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Table 4 United Kingdom (UK) auction and dealer sales 1900- To Date (July 2009)

From: A census of the edition of 1555 of Andreas Vesalius' De Humani Corporis Fabrica

1. 2003:

H.M. Fletcher, Hertfordshire, Location: UK Private

2. 2002

Quaritch, London, Location: UK Private

3. 2001

WP Watson, London, Location: UK Private

4. 20.10.99

Christie's London, Location: Private

5. 26.11.97

Christie's London, Location: Bought by US dealer, Martyan Lan Inc, New York in partnerships with UK dealer, Rick Watson and later sold.

6. 5.12.96

Sotheby's London, Location: Sold to a Spanish dealer

7. 31.3.95

Christie's South Kensington, Location: UK private

8. 11.11.94

Sotheby's London, Location: US private, Goodrich

9. 18.5.89

Sotheby's London, Location: UK private

10. 16.11.88

Christie's London, Location: Sold to UK deal, Pickering & Chatto, now UK private

11. 14.4.88

Sotheby's London, Location: US, Boston University Library

12. 2.11.81

Sotheby's London, Location: ? Bennett

13. 17.6.81

Sotheby's London, Location: UK dealer, Quaritch (no further records available)

14. 17.6.68

Sotheby's London, Location: UK dealer, Dawson

15. 17.10.67

Sotheby's London, Location: US dealer, HS Levinson

16. 9.11.60

Sotheby's London, Location: UK dealer, Weil

17. 21.7.59

Sotheby's London, Location: UK dealer, Dawson

18. 21.5.58

Christie's London, Location: UK dealer, Weil (Later offered for sale in Weil Cat 28, no. 256)

19. 1950s

Simon Weil, London, Cat 22 no. 293, Location: Unknown

20. 16.7.51

Sotheby's London, Location: UK, HM Stationery Office

21.26.7.49

Sotheby's London, Location: UK dealer, Weil

22. 12.5.48

Hodgson and Son London, Location: UK dealer, King

23. 11.5.48

Sotheby's London, Location: UK dealer, Southeran (records since destroyed)

24. 19.3.47

Sotheby's London, Location: UK dealer, Edwards

25. 26.1.45

Hodgson and Son London, Location: UK dealer, Robinson

26. 30.3.44

Hodgson and Son London, Location: UK dealer, HK Lewis

27. 9.5.44

Sotheby's London, Location: UK dealer, Edwards

28. 31.3.43

Dowell's Edinburgh, Location: Unknown

29. 10.6.41

Sotheby's London, Location: UK dealer, Edwards

30. 6.2.34

Sotheby's London, Location: UK dealer, Duke

31.23.7.34

Sotheby's London, Location: UK dealer, Edwards

32. 1.6.31

Sotheby's London, Location: UK dealer, Dave and Orioli (Later offered for sale in Davies and Orioli Cat 132, no. 236)

33. 15.5.30

Hodgson and Son London, Location: UK dealer, Salamander

34. 14.5.25

Hodgson and Son London, Location: UK dealer, Lubrano

35. 17.3.24

Sotheby's London, Location: UK dealer, Edwards

36. 20.12.22

Hodgson and Son London, Location: UK dealer, Leighton

37. 31.7.13

Sotheby's London, Location: UK dealer, Maggs

38. 21.6.10

Sotheby's London, Location: UK dealer, Sawyer

39. 24.6.09

Hodgson and Son London, Location: Unknown

40. 5.12.06

Sotheby's London, Location: ?, Hozier

41. 12.7.06

Christie's London, Location: Private, Kirk