22nd Apr, 2021 11:00
THE OXFORD LIBRARY SALE - Day Two
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A New and Complete Dictionary of Art & Sciences Comprehending all the Branches of Useful Knowledge'
'A New and Complete Dictionary of Art & Sciences Comprehending all the Branches of Useful Knowledge', 'by a Society of Gentlemen', W Owen. London 1754. 4 vols. thick 8vo. with multiple plates, full brushed calf, rubbed and worn, stains and bumps. s.a.f. plus MCGREGOR-ROBERTSON, J. 'The Household Physician', Blackie, London etc., nd. c.1880. Thick 8vo. 1/2 calf with red label, joints loose (5)
Provenance:
PETER HAYDEN 21 April 1928 – 24 September 2019
Staffordshire based garden historian Peter Hayden was the author of Biddulph Grange: A Garden Rediscovered and a contributor to The Oxford Companion to Gardens, The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, The Garden, Landscape Design and Country Life. During National Service in the Intelligence Corps he trained as a Russian interpreter. His research into Russian gardens culminated in Russian Parks and Gardens (2005). In 2006 he was awarded a Gold Medal by the Russian Academy of Arts, the first foreigner to receive the award since it was introduced by Catherine the Great in the Eighteenth Century. His interests – including horticulture, topography, local history and cookery – are reflected in his extensive private library.
Sold for £160
Estimated at £50 - £100
'A New and Complete Dictionary of Art & Sciences Comprehending all the Branches of Useful Knowledge', 'by a Society of Gentlemen', W Owen. London 1754. 4 vols. thick 8vo. with multiple plates, full brushed calf, rubbed and worn, stains and bumps. s.a.f. plus MCGREGOR-ROBERTSON, J. 'The Household Physician', Blackie, London etc., nd. c.1880. Thick 8vo. 1/2 calf with red label, joints loose (5)
Provenance:
PETER HAYDEN 21 April 1928 – 24 September 2019
Staffordshire based garden historian Peter Hayden was the author of Biddulph Grange: A Garden Rediscovered and a contributor to The Oxford Companion to Gardens, The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, The Garden, Landscape Design and Country Life. During National Service in the Intelligence Corps he trained as a Russian interpreter. His research into Russian gardens culminated in Russian Parks and Gardens (2005). In 2006 he was awarded a Gold Medal by the Russian Academy of Arts, the first foreigner to receive the award since it was introduced by Catherine the Great in the Eighteenth Century. His interests – including horticulture, topography, local history and cookery – are reflected in his extensive private library.
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