Sale 485: Fine Press - Illustrated Books - Miscellanea: The Library of Byron L. Nishkian (with additions) (#485) 08/02/2012 11:00 AM PDT Closed Starts Ending 08/02/2012 11:00 AM PDT Auction Info 485 49 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 101-179 of 179. Previous|12|Next Lot #101 Quarto-Millenary: The First 250 Publications and the First 25 Years, 1929-1954, of the Limited Editions Club Heading(Limited Editions Club)Author**HeadlineQuarto-Millenary Limited Editions ClubPublisherLimited Editions ClubDate Published1959 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #102 Nine titles from the Limited Editions Club Heading(Limited Editions Club)Author**HeadlineNine titles from the Limited Editions ClubPublisherLimited Editions ClubDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$225StatusSold Lot #103 Nine titles from the Limited Editions Club Heading(Limited Editions Club)Author**Headline9 titles from the Limited Editions ClubPublisherLimited Editions ClubDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #104 Ten titles from the Limited Editions Club Heading(Limited Editions Club)Author**Headline10 titles from the Limited Editions ClubPublisherLimited Editions ClubDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$406.25StatusSold Lot #105 Ten titles from the Limited Editions Club Heading(Limited Editions Club)Author**HeadlineTen titles from the Limited Editions ClubPublisherLimited Editions ClubDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$406.25StatusSold Lot #106 Anacreon Done into English out of the original Greek by Abraham Cowley and S.B. 1683 Heading(Nonesuch Press)AuthorAnacreonHeadlineNonesuch Press Anacreon Gooden engravingsPublisherNonesuch PressDate Published1923 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #107 A History of the Nonesuch Press Heading(Nonesuch Press)AuthorDreyfus, JohnHeadlineA History of the Nonesuch PressPublisherNonesuch PressDate Published1981 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$112.50StatusSold Lot #108 The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romanes Compared Together by that Grave Learned Philosopher and Historiographer Plutarke of Chæronea Heading(Nonesuch Press)AuthorPlutarchHeadlineThe Nonesuch PlutarchPublisherNonesuch PressDate Published1929 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #109 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$437.50StatusSold Lot #110 Winemaking in California: I. How Wine is Made. II. From the Missions to 1894 Heading(Peregrine Press)AuthorPeninou, Ernest & Sidney GreenleafHeadlinePeregrine Press Winemaking in California 1/150PublisherThe Peregrine PressDate Published1954 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #111 Four Lectures by T.J. Cobden-Sanderson Heading(Plantin Press)AuthorDreyfus, John, editorHeadlinePlantin Press Lectures by T.J. Cobden-SandersonPublisherBook Club of CaliforniaDate Published1974 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$112.50StatusSold Lot #112 The Sting of the Wasp: Political & Satirical Cartoons from the Truculent Early San Francisco Weekly Heading(Plantin Press)AuthorJohnson, Kenneth M., editorHeadlineThe Sting of the Wasp Plantin PressPublisherBook Club of CaliforniaDate Published1967 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold Lot #113 The Voyage of the Racoon: A "Secret" Journal of a Visit to Oregon, California and Hawaii, 1813-1814 Heading(Taylor & Taylor)AuthorHussey, John A., edHeadlineVoyage of the Racoon - Taylor & Taylor 1958PublisherBook Club of CaliforniaDate Published1958 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$75StatusSold Lot #114 Europe: A Prophecy Heading(Trianon Press)AuthorBlake, WilliamHeadlineBlake's Europe from Trianon Press 1/526Publisher[Trianon Press for William Blake Trust]Date Published[1969] View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #115 Europe: A Prophecy Heading(Trianon Press)AuthorBlake, WilliamHeadlineBlake's Americafrom Trianon Press 1/526Publisher[Trianon Press for William Blake Trust]Date Published[1963] View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #116 Ecclesiastes, or, the Preacher Heading(Trianon Press)AuthorShahn, BenHeadlineEcclesiastes illum. by Ben Shahn Trianon PressPublisher[Trianon Press]Date Published[1967] View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$406.25StatusSold Lot #117 Haggadah for Passover Copied and Illustrated by Ben Shahn Heading(Trianon Press)AuthorShahn, BenHeadlineShahn Haggadah from Trianon Press 1/20PublisherTrianon PressDate Published[1966] View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$4,375StatusSold Lot #118 A Discription and playne discourse of paper. From a Sparke of Friendship and Warme Goodwill written by Thomas Churchyard, Gent. London, 1588 Heading(Urabec, John H.)AuthorChurchyard, ThomasHeadlineDiscription and playne discourse of paper 1/5Date Published1982 View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #119 Ten volumes - mostly from various California fine presses Heading(Various)Author**Headline10 vols most from various California fine pressesDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$162.50StatusSold Lot #120 Ten volumes - mostly from various California fine presses Heading(Various)Author**Headline10 vols from most California fine pressesDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #121 Texas Argonauts: Isaac H. Duval and the California Gold Rush Heading(Wind River Press)AuthorDillon, Richard H.HeadlineWind River Press Texas ArgonautsPublisherThe Book Club of CaliforniaDate Published1987 View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #122 The Press of the Renaissance in Italy Heading(Windsor Press)AuthorJohnson, James SydneyHeadlinePress of the Renaissance in Italy Windsor PressPublisher[The Brothers Johnson at the Windsor Press]Date Published1927 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$150StatusSold Lot #123 Cawdor Heading(Yolla Bolly Press)AuthorJeffers, RobinsonHeadlineRobinson Jeffers Cawdor Yolla Bolly PressPublisherYolla Bolly PressDate Published[1983] View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #124 The Inland Whale Heading(Yolla Bolly Press)AuthorKroeber, ThodoraHeadlineYolla Bolly Press Inland Whale by Kroeber 1/135PublisherThe Yolla Bolly PressDate Published[1987] View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #125 True Bear Stories Heading(Yolla Bolly Press)AuthorMiller, JoaquinHeadlineYolla Bolly Press True Bear StoriesPublisherYolla Bolly PressDate Published[1985] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #126 My First Summer in the Sierra Heading(Yolla Bolly Press)AuthorMuir, JohnHeadlineJohn Muir from Yolla Bolly PressPublisherYolla Bolly PressDate Published[1988] View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$406.25StatusSold Lot #127 The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze and Other Stories Heading(Yolla Bolly Press)AuthorSaroyan, WilliamHeadlineYolla Bolly Press SaroyanPublisherYolla Bolly PressDate Published[1984] View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$137.50StatusSold Lot #128 Two Rivers Heading(Yolla Bolly Press)AuthorStegner, WallaceHeadlineYolla Bolly Two Rivers by Stegner 1/55PublisherYolla Bolly PressDate Published[1989] View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #129 Two volumes relating to Robinson Jeffers from the Yolla Bolly Press Heading(Yolla Bolly Press)Author**HeadlineRobinson Jeffers from the Yolla Bolly PressPublisherYolla Bolly PressDate Published[1983 & 1987] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #130 Fragments D'Architecture Moyen Age et de la Renaissance D'Apres les Releves & Restaurations des Anciens Pensionnaires de L'Academie de France a Rome Headingzzc(Architecture)AuthorD'Espouy, H.HeadlineArchitecture of the Middle Ages & RenaissancePublisherLibrairie Generale de L'Architecture et des Arts DecoratifsDate Published[c.1900] View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$162.50StatusSold Lot #131 A Likely Place - with an original drawing from the book, by Edward Ardizzone Headingzzc(Ardizzone, Edward)AuthorFox, PaulaHeadlineWith an original drawing by Edward ArdizzonePublisherMacmillanDate Published[1967] View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #132 Ausgefuhrte Bauornamente von Prager Bildhauern, Volumes 1 through 4 Headingzzc(Art Nouveau)Author**HeadlineAusgefuhrte Bauornamente von Prager BildhauernPublisherSchroll & Co.Date Published[c.1910] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #133 The Practical Decorator and Ornamentist for the use of Architects, Practical Painters, Decorators, and Designers HeadingzzcAuthorAudsley, George Ashdown & Maurice Ashdown AudsleyHeadlineThe Practical Decorator and OrnamentistPublisherBlackie & SonDate Published[1892] View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$750StatusSold Lot #138 Nouveaux Modeles de Bois et Marbres AuthorBerthelon, EugèneHeadlineNouveaux Modeles de Bois et MarbresPublisherE. Thezard FilsDate Published[c.1900] View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #144 Original drawings for erotic bookplates Headingzzc(Bookplates)Author**HeadlineOriginal drawings for erotic bookplatesDate Published1927 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$437.50StatusSold Lot #153 The Jerusalem Windows HeadingzzcAuthorChagall, MarcHeadlineMarc Chagall Jerusalem Windows 2 Original LithosPublisherGeorge BrazillerDate Published[1962] View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$812.50StatusSold Lot #154 La Decoration Moderne dans le Textile HeadingzzcAuthorCharlet, GastonHeadlineLa Decoration Moderne dans le TextilePublisherCh. Massin & CieDate Published[c.1920] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$150StatusSold Lot #155 Five "Children of the World" color posters 1923 Heading(Children of the World posters, 1923)AuthorWarren, Fanny L.Headline1923 Children of the World poster setPublisherNational Child Welfare AssociationDate Published1923 View details Estimate$120 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #156 Fantaisies Decoratives. Essais HeadingzzcAuthorCleiss, G[ustave]HeadlineGustave Cleiss Fantaisies DecorativesPublisherA GuerinetDate Published[c.1900] View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #161 Outlines From the Antients, Exhibiting Their Principles of Composition in Figures and Basso-Relievos Taken Chiefly From Inedited Monuments of Greek and Roman Sculpture HeadingzzcAuthorCumberland, GeorgeHeadlineGeorge Cumberland Outlines from the AntientsPublisherSeptimus ProwettDate Published1829 View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$162.50StatusSold Lot #163 Le Style Moderne; Contribution de la France AuthorVan de Velde, Henry, introductionHeadlineLe Style Moderne; Contribution de la FrancePublisherLibrairie des Arts DecoratifsDate Published[1925] View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #164 Three Original Etching by the Detmold Brothers HeadingzzcAuthorDetmold, Edward Julius & Detmold, [Charles] MauriceHeadlineThree Original Etching by the Detmold BrothersDate Published1902-1905 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #168 The Golden Cockerel Heading(Dulac, Edmund)AuthorPushkin, AlexanderHeadlineThe Golden Cockerel 1/1500 from LECPublisherLimited Editions ClubDate Published[1949] View details Estimate$10 - $100StatusUnsold Lot #171 Farbige Decorationen vom XV - XIX Jahrhundert HeadingzzcAuthorEwald, ErnstHeadlineFarbige Decorationen by Ernst EwaldPublisherErnst WasmuthDate Published1889 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #172 Der Moderne Zimmermann. Farbige Original-Entwürfe in Neuer Richtung für den Praktischen Gebrauch. Serie I. HeadingzzcAuthorFellinger, Em[erich]HeadlineDer Moderne Zimmermann 60 color platesPublisherFriedr. WolfrumDate Published[c.1900] View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,000Sold for$937.50StatusSold Lot #179 Observations on Several Parts of the Counties of Cambridge, Norfolk, Suffolk, and Essex. Also on Several Parts of North Wales; Relative Chiefly to Picturesque Beauty, in Two Tours, The Former Made in the Year 1769. The Latter in the Year 1773 - with fore edge painting Headingzzc(Fore-Edge Painting)AuthorGilpin, WilliamHeadlineWilliam Gilpin's North Tour with fore-edge paintiPublisherT. CadellDate Published1809 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #193 Hogarth Illustrated Headingzzc(Hogarth, William)AuthorIreland, JohnHeadlineHogarth Illustrated by John Ireland 1791PublisherJ. and J. BoydellDate Published1791, 92, 98 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #197 The Iliad [&] The Odyssey of Homer HeadingzzcAuthorHomerHeadlineThe Iliad and The Odyssey of Homer 1/600PublisherHoughton MifflinDate Published1905 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #198 The Plan of St. Gall: A Study of the Architecture & Economy of, & Life in a Paradigmatic Carolingian Monastery HeadingzzcAuthorHorn, Walter & Ernest BornHeadlineThe Plan of St. Gall in 3 vols U of Calif pressPublisherUniversity of California PressDate Published1979 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #199 Three volumes on Japanese Art, mostly the art of flower arrangement Headingzzc(Japanese Art)Author**Headline3 vols of Japanese Art, arrangementDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #200 Japanese Marks and Seals Headingzzc(Japanese)AuthorBowes, James LordHeadlineJapanese Marks and Seals 1882PublisherHenry Sotheran & Co.Date Published1882 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #202 The Grammar of Ornament HeadingzzcAuthorJones, OwenHeadlineOwen Jones The Grammar of OrnamentPublisherBernard QuaritchDate Published1910 View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #205 Max Liebermann. Sein Leben und seine Werke Heading(Liebermann, Max)AuthorHancke, ErichHeadlineInscribed by Max Liebermann w/original etchingPublisherBruno CassirerDate Published1914 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #215 Art in Posters: The Complete Original Posters of Braque, Chagall, Dufy, Leger, Matisse, Miro, & Picasso HeadingzzcAuthorMourlot, FernandHeadlinePosters of Matisse, Miro, Picasso & othersPublisherGeorge BrazillerDate Published[1959] View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #216 Peinture d'Art Nouveau. (2e Serie) Decoration Murales et Plafonds HeadingzzcAuthorMulier, E.HeadlinePeinture d'Art Nouveau. (2e Serie)PublisherCh. JuliotDate Published[c.1900] View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$500StatusSold Lot #217 Peinture d'Art Nouveau. (1st Serie) Decoration Interieures & Exterieures HeadingzzcAuthorMulier, E.HeadlinePeinture d'Art Nouveau. (1st Serie)PublisherCh. JuliotDate Published[c.1900] View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$1,125StatusSold Lot #238 The Diary of Samuel Pepys HeadingzzcAuthorPepys, SamuelHeadlinePepys Diary 11 volumes with wooden boxPublisherThe Folio SocietyDate Published2003 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$562.50StatusSold Lot #242 Photographs from the Collection of the Gilman Paper Company Headingzzc(Photography)AuthorApraxine, PierreHeadlineGilman Paper Co. Photograph CollectionPublisherWhite Oak PressDate Published[1985] View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$875StatusSold Lot #272 Die Deutsche Werbe Graphik HeadingzzcAuthorSchubert, Walter F.HeadlineRare German work on graphic artsPublisherFrancken & LangDate Published1927 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #274 The Mother Goose Collection of Six Limited Edition Prints Headingzzc(Sendak, Maurice)Author**HeadlineThe Mother Goose Collection One of 300 copiesPublisherSerigrafia, LimitedDate Published[1990] View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$1,000StatusSold Lot #277 Neue Shilder-Malereien, Vorlagen für Zeitgemässe Firmenschilder Laden und Wand Aufschriften Headingzzc(Sign Painting)AuthorBrodersen, H.H., et alHeadlineScarce work on sign painting with color platesPublisherJustel & GottelDate Published[c.1910] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #278 The New Gallery of British Art, Containing One Hundred and Twenty-One Engravings on Steel, from the Works of Distinguished British Painters Headingzzc(Steel Engravings)Author**HeadlineWorks of Distinguished British PaintersPublisherD. AppletonDate Published[c.1880] View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #285 Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec 1864-1901. Dessins, Estampes, Affiches Headingzzc(Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de)AuthorJoyant, MauriceHeadlineCatalogue of works of Henri Toulouse-Lautrec 1927PublisherH. FlouryDate Published1927 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$1,187.50StatusSold Lot #286 Les Jouets: Histoire - Fabrication Headingzzc(Toys)AuthorClaretie, LeoHeadlineLes Jouets: Histoire - FabricationPublisher[Ancienne Maison Quantin / Librairies-Imprimeries Reunies]Date Published[1893] View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$112.50StatusSold Lot #287 Papierlaternen-Fabrik Headingzzc(Trade Catalog - Paper Lanterns)AuthorReithmüller Kgl. Württemb HoflieferantHeadlineRare trade catalog of paper lanternsDate Publishedlate 19th century View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$3,437.50StatusSold Lot #288 Mosaik-Platten Heading(Trade Catalog - Villeroy & Boch)AuthorVilleroy und BochHeadlineTrade catalog for Villeroy & Boch mosiac tilesDate Publishedlate 19th century View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold Lot #290 Ver Sacrum: Organ der Vereinigung Bildender Kuenstler Österreichs Headingzzc(Ver Sacrum)Author**HeadlineRare journal of the Vienna SecessionPublisherGerlach & SchenkDate Published1898 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,750StatusSold Lot #292 The Stronger Sex as Seen by Vertès Headingzzc(Vertès)AuthorFlanner, JanetHeadlineThe Stronger Sex as Seen by VertèsPublisherHyperion PressDate Published[1941] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #293 Album of mid-century European wallpaper samples Headingzzc(Wallpaper)Author**HeadlineAlbum of mid-century European wallpaper samplesDate Publishedc.1957 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #294 Album of 42 turn of the century wallpaper samples Heading(Wallpaper)Author**HeadlineAlbum of 42 turn of the century wallpaper samplesDate PublishedLate 19th century or early 20th century View details Estimate$700 - $1,000StatusUnsold Lot #297 Wallpaper sample book Headingzzc(Wallpaper)AuthorImperial Washable WallpapersHeadlineImperial Washable Wallpapers Sample BookPublisherImperial Paper and Color CorporationDate Published[Mid 20th century] View details Estimate$250 - $350StatusUnsold Lot #298 Sample book for Nancy Warren Wallpapers Headingzzc(Wallpaper)AuthorNancy Warren WallpapersHeadlineSample book for Nancy Warren WallpapersDate Published[Mid 20th century] View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #299 Designs for Better Living - Wallpaper sample book Headingzzc(Wallpaper)AuthorStaunton WallpaperHeadlineDesigns for Better Living - Wallpaper sample bookDate Published[mid 20th century?] View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #300 Book A - Wallpaper sample book, 1917 Headingzzc(Wallpaper)AuthorWeiskopf Wallpaper Co.Headline1917 Wallpaper Sample BookDate Published1917 View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #301 Three wallpaper sample books Headingzzc(Wallpaper)Author**HeadlineThree wallpaper sample booksDate PublishedEarly to mid 20th century View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #303 The Etched Work of Whistler, Illustrated by Reproductions in Collotype of the Different States of the Plates. Volumes 2 & 3 Headingzzc(Whistler, James McNeill)AuthorKennedy, Edward G.Headline2 volumes from Whistler catalog raisonnePublisherGrolier ClubDate Published1910 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #307 Ornamente Aller Klassischen Kunstepochen nac den Originalen in Ihren Eigenthumlichen Farben AuthorZahn, WilhelmHeadlineOrnamente Aller Klassischen KunstepochenPublisherDietrich ReimerDate Published[1849] View details Estimate$600 - $900StatusUnsold Lot #308 Ornamente aller klassischen Kunstepochen AuthorZahn, WilhelmHeadlineOrnamente aller klassischen KunstepochenPublisherDietrich ReimerDate Published1870 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #309 Les Arts de la Maison. Choix des Oeuvres les plus Expressives de la Decoration Contemporaine AuthorZervos, Christian, editorHeadlineLes Arts de la Maison 5 of 7 volumesPublisherAlbert MoranceDate Published1923-1926 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200StatusUnsold Items per page 102550100 Previous|12|Next Previous 12 Next Previous 12 Next