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Previous|1|Next Lot #5 Collection of nine Americana titles, plus a scrap book of original photographs and newspaper clippings during a trip through California Heading(Americana)Author**Headline8 Americana titles + scrapbookDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #6 Eleven volumes of Americana Heading(Americana)Author**HeadlineEleven volumes of AmericanaDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #8 Ten works of Americana Heading(Americana)Author**HeadlineTen titles (in 13 vols) of Americana booksDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #14 The British Mercury AuthorArchenholtz, Johann Wilhelm von, editorHeadlineThe British Mercury Volumes 12-15PublisherB.C. HoffmanDate Published1790 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #18 The Art Journal - New Series, Volumes 1-5 Heading(Art Journal)Author**HeadlineArt Journal New Series, Vols 1-5, 1875-79PublisherD. AppletonDate Published1875-1879 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #36 A Frail Memorial: Being Selections from the Writings and Engravings of Thomas Bewick Heading(Cherryburn Press)AuthorBewick, ThomasHeadlineThos Bewick Frail Memorial Cherryburn Press 1/100PublisherCherryburn PressDate Published[1975] View details Estimate$10StatusUnsold Lot #45 Boswell on the Grand Tour: Italy, Corsica, and France, 1765-1766 Author[Boswell, James]HeadlineBoswell on the Grand TourPublisherHeinemannDate Published1955 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$100StatusSold Lot #50 Osiris and the Egyptian Resurrection AuthorBudge, E.A. WallisHeadlineOsiris and the Egyptian Resurrection 2 vols w/djsPublisherMedici SocietyDate Published[1911] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #54 Nine volumes of Californiana Heading(California)Author**HeadlineNine volumes of CalifornianaDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$137.50StatusSold Lot #60 London to Ladysmith, via Pretoria AuthorChurchill, Winston SpencerHeadlineLondon to Ladysmith, via Pretoria First EditionPublisherLongmans, Green and Co.Date Published1900 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #61 London to Ladysmith via Pretoria HeadingzzbAuthorChurchill, Winston SpencerHeadlineLondon to Ladysmith via Pretoria London 1900PublisherLongmans, Green, and Co.Date Published1900 View details Estimate$150 - $200StatusUnsold Lot #62 Lord Randolph Churchill HeadingzzbAuthorChurchill, Winston SpencerHeadlineWinston S. Churchill's bio of Lord RandolphPublisherMacmillanDate Published1906 View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold Lot #63 The River War: An Historical Account of the Reconquest of the Soudan HeadingzzbAuthorChurchill, Winston SpencerHeadlineRiver War by Churchill in 2 vols 1899PublisherLongmans, Green, and Co.Date Published1899 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500StatusUnsold Lot #64 The Story of the Malakand Field Force: An Episode of Frontier War AuthorChurchill, Winston SpencerHeadlineStory of the Malakand Field Force 1898PublisherLongmans, Green, and Co.Date Published1898 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$406.25StatusSold Lot #65 The World Crisis HeadingzzbAuthorChurchill, Winston S.HeadlineThe World Crisis 5 vols (in 6) 1st English edsPublisherThornton ButterworthDate Published[1923-1931] View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #72 A Treatise on the Wealth, Power, and Resources of the British Empire in Every Quarter of the World, Including the East Indies... AuthorColquhoun, P[atrick]HeadlineWealth, Power & Resources of Great BritainPublisherJoseph MawmanDate Published1814 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$406.25StatusSold Lot #105 Twelve titles in trade cloth bindings Heading(Decorative Cloth Bindings)Author**HeadlineTwelve titles in trade cloth bindingsDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #109 Histoire de la Maison de Bourbon AuthorDesormeaux, [Joseph Louis Ripault]HeadlineHistoire de la Maison de BourbonPublisherL'Imprimerie RoyaleDate Published1772-1788 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$437.50StatusSold Lot #115 A Classical and Topographical Tour Through Greece, During the Years 1801, 1805, and 1806 AuthorDodwell, EdwardHeadlineDodwell's Tour Through GreecePublisherRodwell and MartinDate Published1819 View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$2,500StatusSold Lot #121 Memoirs of John Evelyn, Esq. F.R.S. Author of the "Sylva," &c. &c. Comprising His Diary, from 1641 to 1705-6, and a Selection of His Familiar Letters. To Which is Subjoined, the Private Correspondence Between Charles I and Sir Edward Nicholas... AuthorEvelyn, JohnHeadlineMemoirs of John Evelyn in 5 vols 1827PublisherHenry ColburnDate Published1827 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold Lot #126 The Comic History of Rome Heading(Fine Bindings)AuthorA'Beckett, Gilbert AbbottHeadlineComic History of Rome bound by RivierePublisherBradbury, Agnew, & Co.Date Published[c. 1870] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #135 Marlborough: His Life and Times Heading(Fine Bindings)AuthorChurchill, Winston S.HeadlineChurchill's Life of Marlborough Finely BoundPublisherHarrapDate Published[1933-38] View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$500StatusSold Lot #142 The History of England, From the Earliest Times to the Death of George II Heading(Fine Bindings)AuthorGoldsmith, OliverHeadlineGoldsmith's History of England 1825 Finely BoundPublisherThomas TeggDate Published1825 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #147 Six volumes in deluxe publisher's binding Heading(Fine Bindings)AuthorLacroix, PaulHeadline6 vols in deluxe binding by Paul LacroixPublisherLibrairie de Firmin-DidotDate Published1877-1885 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #148 [Works] - in 6 volumes Heading(Fine Bindings)AuthorLamb, CharlesHeadlineCharles Lamb works, in 6 finely bound volumesPublisherMacmillanDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #155 Napoleon st Son Temps Heading(Fine Bindings)AuthorPeyre, RogerHeadlineNapoleon st Son Temps Fabulous Bindings!PublisherFirmin DidotDate Published1896 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$150StatusSold Lot #167 Four two-volume sets of finely bound works Heading(Fine Bindings)Author**HeadlineFour two-volume sets of finely bound worksDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$150StatusSold Lot #168 Seven finely bound volumes Heading(Fine Bindings)Author**HeadlineSeven finely bound volumesDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$150StatusSold Lot #169 Seven finely bound works Heading(Fine Bindings)Author**HeadlineSeven finely bound worksDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold Lot #171 Six finely bound volumes, including one inscribed by the author Heading(Fine Bindings)Author**Headline6 finely bound books, including 1 signed by authorDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$175StatusSold Lot #172 Six works in fifteen finely bound volumes Heading(Fine Bindings)Author**HeadlineSix works in fifteen finely bound volumesDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #173 Ten finely bound volumes Heading(Fine Bindings)Author**HeadlineTen finely bound volumesDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #174 Eight volumes from fine presses Heading(Fine Press)Author**Headline8 volumes from fine pressesDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #175 Nine volumes from fine presses Heading(Fine Press)Author**HeadlineNine volumes from fine pressesDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #176 Ten volumes from fine presses Heading(Fine Press)Author**HeadlineTen volumes from fine pressesDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #187 The fatal effects of gambling exemplified in the murder of Wm. Weare, and the trial and fate of John Thurtell, the murderer and his accomplices; with biographical sketches of the parties concerned, and a comment on the extraordinary circumstances developed in the narrative, in which gambling is proved to be the source of forgery, robbery, murder, and general demoralization. To which is added, The gambler's scourge : a complete exposé of the whole system of gambling in the metropolis, with memoirs and anecdotes of notorious blacklegs Heading(Gambling & Murder)Author**HeadlineFatal Effects of Gambling, 1824PublisherThomas KellyDate Published1824 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #206 A Biographical History of England from Egbert the Great to the Revolution [With] A Supplement, Consisting of Corrections and Large Additions, To A Biographical History of England AuthorGranger, J[ames]HeadlineGranger's Biographical History of EnglandPublisherT. DaviesDate Published1769-1774 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$237.50StatusSold Lot #209 A Popular History of France, From the Earliest Times AuthorGuizot, [Francois Pierre Guillaume]HeadlinePopular History of France in 7 vols by GuizotPublisherDana Estes and Charles E. LauriatDate Published[c. 1880] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #212 The Spirit of the Ghetto AuthorHapgood, HutchinsHeadlineHutchins Hapgood The Spirit of the GhettoPublisherFunk & WagnallsDate Published1902 View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$162.50StatusSold Lot #215 The Automobile: A Practical Treatise on the Construction of Modern Motor Cars, Steam, Petrol, Electric and Petrol-Electric AuthorHasluck, Paul N., editorHeadlineThe Automobile 1909 Special EditionPublisherCassell and CompanyDate Published[1909] View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #218 Twenty-one titles in history, literature and science Heading(History, Literature and Science)Author**Headline21 titles in history, literature and scienceDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$406.25StatusSold Lot #219 Six titles on the history of France and England Heading(History)Author**Headline6 titles on the history of France and EnglandDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #233 Narrative of the Surveying Voyage of H.M.S. Fly, Commanded by Captain F.P. Blackwood, R.N. in Torres Strait, New Guinea, and Other Islands of the Eastern Archipelago, During the Years 1842-1846: Together with an Excursion into the Interior of the Eastern Part of Java AuthorJukes, J. BeeteHeadlineSurveying Voyage of H.M.S. FlyPublisherT. & W. BooneDate Published1847 View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$2,000StatusSold Lot #235 Campaigns of King William and the Duke of Marlborough...Also a New System of Military Discipline, for Foot in Action, with the Most Essential Exercise for Cavalry AuthorKane, RichardHeadlineCampaigns of King William 2nd Edition 1747PublisherJ. MillanDate Published1747 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$437.50StatusSold Lot #246 Précis Historique de la Révolution Francaise AuthorLacretelle, [Charles de]HeadlinePrecis Historique Revolution Francaise 6 volsPublisherChez Onfroy / Treuttel et WurtzDate Published1792-1816 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$100StatusSold Lot #248 Prince Charles Edward AuthorLang, AndrewHeadlineAndrew Lang Prince Charles EdwardPublisherGoupil & Co.Date Published1900 View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold Lot #259 Five titles from the Limited Editions Club Heading(Limited Editions Club)Author**HeadlineFive titles from the Limited Editions ClubDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #266 Dictaten Over Theoretische Natuurkunde Naar de Colleges van Prof[essor] Dr. H[endrik] A[ntoon] Lorentz Heading(Lorentz, Hendrik Antoon)Author**HeadlineLecture Notes from Prof. Hendrik A. Lorentz 1909Date Published1909-1912 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold Lot #269 The Pilgrimage of the Life of Man...From the French of Guillaume de Deguileville... AuthorLydgate, JohnHeadlinePilgrimage of the Life of Man, John Lydgate 1905PublisherNichols and SonsDate Published1905 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #280 Pugilistica: The History of British Boxing AuthorMiles, Henry DownesHeadlinePugilistica: The History of British Boxing 3 volsPublisherJohn GrantDate Published1906 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #284 Essais de Michel de Montaigne AuthorMontaigne, Michel deHeadlineEssais de Michel de Montaigne 5 vols 1826PublisherChez LefèvreDate Published1826 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$162.50StatusSold Lot #293 Fourteen titles printed by John Henry Nash Heading(Nash, John Henry)Author**Headline14 titles in 16 volumes from John Henry NashPublisherJohn Henry NashDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #305 Memoirs of Samuel Pepys AuthorPepys, SamuelHeadlineMemoirs of Samuel Pepys First EditionPublisherHenry ColburnDate Published1825 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold Lot #313 A Voyage Round the World; But More Particularly to the North-West Coast of America: Performed in 1785, 1786, 1787, and 1788, in the King George and Queen Charlotte, Captains Portlock and Dixon AuthorPortlock, NathanielHeadlinePortlock's Voyage Around the World 1789PublisherJohn StockdaleDate Published1789 View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$2,250StatusSold Lot #316 Le Costume Historique AuthorRacinet, M.A.HeadlineRacinet Le Costume Historique Folio EditionPublisherFirmin DidotDate Published1888 View details Estimate$2,500 - $3,500Sold for$1,750StatusSold Lot #321 Thebes: Its Tombs and Their Tenants Ancient and Present Including a Record of Excavations in the Necropolis AuthorRhind, A. HenryHeadlineThebes: Its Tombs and Their TenantsPublisherLongman, Green, et alDate Published1862 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$162.50StatusSold Lot #324 Portrait of Mexico Heading(Rivera, Diego)AuthorWolfe, Bertram D.HeadlinePortrait of Mexico signed by Diego RiveraPublisherCovici FriedeDate Published[1937] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$237.50StatusSold Lot #328 The Ancient History Of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians, and Grecians AuthorRollin, [Charles]HeadlineAncient History Of the Egyptians, etc. 2nd edPublisherJohn and Pual KnaptonDate Published1738-1740 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #341 A Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic Polar Circle and round the World: but chiefly into the Country of the Hottentots and Caffres, from the year 1772, to 1776 AuthorSparrman, AndersHeadlineSparrman's Voyage 1785PublisherG.G.J. & J. RobinsonDate Published1785 View details Estimate$2,500 - $3,500Sold for$2,375StatusSold Lot #347 Fritiofs Saga: Svea Nattvardsbarnen Axel AuthorTegnér, EsaiasHeadlineFritiofs Saga: Svea Nattvardsbarnen Axel 1933PublisherSaxon & LindströmsDate Published[1933] View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #353 Historical Collections, Out of Several Grave Protestant Historians, Concerning the Changes of Religion, and the Strange Confusions Following: In the Reigns of King Henry the Eight. Edward the Sixth. Queen Mary and Elizabeth... Author[Touchet, George]HeadlineCollections from Protestant Historians 1686PublisherPrinted by Henry HillsDate Published1686 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$212.50StatusSold Lot #359 All About Coffee AuthorUker, William H.HeadlineAll About Coffee signed by Wm Uker 2nd edPublisherThe Tea & Coffee Trade Journal CompanyDate Published1935 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #369 The Historian's History of the World AuthorWilliams, Henry Smith, editorHeadlineThe Historian's History of the WorldPublisherOutlookDate Published1904 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #375 Nine titles of world history and travel and exploration Heading(World History)Author**Headline9 titles of history & travel & explorationDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$162.50StatusSold Lot #376 Two by Richard Wright AuthorWright, RichardHeadlineTwo by Richard WrightPublisherHarper & BrotherDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$112.50StatusSold Lot #380 A Popular History of Germany, From the Earliest Period to the Present Day AuthorZimmermann, WilliamHeadlineA Popular History of Germany by ZimmermannPublisherHenry J. JohnsonDate Published[1878] View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$150StatusSold Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next