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Previous|1|Next Lot #1 Two notebooks containing manuscript abstracts of lectures on the natural sciences, paleontology, geology and related subjects given by Louis Agassiz Heading(Agassiz, Louis)AuthorLeonard, Eliza B.HeadlineNotes on lectures by Louis Agassiz 1860-61Date Published1860-61 View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$5,625StatusSold Lot #5 Inscribed photograph of Josephine Baker AuthorBaker, JosephineHeadlineInscribed photograph of Josephine BakerDate Published1936 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000StatusUnsold Lot #16 The Hunger Games AuthorCollins, SuzanneHeadlineFirst edition of Hunger Games by CollinsPublisherScholastic PressDate Published[2008] View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$562.50StatusSold Lot #23 Autograph Letter, signed, on Kensington Palace stationery AuthorDiana, Princess of WalesHeadlineThank you letter from Princess DianaDate PublishedJuly 1, 1988 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold Lot #24 Autograph Note, signed, on Harrod's Gift Voucher folder AuthorDiana, Princess of WalesHeadlineA birthday gift from Princess DianaDate PublishedNo date View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,800StatusUnsold Lot #25 Official Royal Family Christmas Card, signed by Diana AuthorDiana, Princess of WalesHeadlineRoyal Family Christmas Card, signed by DianaDate Published1990 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,000Sold for$937.50StatusSold Lot #53 The Sun Also Rises AuthorHemingway, ErnestHeadlineSun Also Rises inscribed by HemingwayPublisherCharles Scribner's SonsDate Published1926 View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$3,437.50StatusSold Lot #83 Three documents relating to French medicine Heading(Medical - French)Author**Headline3 19th cent documents relating to French medicineDate Publishedc.1828-1895 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$112.50StatusSold Lot #84 Autograph Letter Signed, to Dr. George Clymer, Naval Surgeon aboard the USS Cyane, Norfolk, Virginia Heading(Medical - Naval)AuthorNorris, George W., M.D.HeadlineLetter introducing assistan naval surgeonDate PublishedAugust 10, 1841 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold Lot #85 Autograph Letter Signed (in French), as Prussian Ambassador to Ottoman Turkey, relating to medical treatment and nursing in the Crimean War, with veiled reference to the accomplishments of Florence Nightingale Heading(Medical - Nursing)AuthorWildenbruch, Ludwig vonHeadlineLetter about hospital care in Crimean War 1855Date PublishedMarch 29, 1855 View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold Lot #86 Autograph Letter, signed, from the doctor on New York City's first "Quarantine Island" for immigrants Heading(Medical - Quarantine Island, New York)AuthorDeWitt, BenjaminHeadlineAutograph Letter, signed, from Quarantine IslandDate PublishedMay 17, 1817 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$175StatusSold Lot #98 Four French translations of his letters to “our great” and “excellent friend”, the French commander of the “Province of Fistat” (Cairo, Egypt) Heading(Napoleon in Egypt)AuthorMourad BeyHeadlineLetters from Egyptian Mamluk chieftain c.1800Date Publishedc.1800 View details Estimate$600 - $900StatusUnsold Lot #124 Fasciculus temporum – manuscript on vellum AuthorRolewinck, WernerHeadlineManuscript Rolewinck’s Fasciculus Temporum 1471Date Publishedc.1471-1473 View details Estimate$100,000 - $150,000Sold for$106,250StatusSold Lot #134 Log book of the Barque Hindostan, of Aberdeen, Scotland. 1878-1881 Heading(Ship's Log)HeadlineLog book of the Barque Hindostan, 1878-1881Date Published1878-1881 View details Estimate$10 - $100StatusUnsold Lot #141 Short Sayings of Great Men with Historical and Explanatory Notes Heading(Twain, Mark, his copy)AuthorBent, Samuel ArtherHeadlineMark Twain's own copy signed by himPublisherJames R. OsgoodDate Published1882 View details Estimate$4,000 - $6,000Sold for$4,375StatusSold Lot #152 A Passion for DNA: Genes, Genomes, and Society AuthorWatson, James D.HeadlineJames D. Watson A Passion for DNA signedPublisherCold Spring Harbor Laboratory PressDate Published[2000] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #169 Four Fictions. A Concise Presentation of Literature, Book Arts and Crafts of England, France, United States, and Italy. Joseph Conrad: The Lagoon. Gustave Flaubert: The Legend of Saint Julian. Henry James: The Jolly Corner. Luigi Pirandello: The Annuity Headingzzc(Allen Press)AuthorConrad, Joseph, et al.Headline(Allen Press) Conrad et al Four Fictions, Ltd Ed.PublisherThe Allen PressDate Published1973 View details Estimate$400 - $700Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #173 Four Poems of the Occult Headingzzc(Allen Press)AuthorGoll, YvanHeadlineGoll, Allen Press, Four Poems of the Occult 1/130PublisherAllen PressDate Published[1962] View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,000Sold for$1,375StatusSold Lot #179 Christopher Columbus Headingzzc(Allen Press)AuthorKazantzakis, NikosHeadline(Allen Press) Kazantzakis, Christopher ColumbusPublisherAllen PressDate Published1972 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$237.50StatusSold Lot #181 The Transposed Heads: A Legend of India Headingzzc(Allen Press)AuthorMann, ThomasHeadline(Allen Press) Mann, Transposed Heads 1 of 140PublisherAllen PressDate Published1977 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold Lot #189 Quartet: Four Stories Headingzzc(Allen Press)AuthorWharton, EdithHeadline(Allen Press) Edith Wharton, Quartet, 1 of 140PublisherAllen PressDate Published1975 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #199 Two Arabic Folk Tales Heading(Corvinus Press)AuthorLawrence, T.E., translatorHeadlineT.E. Lawrence Arabic Folk Tales Corvinus PressPublisher[Corvinus Press]Date Published[1937] View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold Lot #202 Themes in My Poems Heading(Dean, Mallette)AuthorJeffers, RobinsonHeadlineRobinson Jeffers Themes in My PoemsPublisherBook Club of CaliforniaDate Published1956 View details Estimate$80 - $120StatusUnsold Lot #264 South Wind Headingzzf(Fine Bindings)AuthorDouglas, NormanHeadlineNorman Douglas South Wind Finely BoundPublisherArgus BooksDate Published1929 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #338 Where the Wild Things Are - With original sketch by Sendak HeadingzzfAuthorSendak, MauriceHeadlineWhere the Wild Things Are w/original SendakPublisherHarper & RowDate Published1963 [but later] View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,250StatusSold Lot #339 Where the Wild Things Are HeadingzzfAuthorSendak, MauriceHeadlineSgnd copy 1974 reprint Where the Wild Things ArePublisherHarper & RowDate Published[1974] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #344 Oh, the Thinks You Can Think! HeadingzzfAuthorSeuss, Dr.HeadlineThinks You Can Think! signed by Dr. SeussPublisherBeginner Books / Random HouseDate Published[1975] View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next