TitleAubrey's Collections for Wilts (Illustrations only)
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AuthorAubrey John
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CategoryUK Topography
SubjectWiltshire
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Natural History
Art Reference
Transport
BuildingsGeneral
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CountyWiltshire
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Purchase Date10/27/2006
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SourceJohn Robertshaw
Cost$40.00
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Fair or MarketOxford PBFA
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FundingEarly-Impression
Estimated Value$75.00
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Middle hill boards (pink). Spine paper breaking up somewhat. Title in pencil "Illustrations to Aubrey's Wilts."
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Bought from John Robertshaw at the Oxford PBFA fair. He'd acquired a very large library of Middle Hill press publications and described them in his catalogue 101. These had formerly been owned by Krauss of New York. Asking £16000 for the lot until end October, after which he'd sell individually. At the fair he was just selling duplicates. In the catalogue he had the 2 vols with all 26 plates for £320. At the fair he was offering Vol I with plates and a separate set of plates only for II - both in boards. He reduced the asking price from £130 to £40 & £75. Initially I wanted to buy just the II plates but later decided to take both items.
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Two non-matching quarto volumes. Part 1 1821, part 2 1838


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Number of copies seen: 1
Target price: $100

£135->£120 Dorset RB 9804 C19 half calf v.nice binding (no errata or appendix of plates)

D.Winter Topography Sale Feb 2005
267  Aubrey (John). Aubrey's Collections for Wilts, (Edited by Sir T. Phillipps), parts 1 & 2, 1821 & 1838, few woodcut illusts., edges untrimmed, contemp. half morocco gilt, 4to Title to 2nd part entitled, "An Essay Towards the Description of the North Division of Wiltshire".  
(1)  £70-100 sold for £130. i.e. £150 after commission. I was the under bidder.
 
268  Aubrey (John). Aubrey's Collections for Wilts, (Edited by Sir T. Phillipps), part 1, printed by J. Davy, 1821, 136pp., few woodcut illusts., occ. minor spotting, edges untrimmed, orig. boards, rebacked, slim 4to (part 2 was published in 1838), together with Wiltshire. The Topographical Collections of John Aubrey..., Corrected and Enlarged by John Edward Jackson, pub. Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society, Devizes, 1862, eng. frontis. and numerous plts., folding pedigrees, orig. cloth gilt, slight wear at head & foot of spine, 4to  
(2)  £70-100  sold for £80

April 2005
Salisbury Water Lane Books (Dorset Rare Books) Part I only £70ish?

Ambra April 2005
Aubrey (John) AUBREY'S COLLECTIONS FOR WILTS. Parts 1 and 2. Textual
illusts, 128pp and 124pp, 2 works bound in 1, recent unlettered half calf,
marbled boards, couple of small spots to title, otherwise a clean copy.
London: Printed by J. Davy, 1821. and Typis Medio-Montanis, Impressit C.
Gilmour. 1838. £175.00
*  The second part was edited by Sir Thomas Phillips.

Ebay May 2006
Nice copy in black half leather binding
Aubrey's Collections for Wilts.
Publisher: London : Printed for J. Davy, Queen Street, Seven Dials, 1821-1838.
2 parts bound in one: illustrated with woodcuts, coats of arms, geneology tables.
Note: Collections for Wilts Edited by Sir Thomas Phillipps.
General title page to vol 2 has imprint:MH [Middle Hill] : Typis Medio-Montanis, impressit C. Gilmour, 1838 .
It was the intention of the editor to provide an appendix of plates and descriptions of arms (cf. Preface, v. 2); but although a total of 26 lithograph plates were printed (11 for v. 1 and 15 for v. 2), and added to a very small number of copies, they were apparently never formally issued. Vol. 1: iv, 136 p.; v. 2: [8], 124 p. Vol. 2 has added title page:
 An essay towards the description of the North division of Wiltshire. By me, John Aubrey of Easton Pierse.
Very Good.  
Very Rare - no copy currently online on the major databases.
Min bid £150. Sold £155 (I was under bidder at £150)

£135->£120 Dorset RB 9804 C19 half calf v.nice binding (no errata or appendix of plates)

D.Winter Topography Sale Feb 2005
267 Aubrey (John). Aubrey's Collections for Wilts, (Edited by Sir T. Phillipps), parts 1 & 2, 1821 & 1838, few woodcut illusts., edges untrimmed, contemp. half morocco gilt, 4to Title to 2nd part entitled, "An Essay Towards the Description of the North Division of Wiltshire".
(1) £70-100 sold for £130. i.e. £150 after commission. I was the under bidder.

268 Aubrey (John). Aubrey's Collections for Wilts, (Edited by Sir T. Phillipps), part 1, printed by J. Davy, 1821, 136pp., few woodcut illusts., occ. minor spotting, edges untrimmed, orig. boards, rebacked, slim 4to (part 2 was published in 1838), together with Wiltshire. The Topographical Collections of John Aubrey..., Corrected and Enlarged by John Edward Jackson, pub. Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society, Devizes, 1862, eng. frontis. and numerous plts., folding pedigrees, orig. cloth gilt, slight wear at head & foot of spine, 4to
(2) £70-100 sold for £80

April 2005
Salisbury Water Lane Books (Dorset Rare Books) Part I only £70ish?

Ambra April 2005
Aubrey (John) AUBREY'S COLLECTIONS FOR WILTS. Parts 1 and 2. Textual
illusts, 128pp and 124pp, 2 works bound in 1, recent unlettered half calf,
marbled boards, couple of small spots to title, otherwise a clean copy.
London: Printed by J. Davy, 1821. and Typis Medio-Montanis, Impressit C.
Gilmour. 1838. £175.00
*  The second part was edited by Sir Thomas Phillips.

Ebay May 2006
Nice copy in black half leather binding
Aubrey's Collections for Wilts.
Publisher: London : Printed for J. Davy, Queen Street, Seven Dials, 1821-1838.
2 parts bound in one: illustrated with woodcuts, coats of arms, geneology tables.
Note: Collections for Wilts Edited by Sir Thomas Phillipps.
General title page to vol 2 has imprint:MH [Middle Hill] : Typis Medio-Montanis, impressit C. Gilmour, 1838 .
It was the intention of the editor to provide an appendix of plates and descriptions of arms (cf. Preface, v. 2); but although a total of 26 lithograph plates were printed (11 for v. 1 and 15 for v. 2), and added to a very small number of copies, they were apparently never formally issued. Vol. 1: iv, 136 p.; v. 2: [8], 124 p. Vol. 2 has added title page:
An essay towards the description of the North division of Wiltshire. By me, John Aubrey of Easton Pierse.
Very Good.
Very Rare - no copy currently online on the major databases.
Min bid £150. Sold £155 (I was under bidder at £150)