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Previous|1|Next Lot #7 The Voices of Marrakesh: A Record of a Visit Heading(Arion Press)AuthorCanetti, EliasHeadlineThe Voices of Marrakesh: A Record of a VisitPublisherThe Arion PressDate Published2001 View details Estimate$400 - $700Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #13 Da Asia AuthorBarros, Joao de & Diogo de CoutoHeadlineBarros and Couto Da Asia 1777-1788PublisherRegia Officina TypograficaDate Published1777-1788 View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000StatusUnsold Lot #33 A Separate Reality: Further Conversations with Don Juan AuthorCastaneda, CarlosHeadlineSeparate Reality inscribed by Carlos CastanedaPublisherSimon & SchusterDate Published[1971] View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$406.25StatusSold Lot #40 Li Dai Di Li Yun Bian [Complete Geographical History of China] Heading(Chinese Atlas)AuthorZhaoluo LiHeadlineChinese Atlas Qing DynastyDate PublishedLate Qing Dynasty View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$1,250StatusSold Lot #42 Set of Cook’s Three Voyages, first editions, with Atlas HeadingzzcAuthorCook, JamesHeadlineCook’s Three Voyages, first editions, with AtlasPublisherW. Strahan & T. Cadell, et al.Date Published1773, 1777, 1784 View details Estimate$30,000 - $50,000StatusUnsold Lot #43 The Death of Captain Cook Heading(Cook, James)AuthorWebber, JohnHeadlineBartolozzi/Webber Death of Captain Cook 1784Date PublishedJan. 1, 1784 View details Estimate$7,000 - $10,000Sold for$4,375StatusSold Lot #46 WITHDRAWN The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex AuthorDarwin, Charles WITHDRAWNHeadlineDarwin's Descent of Man Presentation copyPublisherJohn MurrayDate Published1871 View details Estimate$8,000 - $12,000StatusUnsold Lot #51 Swiat/The World Heading(Dine, Jim, artist)AuthorMilosz, CzeslawHeadlineSwiat/The World, One of 250 signed copiesPublisherArion PressDate Published1989 View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$162.50StatusSold Lot #53 The Temple of King Sethos I at Abydos Heading(Egypt)AuthorGardiner, Alan Henderson, editorHeadlineTemple of King Sethos in EgyptPublisherEgypt Exploration Society/Univ. of Chicago PressDate Published1933 & 1935 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200StatusUnsold Lot #55 The Complete Poems and Plays - Inscribed and with a TLS AuthorEliot, T.S.HeadlineT.S. Eliot Signed Book and LetterPublisherHarcourt, Brace and CompanyDate Published[1952] View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,375StatusSold Lot #62 Lettera Apologetica del Galileo [i.e. La Difesa di Galileo] Heading(Galileo Galilei)AuthorAverani, BenedettoHeadline17th century manuscript defense of GalileoDate Published[late 17th century] View details Estimate$5,000 - $7,000StatusUnsold Lot #77 Report on Horne Zoological Corporation Heading(Horne, Trader)AuthorInvestment Auditors of California, Inc.HeadlineArchive on adventurer Trader HorneDate Publishedc. 1930 View details Estimate$4,000 - $6,000Sold for$2,500StatusSold Lot #79 Single Leaf on vellum, from a Calendar (May), illuminated in colors and liquid gold Heading(Illuminated Manuscript Leaf)Author**HeadlineIlluminated 15th century vellum leafDate Publishedmid-15th century View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$1,250StatusSold Lot #80 Single leaf on vellum with gold initials, from a French Book of Hours Heading(Illuminated Manuscript Leaf)Author**HeadlineVellum leaf from Book of Hours with gold initialsDate Publishedc.1500 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #81 Single vellum leaf from a French missal, with initials in red, blue and liquid gold Heading(Illuminated Manuscript Leaf)Author**HeadlineManuscript Leaf from French Missal c.1500Date Publishedc.1500 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold Lot #82 Japanese Dictionary printed with woodblocks Heading(Japanese Dictionary)Author**HeadlineJapanese Dictionary printed with woodblocks 1783Date Published1783 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #83 English-Japanese Pronunciation Dictionary with color woodblock illustrations Heading(Japanese Pronounciation DictionaryAuthor**HeadlineEnglish-Japanese Pronunciation Dictionary 1828Date Published1828 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$500StatusSold Lot #93 Document signed by Abraham Lincoln, appointing the Secretary to the United States Legation in St. Petersburg, Russia AuthorLincoln, AbrahamHeadlineDocument signed by Abraham Lincoln 1861Date PublishedJuly 15, 1861 View details Estimate$6,000 - $9,000Sold for$6,875StatusSold Lot #94 The Seasons Heading(Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth)AuthorThomson, JamesHeadlineInscribed by Henry Wadsworth LongfellowPublisherLongman, Brown, Green, and LongmansDate Published1842 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold Lot #109 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 #110 Manuscript book of Poetry in Arabic Script with illuminations in gilt and colors Heading(Persian Poetry Manuscript)AuthorAbu Mo'in Hamid al-Din Nasir ibn KhusrawHeadlineIlluminated Persian Poetry ManuscriptDate Published1897 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$2,000StatusSold Lot #119 Hachelyke Reystogt van Jacob Jansz. de Roy Na Borneo en Atchin... in het Jaar 1691... AuthorRoy, Jacob deHeadlineEarly account of Borneo by Jacob de RoyPublisherPieter Vander AaDate Published1706 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$500StatusSold Lot #120 The Little Prince AuthorSaint-Exupéry, Antoine deHeadlineThe Little Prince Signed Limited EditionPublisherReynal & HitchcockDate Published[1943] View details Estimate$8,000 - $12,000Sold for$8,750StatusSold Lot #122 Letters on Egypt, With a Parallel Between the Manners of its Ancient and Modern Inhabitants, the Present State, the Commerce, the Agriculture, and Government of the Country AuthorSavary [Claude Etienne]HeadlineSavary's Letters on Egypt 1786 First English EdnPublisherG. G. J. and J. RobinsonDate Published1786 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$500StatusSold Lot #140 Abeceda Dusevniho Prazdna [Alphabet of Spiritual Emptiness] AuthorTmej, Zdenek, photographerHeadlineAbeceda Dusevniho Prazdna Tmej ZdenekPublisherNakladatelstvi ZadruhaDate Published1946 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$2,250StatusSold Lot #149 Complete Poems & Prose of Walt Whitman, 1855...1888. Authenticated & Personal Book (handled by W.W.)... Portraits from Life... Autograph AuthorWhitman, WaltHeadlineWhitman's Complete Poems & Prose signedDate Published[1888 or 1889] View details Estimate$7,000 - $10,000Sold for$6,875StatusSold Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next