Catalogue of important illuminated manuscripts, valuable printed books, autograph letters, oriental miniatures and manuscripts, etc., comprising an extremely fine illuminated psalter, Flemish, XIII century, the property of a lady resident in Scotland; a magnificently decorated copy of Gratian's Decretum, Italian and other manuscripts of exceptional quality and interest, including the property of Algernon Hay, Esq., the property of the late Judge Dunlop, Ashbrook House, Edinburgh; also the property of the late R. H. Roberts, of Bridlemere, Woodhall Spa (sold by order of the Executors), including a fine XIII century Bible; an interesting XV century Horæ; Vitas Patrum, Wynkyn de Worde, 1495; The Dialogues of Creatures Moralysed, ca. 1520; Columna, Hypnerotomachia, 1545; etc., the property of the late H. A. Rigg, Esq., K.C., of Wallhurst Manor, Cowfold, Sussex (sold by order of the Executrix); an important collection of works by or relating to Sir Richard Fanshawe, Bt. (translator of the "Lusiad"); Goldsmith (O.), the Vicar of Wakefield, 1823, with 14 of Rowlandson's drawings inserted, the property of the Marquess of Sligo; the property of Sir Charles Stewart Forbes, Bt., including More (sir T.), Utopia, 1516; La Fontaine, Fables, 1755; Boccaccio Decamerone, 1757; Watteau, Figures de différents caractères, etc., and other properties; the autograph letters comprise a fine letter of Queen Elisabeth, the property of the Lord Strachie; letters of James Boswell, the property of Violet, Viscountess Melville; a poem in the hand of Robert Burns, the property of Leonard West, Esq.; an interesting collection of letters of artists, sculptors, architects, etc., also Lord Byron's pistols and dagger, the property of Col. L. Hay Ducrot, which will be sold by auction by Messrs. Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, the Rt. Hon. Sir Montague Barlow, P.C., K.B.E., M.P., G. D. Hobson, M.V.O. & F. W. Warre, O.B.E., M.C., C. G. Des Graz, B.A., Miss E. Barlow, auctioneers of literary property & works illustrative of the fine arts, at their large galleries, 34 & 35, New Bond Street, W. (1), on Tuesday, July 29th, 1924, and following day, at one o'clock precisely

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