Sale 363: Rare Books, including the Botanical Library of J. Roy Barrette of Brooklin, Maine (#363) 09/13/2007 1:00 PM PDT Closed Starts Ending 09/13/2007 1:00 PM PDT Auction Info PDF Prices Realized View ▼ Items per page 102550100 Sort by DefaultTime LeftLot#TitleNewestHighest PriceLowest PriceBids (Low - High)Bids (High - Low)Views (Low - High)Views (High - Low)AuthorProvenancePublisherDate 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 1-51 of 51. Previous|1|Next Lot #3 A Voyage Around the World, in the Years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV. By George Anson, Esq.; Commander in Chief of a Squadron of His Majesty's Ships, sent upon an Expedition to the South-Seas AuthorAnson, GeorgeHeadlineAnson's Voyage Round the World 1748PublisherPrinted for the Author by John and Paul KnaptonDate Published1748 View details Estimate$4,000 - $6,000Sold for$4,687.50StatusSold Lot #10 Narrative of the Operations and Recent Discoveries within the Pyramids, Temples, Tombs, and Excavations, in Egypt and Nubia; and of a journey to the coast of the Red Sea, in search of the ancient Berenice, and another to the oasis of Jupiter Ammon AuthorBelzoni, Giovanni BattistaHeadlineBelzoni's Discoveries within the Pyramids, 1822PublisherJohn MurrayDate Published1822 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$500StatusSold Lot #14 The Seasons by James Thomson: With His Life by Samuel Johnson, L.L.D. and a complete glossary and index Heading(Bewick, Thomas)AuthorThomson, JamesHeadlineThomson's Seasons with Bewick engravingsPublisherJames WallisDate Published1805 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #17 The Old Testament [New Testament], Embellished with Engravings, From Pictures and Designs by the Most Eminent English Artists Heading(Bible in English)Author**HeadlineThe Macklin Bible - 6 Volumes - 1800PublisherPrinted for Thomas Macklin by Thomas BensleyDate Published1800 View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$8,125StatusSold Lot #18 Commentaries on the Laws of England AuthorBlackstone, WilliamHeadlineBlackstone's Commentaries 1766-1769PublisherClarendon PressDate Published1766-1769 View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$1,875StatusSold Lot #19 The Grave, a Poem Heading(Blake, William)AuthorBlair, RobertHeadlineThe Grave, with William Blake engravingsPublisherT. BensleyDate Published1813 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$1,500StatusSold Lot #21 An Account of Corsica, the Journal of a Tour to That Island; and Memoirs of Pascal Paoli. AuthorBoswell, JamesHeadlineBoswell's Account of Corsica 1768PublisherEdward & Charles DillyDate Published1768 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$468.75StatusSold Lot #24 Peregrinationes in Terram Sanctam AuthorBreydenbach, Bernhard vonHeadlineTravels in the Holy Land, 1486PublisherErhard ReuwichDate Published11. Feb. 1486 View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$3,125StatusSold Lot #28 Remembering the Moon AuthorCronkite, Walter L.HeadlineWalter Cronkite Remembering the Moon 1/250PublisherThornwillow PressDate Published1989 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #29 A Continuation of Letters Written by a Turkish Spy at Paris Author[Defoe, Daniel]HeadlineDefoe's Letters by a Turkish Spy 1718PublisherW. TaylorDate Published1718 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$687.50StatusSold Lot #33 Novels of the Sisters Bronte Heading(Fine Bindings)AuthorBronte, [Charlotte, Emily & Anne]HeadlineNovels of the Bronte Sisters Leather BoundPublisherDowney & Co.Date Published1898-99; 1905 View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,800Sold for$3,125StatusSold Lot #34 The Works of Lord Byron: With His Letters and Journals, and His Life, By Thomas Moore, Esq. Heading(Fine Bindings)AuthorByron, [George Gordon Noel], LordHeadlineWorks of Lord Byron 17 Finely Bound VolumesPublisherJohn MurrayDate Published1832-33 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$1,187.50StatusSold Lot #35 [Works] Heading(Fine Bindings)AuthorByron, [George Gordon Noel], LordHeadlineLord Byron's Works 8 Volumes 1853PublisherJohn MurrayDate Published1853 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #36 History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Called Frederick the Great. Heading(Fine Bindings)AuthorCarlyle, ThomasHeadlineCarlyle's History of Frederick The GreatPublisherChapman and HallDate Published1859-1865 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$531.25StatusSold Lot #37 Cooper's Novels Heading(Fine Bindings)AuthorCooper, J. FenimoreHeadlineNovels of J. Fenimore Cooper 34 VolumesPublisherW.A. TownsendDate Published[c. 1860] View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$3,437.50StatusSold Lot #38 Works Heading(Fine Bindings)AuthorDe Kock, Charles PaulHeadlineWorks of Charles Paul De Kock 1 of 250 setsPublisherFrederick J. QuinbyDate Published1902-1908 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$3,125StatusSold Lot #39 Tales and Novels Heading(Fine Bindings)AuthorEdgeworth, MariaHeadlineTales and Novels of Maria Edgeworth 10 VolumesPublisherHarper & BrothersDate Published1858-60 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$1,125StatusSold Lot #40 The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson Heading(Fine Bindings)AuthorEmerson, Ralph WaldoHeadlineEmerson's Works Autograph Centenary EditionPublisherRiverside PressDate Published1903-04 View details Estimate$4,000 - $7,000Sold for$4,375StatusSold Lot #41 The History of the Norman Conquest of England Heading(Fine Bindings)AuthorFreeman, Edward A.HeadlineThe History of the Norman Conquest of EnglandPublisherClarendon PressDate Published1875-79 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$750StatusSold Lot #42 The Life of Charlotte Bronte Heading(Fine Bindings)AuthorGaskell, E.C.HeadlineLife of Charlotte Bronte 1857 Finely BoundPublisherSmith, Elder & Co.Date Published1857 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$562.50StatusSold Lot #43 The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Heading(Fine Bindings)AuthorGibbon, EdwardHeadlineDecline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1902PublisherHarper & BrothersDate Published1902 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$531.25StatusSold Lot #44 A History of Greece Heading(Fine Bindings)AuthorGrote, GeorgeHeadlineGrote's History of Greece 10 volumes 1872PublisherJohn MurrayDate Published1872 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,000StatusSold Lot #45 Life of Napoleon Heading(Fine Bindings)AuthorHazlitt, William, Madame Junot and Louis Antoine De BourrienneHeadlineLife of Napoleon Ajaccio Edition 1 of 10 copiesPublisherAnglo-American Publishing Co.Date PublishedNo Date [c. 1900] View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$1,875StatusSold Lot #46 Burton Holmes Travelogues Heading(Fine Bindings)AuthorHolmes, BurtonHeadlineBurton Holmes Travelogues Finely BoundPublisherMcClureDate Published1908 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$750StatusSold Lot #47 The History of England Heading(Fine Bindings)AuthorHume, DavidHeadlineHume's History of England Finely Bound 1826PublisherWilliam PickeringDate Published1826 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$1,062.50StatusSold Lot #48 The History of England Heading(Fine Bindings)AuthorHume, David and Tobias SmollettHeadlineHume and Smollett History of England 10 VolumesPublisherT. CadellDate Published1841 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #49 [Works] Heading(Fine Bindings)AuthorJefferies, RichardHeadlineWorks of Richard Jefferies Finely Bound SetPublisherSmith, Elder & Co.Date Published1890s View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$750StatusSold Lot #50 The Diary of Samuel Pepys Heading(Fine Bindings)AuthorPepys, SamuelHeadlineDiary of Samuel Pepys 13 Vols Finely BoundPublisherG. Bell and SonsDate Published1923-29 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$437.50StatusSold Lot #51 [Works] Heading(Fine Bindings)AuthorPrescott, William H.HeadlineWorks of William H Prescott 15 Leather Bound VolsPublisherLippincottDate Published1861-63 View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,800Sold for$1,062.50StatusSold Lot #52 The Works of Shakespere Heading(Fine Bindings)AuthorShakespeare, WilliamHeadlineWorks of Shakespeare - Full Leather 1854PublisherWm. S. OrrDate Published1854 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$468.75StatusSold Lot #53 The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Heading(Fine Bindings)AuthorThoreau, Henry DavidHeadlineThoreau's Writings Manuscript EditionPublisherHoughton MifflinDate Published1906 View details Estimate$12,000 - $18,000Sold for$13,750StatusSold Lot #54 Two Small Sets In Period Fine Bindings Heading(Fine Bindings)Author**HeadlineTacitus and Racine in Period Fine BindingsDate PublishedVarious Dates View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$750StatusSold Lot #55 The Complete Angler Heading(Fine Bindings)AuthorWalton, Izaak and Charles CottonHeadlineWalton's Complete Angler Finely BoundPublisherChatto and WindusDate Published1887 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$812.50StatusSold Lot #56 Lot 6 Finely Bound Works Heading(Fine Bindings)Author**HeadlineSmall Group of Finely Bound BooksDate PublishedVarious Dates View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$687.50StatusSold Lot #57 Lot of 4 Finely Bound Works Heading(Fine Bindings)Author**HeadlineSmall Group of Finely Bound BooksDate PublishedVarious Dates View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$875StatusSold Lot #58 Lot of 7 Finely Bound Works Heading(Fine Bindings)Author**HeadlineSmall Group of Finely Bound BooksDate PublishedVarious Dates View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$812.50StatusSold Lot #59 The Book of Martyrs, or the Acts and Monuments of the Christian Church. Being a Complete History of Martyrdom from the Commencement of Christianity to the Present Time AuthorFox, JohnHeadlineFox's Book of Martyrs with engraved platesPublisherThomas KellyDate Published1814 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold Lot #61 De l'Origine des Lois, des Arts, et des Sciences, et de leurs progrés chez les Anciens Peuples AuthorGoguet, Antoine YvesHeadlineLaw, Art & Science of the Ancients, 1758PublisherDesaint & SaillantDate Published1758 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$531.25StatusSold Lot #63 The History of the life of Gustavus Adolphus, King of Sweden, sirnamed, the Great AuthorHarte, WalterHeadlineLife of Gustavus Adolphus, 1759PublisherPrinted for the author; and sold by G. HawkinsDate Published1759 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$875StatusSold Lot #64 The Lives of the III. Normans, Kings of England William the first. William the second. Henrie the first. Written by I. H... AuthorH[ayward], J[ohn]HeadlineHayward's Lives of Norman Kings, 1613PublisherImprinted...by R.B[arker]Date Published1613 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$687.50StatusSold Lot #65 The History of Herodotus AuthorHerodotusHeadlineFirst Complete Edition of Herodotus in EnglishPublisherPrinted for Edward Castle & Sam. BuckleyDate Published1709 View details Estimate$6,000 - $9,000Sold for$6,875StatusSold Lot #66 [Opera - 2 volumes bound together] AuthorHerodotus & ThucydidesHeadline16th century works of Herodotus and ThucydidesPublisherOfficina HervagianaDate Published1557 & 1540 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold Lot #72 The Works of Flavius Josephus which are Extant AuthorJosephus, FlaviusHeadlineJosephus' Works with plates & maps, 1733PublisherPrinted for R. Penny & J. JanewayDate Published1733 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200StatusUnsold Lot #89 The Illustrated History of the War Against Russia AuthorNolan, E.H.HeadlineIllustrated History of the War Against RussiaPublisherVirtueDate Published[c. 1857] View details Estimate$400 - $700Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #96 The Historie of the World. Commonly called the Naturall Historie of C. Plinius Secundus. Translated into English by Philemon Holland. AuthorPlinius Secundus, GaiusHeadlinePliny's Natural History, 1601PublisherAdam IslipDate Published1601 View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000StatusUnsold Lot #100 A Restitution of Decayed Intelligence: In antiquities. Concerning the most noble and renovvmed [sic] English nation. By the studie and trauaile of R.V. Author[Rowlands, Richard, alias Verstegan]HeadlineRichard Verstegen on English Antiquities, 1605PublisherRobert Burney, to be sold by John Norton & John BillDate Published1605 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$875StatusSold Lot #107 Journal of the Late Campaign in Egypt: Including Descriptions of That Country, and of Gibraltar, Minorca, Malta, Marmorice, and Macri; with an Appendix, Containing Official Papers and Documents. AuthorWalsh, Thomas.HeadlineWalsh Journal of the Late Campaign in Egypt 1803PublisherT. Cadell & W. DaviesDate Published1803 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,000Sold for$1,187.50StatusSold Lot #108 The Complete Angler AuthorWalton, Izaak and Charles CottonHeadlineThe Complete Angler 1st John Major EditionPublisherJohn MajorDate Published1823 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$1,062.50StatusSold Lot #110 The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne, in the County of Southampton AuthorWhite, GilbertHeadlineGilbert White Natural History of SelbornePublisherT. BensleyDate Published1789 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$1,625StatusSold Lot #116 The Naturalist on the River Amazons AuthorBates, Henry WalterHeadlineH.W. Bates The Naturalist on the River AmazonsPublisherJohn MurrayDate Published1863 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$3,750StatusSold Lot #139 Journal of a Naturalist Author[Knapp, John Leonard]HeadlineKnapp's Journal of a Naturalist 1830PublisherJohn MurrayDate Published1830 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$343.75StatusSold Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next