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Previous|1|Next Lot #6 Invisible Cities Heading(Arion Press)AuthorCalvino, ItaloHeadlineArion Press Invisible CitiesPublisherArion PressDate Published1999 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$1,125StatusSold 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 #19 The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments... Heading(Bible in English with Cole engravings)Author**HeadlineBible with J. Cole's historical engravings 1723PublisherPrinted by John Baskett, Printer to the UniversityDate Published1723 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,000Sold for$1,062.50StatusSold Lot #21 The Grave, A Poem Heading(Blake, William)AuthorBlair, RobertHeadlineThe Grave 1808 William Blake Engravings folio ed.PublisherT. BensleyDate Published1808 View details Estimate$4,000 - $6,000StatusUnsold Lot #30 Fables of Aesop: According to Sir Roger L'Estrange Heading(Calder, Alexander, illus.)AuthorAesopHeadlineAesop's Fables Illustrated by Alexander CalderPublisherHarrison of ParisDate Published1931 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$875StatusSold Lot #31 Le Imagini De i Dei de Gli Antichi AuthorCartari, VincenzoHeadlineScarce work on classical Iconography 1587PublisherFrancesco ZilettiDate Published1587 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #37 Cezanne Heading(Cezanne, Paul)Author[Mirbeau, Octave, et al]HeadlineCezanne with original lithographs and etchingPublisherBernheim-JeuneDate Published1914 View details Estimate$4,000 - $6,000Sold for$2,812.50StatusSold Lot #38 Paul Cezanne Heading(Cezanne, Paul)AuthorVollard, AmbroiseHeadlinePaul Cezzane by Vollard with original etchingPublisherA. VollardDate Published1914 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold Lot #45 James and the Giant Peach AuthorDahl, RoaldHeadlineRoald Dahl James and the Giant Peach 1st EditionPublisherKnopfDate Published[1961] View details Estimate$2,500 - $3,500StatusUnsold Lot #46 WITHDRAWN The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex AuthorDarwin, Charles WITHDRAWNHeadlineDarwin's Descent of Man Presentation copyPublisherJohn MurrayDate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 #47 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 #49 A Christmas Carol AuthorDickens, CharlesHeadlineEarly Printing of Dickens Christmas Carol 1844PublisherChapman & HallDate Published1844 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000StatusUnsold Lot #56 Le Bestiaire AuthorEluard, PaulHeadlinePaul Eluard Le Bestiare Illus by Andre ChastelPublisherMaeghtDate Published[1948] View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$2,375StatusSold Lot #57 Collection of approximately 330 engraved title-pages, dedication leaves, etc. Heading(Engravings)Author**HeadlineLarge collection of title pages 16th-18th CenturyDate Published16th-18th centuries View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,625StatusSold Lot #58 Neue Lichtbild-Studien AuthorEnke, AlfredHeadlineAlfred Enke Neue Lichtbild-Studien 1902PublisherFerdinand EnkeDate Published1902 View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #63 A Primer of Birds Heading(Gehenna Press)AuthorHughes, TedHeadlineGehenna Press Primer of Birds Printer's CopyPublisherThe Gehenna PressDate Published1981 View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #67 Les Nourritures Terrestres AuthorGide, AndreHeadlineAndre Gide Les Nourritures TerrestresPublisherEditions du Grenier a SelDate Published1948 View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #68 The Canterbury Tales Heading(Golden Cockerel Press)AuthorChaucer, GeoffreyHeadlineGolden Cockerel Canterbury Tales of ChaucerPublisherGolden Cockerel PressDate Published1929-31 View details Estimate$5,000 - $8,000Sold for$4,062.50StatusSold Lot #75 The Original Works of William Hogarth AuthorHogarth, WilliamHeadlineBoydell's Hogarth Third Folio EditionPublisherJohn and Josiah BoydellDate Published1790 [but c. 1805] View details Estimate$6,000 - $9,000StatusUnsold Lot #76 Homer His Odysses Translated, Adorn'd with Sculpture, and Illustrated with Annotations, by John Ogilby, Esq. AuthorHomerHeadlineOgilby edition of Homer's Odyssey, 1669PublisherPrinted by James Flesher, for the AuthourDate Published1669 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$937.50StatusSold Lot #84 Two Japanese Shunga or Pillow Books, one a miniature Heading(Japanese Shunga pillow Books)Author**HeadlineJapanese Shunga or Pillow Books c.1800Date PublishedEdo Period [c.1800] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$687.50StatusSold Lot #85 The Naturalist's Library AuthorJardine, WilliamHeadline29 Volumes from Jardine's Naturalist's LibraryPublisherLizars, et alDate Published[mid 19th century] View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$1,750StatusSold Lot #86 Some Designs of Mr. Inigo Jones and Mr. Wm. Kent AuthorJones, Inigo and Wm. KentHeadlineSome Designs of Mr. Inigo Jones and Mr. Wm. KentPublisherJohn VardyDate Published1744 View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$2,500StatusSold Lot #87 Maud, a Monodrama Heading(Kelmscott Press)AuthorTennyson, Alfred LordHeadlineKelmscott Press printing of Tennyson's MaudPublisherKelmscott PressDate Published[1893] View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$937.50StatusSold Lot #91 Ulysses Heading(Limited Editions Club)AuthorJoyce, JamesHeadlineJames Joyce's Ulysses 1/1500 Signed by MatissePublisherLimited Editions ClubDate Published1935 View details Estimate$5,000 - $8,000Sold for$3,125StatusSold Lot #98 Les Georgiques Heading(Maillol, Aristide, illustrator)AuthorVirgilHeadlineVirgil's Georgiques Illustrated by MaillolPublisherPhilippe GoninDate Published1937-43 [i.e. 1950] View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$2,000StatusSold Lot #101 Paradise Lost: A Poem in Twelve Books AuthorMilton, JohnHeadlineMilton's Paradise Lost folio 1688PublisherPrinted by Miles Flesher, for Richard Bently...and Jacob TonsonDate Published1688 View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000StatusUnsold Lot #103 The Chronicles of Engeurrand de Monstrelet AuthorMonstrelet, Enguerrand deHeadlineThe Chronicles of Engeurrand de MonstreletPublisherHafod PressDate Published1809 View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,800Sold for$750StatusSold Lot #108 Historic, Military, and Naval Anecdotes, of Personal Valour, Bravery, and Particular Incidents Which Occurred to the Armies of Great Britain and her Allies, in the Long-Contested War, Terminating with the Battle of Waterloo. AuthorOrme, Edward, publisherHeadlineMilitary Color-Plate Book 1819PublisherEdward OrmeDate Published1819 [plates watermarked 1825] View details Estimate$2,500 - $3,500StatusUnsold Lot #113 Le Temple des Muses Heading(Picart, Bernard)Author**HeadlinePicart's Temple of Muses with engravingsPublisherZacharie ChatelainDate Published1733 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold Lot #115 The Historie of the World; Commonly Called the Naturall Historie of C. Plinius Secundus. Translated into English by Philemon Holland, Doctor in Physicke Author[Pliny the Elder] Plinius Secundus, GaiusHeadlinePliny's History of the World 1601PublisherImpensis G.B. [Printed by Adam Islip]Date Published1601 View details Estimate$6,000 - $9,000Sold for$6,875StatusSold Lot #116 Goblin Market Heading(Rackham, Arthur)AuthorRossetti, Christina GeorginaHeadlineRossetti's Goblin Market Signed by Arthur RackhamPublisherGeorge G. HarrapDate Published[1933] View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$937.50StatusSold 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 #121 "If" and "Recessional" Heading(Sangorski, Alberto)AuthorKipling, RudyardHeadlineIlluminated Manuscript by Alberto SangorskiDate Published[c. 1928] View details Estimate$15,000 - $20,000StatusUnsold Lot #129 Dresses and Decorations of the Middle Ages AuthorShaw, HenryHeadlineShaw's Middle Ages Large Paper Copy w/platesPublisherWilliam PickeringDate Published1843 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$2,000StatusSold Lot #130 The Seat of War in the East. First and Second Series AuthorSimpson, WilliamHeadlineSimpson's Seat of War in the East 1855-56PublisherPaul & Dominic ColnaghiDate Published1855-56 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,375StatusSold Lot #132 Antiquities of London and it's Environs AuthorSmith, John ThomasHeadlineSmith's Antiquities of London 1791-[1800]PublisherSewell, Faulder, et alDate Published1791-[1800] View details Estimate$800 - $1,200StatusUnsold Lot #142 Door Locks, Knobs, Padlocks, Etc., Illustrated and Described Heading(Trade Catalog)AuthorMallory, Wheeler & Co.HeadlineScarce Catalog of Door Knobs, Locks, etcPublisherMallory, Wheeler & Co.Date Published1871 View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000StatusUnsold Lot #145 Le Grand Testament AuthorVillon, FrancoisHeadlineVillon Le Grand Testament Limited EditionPublisherRene JeanneDate Published1963 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200StatusUnsold Lot #147 Dictionnaire Raisonne du Mobilier Francais de l'Epoque Carlovingienne a la Renaissance AuthorViollet-le-Duc, [Eugene Emmanuel]HeadlineDictionnaire Raisonne du Mobilier FrancaisPublisherA. Morel & Cie.Date Published1872-75 View details Estimate$400 - $700StatusUnsold Lot #151 Fables Heading(Wiley, William T., illustrator)AuthorHannon, MichaelHeadlineFabels by Michael Hannon Signed Limited EditionPublisherTurkey PressDate Published1988 View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #152 Second Thoughts Heading(Wiley, William T., illustrator)AuthorHannon, MichaelHeadlineMichael Hannon Second Thoughts Sgnd Ltd EdnPublisherThe John and Maxine Belger Family FoundationDate Published2001 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$437.50StatusSold Lot #154 The Making of the Nuremberg Chronicle AuthorWilson, AdrianHeadlineMaking of the Nuremberg Chronicle Finely BoundPublisherNico IsraelDate Published[1976] View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next