Sale 547 - Fine Books & Manuscripts from the Personal Collection of the Late Cecil M. Wahle (with additions) (#547) 11/20/2014 11:00 AM PST Closed Starts Ending 11/20/2014 11:00 AM PST Auction Info 547 347 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 1-61 of 61. Previous|1|Next Lot #4 A Narrative of the British Embassy to China, In the Years 1792, 1793, and 1794; containing the Various Circumstances of the Embassy, with Accounts of Customs and Manners of the Chinese; and a Description of the Country, Towns, Cities, &c. &c. AuthorAnderson, ÆneasHeadlineNarrative of the British Embassy to ChinaPublisherPrinted by T. and J. Swords for Rogers and BerryDate Published1795 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #41 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz AuthorBaum, L. FrankHeadlineThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz, first edition, Second statePublisherGeo. M. Hill Co.Date Published1900 View details Estimate$4,000 - $6,000Sold for$2,500StatusSold Lot #42 Salome Heading(Beardsley, Aubrey)AuthorWilde, OscarHeadlineSalome, Oscar WildePublisherJohn LaneDate Published1920 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$468.75StatusSold Lot #54 Faustus: His Life, Death, and Descent Into Hell. Translated from the German Heading(Borrow, George, translator)Author[Klinger, F.M. von]HeadlineFaustus first edition in EnglishPublisherW. Simpkiin and R. MarshallDate Published1825 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000StatusUnsold Lot #61 Carmen Heading(Bull, René)AuthorMérimée, ProsperHeadlineCarmen illustrated by Renee BullPublisherHutchinson & Co.Date Published[1915] View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$437.50StatusSold Lot #63 The Gulistan, or Rose Garden of Sa'di. Faithfully translated in English Author[Burton, Richard F., atttributed translator]HeadlineBurton translates the GulistanPublisherKama Shastra SocietyDate Published1888 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$112.50StatusSold Lot #64 Marino Faliero, Doge of Venice AuthorByron, LordHeadlineByron's Marino Faliero etchings by Sepp FrankPublisherAvalun VerlagDate Published1922 View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold Lot #67 China: Its Costume, Arts, Manufactures Heading(China)AuthorBertin, M. ed.HeadlineChina: Its Costume, Arts, Manufactures, M. BertinPublisherJ. J. StockdaleDate Published1812 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$687.50StatusSold Lot #73 Queen Elizabeth AuthorCreighton, MandellHeadlineBiography of Queen Elizabeth Finely BoundPublisherBoussod, Valadon & Co.Date Published1896 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$875StatusSold Lot #78 Hindoo excavations in the mountain of Ellora, near Aurungabad, in the Decan, in twenty-four views, from the drawings of James Wales, under the direction of Thomas Daniell AuthorDaniell, Thomas & James WalesHeadlineDaniell's Hindoo Excavations wth 24 plates 1816PublisherWilliam Daniell, & Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and BrownDate Published1816 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$1,750StatusSold Lot #80 Narrative of Travels and Discoveries in Northern and Central Africa, in the Years 1822, 1823, and 1824, by Major Denham, Captain Clapperton, and the Late Dr. Oudney. Extending Across the Great Desert to the Tenth Degree of Northern Latitude, and From Kouka in Bornou, to Sackatoo, the Capital of the Felatah Empire AuthorDenham, Dixon and Hugh ClappertonHeadlineDenham & Clapperton in Northern & Central AfricaPublisherJohn MurrayDate Published1826 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #81 Narrative of Travels and Discoveries in Northern and Central Africa, in the Years 1822, 1823, and 1824, by Major Denham, Captain Clapperton, and the Late Dr. Oudney. Extending Across the Great Desert to the Tenth Degree of Northern Latitude, and From Kouka in Bornou, to Sackatoo, the Capital of the Felatah Empire AuthorDenham, Dixon and Hugh ClappertonHeadlineDenham & Clapperton in Northern & Central AfricaPublisherCummings, Hilliard & Co.Date Published1826 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #83 Hours of Gladness Heading(Detmold, Edward J.)AuthorMaeterlinck, MauriceHeadlineHours of Gladness illustrated by E.J. DetmoldPublisherGeorge Allen / Dodd MeadDate Published[1912] View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #84 Sketches by "Boz": Illustrative of Every-Day Life and Every-Day People. [With] Sketches by "Boz". Second Series. AuthorDickens, CharlesHeadlineDickens Sketches by Boz 1837PublisherJohn MacroneDate Published1837 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #90 Mathias Sandorf - with 30 original watercolor sketches by Emilien Dufour Heading(Dufour, Emilien Leon)AuthorVerne, JulesHeadlineWith 30 original sketches by Emilien DufourPublisherLibrarie HachetteDate Published[1939] View details Estimate$700 - $1,000StatusUnsold Lot #91 Princess Badoura. A Tale from the Arabian Nights Heading(Dulac, Edmund)AuthorHousman, LaurenceHeadlinePrincess Badoura, Housman, LaurencePublisherHodder and StoughtonDate Published[1913] View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$750StatusSold Lot #102 Les Coleopteres du Monde - The Beetles of the World Heading(Entomology)HeadlineLes Coleopteres du Monde - The Beetles of the WorldPublisherSciences NATDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$750StatusSold Lot #120 Napoli e Contorni AuthorGalanti, GiuseppeHeadlineNapoli e Contorni by GalantiPublisherBorel e Comp.Date Published1829 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #123 The Flowers of Shakespeare Author[Giraud, Jane Elizabeth]HeadlineThe Flowers of Shakespeare by Jane Giraud 1846PublisherDay & SonDate Published[1846 ] View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$437.50StatusSold Lot #133 Illustrations of Indian Zoology; Chiefly Selected from the Collection of Major-General Hardwicke, F.R.S. - Volume II only AuthorGray, John EdwardHeadlineGray's Illustrations of Indian Zoology 1830sPublisherAdolphus Richter and Co.Date Published1833-1834 View details Estimate$6,000 - $9,000Sold for$6,250StatusSold Lot #147 Six original illustrations by Fridolf Johnson AuthorJohnson, FridolfHeadlineOriginal illustrations by Fridolf JohnsonDate Published1940s? View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #181 Candide Heading(Kent, Rockwell)AuthorVoltaire, Jean Francois Marie Arouet deHeadlineCandide with illustrations by Rockwell KentPublisherRandom HouseDate Published1928 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$137.50StatusSold Lot #211 The History and Antiquities of the Collegiate and Cathedral Church of St. Patrick, Near Dublin, From Its Foundation in 1190, to the Year 1819 AuthorMason, William MonckHeadlineHistory and Antiquities of St. PatrickPublisherPrinted for the AuthorDate Published1820 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #219 When We Were Very Young; Winnie-The-Pooh; Now We Are Six; The House at Pooh Corner AuthorMilne, A[lan] A[lexander]HeadlineFirst Editions of Milne's Christopher Robin BooksPublisherMethuenDate Published1924, 26, 27, 28 View details Estimate$7,000 - $10,000Sold for$6,875StatusSold Lot #235 Funny Bunnies AuthorParker, B.HeadlineFunny Bunnies, by B ParkerPublisherFrederick A. Stokes CompanyDate PublishedNo date View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$150StatusSold Lot #237 Weltgeschichte AuthorPflugt-Harttung, Dr. J. vonHeadlineMassive German World History 6 volumesPublisherUllstein & Co.Date Published[1907-1910] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #243 Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Heading(Pogany, Willy)AuthorFitzgerald, Edward, (translator)HeadlinePogany's Rubaiyat full leather bindingPublisherThomas CrowellDate PublishedNo date View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold Lot #244 Forty-Four Turkish Fairy Tales Heading(Pogany, Willy)AuthorKunos, IgnaczHeadlineForty-Four Turkish Fairy Tales, Kunos IgnaczPublisherHarrapDate Published[c.1913] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$437.50StatusSold Lot #245 Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Heading(Pogany, Willy)HeadlineRubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, PogonyPublisherThomas CrowellDate PublishedNo date View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #247 Wag-By-Wall AuthorPotter, BeatrixHeadlineBeatrix Potter Wag-by-WallPublisherThe Horn Book, Inc.Date Published1944 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$112.50StatusSold Lot #254 A Wonder Book Heading(Rackham, Arthur)AuthorHawthorne, NathanielHeadlineHawthorne's Wonderbook illus by Arthur RackhamPublisherGeorge H. DoranDate Published[1922] View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #255 Peer Gynt Heading(Rackham, Arthur)AuthorIbsen, HenrikHeadlinePeer Gynt, RackhamPublisherLippincottDate Published[1936] View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold Lot #256 Rip Van Winkle Heading(Rackham, Arthur)AuthorIrving, WashingtonHeadlineRip Van Winkle Arthur Rackham IllustrationsPublisherWilliam HeinemannDate Published1905 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #257 Rip Van Winkle Heading(Rackham, Arthur)AuthorIrving, WashingtonHeadlineRip Van Winkle, IRving WashingtonPublisherDoubleday, PageDate Published1905 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #258 Mother Goose: The Old Nursery Rhymes Heading(Rackham, Arthur)HeadlineMother Goose with Arthur Rackham illustrationsPublisherThe Century Co.Date Published1913 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #259 The Rhinegold & The Valkyrie Heading(Rackham, Arthur)AuthorWagner, RichardHeadlineThe Rhinegold & The Valkyrie Arthur Rackham IllusPublisherWilliam HeinemannDate Published1910 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #260 Siegfried & The Twilight of the Gods Heading(Rackham, Arthur)AuthorWagner, RichardHeadlineSiegfried & The Twilight of the Gods Rackham IlluPublisherWilliam HeinemannDate Published1911 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #261 The Compleat Angler or the Contemplative Man's Recreation... Heading(Rackham, Arthur)AuthorWalton, IzaakHeadlineThe Compleat Angler Rackham IllustrationsPublisherDavid McKayDate Published[1931] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #265 Bill the Minder AuthorRobinson, W. HeathHeadlineBill the Minder, W. Heath RobinsonPublisherConstable & Co.Date Published1912 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$150StatusSold Lot #266 The Vicar of Wakefield Heading(Rowlandson, Thomas)AuthorGoldsmith, OliverHeadlineVicar of Wakefield illustrated by RowlandsonPublisherR. AckermannDate Published1817 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #270 The Voyage of the 'Discovery' AuthorScott, Robert F.HeadlineThe Voyage of the 'Discovery' Voyage to the South PolePublisherSmith, Elder & Co.Date Published1905 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$468.75StatusSold Lot #271 How the Grinch Stole Christmas! AuthorSeuss, Dr.HeadlineHow the Grinch Stole Christmas 1st EditionPublisherRandom HouseDate Published[1957] View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$687.50StatusSold Lot #274 The Merry Wives of Windsor AuthorShakespeare, WilliamHeadlineMerry Wives of Windsor Illus. by J. ThielPublisherTegernseeDate Published1924 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #275 The Merry Wives of Windsor AuthorShakespeare, WilliamHeadlineThe Merry Wives of Windsor Hugh Thomson IllustrationsPublisherWilliam HeinemannDate Published1910 View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$162.50StatusSold Lot #291 Arabian Nights Heading(Sterrett, Virginia Frances)AuthorHawthorne, Hildegard (editor)HeadlineVirginia Sterrett illustrated the Arabian NightsPublisherThe Penn Publishing CompanyDate Published[1928] View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$1,062.50StatusSold Lot #292 Tanglewood Tales Heading(Sterrett, Virginia Frances)AuthorHawthorne, NathanielHeadlineTanglewood Tales Illustrated by Virginia SterrettPublisherPenn Publishing CompanyDate Published[1921] View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$562.50StatusSold Lot #295 Six volumes of sporting novels by Robert Smith Surtees in the original cloth AuthorSurtees, Robert SmithHeadlineSurtees sporting novels in original clothPublisherBradbury & Evans (most)Date Published1853-1888 View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #296 The Tour of Doctor Syntax Through London, or the Pleasures and Miseries of the Metropolis Heading(Syntax Imitation)HeadlineThe Tour of Dr. Syntax Through LondonPublisherJ. JohnstonDate Published1820 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #297 In Congress, July 4, 1776, a Declaration by the Representatives of The United States of America. Heading(Szyk, Arthur - Declaration of Independence)AuthorJefferson, Thomas, et al.HeadlineArthur Szyk illuminates Declaration of IndependenceDate Published1950 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold Lot #300 The New Order AuthorSzyk, ArthurHeadlineArthur Szyk, The New OrderPublisherG. P. Putnam's SonsDate Published[1941] View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$100StatusSold Lot #301 Brief Statement of the Aggression of the French on the Island of Tahiti, and the Unjust Assumption of French Dominion in That Island; by the Directors of the London Missionary Society Heading(Tahiti)HeadlineAggression of the French on the Island of TahitiPublisherW. M'DowallDate Published1843 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200StatusUnsold Lot #302 Exposé qui ont Accompagné l'Agression des Francais contre l'Ile de Tahiti, et l'Injuste Etablissement de la Domination Francaise dans Cette Ile. Par les Directeurs de la Sociéte des Mission de Londres Heading(Tahiti)Headlinel'Agression des Francais contre l'Ile de TahitiPublisherL.-R. DelayDate Published1843 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #303 Journal de Maximo Rodriguez, Premier Européen ayant habité Tahiti (Tautura), 1774-1775 (wrapper title) Heading(Tahiti)AuthorRodriguez, MaximoHeadlineThe First European in TahitiPublisherImprimerie du GovernementDate Published1930 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$500StatusSold Lot #306 L'ombre de la croix AuthorTharaud, Jérôme & Jean TharaudHeadlineL'ombre de la croix, TharaudPublisherEditions LapinaDate Published1931 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000StatusUnsold Lot #307 She Stoops to Conquer, or The Mistakes of a Night Heading(Thomson, Hugh)AuthorGoldsmith, OliverHeadlineShe Stoops to Conquer, or The Mistakes of a Night: Goldsmith, OliverPublisherHodder & StoughtonDate Publishedca. 1920 View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold Lot #311 The Rivers of France, From drawings by J.M.W. Turner Heading(Turner, J.M.W.)PublisherLongman, Rees, Orme, et alDate Published1827 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #317 Leaves From the Journal of Our Life in the Highlands, from 1848 to 1861 [&] More Leaves From the Journal of A Life in the Highlands, From 1862 to 1882 AuthorVictoria, QueenHeadlineJournal of a Life in the Highlands Queen VictoriaPublisherSmith, Elder & Co.Date Published1868 & 1884 View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$175StatusSold Lot #318 Two volumes from Victorian England Heading(Victorian Literature)HeadlineQueen Victoria & John LeechDate Published1897 & c.1900 View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold Lot #323 Two titles by Oscar Wilde with illustrations by John Vassos AuthorWilde, OscarHeadlineOscar Wilde Illustrated by John VassosPublisherE.P. Dutton & Co.Date PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$100StatusSold Lot #340 The Discoverie of the Large and Bewtiful Empire of Guiana AuthorRalegh, Sir WalterHeadlineSir Walter Ralegh's discovery of Guinea, Argonaut PressPublisherThe Argonaut PressDate Published1928 View details Estimate$10 - $100Sold for$37.50StatusSold Lot #341 The Works of Mr. Francis Rabelais Doctor in Physick, Containing Five Books of the Lives, Heroick Deeds & Sayings of Gargantua and his sonne Pantagruel Heading(Robinson, William Heath)AuthorRabelais, FrancoisHeadlineThe Works of Mr. Francis RabelaisPublisherGrant RichardsDate Published1904 View details Estimate$10 - $100Sold for$50StatusSold Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next