Sale 509: Fine & Rare Books (#509) 06/27/2013 11:00 AM PDT Closed Starts Ending 06/27/2013 11:00 AM PDT Auction Info PDF Prices RealizedPDF Catalog View ▼ Items per page 102550100 Sort by DefaultTime LeftLot#TitleNewestHighest PriceLowest PriceBids (Low - High)Bids (High - Low)Views (Low - High)Views (High - Low)RelevanceAuthorProvenancePublisherDate PublishedConditionCode Filter By Categories Category match ANY of the aboveALL of the above ConditionCodeConditionCode-Select-finenear finevery goodgoodfairpoor sold as is Featured Exclude closed lots Price Lot Number Results: Viewing items 201-252 of 252. Previous|123|Next Lot #202 Advice to a Son. Or Directions For your better Conduct, Through the various and most important Encounters of this Life...[bound with] Political Reflections upon the Government of the Turks... View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$375StatusSold AuthorOsborn, FrancisHeadlineEarly advice to a son, plus Political ReflectionsPublisherPrinted by H.H. for Tho. RobinsonDate Published1658 [and] 1662 Lot #203 Bemerkungen auf einer Reise in die Sudlichen Statthalterschaften des Russischen Reichs in den Jahren 1793 und 1794 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$212.50StatusSold AuthorPallas, P[eter] S[imon]HeadlineNotes on a trip to Russia with copper-engraved plates.PublisherGottfried MartiniDate Published1799-1801 Lot #204 Adversus Paganos (Quo Vocant) Historiarum Libri Septem View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold AuthorPaulus OrosiusHeadlineOrosius' History of the Pagans 1536 printingPublisherEuchariiDate Published1536 Lot #205 The Geometry and Optics of Ancient Architecture, illustrated by Examples from Thebes, Athens, and Rome View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500StatusUnsold AuthorPennethorne, JohnHeadlineGeometry and Optics of Ancient ArchitecturePublisherWilliams and NorgateDate Published1878 Lot #206 Five papers by Max Planck, in three volumes of Annalen der Physik View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$875StatusSold AuthorPlanck, MaxHeadlinePapers by physicist Max Planck seminal to his development of the Quantum Theory, for which he won the Nobel Prize in 1918.PublisherJohan Ambrosius BarthDate Published1900-1903 Lot #207 Historia Florentina View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$750StatusSold AuthorPoggius FlorentinusHeadlinePoggio's History of FlorencePublisherBartolommeo di LibriDate Published3 Sept. 1492 Lot #208 Poster for Harry Qubey's Dog Circus View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,000Sold for$3,125StatusSold Heading(Posters)HeadlineWonderful poster of Harry Qubey's Dog CircusPublisherRiverside Printing Co.Date PublishedEarly 20th century Lot #209 Abregé de L'Histoire de Port Royal View details Estimate$250 - $350StatusUnsold AuthorRacine, [Jean]HeadlineFirst Edition of Jean Racine's final workPublisherAu depens de la CompagnieDate Published1742 Lot #210 The Century Edition Deluxe of Raemaekers War Cartoons View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold AuthorRaemaeker, (Louis)HeadlineThe War Cartoons of Louis RaemaekerPublisherCentury Co.Date Published1917 Lot #211 A Treatise of Such Mathematical Instruments as are Usually Put Into a Portable Case, Containing Their Various Uses in Arithmetic, Geometry, Trigonometry, Architecture, Surveying, Gunnery, etc. View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorRobertson J[ohn]HeadlineScarce work on surveying by John RobertsonPublisherHeath and Nourse, et alDate Published1757 Lot #212 Trenta Novelle Dilettevoli ed Instruttive sopra i Costumi e la Religione degl' Italiani View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorRodoni, GiovanniHeadlineItalian & French dual-language book, 30 stories.PublisherThe AuthorDate Published1782 Lot #213 Four 19th century playbills from productions of Nicholas Rowe's "Jane Shore", with four framed illustrations View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(Rowe, Nicholas)HeadlinePlaybills & Illustrations for Nicholas Rowe's Jane ShoreDate Published19th century Lot #214 The Tragedy of Jane Shore. Written in Imitation of Shakespear's Style View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold AuthorRowe, N[icholas]HeadlineNicholas Rowe's The Tragedy of Jane Shore 1714PublisherBernard LintottDate Published[1714] Lot #215 Omnia Opera View details Estimate$700 - $1,000StatusUnsold AuthorSaint AmbroseHeadlineWorks of Saint Ambrose 1529 editionPublisherChevallonDate Published1529 Lot #216 Verdaderos Entretenimientos del Glorioso Senor S. Francisco de Sales View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorSaint Francis de SalesHeadlineSpiritual writings of Saint Francis de SalesPublisherAndres OrtegaDate Published1768 Lot #217 The Literary History of the Troubadours View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorSaint-Palaye, [Jean Baptiste de La Curne de]HeadlineA History of the TroubadoursPublisherT. CadellDate Published1779 Lot #218 Lo Spirito Della Guerra o Sia L'Arte da Formare Mantenere e Disciplinare la Soldatesca: Presto Intraprendere o Sostener con Vigore la Guerra View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold AuthorSanchez de Luna, AlonsoHeadlineAlonso Sanchez de Luna on the Spirit of War 1760PublisherStamperis SimonianaDate Published1760 Lot #219 Reveries, or Memoirs Upon the Art of War View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$343.75StatusSold AuthorSaxe (Maurice, Comte de).HeadlineField Marshal Saxe on the Art of WarPublisherJ. NourseDate Published1757 Lot #220 [Nuremberg Chronicle – Liber Chronicon, i.e.] Register des Buchs der Croniken und Geschichten mit Figure und Pildnussen von Anbegin der Welt bis auf dise unsere Zeit View details Estimate$50,000 - $80,000Sold for$40,625StatusSold AuthorSchedel, HartmannHeadlineFirst German language edition of Nuremberg Chronicle.PublisherAnton KobergerDate Published23 December 1493 Lot #221 A New Peanuts Book Featuring Snoopy - signed with original drawing View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,000Sold for$2,000StatusSold AuthorSchulz, Charles M.HeadlineSnoopy Peanuts book signed by Chas Schulz and signedPublisherRinehart & Co.Date Published[1958] Lot #222 Archive of original art work View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$1,187.50StatusSold AuthorSeranil, Alexandre. (aka Linares or Linare)HeadlineArchive of original artwork by LinaresDate PublishedMid 20th century Lot #223 The Comedies, Histories & Tragedies of William Shakespeare View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$687.50StatusSold AuthorShakespeare, WilliamHeadlineLimited Editions Club Shakespeare 37 volumes.PublisherLimited Editions ClubDate Published1939-41 Lot #224 The Life and Death of King Richard the Second View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$2,500StatusSold AuthorShakespeare, WilliamHeadlineShakespeare's King Richard 2nd, 2nd folio 1632Date Published[1632] Lot #225 The Merry Wives of Windsor View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$2,250StatusSold AuthorShakespeare, WilliamHeadlineShakespeare's Wives of Windsor 2nd folio 1632Date Published[1632] Lot #226 The second Part of King Henry the Sixt. with the death of the Good Duke Humfrey View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$2,000StatusSold AuthorShakespeare, WilliamHeadlineShakespeare's 2nd part Henry 6th 2nd folio 1632Date Published[1632] Lot #227 The third Part of King Henry the Sixt. with the death of the Duke of Yorke View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,750StatusSold AuthorShakespeare, WilliamHeadlineShakespeare's 3rd part Henry 6th 2nd folio 1632Date Published[1632] Lot #228 An Inquiry Into The Nature and Causes of The Wealth of Nations View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$750StatusSold AuthorSmith, AdamHeadlineSmith's Wealth of Nations original boards 1831PublisherThomas Nelson & Peter BrownDate Published1831 Lot #229 Sketch of the Seminole War, and Sketches during a Campaign. By a Lieutenant, of the Left Wing View details Estimate$10,000 - $15,000StatusUnsold Author[Smith, W.W., Major]HeadlineRare History of the Seminole War 1836PublisherDan. J. DowlingDate Published1836 Lot #230 Moby Dick, The Passion of Ahab View details Estimate$6,000 - $9,000Sold for$7,500StatusSold AuthorSpruance, BentonHeadlineBenton Spruance Illustrations for Moby DickPublisher[Barre Publishers]Date Published1965, 1966, 1967 Lot #231 A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor in all Countries and in all Times Together with Some Closely Related Subjects View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$375StatusSold AuthorStone, George CameronHeadlineDeluxe bound of 30 copies Stone's glossary of armor.PublisherSouthworth PressDate Published1934 Lot #232 Uncle Tom's Cabin: A Tale of Life Among the Lowly; Or, Pictures of Slavery in the United States of America View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,250StatusSold AuthorStowe, Harriet BeecherHeadlineSigned copy of Uncle Tom's CabinPublisherIngram, Cooke, & Co.Date Published1852 Lot #233 The Six Books of Proclus the Platonic Successor, on the Theology of Plato, Translated from the Greek; To Which a Seventh Book Is Added, in Order to Supply the Deficiency of Another Book on the Subject, also, a Translation from the Greek of Proclus' Elements of Theology.... View details Estimate$600 - $900StatusUnsold Heading(Taylor, Thomas, translator)AuthorProclus, DiadochusHeadlineThomas Taylor translation of Proclus 1816PublisherPrinted for the AuthorDate Published1816 Lot #234 The Newcomes. Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family View details Estimate$10StatusUnsold Author[Thackeray, William Makepeace] Pendennis, Arthur, ed., pseud.HeadlineThackeray's The Newcomes - finely bound by RivierePublisherBradbury & EvansDate Published1854-55 Lot #235 Walden; Or, Life in the Woods View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$2,000StatusSold AuthorThoreau, Henry D[avid]HeadlineThoreau's Walden First Edition with binder's anomaly.PublisherTicknor and FieldsDate Published1854 Lot #236 The Tournament; Or, Days of Chivalry View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$500StatusSold Heading(The Tournament)HeadlineWith 24 hand-colored engravings of the Chivalrous KnightPublisherWilliam SamsDate Published1823 Lot #237 The Armoury of the Castle of Churburg View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$375StatusSold AuthorTrapp, Oswald GrafHeadlineNear fine in a rare dust jacket, Armoury of ChurburgPublisherMethuen & Co.Date Published[1929] Lot #238 A Kato Indian Genesis - 2 copies View details Estimate$10 - $100StatusUnsold Heading(Turkey Press)AuthorBillings, Susan X.HeadlineTurkey Press - A Kato Indian GenesisPublisherTurkey PressDate Published1976 Lot #239 The Turner Album: Rivers and Ports of England View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorTurner, J.M.W.HeadlineChromolithographs of paintings by JMW TurnerPublisherS. & G.Date PublishedNo date Lot #240 Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Tom Sawyer's Comrade) View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,000Sold for$1,187.50StatusSold AuthorTwain, MarkHeadlineFirst Edition of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainPublisherCharles L. Webster and CompanyDate Published1885 Lot #241 Epitome Topographica Totius Orbis... View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$500StatusSold AuthorVadianus, JoachimHeadline1535 work with reference to America.PublisherI. G. [Ioannes Grapheus]Date Published1535 Lot #242 Numismata Imperatorum Romanorum Praestantiora, a Julio Caesare ad Postumum et Tyrannos View details Estimate$250 - $350StatusUnsold AuthorVaillant, Jean [Foy]HeadlineNumismata Imperatorum Romanorum PraestantioraPublisherRobert de NinvilleDate Published1674 Lot #243 Habiti Antichi E Moderni View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold AuthorVecellio, CesareHeadlineA large fragment of Vecellio's famous coustume bookPublisherSessaDate Published1598 Lot #244 Dictionnaire Raisonne du Mobilier Francais de l'Epoque Carlovingienne a la Renaissance View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$406.25StatusSold AuthorViollet-le-Duc, [Eugene Emmanuel]HeadlineDictionnaire Raisonne du Mobilier FrancaisPublisherBance / A. MorelDate Published1858-1875 Lot #245 Le Vray Theatre d'Honneur et de Chevalerie, ou le Miroir Heroique de la Noblesse. View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold AuthorVulson de la Colombiere, Marc deHeadlineRare early work on chivalry, tournaments, etc.PublisherAugustin CourbeDate Published1648 Lot #246 Wol-Geschliffener Narren-Spiegel. Worinnen Hundert und Vierzehen Arten Allerlay Narren ihr Eben Bild und Ungestaltes Wesen Ersehen View details Estimate$3,000 - $4,000StatusUnsold AuthorWahrmund, Jocoserius [pseudonym Sebastian Brant]HeadlineBrant's Book of Fools with Matthaeus Merian engravingsDate Published[no date] Lot #247 Notices of Brazil in 1828 and 1829 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$343.75StatusSold AuthorWalsh, R[obert]HeadlineWalsh's Description of Brazil in the 1820sPublisherRichardson, Lord & Holbrook, et alDate Published1831 Lot #248 The Time Machine: An Invention View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$2,500StatusSold AuthorWells, H.G.HeadlineFirst ed., 1st issue of Wells' Time MachinePublisherHenry Holt & Co.Date Published1895 Lot #249 The Ornithology...Wherein All the Birds Hitherto Known, Being Reduced into a Method Suitable to Their Natures, are Accurately Described...To Which are Added, Three Considerable Discourses...by John Ray View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,800StatusUnsold AuthorWillughby, FrancisHeadlineFirst English edition of Willougby's OrnithologyPublisherPrinted by A.C. for John MartynDate Published1678 Lot #250 The Poetical Works - Volume I, inscribed & signed by Wordsworth View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold AuthorWordsworth, WilliamHeadlineInscribed and signed by William WordsworthPublisherEdward MoxonDate Published1836 Lot #103 The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold AuthorWordsworth, WilliamHeadlinePoetical Works of Wordsworth Full leather bindingPublisherLittle, Brown, and CompanyDate Published1854 Lot #251 The Practical Surveyor, Or, The Art of Land-Measuring Made Easy. View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorWyld, SamuelHeadlineSecond edition of Samuel Wyld's Practical SurveyorPublisherH. LintotDate Published[c.1730] Lot #252 Xenophontis de Cyri Institutione Libri octo: Juxta Exemplar Etonense..[bound with] Xenophontis Philosophi et Imperatoris Clarissimi Historiarum de Cyri Majoris Institutione Libri Octo... View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorXenophonHeadlineXenophon's work in both Greek & Latin bound togetherPublisherGuliel RedmayneDate Published1698 [and] 1703 Items per page 102550100 Previous|123|Next Previous 123 Next Previous 123 Next