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View details Estimate$400 - $700StatusUnsold HeadingzzcAuthorAbercrombie, JohnHeadlineBOTANY GARDENING FRUITPublisherLockyer DavisDate Published1779 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 #3 Aesopi Phrygis Fabulae, Elegantissimis iconibus veras animalium species advivum adumbrantibus View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$687.50StatusSold AuthorAesopHeadlineemblem books, greekPublisherJohannis de TournesDate Published1628 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 #5 Biographical Memoirs of Medicine in Great Britain from the Revival of Literature to the Time of Harvey View details Estimate$400 - $700Sold for$625StatusSold AuthorAikin. JohnHeadlinemedical medicine science biographyPublisherPrinted for Joseph JohnsonDate Published1780 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 #10 France Illustrated. Exhibiting its Landscape Scenery, Antiquities, Military and Ecclesiastical Architecture, &c. View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Heading(Allom, Thomas)AuthorWright, G. N. & Thomas Allom (illus)HeadlineEngravingsPublisherFisher, Son & Co.Date Published[c1845] Lot #11 The South Pole: An Account of the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition in the "Fram" 1910-1912 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$593.75StatusSold AuthorAmundsen, RoaldHeadlineantarctic exploration polarPublisherLee KedrickDate Published1913 Lot #12 A New and Complete Collection of Voyages and Travels; Comprising Whatever is Valuable of this Kind in the most Celebrated English, Dutch, French, Spanish, Italian, German, Swedish, and Danish Writers.... View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,500StatusSold AuthorAnonymousHeadlinetravel copperplates europePublisherPrinted for J. CooteDate Published1760 Lot #13 Antiphonarium et Hymnuarium Universale. In Quo Omnes Antiphonae Tam Propriae Quam Communes Temporum atque Sanctorum ad libitum, et Sanctorum Hispaniae, ac Ordonis Minorum Includuntur View details Estimate$15,000 - $25,000Sold for$10,000StatusSold Heading(Antiphonal, circa late 14th century)Author**HeadlineantiphonalDate Published[circa late 14th century] Lot #14 The Chace, the Turf, and the Road View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$375StatusSold Author[Apperley, Charles James] Nimrod, pseud.HeadlineNimrod Sporting Literature Engraved Plates TurfPublisherJohn MurrayDate Published1837 Lot #15 Rare and important collection of 8 mid-16th century astronomical manuscripts in Hebrew. View details Estimate$40,000 - $60,000StatusUnsold Heading(Astronomy)Author**Headlineastronomy, sciencePublisherNo PublisherDate PublishedCirca mid-16 century 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 #18 The Works of Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulam, Viscount of St. Albans, and Lord High Chancellor of England View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$531.25StatusSold AuthorBacon, FrancisHeadlinebindings setsPublisherW. Baynes and SonDate Published1824 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 #20 Rambles in Eastern Asia, Including China and Manilla, Dujring Several Years' Residence. With Notes of the Voyage to China, Excursions in Manilla, Hong-Kong, Canton, Shanghai, Ningpoo, Amoy, Fouchow, and Macao View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold AuthorBall. B[enjamin] L.HeadlineTravel asia chinaPublisherJames French and CompanyDate Published1855 Lot #21 The Ports, Harbours, Watering-Places, and Picturesque Scenery of Great Britain. Illustrated by Views Taken on the Spot, by W.H. Bartlett, J.D. Harding, T. Creswick, and Others. With Descriptions, Historical and Descriptive View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Heading(Bartlett, William Henry, et al.)Author**HeadlineBartlett, Engravings, maritimePublisherVirtue & Co.Date Published[c1850] Lot #22 An Improved System of Midwifery, Adapted to the Reformed Practice of Medicine... View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold AuthorBeach, W[ooster]Headlinemedical women pregnant babies obstetricsPublisherPublished by Charles ScribnerDate Published1854 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 #24 The Beauties of England and Wales; or, Delineations, Topographical, Historical, and Descriptive, of Each County View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$812.50StatusSold Heading(Beauties of England and Wales)AuthorBritton, John and Edward Wedlake BrayleyHeadlinebookPublisherThomas Maiden for Vernor and Hood, Longman and Rees, et al.Date Published1801-1818 Lot #25 Journal of a Political Mission to Afghanistan, in 1857, Under Major (Now Colonel) Lumsden, with an Account of the Country and People View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,062.50StatusSold AuthorBellew, H[enry] W[alter]Headlinetravel asia exploration great gamePublisherSmith, Elder and Co.Date Published1862 Lot #26 Le Pompe Torinesi Nel Ritorno Dell'Altezza Reale di Carlo Emanuele II, Duca di Savoia, Principe di Piemonte, Re di Cirpro &c. View details Estimate$400 - $700Sold for$531.25StatusSold AuthorBenedettino, Abbate D. Valeriano CastiglioneHeadlinepiedmont italy cyprusPublisherGio. Giacomo RuftisDate Published1645 Lot #27 Alciphron: or, The Minute Philosopher. In Seven Dialogues. Containing an Apology for the Christian Religion, against those who are called Free-thinkers View details Estimate$400 - $700Sold for$250StatusSold Author[Berkeley, George]Headlinereligion philosophy christianityPublisherPrinted for J. TonsonDate Published1732 Lot #28 Select Fables: With Cuts, Designed and Engraved by Thomas and John Bewick, and Others, Previous to the Year 1784: Together with a Memoir; and a descriptive Catalogue of the Works of Messrs. Bewick View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$343.75StatusSold AuthorBewick, ThomasHeadlinebinding woodcuts engravings fablesPublisherPrinted by S. Hodgson, for Emerson Charnley, et al.Date Published1820 Lot #29 [New Testament Illustrations in German] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Heading(Bible Illustrations)Author**HeadlineReligion New Testament Copper Engravings IllustratedPublisherJohann Georg CottaDate Publishedcirca 18th century Lot #30 [Koberger 1478 Folio Bible]. Incipit ep[isto]la sancti Hieronimi ad Paulinu[m]de presbiter[um] de o[mn]ibu[s] divine historie libris View details Estimate$30,000 - $50,000StatusUnsold Author[Bible in Latin]Headlineincunablula, bibles, KobergerPublisherAnton KobergerDate Published[1478] Lot #31 Tactique navale, ou, Traite des evolutions et des signaux; avec figures en taille-douce View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$375StatusSold AuthorBigot de Morogues, Sebastien FrancoisHeadlinenaval nautical ships militaryPublisherH.L. Guerin & L.F. DelatourDate Published1763 Lot #32 The Illustrated Book of Canaries and Cage-Birds, British and Foreign View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$500StatusSold AuthorBlakston, W. A., W. Swaysland, and August F. WienerHeadlineChromolithographs, birdsPublisherCassel, Petter & GalpinDate Published[c1880] Lot #33 11 Illuminated manuscript leaves from various sources View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$1,125StatusSold Heading(Book of Hours)Author**Headlineilluminated manuscriptPublisher[No Publisher]Date Published[Circa 14th-16th centuries] Lot #34 Two printed leaves from a Book of Hours View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold Heading(Book of Hours)Author**Headlinebook of hoursPublisher[Hardouin?]Date Published[Circa 1510] 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 #36 2 printed printed leaves on vellum from Germain Hardouin's "Hore Intemerate Virginis Marie Secundum Usum Rommanum, etc. (Book of Hours) View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$375StatusSold Heading(Book of Hours)Author**Headlineilluminated manuscriptsPublisher[Hardouin]Date Published[Circa 1505] Lot #37 Faustus: His Life, Death, and Descent Into Hell. Translated from the German View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold Heading(Borrow, George, translator)Author[Klinger, F.M. von]Headlinegerman drama literaturePublisherW. Simpkiin and R. MarshallDate Published1825 Lot #38 The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., Comprehending an Account of His Studies, and Numerous Works, in Chronological Order... View details Estimate$400 - $700StatusUnsold AuthorBoswell, JamesHeadlinedictionary english londonPublisherW. Andrews and L. BlakeDate Published1807 Lot #39 Beautiful Britain: The Sceneries and Splendors of the United Kingdom, Royal Residences, Homes of Princes and Noblemen, Palaces, Castles and Stately Houses, Beauties of Mountain, Lake and River View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Heading(Britain)Author**Headlineengland architecturePublisherWerner CompanyDate Published1895 Lot #40 Harrison's British Classicks View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500StatusUnsold Heading(British Periodicals, etc.)Author**Headlineaddison steele johnson spectator ramblerPublisherHarrison & Co.Date Published1785-1793 Lot #41 Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$237.50StatusSold Author(Buffon, George Louis Marie Leclerc, Comte de.)HeadlineBirdsPublisherDe l'Imprimerie RoyaleDate Published1780-1785 Lot #42 Fanny Burney and Her Friends: Select Passages from Her Diary and Other Writings View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorBurney, Fanny. Edited by L.B. SeeleyHeadlineextra illustratedPublisherSeeley and Co.Date Published1895 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 #44 Goa and the Blue Mountains; or, Six Months of Sick Leave View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$1,875StatusSold AuthorBurton, Richard F.Headlinetravel indiaPublisherRichard BentleyDate Published1851 Lot #45 The Lake Regions of Central Africa: A Picture of Exploration View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$2,500StatusSold AuthorBurton, Richard F.Headlineafrica explorationPublisherLongman, Green, Longman, and RobertsDate Published1860 Lot #46 The Lake Regions of Central Africa, a Picture of Exploration View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$312.50StatusSold AuthorBurton, Richard F.Headlinetravel exploration africaPublisherHarper & BrothersDate Published1860 Lot #47 The Land of Midian (Revisited) View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$687.50StatusSold AuthorBurton, Richard F.HeadlineAfrica explorationPublisherC. Kegan Paul & Co.Date Published1879 Lot #48 A Mission to Gelele, King of Dahome. With Notices of the So Called "Amazons," the Grand Customs, the Yearly Customs, the Human Sacrifices, the Present State of the Slave Trade, and the Negro's Place in Nature View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,062.50StatusSold AuthorBurton, Richard F.Headlineafrica slavery explorationPublisherTinsley BrothersDate Published1864 Lot #49 The Nile Basin View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$875StatusSold AuthorBurton, Richard F.Headlineafrica travel exploration Lot #50 To the Gold Coast for Gold: A Personal Narrative View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$343.75StatusSold AuthorBurton, Richard F. & Verney Lovett CameronHeadlineafrica explorationPublisherChatto & WindusDate Published1883 Lot #51 Vikram and the Vampire or Tales of Hindu Devilry View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorBurton, Richard F.HeadlinevampiresPublisherTylston and EdwardsDate Published1893 Lot #52 Foreign Finches in Captivity: Illustrated with 60 Plates by F.W. Frohawk, F.E.S.; Coloured by Hand View details Estimate$5,000 - $8,000Sold for$3,125StatusSold AuthorButler, Arthur G.Headlinebirds, ornithologyPublisherL. Reeve & Co.Date Published1894 Lot #53 Hudibras, a Poem...With Notes, Selected from Grey and Other Authors... View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorButler, SamuelHeadlineLiterature Color Plates AquatintsPublisherThomas M'LeanDate Published1819 Lot #54 [Museo Fiorentino] View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$875StatusSold AuthorCampiglia, Geiovanni DomenicoHeadlinerome italy engravings statues museum florenceDate Publishedc.1760 Lot #55 The Story Without An End: From the German of Carové. With Illustrations printed in Colours after Drawings by E.V.B. View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$375StatusSold AuthorCarové, [Friedriech Wilhelm]. Translated by Sarah AustinHeadlinecolor platesPublisherSampson, Low, Son, and MarstonDate Published1868 Lot #56 Coptic Tattoo Designs View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$500StatusSold AuthorCarswell, JohnHeadlinetattoos ethiopia christianity religionPublisher[American University of Beirut]Date Published1958 Lot #57 Memoirs of Miss C.E. Cary: written by herself, who was retained in the service of the late Queen Caroline, to fill the situation in Her Majesty's household next to Lady Anne Hamilton; containing interesting anecdotes of some of the first persons in this country, and an exposition of the recrimination, intended to have been brought forward by the late queen's party, but which was prevented by Miss Cary; with proofs and documents in support of the facts . View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorCary, Miss C[atherine] E.Headlinebritish historyPublisherT. TravellerDate Published1825 Lot #58 The History and Adventures of the Renowned Don Quixote...To which is prefixed, Some Account of the Author's Life, by T. Smollett, M.D. View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$1,062.50StatusSold AuthorCervantes Saavedra, Miguel deHeadlinecopperplatesPublisherA. MillarDate Published1755 Lot #59 The Military History of His Serene Highness Prince Eugene of Savoy, Now Generalissimo of the Imperial Army. As also of His Grace the late Duke of Marlborough, Prince of the Roman Empire . . . etc. Written in French by M. Dumont . . . and by Mr. Rousset and now faithfully translated into English by Paul Chamberlen View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$312.50StatusSold AuthorChamberlen, PaulHeadlinemilitaryPublisherW. RaynerDate Published1738 Lot #60 Picture Book II View details Estimate$700 - $1,000StatusUnsold AuthorCharlot, JeanHeadlineart lithographsPublisherZeitlin & Ver BruggeDate Published1973 Lot #61 Charte latine sur papyrus d’Égypte appartenant à la bibliothèque royale, publiée pour l’École royale des chartes par ordre de m. Guizot, ministre de l’instruction publique View details Estimate$400 - $700StatusUnsold Headingzze(Charte Latine...)Author**Headlinefacsimiles historyPublisherMotteDate Published1835 Lot #62 Scrapbook album recording a trip to China, Japan, Korea, etc. View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Heading(China & the Far East)Author**Headlinetravel ephemera postcards photographsDate Published1936 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 #65 Big Game Shooting in Lower Burma View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$500StatusSold AuthorChristopher, SydneyHeadlinehunting sporting travel far east asiaPublisherBurma Pictorial PressDate Published1916 Lot #66 The Life of Lord Viscount Nelson, Duke of Bronté, Ec. Illustrated by Engravings of It's Most Striking and Memorable Incidents View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$1,062.50StatusSold AuthorChurchill, T.O.Headlinenelson navy napoleon warPublisherR. BowyerDate Published1808 Lot #67 The Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments and Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church of England: Together with the Psalter or Psalms of David, Pointed as They Are to be Said or Sung in Churches (bound with) A new Version of the Psalms of David Fitted to the Tunes used in Churches View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Author(Church of England)HeadlinereligionPublisherThomas Baskett, Printer to the University (&) J. RobertsDate Published1752, 1753 Lot #68 Dissertation on the Dragon, Beast, and False-Prophet, of the Apocalypse; in which the Number 666 is Satisfactorily Explained. And Also a Full Illustration of Daniel's Vision of the Ram and He-Goat View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$468.75StatusSold AuthorClarke, J[ames] E[dward]Headlinereligion revelations devilPublisherPrinted for the Author, and sold by Ogles, Duncan et al.Date Published1814 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 #70 The Contitution of Man Considered in Relation to External Objects View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorCombe, GeorgeHeadlinepsychology morals religionPublisherJohn Anderson, Jun.Date Published1828 Lot #71 History of the Greek Revolution; Compiled from Official Documents of the Greek Goverment... View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$687.50StatusSold AuthorComstock, John L.Headlinegreece military mapPublisherWilliam M. ReedDate Published1828 Lot #72 Works View details Estimate$6,000 - $9,000Sold for$5,000StatusSold AuthorConrad, JosephHeadlinebindings sets literaturePublisherDoubleday, Page & CompanyDate Published1920-1928 Lot #73 Piedmont and Italy, from the Alps to the Tiber, Illustrated in a Series of Views Taken on the Spot. With a Descriptive and Historical Narrative View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$750StatusSold AuthorCostello, DudleyHeadlineitaly engravings travelPublisherJames S. VirtueDate Published[1859-61] Lot #74 Iconographie Générale et Méthodique Du Costume Civil et Militaire de IVau XIX Siecle (315-1815) View details Estimate$800 - $1,000Sold for$625StatusSold Heading(Costume)AuthorJacquemin, RaphaelHeadlineCostume, Color plates, MilitaryPublisherLibrarie V. GastingerDate Published[c1882] Lot #75 Magick in Theory and Practice by the Master Therion (being part III of Book 4), sections 1-4 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold AuthorCrowley, AleisterHeadlineAleister Crowley Occult Metaphysics LiteraturePublisher[The Lecram Press]Date Published[1929] Lot #76 The Collected Works of Aleister Crowley View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,800StatusUnsold AuthorCrowley, AleisterHeadlineAleister Crowley Occult Metaphysics LiteraturePublisherSociety for the Propagation of Religious TruthDate Published1905-07 Lot #77 The Comic Almanack, an Ephemeris in Jest and Earnest, Containing All Things Fitting for Such a Work. By Rigdum Funnidos, Gent. Adorned with a Dozen of Right Merrie Cuts Pertaining to the Months, Sketched and Etched by George Cruikshank View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold AuthorCruikshank, GeorgeHeadlinecruikshankPublisherCharles Tilt, et alDate Published1835-1847 Lot #78 Los Hombres y Las Cosas Querian Jugar - with original drawing on A.L.s. by José Luis Cuevas View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$1,187.50StatusSold Heading(Cuevas, José Luis)AuthorPiazza, Luis GuillermoHeadlinemexican artPublisherRevista de Poesia UniversalDate Published1963 Lot #79 On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life View details Estimate$4,000 - $6,000Sold for$6,250StatusSold AuthorDarwin, CharlesHeadlinesciencePublisherJohn MurrayDate Published1860 Lot #80 The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, Under the Command of Captain Fitzroy during the years 1832-1836 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,062.50StatusSold AuthorDarwin, Charles, editorHeadlinedarwin evolution natural history fossilsPublisherCIL LimitedDate Published1994 Lot #81 The Nightless City, Or the "History of the Yoshiwara Yuwaku. By an English Student of Sociology View details Estimate$400 - $700Sold for$250StatusSold Author[De Becker, Joseph Ernest]Headlineprostitution harlots geishas japanPublisherZ.P. Maruya & Co., L'd.Date Published1899 Lot #82 The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner: Who Lived Eight and Twenty Years all alone in an un-inhabited Island on the Coast of America, near the Mouth of the Great River of Oronoque . . . [and] The Farther Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, Being the Second and Last Part [together with] Serious Reflections During the Life and Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe: with his Vision of the Angelick World View details Estimate$30,000 - $50,000StatusUnsold Author[Defoe, Daniel]Headlinedefoe, imaginary voyagesPublisherPrinted for W. TaylorDate Published1719-20 Lot #83 Meditationes de Prima Philosophia, in qua Dei Existentia, & animae immortalitas demonstratur View details Estimate$8,000 - $12,000Sold for$7,500StatusSold AuthorDescartes, [René]HeadlinephilosophyPublisherMichael SoliDate Published1641 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 #85 Bleak House View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$437.50StatusSold AuthorDickens, CharlesHeadlineDickens Literature Phiz Illustrations Plates ClassicsPublisherBradbury & EvansDate Published1853 Lot #86 [Christmas Books] View details Estimate$4,000 - $6,000Sold for$8,125StatusSold AuthorDickens, CharlesHeadlinechristmas carol scroogeDate Published1843-1848 Lot #87 Master Humphrey's Clock . . . with Illustrations by George Cattermole and Hablot Browne View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$312.50StatusSold AuthorDickens, CharlesHeadlinedickensPublisherChapman & HallDate Published1840-41 Lot #88 Works of Charles Dickens View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$1,875StatusSold AuthorDickens, CharlesHeadlinesets literature phiz bindingsPublisherMerrill & BakerDate Published[1900] Lot #89 The Doré Gallery: Containing Two Hundred and Fifty Beautiful Engravings, Selected from the Doré Bible, Milton, Dante’s Inferno, Dante’s Purgatorio and Paradiso, Atala, Fontaine, Fairy Realm, Don Quixote, Baron Munchausen, Croquemitaine, &c. &c. With memoir of Doré, Critical Essay, and Descriptive Letterpress View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$812.50StatusSold Heading(Doré, Gustave)AuthorOllier, EdmundHeadlineEngravingsPublisherCassel, Petter & GalpinDate Published[c1870-1880] Lot #90 Travels in Arabia Deserta View details Estimate$400 - $700Sold for$250StatusSold AuthorDoughty, Charles M[ontagu]Headlinetravel exploration. T.E. LawrencePublisherPhilip Lee Warner/Jonathan CapeDate Published1921 Lot #91 Micah Clarke View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500StatusUnsold AuthorDoyle, Arthur ConanHeadlineDoyle Literature Fiction Sherlock Holmes LettersPublisherLongmans, GreenDate Published1889 Lot #92 Stories from The Arabian Nights View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Heading(Dulac, Edmund)AuthorHousman, LaurenceHeadlineillustrated 1001 nightsPublisherHodder & StoughtonDate Published[1907] Lot #93 Chants et Chanson Populaires de la Franci View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold AuthorDumersan & H. ColetHeadlineMusic, Illustrated booksPublisherGarnier FrèresDate Published[c.1848] 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 #96 The Boke, named the Governovr, deuised by sir Thomas Elyot, Knight View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,750StatusSold AuthorElyot, ThomasHeadlinelaw england kings duties princes politicsPublisherThomas EastDate Published1580 Lot #97 Abregé de l'Histoire des Roys de France, avec les Effigies Depuis Pharamond iusques au Roy Loys XIII á present regnant View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Heading(Emblem Book)Author**Headlinewood engravingPublisherDavid GeufroyDate Published1613 Lot #98 Omnia Andreae Alciati v. c. emblemata, cum commentariis, quibus emblematum detecta origine, dubia omnia, et obscura illustrantur. Adiectae nouam appendices nusquam antea editae Per Claude Minoem View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$750StatusSold Heading(Emblem Book)AuthorAlciati, Andrea and Claude MinoemHeadlineemblem books, engravingPublisherJohann RicheriiDate Published1602 Lot #99 Le Guide Fidele de la Vraie Gloire presente Monseigneur le Duc de Bourgogne, Instruisant ce Jeune Prince des Choses qu'il doit Croire, Demander, Pratiquer, Frequenter, et Eviter pour etre Roy Pendant tous les siecles... View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Heading(Emblem Book)AuthorBarenger, Andre ThomasHeadlineemblem book religion engravingsPublisherChez P. 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