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 Lot #10 WITHDRAWN Typed Note, signed, thank the recipient for kind wishes on his birthday View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,000StatusUnsold AuthorWITHDRAWN Churchill,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