Painting,
120 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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Lacroix (Paul), XVIIe Siecle, Institutions Usages et Costumes France 1700-1789, plates 21 in colour,
0 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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Howard-Bury, (C K), Mount Everest - The Reconnaissance, 1921, original cloth,
320 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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Rock (Joseph F), The Ancient Na-Khi Kingdom of Southwest China, 2 vols, 4 maps in rear pockets,
550 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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Stirling( William), Annals of the Artists of Spain, first edition, 3 vols,
180 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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Gavin (C M), Royal Yachts, limited to 100 copies, this copy 43, full morocco, 4to,
140 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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Dubois (Urbain) and Emile Bernard, La Cuisine Classique Etudes Pratiques,
90 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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Foster (J J), British Miniature Painters and their Work, original cloth, limited to 425 copies,
0 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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Chamberlain (Arthur B) Hans Holbein the Younger, 2 vols, original cloth,
90 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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Redford (George), Art Sales - A History of Sales of Pictures and Other Works of Art, 2 vols,
320 GBP
150 - 200 GBP
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Latham (Robert Gordon), A Dictionary of the English Language founded on that of Dr Samuel Johnson,
170 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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Ruskin (John), The Stones of Venice with Illustrations Drawn by the Author, new edition, 3 vols,
1,100 GBP
150 - 200 GBP
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Stephen (Leslie), A Dictionary of National Biography, vols I-LXIII, supplement, 3 vols, Index,
750 GBP
300 - 400 GBP
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Van Dyke (Anthony), A Collection of forty-five 17th Century Portraits by Anthony van Dyke,
600 GBP
300 - 500 GBP
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Symonds (J A), Translator - The Memoirs of Count Gozzi, limited edition, number 75 of 210 copies,
320 GBP
150 - 200 GBP
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The Encyclopaedia Britannica, fourteenth edition, 24 vols, original morocco back cloth, 1929.
50 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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Zurbriggen (Mattias), From the Alps to the Andes, being the autobiography of a mountain guide,
400 GBP
150 - 200 GBP
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Graves (Algernon) and William Vine Cronin, A History of the Works of Sir Joshua Reynolds, 4 vols,
550 GBP
300 - 400 GBP
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Magalotti (Lorenzo),
180 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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Swann (Major General J C), The Citizen Soldiers of Buckinghamshire 1795-1926,
100 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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The Encyclopaedia Britannica, eleventh edition, 32 vols, India paper,
240 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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Arthur (Captain Sir George), The Story of the Household Cavalry,
300 GBP
150 - 200 GBP
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Arthur (Captain Sir George), The Story of the Household Cavalry,
240 GBP
150 - 200 GBP
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Walpole (Horace), Anecdotes of Painting in England, collected by the late George Vertue, 5 vols,
280 GBP
150 - 200 GBP
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Neale (J P), Views of the Seats of the Noblemen and Gentlemen in England, Wales,
900 GBP
500 - 700 GBP
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Brulliot (Francois), Dictionnaire des Monogrammes, Marques Figurees, Lettres, Initiales,
140 GBP
150 - 200 GBP
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Wallace (Alfred Russel),
1,300 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
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Warburg (Paul M), The Federal Reserve System, Its Origin and Growth, first edition, 2 vols,
750 GBP
600 - 800 GBP
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M'Culloch (J R), A Dictionary, Practical,
200 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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Werner (E T Chalmers), Myths and Legends of China, Harrap,
170 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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Rousset (Camille), Histoire de Louvois et de son Administration Politique et Militaire, 4 vols,
160 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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Thorburn (A), British Birds, 4 vols, 1925; together with Witherby, The Handbook of British Birds,
95 GBP
50 - 80 GBP
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Hugo (Victor), Le Travaillure de la Mer, first edition, 3 vols, half morocco, marbled boards,
90 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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Etheridge (Thomas), Works edited by A Wilson Verity, limited to 500 copies,
130 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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Brunel (J Ch), Manuel du Libraire et de L'Amateur de Livres, first edition, 4 vols,
140 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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Gompertz (J), Devon, A Poem, full brown calf, Teignmouth, 1823; together with Gompertz (J),
110 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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Gray (John), Lectures on the Nature and Use of Money, first edition,
420 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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Walton (Izaak), The Compleat Angler, edited by G A B Dewar, Winchester edition, 2 vols,
220 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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Buckle (Henry Thomas), History of Civilization in England, first edition, 2 vols,
240 GBP
150 - 200 GBP
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Robinson (Henry Crabb), Diary, Reminiscences and Correspondence, first edition, 3 vols,
160 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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Straus (Ralph) and Robert Bent, John Baskerville, A Memoir, copy no.
100 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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Fullom (S W), The Man of the World or Vanities of the Day, first edition, 3 vols,
150 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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Michaud (Joseph Francois), Histoire des Croisades, 6 vols, quatrieme edition,
0 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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Moliere, Oeuvres de Moliere, nouvelle edition, par M Eugene Despois, 10 vols,
90 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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Kingsley (Charles), Works, Eversley edition, 11 vols,
120 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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Berry (Miss), Extracts of the Journals and Correspondence of Miss Berry From the Years 1783 to 1852,
300 GBP
150 - 200 GBP
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Ouida (La Ramee Marie Louise de), Novels, 17 volumes bound in matching half brown calf,
110 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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Gregorovius (Ferdinand), Geschichte der Stadt Rom im Mittelalter, 8 vols, full brown calf,
0 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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Hardy (Thomas), The Dynasts, 3 vols, rebound in contemporary half vellum, leather label,
140 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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Heath's Book of Beauty for 1836, 1838, 1839, 1841, 1842, 1843, 1844, 1845, 1847, 1848, 1849,
300 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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Rollin (M), The Ancient History Translated From the French, new edition, 6 vols,
480 GBP
150 - 200 GBP
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Cooper (James Fenimore), Works, 16 vols, Twentieth Century edition, original cloth,
0 GBP
80 - 120 GBP
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Fromentin (Eugene), Sahara et Sahel - I Un Ete dans le Sahara, II Une Annee dans le Sahel, 4to,
90 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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