Sale 526: Rare Books & Manuscripts (At Pasadena, Sunday, 8:00 am) (#526) 02/09/2014 8:00 AM PST Closed Starts Ending 02/09/2014 8:00 AM PST Auction Info 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)AuthorProvenancePublisherDate 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 1-44 of 44. Previous|1|Next Lot #2 Manuscript Signed (with initials), “Story of Kitty Mulgrave, the Negress Teacher” Heading(African American)AuthorSmith, Rev. Gerard.HeadlineSlave marries White MissionaryDate Published[c.1855] View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$937.50StatusSold Lot #3 Autograph Letter Signed, from John Skirving to Jordan Mott, about the making of the first classic work of art to pay tribute to American invention and technology Heading(American Science, Art & Photography)AuthorSkirving, JohnHeadlineClassic painting of first American inventorsDate PublishedMay 29, 1860 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$500StatusSold Lot #4 Archive of 44 Autograph Letters Signed written to Dr. Jacob Bigelow of Boston by 20 notable correspondents, which illuminate the foundations of Botanical Science in America Heading(American Science, Medicine & Book Illustration)Author[Bigelow, Jacob, recipient]HeadlineLetters to American Botanist 1814-23Date Published1814-1823 View details Estimate$30,000 - $50,000StatusUnsold Lot #6 Halftone photograph of all four Beatles, signed by each of them, and inscribed to Liberace ("Liber-archie") Heading(The Beatles)HeadlineSigned by all four BeatlesDate Published[1964] View details Estimate$20,000 - $30,000Sold for$17,500StatusSold Lot #7 The XXI [-LXVII] Days by Wilder Bentley - three manuscript fascicles AuthorBentley, WilderHeadlineMS by Wilder Bentley of Archetype PressDate Published1953 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold Lot #8 Seventeenth Century Chilean manuscript Coat of Arms in Spanish Heading(Chile - Coat of Arms)HeadlineChilean manuscript Coat of ArmsDate Published17th Century View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$1,250StatusSold Lot #9 Ouvrage de Loisir de Christine Reine de Suede - Manuscript copy AuthorChristina, Queen of SwedenHeadlineManuscript copy of the Maxims of Queen Christina of SwedenDate Published[early 18th century?] View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold Lot #10 WITHDRAWN Typed Note, signed, thank the recipient for kind wishes on his birthday AuthorWITHDRAWN Churchill, WinstonHeadlineWinston Churchill Typed Note Signed 1962Date PublishedNov., 1962 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,000StatusUnsold Lot #11 The Story of My Life AuthorDarrow, ClarenceHeadlineClarence Darrow The Story of My Life Signed Limited EditionPublisherCharles Scribner's SonsDate Published1932 View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,800Sold for$875StatusSold Lot #13 Past and Present - With a leaf of original manuscript for the title page and notice by Carlyle's American editor, Ralph Waldo Emerson Heading(Emerson, Ralph Waldo)AuthorCarlyle, ThomasHeadlineWith a manuscript leaf from Ralph Waldo EmersonPublisherCharles C. Little and James BrownDate Published1843 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$7,500StatusSold Lot #14 The Magnificat - Illuminated Manuscript on Vellum Heading(Illuminated Manuscript)HeadlineThe Magnificat - Illuminated ManuscriptDate PublishedLate 19th or early 20th Century View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$593.75StatusSold Lot #15 WITHDRAWN. Printed Ship's Papers signed by Thomas Jefferson as President of the United States and James Madison as Secretary of State AuthorJefferson, ThomasHeadlineSigned by Jefferson and MadisonDate Publishedc.1805 View details Estimate$6,000 - $9,000StatusUnsold Lot #17 WITHDRAWN. Document signed by Abraham Lincoln as President, 1862, appointing William H. White a Brigade Surgeon of Volunteers AuthorLincoln, AbrahamHeadlineLincoln appoints Brigade SurgeonDate PublishedApril 4, 1862 View details Estimate$10,000 - $15,000StatusUnsold Lot #18 Coat of Arms Folio Manuscript on vellum, signed by Maria Theresa AuthorMaria Theresa, EmpressHeadlineCoat of Arms Folio Manuscript on vellumDate Published1764 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$1,375StatusSold Lot #19 Autograph Letter Signed, from Charles Hermite, the “Father of modern mathematical analysis”, to an English Lord Heading(Mathematics & Science)AuthorHermite, Charles.HeadlineFather of Modern Mathematical AnalysisDate PublishedAugust 21, 1874 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$812.50StatusSold Lot #20 WITHDRAWN Dictionaire de Musique, Tome Premier, A-E - Napoleon Bonaparte's Copy Heading(Napoleon I)AuthorRousseau, J.J.HeadlineNapoleon Bonaparte's copy of Rousseau's Musical DictionaryDate Published1792 View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000StatusUnsold Lot #21 Three Autograph Letters Signed, from George Arms, a traveling daguerreotypist in upstate New York, to his cousin Christopher Tilden Heading(Photography - itinerant Daguerreotypist )AuthorArms, GeorgeHeadlineLament of a wandering DaguerreotypistDate PublishedJuly 1, 29 and 31, 1846 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #22 WITHDRAWN. Signed and hand-addressed envelope panel, addressed to Major-General [Arthur] St. Clair with George Washington's signature frank AuthorWashington, GeorgeHeadlineGeorge Washington signature on envelopeDate Publishedc.1777 View details Estimate$10,000 - $15,000StatusUnsold Lot #23 Autograph manuscript fragment, single leaf written in ink on both sides, with definitions of about ten words, from Webster's American Dictionary, Admit to Admonish AuthorWebster, NoahHeadlineMS. leaf from Webster's DictionaryDate Published[Before 1828] View details Estimate$8,000 - $12,000StatusUnsold Lot #25 The Fables of Æsop Paraphras’d in Verse, and adorn’d with Sculpture, by John Ogilby Heading(Aesop)AuthorOgilby, JohnHeadlineEarly edition of Ogilby's AesopPublisherPrinted by Thomas Warren for Andrew CrookDate Published1651 View details Estimate$6,000 - $9,000Sold for$5,000StatusSold Lot #33 Illustrations for the Book of Job AuthorBlake, WilliamHeadlineWilliam Blake's Illustrations for the Book of JobPublisherPierpont Morgan LibraryDate Published1935 View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,800Sold for$750StatusSold Lot #36 The History of the Most Renowned Don Quixote of Mancha: And his Trusty Squire Sancho Pancha. Now Made English according to the Humour of our Modern Language. And Adorned with several Copper Plates AuthorCervantes Saavedra, Miguel deHeadlineIllustrated edition of Don Quixote 1687PublisherPrinted by Tho. Hodgkin, and are to be sold by John NewtonDate Published1687 View details Estimate$6,000 - $8,000Sold for$5,000StatusSold Lot #49 The Brownies Around the World - Inscribed with a small sketch by the author AuthorCox, PalmerHeadlinePalmer Cox Brownies Around the WorldPublisherCentury Co.Date Published[1894] View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #51 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory AuthorDahl, RoaldHeadlineCharlie & the Chocolate Factory 1st in jacket, near finePublisherKnopfDate Published[1964] View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$937.50StatusSold Lot #86 Moby Dick or the Whale Heading(Kent, Rockwell)AuthorMelville, HermanHeadlineLakeside Press Edition of Moby Dick with Rockwell Kent IllusPublisherThe Lakeside PressDate Published1930 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$2,250StatusSold Lot #88 Signed photograph of the great comedic duo AuthorLaurel, Stan & Oliver HardyHeadlineLaurel and Hardy signed photographDate PublishedNo date View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$750StatusSold Lot #90 Color Etchings Heading(Limited Editions Club)AuthorAndrews, BennyHeadlineBenny Andrews Color Etchings One of 60 SuitesPublisherLimited Editions ClubDate Published2005 View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$2,000StatusSold Lot #99 Winnie-The-Pooh AuthorMilne, A.A.HeadlineFirst American Edition of Winnie the PoohPublisherE.P. Dutton & CompanyDate Published[1926] View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #120 The Wonder Clock - Signed by the author AuthorPyle, HowardHeadlineHoward Pyle The Wonder Clock signed by the authorPublisherHarper & BrothersDate Published1888 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #122 Cinderella - With an original drawing by Arthur Rackham Heading(Rackham, Arthur)AuthorEvans, C.S.HeadlineCinderella - With an original sketch by Arthur RackhamPublisherWilliam HeinemannDate Published[1919] View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$1,000StatusSold Lot #123 The Ingoldsby Legends Heading(Rackham, Arthur)AuthorIngoldsby, Thomas [pseud of Richard Barham].HeadlineThe Ingoldsby Legends with Rackham IllustrationsPublisherE.P. DuttonDate Published1907 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #128 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - Signed by the author AuthorRowling, J. K.HeadlineHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone signed by J.K. RowlingPublisherLevine Books / Scholastic PressDate Published[1998] View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$2,375StatusSold Lot #129 WITHDRAWN - Back-Trailing on the Old Frontiers AuthorRussell, Charles M.HeadlineCharles M. Russell Back-Trailing on the Old FrontiersPublisherCheely-Raban SyndicateDate Published1922 View details Estimate$250 - $350StatusUnsold Lot #133 Genesis / Exodo - illustrated collector's edition limited to 40 copies AuthorScavino, Alicia [and] Kupferminc, MirtaHeadlineGenesis / Exodo 1/40 illus by Alicia ScavinoPublisherEdiciones Dos AmigosDate Published2001 View details Estimate$5,000 - $8,000StatusUnsold Lot #134 Where the Wild Things Are AuthorSendak, MauriceHeadlineWhere the Wild Things Are Signed First EditionPublisherHarper & RowDate Published[1963] View details Estimate$7,000 - $10,000StatusUnsold Lot #135 The Cat in the Hat AuthorSeuss, Dr.HeadlineThe Cat in the Hat 1st in dust jacketPublisherRandom HouseDate Published[1957] View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold Lot #143 Pumpkin Moonshine AuthorTudor, TashaHeadlinePumpkin Moonshine in dust jacket rare first bookPublisherOxford University PressDate Published[1938] View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500StatusUnsold Lot #149 The Odyssey of Homer Heading(Wyeth, N.C.)AuthorHomerHeadlineHomer's Odyssey with Illustrations by N.C. Wyeth Ltd EdnPublisherHoughton Mifflin CompanyDate Published1929 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$531.25StatusSold Lot #171 Barrington Heading(Fine Binding)AuthorLever, CharlesHeadlineFinely bound Phil-illustrated workPublisherChapman and HallDate Published1863 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #186 Davenport Dunn A Man of Our Day AuthorLever, CharlesHeadlineWith an Original Drawing by PhizPublisherChapman and HallDate Published1859 View details Estimate$300 - $400Sold for$500StatusSold Lot #199 Walking It Off: Veteran's Chronicle of War and Wilderness AuthorPeacock, DougHeadlineWalking It Off by Doug PeacockPublisherDream Garden Press - Ken Sanders Rare BooksDate Published2005 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #216 Signature AuthorStevenson, Robert LouisHeadlineSigned in ParadiseDate Published[ca. 1890–94] View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$437.50StatusSold Lot #217 Author's Works: Handley Cross, Ask Mamma, Mr. Romford's Hounds, Plain or Ringlets, Hawbuck Grange and Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour (6 Volumes) AuthorSurtees, R. S.HeadlineSix volumes finely bound, works of SurteesPublisherBradbury & AgnewDate Publishedca. 1890 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$687.50StatusSold Lot #222 Twice signed A.L.S. on "The Mill" stationery AuthorWyeth, AndrewHeadlineWyeth Twice signed A.L.S. on "The Mill" stationeryDate PublishedDec. 7, 1989 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next