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Previous|1|Next Lot #5 Eleven almanacks from 1781 bound together Heading(Almanack)Author**HeadlineEleven almanacks from 1781 bound togetherPublisherJohn WilkieDate Published1781 View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$162.50StatusSold Lot #6 A Hebrew Grammar, Without Points: Designed to facilitate the Study of the Scriptures of the Old Testament, In the Original; and Particularly Adapted to the Use of Those Who May Not Have Instructions Heading(American Judaica)AuthorSmith, JohnHeadlineFirst American Hebrew Grammar BookPublisherJohn WestDate Published1803 View details Estimate$10 - $100StatusUnsold Lot #12 Un Mazzetto Scelto di Certi Fioretti del Glorioso Poverllo di Cristo San Francesco di Assisi Insieme col Cantico al sole del Medesimo Heading(Ashendene Press)AuthorSt. FrancisHeadlineRare Ashendene printing of Saint FrancisPublisherAshendene PressDate Published1904 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #23 Fabliaux or Tales, of the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries Heading(Bewick, Thomas and John)AuthorLe Grand d'Aussy and Pierre Jean BaptisteHeadlineFabliaux or Tales, of the 12th & 13th CenturiesPublisherPrinted for J. RodwellDate Published1815 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$406.25StatusSold Lot #30 The Voyage of the Racoon: A "Secret" Journal of a Visit to Oregon, California and Hawaii, 1813-1814 Heading(Book Club of California)AuthorHussey, John A., edHeadlineVoyage of the Racoon BCC 1958PublisherBook Club of CaliforniaDate Published1958 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold Lot #32 The Story Without An End: From the German of Carové. With Illustrations printed in Colours after Drawings by E.V.B. Heading(Boyle, Eleanor Vere)AuthorCarové, [Friedriech Wilhelm]HeadlineStory Without An End E.V. Boyle color engravingsPublisherSampson, Low, Son, and MarstonDate Published1868 View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$162.50StatusSold Lot #37 The Works of Lord Byron: With His Letters and Journals, and His Life, by Thomas Moore, Esq. AuthorByron, [George Gordon Noel], LordHeadlineThe Works of Lord Byron 1832-33PublisherJohn MurrayDate Published1832-1833 View details Estimate$250 - $350StatusUnsold Lot #45 The World Crisis AuthorChurchill, Winston S.HeadlineWinston Churchill The World Crisis Finely BoundPublisherThornton ButterworthDate Published[1923-31] View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$1,187.50StatusSold Lot #71 In Principio Erat Verbum et Verbum Erat Apud Deum et Deus Erat Verbum Heading(Doves Press)Author**HeadlineDoves Press In Pricipio One of 200 copies 1911PublisherThe Doves PressDate Published1911 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #80 The Comedy of Human Life Heading(Fine Bindings)AuthorBalzac, Honore deHeadlineThe Comedy of Human Life 40 vols 1/200PublisherE. Holdoway & Co.Date Published[1896] View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$3,437.50StatusSold Lot #81 A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights Entertainments, now entitled: The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night [and] Supplemental Nights to the Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night AuthorBurton, Richard F., translatorHeadlineArabian Nights Entertainments Library EditionPublisherKamashastra Society for private subscribersDate Published1885-1887 [but c.1894] View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #82 Carmina Votiva and Other Occasional Verses Heading(Fine Bindings)AuthorDobson, AustinHeadlineCarmina Votiva and Other Occasional VersesPublisherPrinted for private circulationDate Published1901 View details Estimate$80 - $120StatusUnsold Lot #83 The Novels and Miscellaneous Works of Daniel De Foe Heading(Fine Bindings)AuthorDe Foe, DanielHeadlineNovels and Miscellaneous Works of Daniel De FoePublisherThomas TeggDate Published1840-41 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$1,000StatusSold Lot #84 The Novels of Henry Fielding - Large Paper Edition Heading(Fine Bindings)AuthorFielding, HenryHeadlineThe Novels of Henry Fielding - Large Paper EditioPublisherHoughton MifflinDate Published[1926] View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$937.50StatusSold Lot #85 The Complete Writings Heading(Fine Bindings)AuthorHawthorne, NathanielHeadlineComplete Writings of N. Hawthorne Finely BoundPublisherHoughton Mifflin by the Riverside PressDate Published[1900] View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #86 The Merrie Days of England, Sketches of the Olden Time Heading(Fine Bindings)AuthorMcDermott, EdwardHeadlineThe Merrie Days of England finely boundPublisherWilliam Kent & Co.Date Published1859 View details Estimate$400 - $700Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #87 [Works] AuthorParkman, FrancisHeadlineWorks of Francis Parkman Finely BoundPublisherLittle, Brown, and CompanyDate Published1898 View details Estimate$100 - $200StatusUnsold Lot #88 [Works] Heading(Fine Bindings)AuthorPater, WalterHeadlineWorks of Walter Pater finely boundPublisherMacmillan and Co., Ltd.Date Published1914-1917 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #89 The History of Herodotus Heading(Fine Bindings)AuthorRawlinson, GeorgeHeadlineThe History of Herodotus Finely BoundPublisherD. Appleton and CompanyDate Published1859-60 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #90 Waverley Novels Headingzzf(Fine Bindings)AuthorScott, Sir WalterHeadlineSir Walter Scott's Waverley Novels 48 volumesPublisherCadell & CompanyDate Published1829 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200StatusUnsold Lot #91 A History of Europe AuthorFisher, H.A.L.HeadlineA History of Europe 3 finely bound volumesPublisherEyre and SpottiswoodeDate Published1938 View details Estimate$60 - $90StatusUnsold Lot #93 Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper – seven bound volumes Heading(Leslie, Frank)Author**HeadlineFrank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper – 7 volsPublisherFrank LeslieDate Published1861-1864 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$875StatusSold Lot #98 Itinerarium ad Regiones sub Aequinoctiali Plaga Constitutas...Opus Antiquitates, Ritus, Mores & Religiones Populor u Aethiopie, Africae, Atlantici Oceani, Indicarumque Regionum Complectens, Nunc Primo Edidit Onuphrius Geraldinus de Catenacciis. AuthorGeraldini, AlexandriHeadlineRare work on the discovery of the West IndiesPublisherGuilelmi FacciottiDate Published1631 View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$1,875StatusSold Lot #109 A New Geographical, Historical and Commercial Grammar; and present state of the several kingdoms of the world... To which are added, 1. A geographical index, with the names of places alphabetically arranged. 2. A chronological table of remarkable events from the creation to the present time. 3. A list of men of learning and science... AuthorGuthrie, WilliamHeadlinewith Ord's natural history from Lewis & ClarkPublisherJohnson & WarnerDate Published1815 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000StatusUnsold Lot #123 Four titles by Helen Keller and one about her - All Inscribed by her AuthorKeller, HelenHeadlineFive titles inscribed by Helen KellerPublisherDoubledayDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,250StatusSold Lot #134 Elaborate hand-painted & lettered letter of introduction for a Doctor of Divinity to sites in Europe and then the New World Heading(Manuscript Illuminated Letter of Introduction - 17th Century)Author**HeadlineManuscript Passport - 17th CenturyDate Publishedc.1650 View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000StatusUnsold Lot #143 The Love of the Angels, a Poem Heading(Fine Bindings)AuthorMoore, Thomas, the PoetHeadlineMoore's Love of Angels 1823PublisherLongman, Hurst, et al.Date Published1823 View details Estimate$80 - $120StatusUnsold Lot #151 The Works of Shakespeare. The text of the First Folio with Quarto variants and a selection of modern readings Heading(Nonesuch Press)AuthorShakespeare, WilliamHeadlineNonesuch Press Shakespeare 7 vols. full leatherPublisherNonesuch Press / Random HouseDate Published1929-1933 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$500StatusSold Lot #164 U.S. Camera - seventeen issues from 1937 to 1955 Heading(Photography)AuthorMaloney, T.J., editorHeadlineU.S. Camera - 17 volumes from 1937 to 1955Date Published1937-1955 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #169 Large collection of 19th century American photographs Heading(Photography)Author**HeadlineLarge collection of 19th century photographsDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$687.50StatusSold Lot #172 Fourteen photographs of the San Francisco, Bay Area from the Estate of Wyland Stanley Heading(Photography)Author**Headline14 photos of SF Bay Area from Wyland StanleyDate PublishedPrints published c.1955 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #211 The Complete Works of James Whitcomb Riley AuthorRiley, James WhitcombHeadlineThe Complete Works of James Whitcomb RileyPublisherC.B. RandallDate Published[1913] View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500StatusUnsold Lot #227 The Comedy of As You Like It - One of 100 copies on Japan vellum Heading(Roycroft)AuthorShakespeare, WilliamHeadlineAs You Like It - Roycroft Vellum EditionPublisherThe Roycroft ShopDate Published1903 View details Estimate$250 - $350StatusUnsold Lot #236 The Waverley Gallery of the Principal Female Characters in Sir Walter Scott's Romances. From Original Paintings by Eminent Artists Engraved Under the Superintendence of Charles Heath Heading(Scott, Sir Walter)Author**HeadlineThe Waverley Gallery 36 steel engravingsPublisherTilt and BogueDate Published1841 View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #238 The Stratford Gallery; or the Shakspeare Sisterhood Headingzzc(Shakespeare, William)Author**HeadlineThe Stratford Gallery or Shakspeare SisterhoodPublisherD. Appleton and CompanyDate Published1867 View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #240 The Gallery of Portraits and Memoirs Heading(Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge)Author**HeadlineThe Gallery of Portraits and MemoirsPublisherCharles KnightDate Published1833-37 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #248 The Miscellaneous Works of Sir Philip Sydney, Knt. AuthorSydney, PhilipHeadlineLarge Paper edition of Philip Sydney's WorksPublisherD.A. TalboysDate Published1829 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #259 The Literary Souvenir; Or Cabinet of Poetry and Romance. - 2 annual issues Heading(Fine Bindings)AuthorWatts, Alaric A.HeadlineThe Literary Souvenir of 1826 & 1827PublisherHurst, Robinson, and Co. / Longman, Rees, et alDate Published1826 & 1827 View details Estimate$10 - $100StatusUnsold Lot #260 Observations on the Conduct of Great Britain, With regard to the Negotiations and Other Transactions Abroad Heading(West Indies)HeadlineBritish and Spanish dealings over the West IndiesPublisherJ. RobertsDate Published1729 View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold Lot #261 Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, Held at Philadelphia, for Promoting Useful Knowledge Heading(Wine)Author**HeadlineEarly work on wine production in AmericaPublisherWilliam and Thomas BradfordDate Published1771 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$500StatusSold Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next