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