Sale 344: Fine & Rare Books, with Fine Printing & the Book Arts (#344) 11/30/2006 1:00 PM PST Closed Starts Ending 11/30/2006 1:00 PM PST Auction Info 344 199 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)RelevanceAuthorProvenancePublisherDate 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 1-54 of 54. Previous|1|Next Lot #2 A Summary History of New-England, from the First Settlement at Plymouth, to the Acceptance of the Federal Constitution. Comprehending a General Sketch of the American War View details Estimate$700 - $1,000StatusUnsold AuthorAdams, HannahHeadlinenew england massachusetts colonial americaPublisherPrinted for the Author, by H. Mann and J.H. AdamsDate Published1799 Lot #4 Hearth and Home, for the Farm, Garden, and Fireside View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Heading(Agriculture & Botany, etc.)Author**Headlinefarming plants horticulture botanyDate Published1868-1869 Lot #6 Alcoholics Anonymous: The Story of How Many Thousands of Men and Women Have Recovered from Alcoholism View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$2,000StatusSold Heading(Alcoholics Anonymous)Author[Wilson, William (Bill W.)]HeadlineAA Alcoholics Anonymous Bill Wilson AutographsPublisherWorks Publishing Inc.Date Published1946 Lot #7 Alcoholics Anonymous: The Story of How More Than One Hundred Men Have Recovered from Alcoholism View details Estimate$7,000 - $10,000Sold for$8,125StatusSold Heading(Alcoholics Anonymous)Author[Wilson, William (Bill W.)]HeadlineAlcoholics Anonymous Bill Wilson Autographs RedPublisherWorks Publishing Co.Date Published1939 Lot #8 Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions View details Estimate$4,000 - $7,000Sold for$4,687.50StatusSold Heading(Alcoholics Anonymous)Author[Wilson, William (Bill W.)]HeadlineAA Alcoholics Anonymous Bill Wilson AutographsPublisherAlcoholics Anonymous Publishing Inc.Date Published[1953] Lot #9 Collection of 96 steel-engraved plates from Allom's China, its Scenery, Architecture, Social Habits... View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$593.75StatusSold AuthorAllom, ThomasHeadlineAllom China Engraved Prints EphemeraPublisherFisher, Son & Co.Date Published[c.1860] Lot #16 A New Universal Atlas; Comprising Separate Maps of All the Principal Empires, Kingdoms & States Throughout the World: and forming a distinct Atlas of the United States View details Estimate$8,000 - $12,000Sold for$7,500StatusSold Heading(Atlas)AuthorBurr, David H.Headlinemaps atlas americaPublisherD.S. StoneDate Published[1835] Lot #17 Vollständiger Hand-Atlas der neueren Erdbeschreibung über alle Theile der Erde in 80 Blättern View details Estimate$250 - $350StatusUnsold HeadingzzgAuthorSohr, K[arl], Dr.Headlinemaps texas atlasPublisherC. FlemmingDate Published1844 Lot #19 Historic Lithographs of San Francisco View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$5,000StatusSold AuthorBaird, Joseph Armstrong, Jr., & Edwin Clyve EvansHeadlinesan francisco birds eye viewsPublisherSteven A. Waterson for Burger & EvansDate Published1972 Lot #23 Scotland. Illustrated in a Series of View Taken Expressly for this Work View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorBeattie, WilliamHeadlineScotland, EngravingsPublisherGeorge VirtueDate Published1838 Lot #35 4 printed leaves from Thielmann Kerver's 1520 "Hore Deipare Virginis Mariae Secundum Usum Romanum" (Book of Hours) View details Estimate$600 - $900StatusUnsold Heading(Book of Hours)Author**Headlineearly printing, book of hoursPublisher[Thielmann Kerver]Date Published[1520] Lot #43 The City of the Saints, and Across the Rocky Mountains to California View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$937.50StatusSold AuthorBurton, Richard F.Headlinemormon americana travelPublisherLongman, Green, Longman, and RobertsDate Published1861 Lot #54 [Museo Fiorentino] View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$875StatusSold AuthorCampiglia, Geiovanni DomenicoHeadlinerome italy engravings statues museum florenceDate Publishedc.1760 Lot #60 Picture Book II View details Estimate$700 - $1,000StatusUnsold AuthorCharlot, JeanHeadlineart lithographsPublisherZeitlin & Ver BruggeDate Published1973 Lot #63 Femmes Modernes View details Estimate$400 - $700Sold for$500StatusSold AuthorChompré, S.Headlinepochoir artDate Publishedc.1920's Lot #64 "Christ Appearing before the Virgin." An unusually large and highly finished painting on vellum, likely a frontispiece from an illuminated Renaissance missal View details Estimate$30,000 - $50,000StatusUnsold Heading(Christ - Painting on Vellum, 16th century)Author**Headlineilluminated manuscriptDate Published[circa 1530] Lot #69 Armsmear: the Home, the Arm, and the Armory of Samuel Colt. A Memorial View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$4,687.50StatusSold Heading(Colt, Samuel)AuthorBarnard, Henry and Elizabeth Jarvis ColtHeadlineSamuel Colt Firearms Americana Decorative BindingPublisher[Privately printed by Alvord]Date Published1866 Lot #84 The True History of the Conquest of Mexico View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$937.50StatusSold AuthorDiaz del Castillo, BernalHeadlinemexico spanish war indiansPublisherPrinted for J. WrightDate Published1800 Lot #94 National Portrait Gallery of Eminent Americans: Including Orators, Statesmen, Naval and Military Heroes, Jurists, Authors, Etc., Etc. - 2 vols. View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$531.25StatusSold AuthorDuyckinck, Evert A. and Alonzo ChappelHeadlinesteel engravingPublisherJohnson, Fry & Co.Date Published[1862 & 1864] Lot #95 The American Aboriginal Portfolio View details Estimate$400 - $700Sold for$281.25StatusSold AuthorEastman, Mary H.HeadlineNative Americans, IndiansPublisherLippincott, GramboDate Published[1853] Lot #106 Collection of 50 hand-colored lithographed plates, bound together View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$500StatusSold Heading(Fashion)Author**Headlinefashion dress lithographs hatsDate Publishedc.1830's Lot #116 Idylls of the King View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$593.75StatusSold Heading(Fore-edge Painting)AuthorTennyson, AlfredHeadlinefore-edge painting poetry bindingPublisherStrahan and Co.Date Published1869 Lot #119 South Wales Illustrated in a Series of Views, Comprising the Picturesque Scenery, Towns, Castles, Seats of Nobility & Gentry, Antiquities, &c. View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold HeadingzzcAuthorGastineaux, HenryHeadlineSouth Wales, MezzotintsPublisherJones & Co.Date Published[c1832] Lot #121 The U.S. Naval Astronomical Expedition to the Southern Hemisphere, During the Years 1849-'50-'51-'52 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold AuthorGilliss, J[ames] M[elville]Headlinetravel americana ornithologyPublisherA.O.P. Nicholson, Public PrinterDate Published1855 Lot #166 The American Gazetteer, Exhibiting...the American Continent, also of the West-Indian Islands... View details Estimate$400 - $700Sold for$812.50StatusSold AuthorMorse, JedediahHeadlinemaps atlas geography americanaPublisherS. Hall, and Thomas & AndrewsDate Published1797 Lot #191 Botanical Harmony Delineated: or, Applications of Some General Laws of Nature to Plants View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorSaint Pierre, Jacques Henri Bernardin deHeadlinePlants Early American Imprints Botanical PlatesPublisherJ. NancredeDate Published1797 Lot #195 Lot of seven naval commisions for Frank Schofield, each signed by a President of the United States View details Estimate$4,000 - $6,000Sold for$2,500StatusSold Heading(Schofield, Frank W.)Author**HeadlinePresidential autographs navyDate Published1892-1924 Lot #208 A System for the Discipline of the Artillery of the United States of America, or, The Young Artillerist's Companion View details Estimate$1,200 - $2,000Sold for$1,062.50StatusSold AuthorStevens, WilliamHeadlinemilitary army artilleryPublisherWebsters and SkinnersDate Published1815 Lot #210 "Quail Gathering" - circa 1600 copper engraving View details Estimate$600 - $900StatusUnsold AuthorStradanus (Jans van der Straet)HeadlineengravingPublisher[No Publisher]Date Published[Circa 1600] Lot #218 The American New Dispensatory... View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorThatcher, JamesHeadlinemedicine medical doctorPublisherThomas B. Wait and Co., and C. WilliamsDate Published[1813] Lot #220 A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,250StatusSold AuthorThoreau, Henry DavidHeadlinetranscendentalism ecology thoreauPublisherJames Munroe and CompanyDate Published1849 Lot #224 Picturesque Views on the Southern Coast of England, from Drawings made principally by J.M.W. Turner, R.A. and Engraved by W.B. Cooke, George Cooke, and Other Eminent Engravers. View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Heading(Turner, J.M.W.)Author**HeadlineTurner, EngravingsPublisherJohn & Arthur Arch, et al.Date Published1826 Lot #237 American Scenery; or, Land, Lake, and River Illustrations of Transatlantic Nature. View details Estimate$600 - $800Sold for$375StatusSold AuthorWillis, N[athaniel] P[arker]HeadlineAmericana, Steel engravingsPublisherGeorge VirtueDate Published1840 Lot #241 The Gallery of Engravings View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$343.75StatusSold AuthorWright, G.N., editorHeadlineengravings englandPublisherFisher, Son & Co.Date Published[1844] Lot #249 The Wreck Of The Golden Mary:A Saga of the California Gold Rush View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$112.50StatusSold Heading(Allen Press)AuthorDickens, Charles and Wilkie CollinsHeadlinecalifornia gold rush history shipwrecksPublisherThe Allen PressDate Published1956 Lot #251 Heraldry of New Helvetia: With Thirty-two Cattle Brands and Ear Marks Reproduced from the Original Certificates Issued at Sutter's Fort View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$87.50StatusSold Heading(Allen Press)AuthorHall, Caroll D.Headlinecattle brands western americana fine pressPublisherBook Club of CaliforniaDate Published1945 Lot #279 Jazz View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$1,125StatusSold AuthorClaxton, WilliamHeadlinebookPublisherTwelvetrees PressDate Published[1987] Lot #300 Poor Richard: The Almanacks for the Years 1733-1758. View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$150StatusSold Heading(Limited Editions Club)Author[Franklin, Benjamin].HeadlineLEC Rockwell, IllustratedPublisherLimited Editions ClubDate Published1964 Lot #302 The Journals of the Expedition under the Command of Capts. Lewis and Clark to the sources of the Missouri...to the Pacific Ocean View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$200StatusSold Heading(Limited Editions Club)AuthorLewis, Meriwether & Clark, William.HeadlineLimited Editions Club, Western AmericanaPublisherLimited Editions ClubDate Published1962 Lot #340 California's Pictorial Letter Sheets, 1849-1869 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold HeadingzzeAuthorBaird, Joseph Armstrong, Jr.Headlinelettersheets gold rush grabhorn hoyemPublisherDavid MageeDate Published1967 Lot #342 Lot of 16 Bibliographies of Individual States View details Estimate$400 - $700Sold for$250StatusSold Headingzze(Bibliographies - Americana)Author**HeadlineAmericana, bibliographiesDate PublishedVarious Lot #344 Lot of 3 California Bibliographies View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$187.50StatusSold Headingzze(Bibliographies - California)Author**HeadlineCaliforniaDate PublishedVarious Lot #349 Lot of 2 Native American Bibliographies View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$100StatusSold Headingzze(Bibliographies - Native American)Author**HeadlineIndianDate PublishedVarious Lot #351 Lot of 3 Texas Bibliographies View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$312.50StatusSold Headingzze(Bibliographies - Texas)Author**HeadlineTexasDate PublishedVarious Lot #352 Lot of 7 bibliographies of Western Americana View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$406.25StatusSold Headingzze(Bibliographies - Western Americana)Author**HeadlineWest, BibliographyDate PublishedVarious Lot #362 The Etchings of Edward Borein: A Catalogue of his Work View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$175StatusSold Headingzze(Borein, Edward)AuthorGalvin, JohnHeadlineEtchings BoreinPublisherJohn Howell BooksDate Published1971 Lot #365 William Wendt and His Work View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$1,187.50StatusSold Headingzze(California Painters)AuthorAnderson, Antony, et alHeadlineCalifornia PaintersPublisherStendahl Art GalleriesDate Published1926 Lot #373 A Bibliography of the History of California, 1510-1930. View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold AuthorCowan, Robert Ernest & Robert Grannis CowanHeadlineCaliforniaPublisherJohn Henry NashDate Published1933 Lot #377 Yosemite, The Big Trees, and the High Sierra: A Selective Bibliography View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$125StatusSold HeadingzzeAuthorFarquhar, Francis P.HeadlineYosemite, CaliforniaPublisherUniversity of California PressDate Published1948 Lot #386 The House of Beadle and Adams and It's Dime and Nickel Novels View details Estimate$10StatusUnsold AuthorJohannsen, AlbertHeadlineBooks about booksPublisherUniversity of Oklahoma PressDate Published[1950 & 1962] Lot #388 Etchings and Lithographs of American Ships View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Headingzze(Maritime Illustrations)AuthorWales, George C.HeadlineLithographs, Etchings, MaritimePublisherCharles E. GoodspeedDate Published1927 Lot #398 Charles M. Russell: The Cowboy Artist. A Biography [with]Charles M. Russell; The Cowboy Artist. A Bibliography (2 copies) View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$312.50StatusSold Headingzze(Russell, Charles M.)AuthorAdams, Ramon, Homer Britzman and Karl Yost.HeadlineRussell, WesternPublisherTrail's End PublishingDate Published[1948] Lot #399 A Dictionary of Books relating to America, from Its Discovery to the Present Time. View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$437.50StatusSold HeadingzzeAuthorSabin, JosephHeadlineAmericana, BibliographyPublisherMini-Print Corp.Date PublishedNo Date Lot #423 Approximately 28 volumes American Art View details Estimate$20Sold for$437.50StatusSold Author[Shelf Lot]Headlinebook Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next