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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 #5 Manuscript leaf on vellum, in Kufic Arabic Script View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold Heading(Arabic Manuscript Leaf - 10th century)Author**HeadlineManuscript leaf on vellum, in Kufic Arabic ScriptDate Publishedc.10th century Lot #6 Manuscript leaf on vellum, in Kufic Arabic Script View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold Heading(Arabic Manuscript Leaf - 14th century)Author**HeadlineManuscript leaf on vellum, in Kufic Arabic ScriptDate Publishedc.14th century 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 #11 Biblioglyphé sive Icones Biblicae, Arte Chalcographica & Poetica praecipues S. Scripturae Historias perquam eleganter representanter. View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold Heading(Bible - Polyglot)AuthorAmmon, Johan, editorHeadlineStriking Biblical engravings, 1643PublisherTypis Caspari Rötelii, impensis Johannis AmmoniiDate Published1643 Lot #12 The Holy Bible Containing the Old Testament, and the New: Newly Translated out of the Original Tongues: And with the former Translations diligently compared and revised, by his Maiesties special commandment View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$687.50StatusSold Heading(Bible in English)Author**HeadlineBlack Letter Quarto of King James Bible, 1613PublisherRobert BarkerDate Published1613 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 #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 #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 #76 The Alcoran of Mahomet, translated from the Arabique into French; by the Sieur Du Ryer, Lord of Malezair, and Resident for the King of France, at Alexandria. And newly Englished, for the satisfaction of all that desire to look into the Turkish vanities View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$437.50StatusSold Heading(Koran in English)Author**HeadlineEarly English version of the Koran, 1649Date Published1649 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 #82 Moreh Nebukim [The Guide of the Perplexed] View details Estimate$60,000 - $90,000StatusUnsold AuthorMaimonides [Moses Ben Maimon]HeadlineRare Hebrew IncunabulaPublisher[Obadiah?]Date PublishedNo date [circa 1473-75] 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 #91 Autograph manuscript by Newton, referring to the Nazarenes View details Estimate$12,000 - $15,000StatusUnsold AuthorNewton, IsaacHeadlineNewton Manuscript regarding TheologyDate Publishedc.1700 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 #110 The parable of the ten virgins opened & applied: being the substance of divers sermons on Matth. 25. 1, ---13... By Thomas Shepard, late Worthy and Faithfull Pastor of the Church of Christ at Cambridge in New-England... View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$500StatusSold AuthorShepard, ThomasHeadline1660 printing of Shepard's Ten VirginsPublisherPrinted by J.H. for John Rothwell, and Samuel ThomsonDate Published1660 Lot #115 The World of Wonders; or an Introduction to a Treatise touching the Conformitie of ancient and moderne wonders; or a Preparative Treatise to the Apologie for Herodotus. The Argument whereof is taken from the Apologie for Herodotus written in Latine by Henrie Stephen, and continued here by the Author himself. Translated out of the best corrected French copie View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$875StatusSold AuthorStephen, Henrie [Henri Estienne]HeadlinereligionPublisherJohn NortonDate Published1607 Lot #117 Traite de l'Apparition des Esprits. A scavoir des ames separees, fantosmes, prodiges & accidens merveilleux, qui precedent quelquefois la mort des grands personnages, ou signifient changemens de la chose publique View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,800Sold for$1,500StatusSold AuthorTaillepied, NoëlHeadlineRare 17th century work on ghosts and apparitionsPublisherChez Iean OsmontDate Published1606 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 #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?] Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next