Lot 734
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[Sykes, A.A.]
Rare Books, Manuscripts & Photographs
Auction: Rare Books, Manuscripts & Photographss | 10 May 2007
Description
An essay on the nature, design and origin of sacrifices, 1748, 8vo, calf-backed boards, 8vo, advertisement leaf, number in ink at head of title; Davison, J. An inquiry into the origin and intent of primitive sacrifice, 1825, 8vo, original boards, head of spine chipped; [Anon.] Two discourses of purgatory, for R. Chiswell, 1687; Amos. A. The great oyer of poisoning, 1846, extra-illustrated with numerous plates, brown morocco gilt by Bayntun, g.e.; [Fassman, D.] Gesprache in dem Reicher derer Todten. Leipzig, 1722, 4to, first frontispiece defective, 1 plate torn, some browning and worming of lower margin, old calf, very worn; La danse des morts... de l'eglise St. Jean à Bâle. Basle: Birmann, [c.1836], 4to, plates, upper wrapper bound in, modern calf, ?lacking German title, slight soiling; Holbein, H. The dance of death. London, 1803, 8vo, frontispiece, 47 plates, contemporary boards, some foxing; Holbein, H. The dance of death. London, 1804, 8vo, frontispiece, 33 plates [one folding], contemporary half calf gilt, upper board loose, ink notes on endpaper and another 1804 copy in boards, disbound; Holbein, H. The dance of death, 1816, 8vo, engraved plates, half roan, some spotting, rubbed (10)