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Previous|1|Next Lot #2 Dogs of Character AuthorAldin, CecilHeadlineLimited edition with original sketch by AldinPublisherEyre & Spottiswoode and Scribner'sDate Published1927 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$687.50StatusSold Lot #3 The Thousand and One Nights, Commonly Called, in England, The Arabian Nights' Entertainments Heading(Arabian Nights)AuthorLane, Edward William, translatorHeadlineThousand and One Arabian Nights leather bound setPublisherCharles KnightDate Published1839-41 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #4 The Adventures of Hunch-Back, and the Stories Connected with it (from the Arabian Nights Entertainments.) With illustrative Prints, engraved by William Daniell, from pictures painted by Robert Smirke, R.A. Heading(Arabian Nights)Author**HeadlineLarge Paper Copy with Hand-Colored PlatesPublisherPrinted for William Daniell...by Thomas DavisonDate Published1814 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,000Sold for$1,500StatusSold Lot #8 A Treatyse of Fysshynge wyth an Angle Heading(Ashendene Press)AuthorBerners, Dame JulianaHeadlineFine printing of first Angling Book in EnglishPublisher[Ashendene Press]Date Published[1903] View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,500StatusSold Lot #13 Sonnets Heading(Binding - Mary Horstschulze)AuthorVarious authorsHeadlineBremer Press printing in designer bindingPublisher[Bremer Presse]Date Published[1931] View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$2,812.50StatusSold Lot #16 The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. AuthorBoswell, JamesHeadlineBoswell's Johnson with extra-illustrationsPublisherTalboys and WheelerDate Published1826 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,500StatusSold Lot #26 Punch and Judy, with Illustrations Drawn and Engraved by George Cruikshank. Accompanied by the Dialogue of the Puppet-Show, an Account of its Origin, and of Puppet-Plays in England Heading(Cruikshank, George)AuthorCollier, John PayneHeadlinePuch and Judy with Cruikshank illustrationsPublisherPrinted for S. ProwettDate Published1828 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #27 The Comic Almanack...an Ephemeris in Jest and Earnest... [for 1835 to 1847] AuthorCruikshank, GeorgeHeadlineCruikshank, George The Comic Almanack leather setPublisherCharles Tilt, et alDate Published1835-47 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$468.75StatusSold Lot #28 David AuthorD'Ambrosio, Joe & Michelangelo BuonarrotiHeadlineStriking creation by Joe D'AmbrosioPublisherD'AmbrosioDate Published[1993] View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$1,375StatusSold Lot #29 [Divine Comedy, i.e.] The Comedy of Dante Alighieri of Florence Commonly Called the Divine Comedy. A Line-for-Line Translation in the Rime-Form of the Original by Melville Best Anderson AuthorDante AlighieriHeadlineNash priting of Dante's Divine ComedyPublisherJohn Henry NashDate Published1929 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,625StatusSold Lot #32 Bleak House AuthorDickens, CharlesHeadlineDickens' Bleak House bound from original partsPublisherBradbury and EvansDate Published[1852]-1853 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$1,250StatusSold Lot #33 A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas AuthorDickens, CharlesHeadlineFirst Issue of Dickens' Christmas CarolPublisherChapman & HallDate Published1843 View details Estimate$10,000 - $15,000Sold for$9,375StatusSold Lot #34 The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club AuthorDickens, CharlesHeadlineDickens Posthumous Papers of Pickwick Club bookPublisherChapman & HallDate Published1837 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$437.50StatusSold Lot #35 Sketches by Boz: Illustrative of Every-Day Life, and Every-Day People. The Second Series. Complete in One Volume AuthorDickens, CharlesHeadlineDickens Sketches by Boz Second Series first ed.PublisherJohn MacroneDate Published1837 View details Estimate$5,000 - $8,000StatusUnsold Lot #36 A Tale of Two Cities AuthorDickens, CharlesHeadlineDickens' Tale of Two Cities, first editionPublisherChapman and HallDate Published1859 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$3,125StatusSold Lot #38 Illuminated Illustrations of Froissart. Selected from the MS. in the Bibliothèque Royale, Paris, and from Other Sources Heading(Dickens, Charles)AuthorHumphreys, H. NoelHeadlineCharles Dickens' copy of Humphreys' FroissartPublisherWilliam SmithDate Published1845 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$937.50StatusSold Lot #42 Shakespeare's Works Heading(Ernst Ludwig Presse)AuthorShakespeare, WilliamHeadlineShakespeare fine printing by Ludwig PressePublisherErnst Ludwig PresseDate Published[1925-1931] View details Estimate$4,000 - $6,000Sold for$3,437.50StatusSold Lot #44 Granite & Cypress Heading(Everson, William, printer)AuthorJeffers, RobinsonHeadlineEverson's Granite & Cypress in wood slipcasePublisherUnivsity of Califorina at Santa CruzDate Published1975 View details Estimate$6,000 - $9,000Sold for$3,750StatusSold Lot #49 Specimens of Woodcuts and Engravings: A Portfolio of Original Leaves taken from Rare and Notable Illustated Books... Heading(Foliophiles)AuthorBrown, G.M.L.HeadlineOriginal Engravings from 15th-17th centuriesPublisherThe FoliophilesDate Published1926 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$750StatusSold Lot #50 Female Piety: Or the Young Woman's Friend and Guide through Life to Immortality Headingzzg(Fore-edge Painting)AuthorJames, John AngellHeadlineWith Fore-edge Painting of ButterfliesPublisherHamilton, Adams & Co.Date Published1852 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #52 A Collection of Prints, Illustrative of English Scenery from the Drawings and Sketches of Gainsborough AuthorGainsborough, [Thomas]HeadlinePrints Gainsborough Illustrated English SceneryPublisherW.F. Wells & J. LaporteDate Published[1802-05] View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$2,125StatusSold Lot #53 The Wind in the Willows AuthorGrahame, KennethHeadlineGrahame The Wind in the Willows first editionPublisherMethuen & Co.Date Published[1908] View details Estimate$4,000 - $7,000Sold for$4,062.50StatusSold Lot #54 The Lamentations of Jeremiah Heading(Gregynog Press)Author*HeadlineGregynog Press printing of JeremiahPublisherThe Gregynog PressDate Published1933 View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,500Sold for$1,500StatusSold Lot #56 The Poems of Shemseddin Mohammed Hafiz of Shiraz AuthorHafizHeadlinePersian Poetry from the Villon SocietyPublisherVillon SocietyDate Published1901 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #57 An Encyclopedic Outline of Masonic, Hermetic, Qabbalistic and Rosicrucian Symbolical Philosophy, Being an Interpretation of the Secret Teachings Concealed within the Rituals, Allegories and Mysteries of All Ages AuthorHall, Manly P.HeadlineManly P. Hall on Masonic ritualsPublisherH.S. Crocker CompanyDate Published1928 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #59 The Iliad [&] The Odyssey of Homer AuthorHomerHeadlineThe Iliad and The Odyssey of Homer leather setPublisherHoughton MifflinDate Published1905 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,187.50StatusSold Lot #60 De Re Metallica Heading(Hoover, Herbert Clark)AuthorAgricola, GeorgiusHeadlineAgricola - De Re Metallica Ltd Edn 1912PublisherThe Mining MagazineDate Published1912 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #61 Quinti Horatii Flacii Opera: Cum Novo Commentario ad Modum Joannis Bond AuthorHoraceHeadlinephotographsPublisherFermin DidotDate Published1855 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #62 The Romances of Victor Hugo AuthorHugo, VictorHeadlineVictor Hugo Works leather bound 14 volume setPublisherLittle, BrownDate Published1892-94 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$531.25StatusSold Lot #63 Lot of two works in three volumes, all bound by John Grabau AuthorJames, George WhartonHeadlineJohn Grabau bindings on George Wharton JamesDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$1,125StatusSold Lot #64 An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: Illustrating the Words in Their Different Significations, by Examples from Ancient and Modern Writers... AuthorJamieson, JohnHeadlineScottish Etymological Dictionary, finely boundPublisherAlexander GardnerDate Published1879-1887 View details Estimate$1,200 - $2,000Sold for$750StatusSold Lot #68 Illustrations of Nests and Eggs of Birds of Ohio with Text AuthorJones, Howard and Mrs. N.E. Jones, et alHeadlineornithology, lithographyPublisher[the collaborators]Date Published1886 View details Estimate$5,000 - $8,000Sold for$10,000StatusSold Lot #72 Utopia Heading(Kelmscott Press)AuthorMore, Sir ThomasHeadlineKelmscott Press printing of UtopiaPublisher[Kelmscott Press]Date Published[1893] View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,500StatusSold Lot #73 The Poems of William Shakespeare Printed after the Original Copies of Venus and Adonis, 1593. The Rape of Lucrece, 1594. Sonnets, 1609. The Lover's Complaint Heading(Kelmscott Press)AuthorShakespeare, WilliamHeadlineKelmscott printing of Shakespeare's PoemsPublisherKelmscott PressDate Published1893 View details Estimate$2,500 - $3,500Sold for$1,875StatusSold Lot #80 Women in Love AuthorLawrence, D.H.HeadlineLawrence Women in Love limited first editionPublisherPrivately Printed for Subscribers OnlyDate Published1920 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$937.50StatusSold Lot #84 Magiciens et Logiciens AuthorMaurois, AndreHeadlineAndre Maurois Magiciens et Logiciens 1/16PublisherEditions Bernard GrassetDate Published[1935] View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #85 Heads of the People: or, Portraits of the English AuthorMeadows, KennyHeadlineMeadows Heads of the People Portraits DrawingsPublisherRobert TyasDate Published1840-41 View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #88 The Essays of Michael Lord of Montaigne. Written by him in French and done into English by John Florio AuthorMontaigne, Michel Eyquem de.HeadlineBruce Rogers Printing of MontaignePublisherHoughton Mifflin and CompanyDate Published1902-1904 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$937.50StatusSold Lot #93 [Works, i.e.] The Works of Shakespeare. The text of the First Folio with Quarto variants and a selection of modern readings Heading(Nonesuch Press)AuthorShakespeare, WilliamHeadlineNonesuch Press ShakespearePublisherNonesuch Press / Random HouseDate Published1929-1933 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$1,625StatusSold Lot #95 Hexastichon Sebastiani Brant in memorabiles euangelistar[um] figuras AuthorPetrus de RosenheimHeadline16th century emblem bookPublisher[Thomas Badensis]Date Published[1504] View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$8,750StatusSold Lot #100 The Complete Works of Edgar Allen Poe AuthorPoe, Edgar AllanHeadlineThe Complete Works of Edgar Allen Poe leather setPublisherThe Werner Co.Date Published[1908] View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,250StatusSold Lot #101 The Raven AuthorPoe, Edgar AllanHeadlinePoe's Raven first separate editionPublisherW. Jennings DemorestDate Published[1870?] View details Estimate$4,000 - $7,000StatusUnsold Lot #102 Monuments Français Inédits Pour Servir a l'Histoire des Arts le VIe Siécle Jusq'au Commencement du XVIIe. Choix de Costumes Civils et Militaires, D'Armes, Armures, Instruments de Musique, Meubles de Toute Espèce, etc. AuthorPottier, André (text) and N[icholas] X[avier] Willemin (engravings)HeadlinecostumePublisherChez Mlle WilleminDate Published1839 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold Lot #107 Waverly Novels AuthorScott, Sir WalterHeadlinebookPublisherPrinted for T. CadellDate Published1829-33 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold Lot #109 The Plays of William Shakspeare, with Notes of Various Commentators... AuthorShakespeare, WilliamHeadlineThe Plays of William Shakspeare leather books setPublisherGeorge KearsleyDate Published1806 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000StatusUnsold Lot #113 English Botany; or, Coloured Figures of British Plants, with their Essential Characters, Synonyms, and Places of Growth. To which will be added, Occasional Remarks AuthorSowerby, James, & James Edward SmithHeadlineSowerby's Botany with hand-colored platesDate Published1790-1849 View details Estimate$20,000 - $30,000Sold for$12,500StatusSold Lot #118 The History of Pendennis AuthorThackeray, William MakepeaceHeadlineThackeray's Pendennis in original partsPublisherBradbury & EvansDate Published1848-1850 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #119 Lot of four volumes by Samuel Clemens, and one by Will M. Clemens, all bound by John Grabau AuthorTwain, MarkHeadlineTwain finely bound by Roycrofter John GrabauDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,375StatusSold Lot #124 Abbildungen vorzüglicher Pferde-Rasen AuthorVolkers, Emil [Ferdinand Heinrich]HeadlineColor lithographs of horsesPublisherVerlag von Schickhardt & EbnerDate PublishedN.d.[c.1880?] View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,875StatusSold Lot #127 [Works, i.e.] The Complete Writings of Charles Dudley Warner AuthorWarner, Charles DudleyHeadlinebindings sets literature autographsPublisherThe American Publishing CompanyDate Published1904 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next