£800
Tray of antiquarian books to include: various leather bound volumes by the Honourable Robert Boyle: 'Certain Physiological Essays and other tracts' second edition, 1669, 'Experiments and considerations touching colours' 1664 and 'Some considerations touching the usefulnesse of experimental natural philosophy' 1664, French language scientific textbook 1876 by M.L Pasteur, 'Messiah' a sacred oratario by George Frederic Handel, edited in the tonic Sol-fa notation by John Curwen' published by London Tonic Sol-fa agency and two cloth bound 1903 Punch volumes.
(B.P. 21% + VAT)
All have some condition issues particularly to covers. Books by Robert Boyle - all have some discolouration to edges of pages, don't have engraved plates, 'Colours' has loose pages and a pull out diagram of light through a prism, 'Essays' has no obvious missing pages, may have been damp (pages are a bit warped but don't stick), some pages are torn to edges and a handwritten table of contents to the back, 'Natural Philosophy' has no obvious missing pages.
Pasteur book does have some engraved plates but covers are loose but present. All have some condition issues particularly to the covers, internally not bad for age. Edges of pages are discoloured 'Of Colours' has loose pages, 'colours' has a pull-out diagram of a prism. No engraved plates to 'Boyle'. No obvious missing pages to 'Essays' and 'Natural Philosophy'. Essays may have been damp (pages warped but don't stick, some pages are torn) hand written label of contents to the back.
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