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Previous|1|Next Lot #1 The Comic History of England [and] The Comic History of Rome Heading(Leech, John)AuthorA'Beckett, Gilbert AbbottHeadlineComic History of England & Rome 1st EditionsDate Published1847-48, [1852] View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #4 Fabularum Aesopiarum Libri V Heading(Aesop's Fables)AuthorPhaedrus, Aug[ustus]Headline1701 Edition of Aesop FablesPublisherFrancis HalmaDate Published1701 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #9 A Coney Island of the Mind Heading(Arion Press)AuthorFerlinghetti, LawrenceHeadlineFerlinghetti Coney Island of the Mind Arion PressPublisherArion PressDate Published2005 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #10 A Day in the Bleachers Heading(Arion Press)AuthorHano, ArnoldHeadlineArion Press A Day in the BleachersPublisherArion PressDate Published2006 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #12 Godot, An Imaginary Staging...of Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett Heading(Arion Press)AuthorWiley, William T.HeadlineGodot, An Imaginary Staging Arion PressPublisherArion PressDate Published2006 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$562.50StatusSold Lot #22 Architecture Françoise - Volume 4 only AuthorBlondel, Jacques-FrançoisHeadlineBlondel's Architecture Françoise - Volume 4 onlyPublisherCharles Antoine JombertDate Published1756 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #29 The Fine Arts of the English School; Illustrated by a Series of Engravings, From Paintings, Sculpture, and Architecture of Eminent Artists: With Ample Biographical, Critical and Descriptive Essays by Various Authors AuthorBritton, John, editorHeadlineFine Arts of the English School 1812PublisherChiswick PressDate Published1812 View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #34 The Europeans AuthorCartier-Bresson, HenriHeadlineHenri Cartier-Bresson The Europeans 1955PublisherSimon and SchusterDate Published[1955] View details Estimate$700 - $1,000StatusUnsold Lot #38 [Don Quixote in English, i.e.] The Life and Exploits of the Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote AuthorCervantes Saavedra, Miguel deHeadlineDon Quixote in English 1742 Jarvis TranslationPublisherJ. and R. TonsonDate Published1742 View details Estimate$2,500 - $3,000Sold for$3,437.50StatusSold Lot #39 [Don Quixote in English, i.e.] The Life and Exploits of the Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote de la Mancha AuthorCervantes Saavedra, Miguel deHeadlineDon Quixote in English with 16 plates 1788PublisherJ. DodsleyDate Published1788 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #40 [Don Quixote in Spanish, i.e.] Vida, y hechos del ingenioso cavallero Don Qvixote de la Mancha AuthorCervantes Saavedra, Miguel deHeadline1750 Spanish edition of Don QuixotePublisherA costa de Don Pedro Alonso y PadillaDate Published1750 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,062.50StatusSold Lot #53 The Flute of the Gods Heading(Curtis, Edward S.)AuthorRyan, Marah EllisHeadlineThe Flute of the Gods Photos by Edward CurtisPublisherFrederick A. StokesDate Published[1909] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #56 The life and most surprizing adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, mariner; who lived eight-and-twenty years in an uninhabited island on the coast of America, near the mouth of the great river Oroonoque. With an account of his deliverance thence, and his after Surprizing Adventures. Complete in one volume AuthorDefoe, DanielHeadlineDefoe's Robinson Crusoe printed in Chester 1785PublisherPrinted by J. Fletcher, for T. Craig, in NantwichDate Published1785 View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #57 A Tour Through the Island of Great Britain. Divided into Circuits or Journies. AuthorDefoe, Daniel, Mr. [Samuel] Richardson, et alHeadlineA Tour Through the Island of Great Britain 1778PublisherW. Strahan, et alDate Published1778 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #58 L'Imitation de Jesus-Christ Heading(Denis, Maurice, illustrator)Author[A Kempis, Thomas]HeadlineL'Imitation de Jesus-Christ Maurice Denis IllustrPublisherAmbroise VollardDate Published1903 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200StatusUnsold Lot #59 Nine issues of Derriere le Miroir Heading(Derriere Le Miroir)Author**HeadlineNine issues of Derriere le MiroirPublisherMaeghtDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #64 History of the World From the Earliest Period to the Present Time. Collected and Arranged by the Best Authorities AuthorDuyckinck, Evert A.HeadlineHistory of the World 4 vols by Duyckinck 1871-73PublisherJohnson, Fry and CompanyDate Published[1871-1873] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #68 Finden's Illustrations to the Life and Works of Lord Byron. With Original and Selected Information on the Subjects of the Engravings by W. Brockenden... AuthorFinden, William & Edward Francis FindenHeadlineFinden's Illustrations to the Life of Lord ByronPublisherJohn MurrayDate Published1833-34 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #69 Chefs-D'Oeuvre du Roman Contemporain Heading(Fine Bindings)Author**HeadlineChefs-D'Oeuvre du Roman Contemporain Finely BoundPublisherGeorge Barrie & SonsDate Published[c. 1900] View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,800StatusUnsold Lot #74 Rhein-Album AuthorFoltz, F.HeadlineRhein-Album 22 engraved plates by F. FoltzPublisherKarl NeulandDate Published[c.1890] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #78 Seven black and white photographs by Wang Gangfeng AuthorGangfeng, WangHeadline7 black and white photographs by Wang GangfengDate Published[1980s?] View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold Lot #80 A Primer of Birds Heading(Gehenna Press)AuthorHughes, TedHeadlineGehenna Press Primer of Birds Printer's CopyPublisherThe Gehenna PressDate Published1981 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #81 The Four Gospels of the Lord Jesus Christ According to the Authorized Version of King James I Heading(Golden Cockerel Press)Author**HeadlineGolden Cockerel Press Four GospelsPublisherGolden Cockerel PressDate Published1931 View details Estimate$10,000 - $15,000StatusUnsold Lot #82 The Wind in the Willows AuthorGrahame, KennethHeadlineGrahame The Wind in the Willows first editionPublisherMethuen & Co.Date Published[1908] View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,625StatusSold Lot #83 History of the English People; and A Short History of the English People AuthorGreen, John RichardHeadline2 eds of History of English People 1880, 1902PublisherMacmillan and Co.Date Published1880-1903 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #88 Das französische Sittenbild des achtzehnten Jahrhunderts im Kupferstich AuthorGurlitt, CorneliusHeadlineC. Gurlitt, The French Genre Picture of 18th CentPublisherJulius BardDate Published1913 View details Estimate$400 - $700StatusUnsold Lot #89 View of the State of Europe During the Middle Ages - 2 editions AuthorHallam, HenryHeadlineView of Europe during Middle Ages, 2 eds H HallamPublisherJohn MurrayDate Published1837-1848 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #95 The general history of the vast continent and islands of America, commonly call’d, the West-Indies, from the first discovery thereof: With the Best Accounts the People could give of their Antiquities. Collected from the original relations sent to the kings of Spain. By Antonio de Herrera, Historiographer to His Catholick Majesty. Translated into English by Capt. John Stevens. ... Illustrated with cutts and maps AuthorHerrera y Tordesillas, Antonio deHeadlineHerrera's History of America 6 vols. 1725-6PublisherPrinted for Jer. Batley, at the Dove in Pater-Noster-RowDate Published1725-6 View details Estimate$3,000 - $4,000Sold for$2,000StatusSold Lot #97 The Dance of Death AuthorHolbein, H[ans]HeadlineDance of Death by Hans Holbein, engr by W HollarPublisher[for James Edwards?]Date Published[c.1794] View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #98 The Dances of Death, Through the Various Stages of Human Life: Wherein the Capriciousness of That Tyrant is Exhibited in Forty-Six Copper Plates; Done from the Original Designes, Which Were Cut in Wood, and Afterwards Painted HeadingzzfAuthorHolbein, HansHeadlineHolbein Dances of Death 1803 - 46 copper platesPublisherPrinted by w. Smith and Co. for John ScottDate Published1803 View details Estimate$300 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #100 Icones historicae veteris et novi testamenti, carminibus Latinis & Gallicis illustrata, in quibus exponitur Historia in singulis exhibita figuris. Figures historiques du vieux et du nouveau testament, accompagnées de quadrains en Latin & en Francois, qui exposent l'histoire representée en chaque figure Heading(Icones historicae...)Author[Chappuzeau, Samuel]HeadlineWoodcuts of Biblical scenes 1680PublisherSamuel de TournesDate Published1680 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #101 Japanese Dictionary printed with woodblocks Heading(Japanese Dictionary)Author**HeadlineJapanese Dictionary printed with woodblocks 1783Date Published1783 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #103 Moby Dick or the Whale Heading(Kent, Rockwell)AuthorMelville, HermanHeadlineLakeside Press Edition of Moby Dick Rockwell KentPublisherThe Lakeside PressDate Published1930 View details Estimate$4,000 - $6,000StatusUnsold Lot #107 A History of England in the Eighteenth Century AuthorLecky, William Edward HartpoleHeadlineHistory of England in 18th Cent. 8 vols by LeckyPublisherLongmans, Green, and Co.Date Published1878-1890 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #108 Sous La Lumiere Froide AuthorMac Orlan, PierreHeadlineWith an original watercolor by FontanarosaPublisherAndre SauretDate Published[1965] View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #109 The History of England From the Accession of James II; and Critical and Historical Essays AuthorMacaulay, Thomas BabingtonHeadlineEngland From the Accession of James II - 5 volsPublisherLongman, Brown, GreenDate Published1846-1861 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #111 Le Lièvre de la Lune AuthorMandiargues, André Pieyre deHeadlineLe Lièvre de la Lune Illustrations by Enrico BajPublisherM'Arte EdizioniDate Published[1970] View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold Lot #114 The Love of the Angels, a Poem Heading(Fine Bindings)AuthorMoore, Thomas, the PoetHeadlineMoore's Love of Angels 1823PublisherLongman, Hurst, et al.Date Published1823 View details Estimate$80 - $120StatusUnsold Lot #119 A View of Sir Isaac Newton's Philosophy Heading(Newton, Isaac)Author[Pemberton, Henry]HeadlineA View of Sir Isaac Newton's Philosophy 1728PublisherS. PalmerDate Published1728 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$406.25StatusSold Lot #120 A New and Complete Illustration of the Occult Sciences...In Four Parts Heading(Occult)AuthorSibly, E[benezer]HeadlineIllustration of the Occult Sciences 1793-96PublisherPrinted for the author, and sold by Champante and WhitrowDate Published[1792-1796] View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$562.50StatusSold Lot #121 Africa: being an accurate description of the regions of Ægypt, Barbary, Lybia, and Billedulgerid, the land of Negroes, Guinee, Æthiopia, and the Abyssines, with all the adjacent islands, either in the Mediterranean, Atlantick, Southern, or Oriental Sea... Collected and translated from most authentick authors, and augmented with later observations; illustrated with notes, and adorn’d with peculiar maps, and proper sculptures... AuthorOgilby, JohnHeadlineOgilby's Africa 1670PublisherPrinted by Tho. Johnson for the authorDate Published1670 View details Estimate$10,000 - $15,000Sold for$12,500StatusSold Lot #128 Collection of 34 manuscript leaves with paintings from Persia or Mughal India Heading(Persian/Mughal Manuscript Leaves)Author**Headline34 Persian/Mughal Manuscript LeavesDate PublishedEarly 19th century? View details Estimate$2,500 - $3,500StatusUnsold Lot #136 A Treatise on Navigation by Steam, Comprising a History of the Steam Engine, and an essay towards a system of the Naval tactics peculiar to steam navigation, as applicable to both commerce and maritime warfare AuthorRoss, JohnHeadlineJohn Ross on Steam Navigation 1837PublisherJohn WealeDate Published1837 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #139 "If" and "Recessional" Heading(Sangorski, Alberto)AuthorKipling, RudyardHeadlineIlluminated Manuscript by Alberto SangorskiDate Published[c. 1928] View details Estimate$15,000 - $20,000StatusUnsold Lot #147 The Faerie Queene AuthorSpenser, EdmundHeadlineSpenser's Faerie Queene Fairfax-Muckley IllusPublisherJ.M. DentDate Published1897 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$812.50StatusSold Lot #148 An History of the Holy Bible, From the Beginning of the World, to the Establishment of Christianity AuthorStackhouse, ThomasHeadlineStackhouse's Bible History 1787PublisherEdward BeethamDate Published1787-88 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #165 The History of France Under the Bourbons. A.D. 1589-1830 AuthorYonge, Charles DukeHeadlineFrance Under the Bourbons - 4 vols 1866-67PublisherTinsley BrothersDate Published1866-1867 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #199 Autograph Letter signed by McClure, to his wife, written from the Polar Sea HeadingzzcAuthorMcClure, RobertHeadlineLetter from Arctic Explorer Robert McClure 1853Date PublishedApril 15th, 1853 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$15,000StatusSold Lot #202 Lot of three letters to Professor Bernard Moses, relating to his service as U.S. Commissioner in the Philippines Headingzzd(Philippines)Author**HeadlineLetters to Philippines Commissioner MosesDate Published1900-1908 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #206 Menu for a dinner given for Shackleton, Amundsen and Peary at the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel, signed in ink by the three explorers HeadingzzcAuthorShackleton, Ernest H.; Roald Amundsen; Robert E. PearyHeadlineMenu signed by Shacklelton, Amundsen and PearyDate Published1913 View details Estimate$4,000 - $6,000Sold for$4,062.50StatusSold Lot #208 Manuscript listing of missionaries and crew aboard the Ship Duff, bound for Tahiti, at the end of a commonplace book kept by one of the missionaries Headingzzc(Tahiti)Author**HeadlineMs. list of Tahitian missionaries 1796Date Publishedc.1796-99 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$6,875StatusSold Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next