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Previous|1|Next Lot #4 The Fables of Aesop View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$150StatusSold AuthorAesopHeadlineThe Fables of AesopPublisherHodder and StoughtonDate Published[1909] Lot #5 The Fables of Aesop, with a Life of the Author View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$562.50StatusSold AuthorAesopHeadlineThe Fables of Aesop, with a Life of the AuthorPublisherJohn StockdaleDate Published1793 Lot #6 Old Inns - With an original sketch by Aldin View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold AuthorAldin, CecilHeadlineWith an original sketch by Cecil AldinPublisherHeinemannDate Published1921 Lot #10 Memoirs of the Life of the late John Mytton, Esq., of Halson, Shropshire, formerly M.P. for Shrewsbury, High Sheriff for the Counties of Salop & Merioneth, and Major of the North Shropshire Yeomanry Cavalry; with Notices of his Hunting, Shooting, Driving, Racing, Eccentric, and Extravagant Exploits View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Author[Apperley, Charles J., Nimrod.]HeadlineMemoirs of the Life of the late John Mytton, Esq.PublisherRudolph AckermannDate Published1851 Lot #14 Die Vögel Europas View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$312.50StatusSold AuthorArnold, FriedrichHeadlineDie Vögel Europas, Arnold, FriedrichPublisherC. HoffmannDate Published1897 Lot #16 The Original Water-Color Paintings by John James Audubon for the Birds of America View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$212.50StatusSold Heading(Audubon, John James)HeadlineThe Original Water-Color Paintings by John James Audubon for the Birds of AmericaPublisherCrown Publishers, Inc.Date Published[1966] Lot #53 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$13,750StatusSold AuthorCarroll, LewisHeadlineFirst Published Edition of Alice's Adventures in WonderlandPublisherMacmillan and Co.Date Published1866 Lot #55 Sylvie and Bruno (&) Sylvie and Bruno Concluded View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold AuthorCarroll, LewisHeadlineSylvie and Bruno (&) Sylvie and Bruno ConcludedPublisherMacmillan & CoDate Published1889 & 1893 Lot #69 Absurdities: In Prose and Verse View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold AuthorCrowquill, A[lfred]HeadlineAlfred Crowquil Absurdities color plates 1st editionPublisherThomas HurstDate Published1827 Lot #70 The Tower of London. A Historical Romance View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Heading(Cruikshank, George)AuthorAinsworth, William HarrisonHeadlineAinsworth's Tower of London with Cruikshank illustrationsPublisherRichard BentleyDate Published1840 Lot #71 The New Bath Guide; Or Memoirs of the B_N_R_D Family in a Series of Poetical Espitles View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold Heading(Cruikshank, George)AuthorAnstey, ChristopherHeadlineThe New Bath Guide with illustrations by G. CruikshankPublisherHurst, Chance, & Co.Date Published1830 Lot #73 Punch and Judy - Presentation copy from the publisher, with plates in India proof and colored states View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(Cruikshank, George)Author[Collier, John Payne]HeadlineCruikshank's Punch and Judy presentation copyPublisherS. ProwettDate Published1828 Lot #75 George Cruikshank's Fairy Library View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,625StatusSold Heading(Cruikshank, George)HeadlineCruikshank's Fairy Library with plates in two statesPublisherDavid Bogue / RoutledgeDate Published1853-1864 Lot #76 The Ingoldsby Legends or Mirth and Marvels. First [Second, Third] Series View details Estimate$700 - $1,000StatusUnsold Heading(Cruikshank, George)AuthorIngoldsby, Thomas [Pseud. Richard Harris Barham]HeadlineIngoldsby Legends first edition finely bound.PublisherRichard BentleyDate Published1840, 42, 47 Lot #77 The Cat's Tail: Being the History of Childe Merlin View details Estimate$120 - $180StatusUnsold Heading(Cruikshank, George)AuthorKatzleben, Baroness de [pseud. Caroline A. Bowles]HeadlineThe Cat's Tail illustrated by George CruikshankPublisherWilliam BlackwoodDate Published1831 Lot #78 Eccentric Tales View details Estimate$700 - $1,000StatusUnsold Heading(Cruikshank, George)AuthorKosewitz, W.F. von [pseud. Forrester, Charles Robert]HeadlineEccentric Tales with Cruikshank illustrationsPublisherJames Robins and Co.Date Published1837 Lot #80 George Cruikshank's Table Book View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorCruikshank, GeorgeHeadlineGeorge Cruikshank's Table Book in original partsPublisher[Punch] OfficeDate Published1845 Lot #81 Illustrations of Sir Walter Scott's Demonology and Witchcraft View details Estimate$120 - $180StatusUnsold AuthorCruikshank, GeorgeHeadlineCruikshank's illustrations for Scott on Demonology & WitchcraftPublisherPublished for the artist by Charles TiltDate Published1835 Lot #82 Illustrations of Time View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold AuthorCruikshank, GeorgeHeadlineGeorge Cruikshank Illustrations of TimePublisherPublished by the ArtistDate Published1827 Lot #83 Points of Humour View details Estimate$400 - $700StatusUnsold AuthorCruikshank, GeorgeHeadlineGeorge Cruikshank Points of Humour first editionPublisherC. BaldwynDate Published1823-24 Lot #84 Vol. 1 of My Sketch Book View details Estimate$250 - $350StatusUnsold AuthorCruikshank, GeorgeHeadlineGeorge Cruikshank My Sketch Book No. 1PublisherGeorge CruikshankDate Published1834-36 Lot #87 Pierce Egan's Finish to the Adventures of Tom, Jerry, and Logic, in Their Pursuits Through Life in and out of London View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$500StatusSold Heading(Cruikshank, Robert)AuthorEgan, PierceHeadlinePierce Egan's Finish color plates by Robt. CruikshankPublisherG. VirtueDate Published1830 Lot #88 Lessons of Thrift, Published for General Benefit, by a Member of the Save-all Club. View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Heading(Cruikshank, Robert)HeadlineLessons of Thrift by Robert CruikshankPublisherThomas BoysDate Published1820 Lot #89 The Song Smith, and Story Stitcher; Or Humours of a Strolling Player: A Dramatic Olio. View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(Cruikshank, Robert)AuthorPlagiary, Peter [pseud.]HeadlineThe Song Smith, and Story Stitcher - CruikshankPublisherPublished by KingDate Published1818 Lot #90 The English Spy: The Original Work, Characteristic, Satirical, and Humorous. Comprising Scenes and Sketches in Every Rank of Society, Being Portraits of the Illustrious, Eminent, Eccentric, and Notorious/ Drawn from the Life by Bernard Blackmantle... View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$875StatusSold Heading(Cruikshank, Robert)AuthorWestmacott, Charles MolloyHeadlineWestmacott's English Spy with Robert Cruikshank illustrationsPublisherSherwood, Jones and Co.Date Published1825-1826 Lot #91 Points of Misery; Or, Fables for Mankind; Prose and Verse, Chiefly Original View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold Heading(Cruikshank, Robert)AuthorWestmacott, CharlesHeadlineCruikshank & Westmacott Points of MiseryPublisherSherwood, Jones, and Co.Date Published1823 Lot #94 Flora Londinensis: Containing a History of the Plants Indigenous to Great Britain, Illustrated by Figures of the Natural Size View details Estimate$10,000 - $15,000Sold for$8,125StatusSold AuthorCurtis, WilliamHeadlineCurtis's Flora Londinensis 474 hand-colored platesPublisherHenry G. BohnDate Published1835 [but 1817-1828] Lot #95 Tom Raw, The Griffin: A Burlesque Poem, in Twelve Cantos View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$406.25StatusSold Author[D'oyly, Sir Charles]HeadlineTom Raw, The Griffin: A Burlesque Poem, in Twelve CantosPublisherR. AckermanDate Published1828 Lot #97 The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold AuthorDarwin, CharlesHeadlineThe Structure and Distribution of Coral ReefsPublisherSmith, Elder & Co.Date Published1874 Lot #100 Robinson Crusoe View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorDefoe, DanielHeadlineRobinson Crusoe, Daniel DefoePublisherCosmopolitan Book CorporationDate Published1920 Lot #114 Real Life in London; or, The Rambles and Adventures of Bob Tallyho and his cousin, the Hon. Tom Dashall, through the Metropolis... View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$812.50StatusSold Author[Egan, Pierce, imitation]HeadlineReal Life in London with the rare optional platesPublisherJones and Co.Date Published1821(-2) Lot #144 Die Juden in der Karikatur: Ein Beitrag zur Kulturgescichte View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$100StatusSold AuthorFuchs, EduardHeadlineDie Juden in der Karikatur: Ein Beitrag zur KulturgescichtePublisherAlbert LangenDate Published[1921] Lot #147 German Popular Stories, Translated from the Kinder und Haus Märchen, collected by M.M. Grimm from Oral Tradition View details Estimate$5,000 - $8,000Sold for$3,125StatusSold AuthorGrimm BrothersHeadlineFirst Edition in English of Grimm's Fairy TalesPublisherC. Baldwyn/James RobinsDate Published1823 & 1826 Lot #148 Das Gesicht der Herrschenden Klasse - One of 50 copies signed by Grosz View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold AuthorGrosz, GeorgeHeadlineGeorge Grosz The Face of the Ruling Class signedPublisherDer MalikDate Published[1921] Lot #151 The Complete Works of Shakspere, Revised from the Original Editions. With Historical and Analytical Introductions to each Play, Also Notes Explanatory and Critical, and a Life of the Poet View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold AuthorHalliwell, J. O., ed.HeadlineThe Complete Works of ShaksperePublisherThe London Printing and Publishing CompanyDate Published[c.1870's] Lot #156 Omnium Gatherum. Series First [&] Series Second View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Author[Heath, Henry]HeadlineHenry Heath Omnium Gatherum Series First & SecondDate Published1826 Lot #159 British Fresh-Water Fishes View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$687.50StatusSold AuthorHoughton, W.HeadlineBritish Fresh-Water Fishes, HoughtonPublisherMacKenzieDate Published[1879] Lot #179 The Comic History of Rome View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Heading(Leech, John)AuthorA'Beckett, Gilbert A.HeadlineA'Beckett's Comic History of RomePublisherBradbury, Agnew, & Co.Date Published[c. 1900] Lot #180 Follies of the Year View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold AuthorLeech, JohnHeadlineJohn Leech Follies of the YearPublisherBradbury, Evans, and Co.Date Published[c. 1866] Lot #181 Young Troublesome; Or Master Jacky's Holidays View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold Author[Leech, John]HeadlineYoung Troublesome or Master Jacky's HolidaysPublisherBradbury & EvansDate Published[c.1850] Lot #191 The Royal Natural History View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorLydekker, Richard, ed.HeadlineRichard Lydekker: The Royal Natural HistoryPublisherFrederick Warne & Co.Date Published1893-1896 Lot #206 The Adventures of Johnny Newcome in the Navy View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorMitford, JohnHeadlineThe Adventures of Johnny Newcome in the Navy: John MitfordPublisherSherwood, Neelym and JonesDate Published1819 Lot #214 The Arabian Nights View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$225StatusSold Heading(Parrish, Maxfield)HeadlineThe Arabian Nights Maxfield Parrish illustrationsPublisherCharles Scribner's SonsDate Published1909 Lot #215 Weltgeschichte View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorPflugt-Harttung, Dr. J. vonHeadlineMassive German World History 6 volumesPublisherUllstein & Co.Date Published[1907-1910] Lot #219 The Historie of the World. Commonly called the Naturall Historie of C. Plinius Secundus. Translated into English by Philemon Holland. View details Estimate$6,000 - $9,000Sold for$3,750StatusSold AuthorPlinius Secundus, GaiusHeadlinePliny's Natural History, 1601PublisherAdam IslipDate Published1601 Lot #230 Queen Victoria View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Heading(Queen Victoria)AuthorHolmes, Richard R.HeadlineRichard Holmes Queen VictoriaPublisherBoussod, Valadon & Co.Date Published1897 Lot #231 Aesop's Fables View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold Heading(Rackham, Arthur)AuthorAesopHeadlineAesop's Fables Arthur Rackham signed limited editionPublisherWilliam HeinemannDate Published1912 Lot #237 An Essay on the Art of Ingeniously Tormenting View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Heading(Rowlandson, Thomas)Author[Collier, Jane]HeadlineEssay on the Art of Ingeniously TormentingPublisherThomas TeggDate Published1809 Lot #239 The English Dance of Death View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$875StatusSold Heading(Rowlandson, Thomas)Author[Combe, William]HeadlineEnglish Dance of Death Thomas Rowlandson IllustrationsPublisherR. AckermannDate Published1815-16 Lot #240 Journal of Sentimental Travels in the Southern Provinces of France, Shortly Before the Revolution, Embellished with Seventeen Coloured Engravings, from designs by T. Rowlandson, Esq. View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Heading(Rowlandson, Thomas)Author[Combe, William]HeadlineWm Combe Journal of Sentimental TravelsPublisherR. AckermannDate Published1821 Lot #241 The Tour of Doctor Prosody, in Search of the Antique and the Picturesque, through Scotland, the Hebrides, the Orkney and Shetland Isles View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Heading(Rowlandson, Thomas)Author[Combe, William]HeadlineCombe's Tour of Dr. Prosody with hand colored platesPublisherMatthew IleyDate Published1821 Lot #243 Naples and the Campagna Felice. In a Series of Letters, Addressed to a Friend in England in 1802 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$375StatusSold Heading(Rowlandson, Thomas)Author[Engelbach, Thomas]HeadlineNaples and the Campagna Felice 1815PublisherR. AckermannDate Published1815 Lot #244 An Academy for Grown Horsemen; Containing the Completest Instructions for Walking, Trotting, Cantering, Galloping, Stumbling and Tumbling...The Annals of Horsemanship View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$250StatusSold Heading(Rowlandson, Thomas)AuthorGambado, Geoffrey [pseud of Bunbury, Henry William]HeadlineThomas Rowlandson Academy for Grown HorsemenPublisherVernor, Hood, and Sharpe, et alDate Published1808 Lot #246 A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Heading(Rowlandson, Thomas)Author[Sterne, Lawrence] Mr. YorickHeadlineThomas Rowlandson illustrated a Sentimental JourneyPublisherThomas TeggDate Published1809 Lot #271 Seven sporting novels by Robert Smith Surtees View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$437.50StatusSold Author[Surtees, Robert Smith]HeadlineSeven sporting novels by Robert Smith SurteesDate PublishedVarious dates Lot #281 The Adventures of a Post Captain: By a Naval Officer. View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Author[Thornton, Alfred]HeadlineThe Adventures of a Post Captain 1817PublisherJ. JohnstonDate Published[1817] Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next