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A quantity of antiquarian and later books from the library of Exbury House (property of the de Rothschild's) and from other various properties
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A quantity of antiquarian and later books from the library of Exbury House (property of the de Rothschild's) and from other various properties

To include: a quantity of antiquarian and later books from 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
12 Oct 2024 10:00 BST
Lots: 1 - 125
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There are 120 lots within this auction
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Wouvermans (Philippe), Oeuvres de Phillippe Wouvermans, Hollandois,
1,400 GBP
1,500 - 2,500 GBP
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Humboldt (Mary de),
80 GBP
100 - 200 GBP
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Humboldt (Mary de),
75 GBP
100 - 200 GBP
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Armstrong (Archie), Archie Armstrong's Banquet of Jests, Edinburgh, 1872, limited to 252 copies,
50 GBP
50 - 100 GBP
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Frankl (Ludwig Aug), Nach Jerusalem!, 2 vols, first edition, finely bound in full brown calf,
85 GBP
80 - 120 GBP
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Archer (B U), The Book of Life (text in Hebrew and English), first edition,
70 GBP
50 - 100 GBP
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Goethe (J W), Samtliche Werke, 36 vols, original half cloth, marbled boards, Stuttgart, 1893.
60 GBP
50 - 100 GBP
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Williamson (George C), The History of Portrait Miniatures, 2 vols, original white cloth,
50 GBP
80 - 120 GBP
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Bode (Wilhelm von) Editor, Frans Hals: His Life and Works, with an Essay by M J Binder, 2 vols,
40 GBP
100 - 200 GBP
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Williams (Gardner F), The Diamond Mines of South Africa: Some Account of their Rise and Development,
200 GBP
300 - 500 GBP
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Kahn (Rodolphe), Catalogue of the Rodolphe Kahn Collection Pictures and Objects d'Art, 4 vols,
30 GBP
100 - 200 GBP
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Exposition d'Oeuvres de l'Art Francais au XVIIIeme siecle, folio,
22 GBP
50 - 100 GBP
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Macquoid (Percy), A History of English Furniture, 4 vols, folio, original cloth,
65 GBP
50 - 100 GBP
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Moris (Henri), Au Pays Bleu (Alpes Maritimes), edition limited to 100 numbered copies, Paris, folio,
15 GBP
50 - 100 GBP
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Foster (J J), British Miniature Painters and their Work, original cloth, limited to 425 copies,
50 GBP
50 - 100 GBP
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Michaud (Joseph Francois), Histoire des Croisades, 6 vols, quatrieme edition,
55 GBP
50 - 100 GBP
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Gregorovius (Ferdinand), Geschichte der Stadt Rom im Mittelalter, 8 vols, full brown calf,
70 GBP
50 - 100 GBP
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Cooper (James Fenimore), Works, 16 vols, Twentieth Century edition, original cloth,
45 GBP
40 - 60 GBP
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Smith (Sir William), A Dictionary of Christian Biography, 4 vols,
50 GBP
50 - 100 GBP
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Seton (Ernest Thompson), Life-Histories of Northern Animals - An Account of the Mammals of Manitoba,
50 GBP
50 - 100 GBP
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Voltaire (Francois Marie Arouet De),
300 GBP
250 - 350 GBP
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Raumer (Frederick von), Historisches Taschenbuch, 10 vols, full brown calf, labels,
170 GBP
50 - 100 GBP
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Seidel (Dr Paul), Friedrich Der Grosse und die Franzosische Malerei Seiner Zeit, folio,
160 GBP
50 - 100 GBP
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Epstein (Rabbi), The Soncino, English edition of the Babylonian Talmud, Nezikin, 8 vols, Mo'ed,
40 GBP
50 - 100 GBP
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Freedman (Dr H), and Simon, Midrash Rabbah, 10 vols, limited to 1000 copies,
100 GBP
100 - 200 GBP
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Salvador (Joseph), Paris, Rome, Jerusalem ou La Question Religieuse au XIXe Siecle, 2 vols,
40 GBP
50 - 100 GBP
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Barges (J J L), and D B Goldberg, R Jehuda ben Koreisch Tiharetensis Africani,
30 GBP
50 - 100 GBP
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Hertz (Dr J H), The Pentateuch and Haftorahs, 5 vols, good set in dustjackets, Oxford, 1929-36.
15 GBP
50 - 100 GBP
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The Pentateuch, Haphtorahs and Sabbath Morning Service (text in Hebrew and English),
220 GBP
80 - 120 GBP
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Armstrong (Walter),
40 GBP
50 - 80 GBP
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PAUL VERLACE (VERLAINE),
450 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
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Casanova, Memoirs, 12 volumes, with other literature.
85 GBP
30 - 50 GBP
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Holmes, Constable and His Influences on Landscape Painting, folio and others.
45 GBP
30 - 50 GBP
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Kipling (Rudyard), Works, 38 volumes, edition de luxe, some spines defective, 1897.
20 GBP
30 - 50 GBP
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Churchill, (W S), Second World War, 12 volumes, plus other historical works.
20 GBP
30 - 50 GBP
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Foods of the World, 17 volumes.
10 GBP
30 - 50 GBP
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Times Atlas of the World, 17 volumes.
10 GBP
30 - 50 GBP
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Lawrence (H W) and B Dighton, French Line Engravings, limited edition loose in binding,
10 GBP
30 - 50 GBP
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Eban (Abba), My Country and three other titles.
0 GBP
30 - 50 GBP
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Dyott, Silent Highways of the Jungle, 1922, and a box of travel books.
55 GBP
30 - 50 GBP
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Blackwood Magazine, 1918-26, 19 volumes.
10 GBP
30 - 50 GBP
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Churchill (Winston S), My Early Life, 1930, plus military and history books.
30 GBP
30 - 50 GBP
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Macaulay (Lord), History of England from the Accession of James II, 6 volumes, 1913,
15 GBP
30 - 50 GBP
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Ward (Frank Kingdom), Riddle of the Tsangpo Gorges, 2001,
40 GBP
30 - 50 GBP
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Buckle, Life of Disraeli, 6 volumes and other historical and military books.
28 GBP
30 - 50 GBP
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The History of White's, 2 volumes, limited to 500 copies, plus other miscellaneous books.
15 GBP
30 - 50 GBP
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A box of foreign language books.
10 GBP
30 - 50 GBP
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Hickey (William), Memoirs, 4 volumes, 1913 and other historical books.
10 GBP
30 - 50 GBP
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Zetland (Marquis of), Letters of Disraeli, 2 volumes, 1929 and other historical works.
35 GBP
30 - 50 GBP
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Two boxes of natural history books.
140 GBP
30 - 50 GBP
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Gilbert (Martin), and Randolph Churchill, Winston S Churchill, 8 volumes,
200 GBP
30 - 50 GBP
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Two boxes of nicely bound incomplete sets of books.
220 GBP
30 - 50 GBP
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Churchill (Winston S), History of the English Speaking Peoples, 4 volumes and other works.
35 GBP
30 - 50 GBP
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Three boxes of miscellaneous books.
35 GBP
30 - 50 GBP
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Three boxes of miscellaneous books.
30 GBP
30 - 50 GBP
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Four boxes of miscellaneous books.
30 GBP
30 - 50 GBP
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A box of art books. Provenance: From the library of Exbury House (property of the de Rothschild's).
15 GBP
30 - 50 GBP
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Three boxes of miscellaneous books.
25 GBP
30 - 50 GBP
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Three boxes of miscellaneous books.
25 GBP
30 - 50 GBP
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Four boxes of miscellaneous books.
25 GBP
30 - 50 GBP
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