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Previous|1|Next Lot #9 Beständiger und Gründtlicher Bericht uber das vermeinte Christliche Bedencken, welches unter dem Namen des Duchleuchtigen Hochgebornen Fürsten und Herren, Herrn Ernst Friedrichen, Marggrauen zu Baden und Hochberg ..., wider die Christliche Formulam Concordiæ, und deroselben einuerleibte Augspurgische Confession, auch grossen Catechismum Lutheri Heading(Binding)AuthorErnst Friedrich, Margrave de BadeHeadlineIn pigskin with ports. of Luther & MelancthonPublisherGeorg Gruppenbach,Date Published1601 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #12 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 #17 The Works of William Congreve AuthorCongreve, WilliamHeadlineThe Works of William Congreve 1753PublisherJ. and R. Tonson and S. DraperDate Published1753 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #18 Illustrations of Anglo-Saxon Poetry AuthorConybeare, John JosiasHeadlineConybeare's Illustrations of Anglo-Saxon PoetryPublisherHarding and LepardDate Published1826 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold Lot #19 The Muses Library or a Series of English Poetry from the Saxons to the Reign of King Charles II Author[Cooper (Mrs. Elizabeth) and Wm. Oldys]HeadlineThe Muses Library 1737PublisherJ. Wilcox, T. Green, et alDate Published1737 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #29 Specimens of the Early English Poets, to Which is Prefixed an Historical Sketch of the Rise and Progress of the English Poetry and Language AuthorEllis, GeorgeHeadlineSpecimens of the Early English Poets 1801PublisherG. and W. NicolDate Published1801 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #30 Group of English prose and poetry Headingzzc(English Literature)Author**HeadlineGroup of English prose and poetryDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$250 - $350StatusUnsold Lot #32 Fairbairn's Crests of the Families of Great Britain and Ireland AuthorFairbairn, [James]HeadlineFairbairn's Crests of the Families of Great BritaPublisherThomas C. JackDate PublishedNo date View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #33 The Shipwreck, a Poem . . . the Text Illustrated by Additional Notes, and Corrected from the First and Second Editions, with a Life of the Author, by James Stanier Clarke. AuthorFalconer, WilliamHeadlineWilliam Falconer The ShipwreckPublisherPrinted for William Miller by T. BensleyDate Published1804 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #34 The Works of Alphonse Daudet - Edition De Luxe Heading(Fine Bindings)AuthorDaudet, AlphonseHeadlineThe Works of Alphonse Daudet - Edition De LuxePublisherLittle, Brown and Crosscup & SterlingDate Published1899 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #35 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 - $900StatusUnsold Lot #36 Edward Fitzgerald's Omar Khayyam Heading(Fine Bindings)AuthorKhayyam, OmarHeadlineRubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Finely BoundPublisherC.C. ParkerDate Published1899 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #37 The Adventures of Gil Blas AuthorLe Sage, [Alain Rene]HeadlineThe Adventures of Gil Blas Finely BoundPublisherGibbings & CompanyDate Published1896 View details Estimate$100 - $200StatusUnsold Lot #38 Two titles by Ik Marvel - Finely bound by Zaehnsdorf Heading(Fine Bindings)AuthorMarvel, Ik [Donald G. Mitchell]Headline2 titles by Ik Marvel Finely bound by ZaehnsdorfPublisherCharles Scribner's SonsDate Published1892 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #39 The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night [with] Tales from the Arabic [and] Alaeddin and the Enchanted Lamp Heading(Fine Bindings)AuthorPayne, John, translatorHeadlineBook of 1001 nights, finely bound 13 volumesPublisherRichard WorthingtonDate Published1884 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,000Sold for$937.50StatusSold Lot #40 Two works by Mark Twain, Finely Bound Heading(Fine Bindings)AuthorTwain, MarkHeadlineTwo works by Mark Twain, Finely BoundDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$406.25StatusSold Lot #41 The Works of Daniel Webster Heading(Fine Bindings)AuthorWebster, DanielHeadlineThe Works of Daniel WebsterPublisherLittle, Brown and CompanyDate Published1853 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #42 The Works of John Greenleaf Whittier - Artist's Edition, finely bound Heading(Fine Bindings)AuthorWhittier, John GreenleafHeadlineThe Works of John Greenleaf Whittier finely boundPublisherHoughton, Mifflin and CompanyDate Published[1892] View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #43 Idylls of the King Heading(Fore-Edge Painting)AuthorTennyson, Alfred, LordHeadlineTennyson Idylls of the King w/ Fore-edge paintingPublisherEdward MoxonDate Published1864 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #46 The Poetical Works of Thomas Gray [&] The Poetical Works of William Collins AuthorGray, Thomas & Collins, WilliamHeadlinePoetical Works of Gray & Collins 1787PublisherAndrew FoulisDate Published1787 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #65 The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis. Translated into English Verse...Together with the Satires of Aulus Persius Flaccus AuthorJuvenalis, Decimus JuniusHeadlineDryden translation of Juvenal and Flaccus 1693PublisherJacob TonsonDate Published1693 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #91 Paradise Lost [&] Paradise Regain'd AuthorMilton, JohnHeadlineParadise Lost [&] Paradise Regain'd 1753PublisherJ. and R. Tonson and S. Draper, et alDate Published1753 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #93 The Lincoln Crest & Monogram Album Heading(Monograms)HeadlineAlbum of Crests & Monograms c.1900PublisherWilliam S. LincolnDate Publishedc.1900 View details Estimate$350 - $450StatusUnsold Lot #101 Lectures on the Manuscript Materials of Ancient Irish History AuthorO'Curry, EugeneHeadlineManuscript Materials of Ancient Irish HistoryPublisherJames DuffyDate Published1861 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$112.50StatusSold Lot #107 The Fables of Phædrus, Translated into English Prose HeadingzzcAuthorPhædrusHeadlineThe Fables of Phædrus London 1745PublisherJoseph DavidsonDate Published1745 View details Estimate$120 - $180StatusUnsold Lot #113 The Works of Mr. Alexander Pope [&] The Works of Mr. Alexander Pope, Volume II AuthorPope, AlexanderHeadlineWorks of Alexander PopePublisherBernard Lintot [&] Lawton GilliverDate Published1717 & 1735 View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold 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 #161 The Splendid Idle Forties Headingzzc(Allen Press)AuthorAtherton, GertrudeHeadlineAllen Press, Splendid Idle Forties, 1/150 copiesPublisherAllen PressDate Published1960 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #163 The Life of Dante Headingzzc(Allen Press)AuthorBoccaccio, GiovanniHeadlineAllen Press Boccaccio's Life of DantePublisherAllen PressDate Published1992 View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$225StatusSold Lot #168 The Dialogue of the Dogs Headingzzc(Allen Press)AuthorCervantes Saavedra, Miguel deHeadlineAllen Press, Cervantes Dialogue of the Dogs 1/140PublisherAllen PressDate Published1969 View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #171 The Bacchae: Dionysus, the God Headingzzc(Allen Press)AuthorEuripidesHeadline(Allen Press) Euripides, The Bacchae, 1 of 130PublisherAllen PressDate Published[1972] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #184 Romeo and Juliet Headingzzc(Allen Press)AuthorShakespeare, WilliamHeadlineRomeo and Juliet Allen Press 1/115PublisherAllen PressDate Published1988 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #187 The Brothers Headingzzc(Allen Press)AuthorTerenceHeadline(Allen Press) Terence, The Brothers, 1 of 140PublisherAllen PressDate Published1968 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$225StatusSold Lot #192 The Book Called Holinshed's Chronicles: An account of its inception, purpose, contributors, contents, publication, revision and influence on William Shakespeare Heading(Book Club of California - Leaf Book)AuthorBooth, StephenHeadlineBook Called Holinshed's Chronicles w/leafPublisherBook Club of CaliforniaDate Published1968 View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold Lot #193 The Book of Geoffrey Chaucer: An Account of the Publication of Geoffrey Chaucer's Works from the Fifteenth Century to Modern Times Headingzzc(Book Club of California - Leaf Book)AuthorMuscatine, CharlesHeadlineChaucer Leaf Book, Book Club of CA 1963PublisherBook Club of CaliforniaDate Published1963 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #198 Concerning Cats. Two Tales Headingzzc(Colt Press)AuthorTwain, MarkHeadlineMark Twain, Concerning Cats 1/450 Grabhorn/ColtPublisherBook Club of CaliforniaDate Published1959 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$112.50StatusSold Lot #203 Saint Joan: A Chronicle Play in Six Scenes and an Epilogue Headingzzc(Fine Binding)AuthorShaw, [George] BernardHeadlineG.B. Shaw Saint Joan Finely Bound 1/750PublisherConstable & Co., Ltd.Date Published[1924] View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,000Sold for$1,625StatusSold Lot #204 Two works by Sir Thomas Malory - Finely bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe Headingzzc(Fine Bindings)AuthorMalory, ThomasHeadlineBound by Sangorski & SutcliffePublisherThe Astolat PressDate Published1903 & 1904 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold Lot #210 Five titles published by the Golden Cockerel Press Headingzzc(Golden Cockerel Press)Author**Headline5 titles published by the Golden Cockerel PressPublisherThe Golden Cockerel PressDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$175StatusSold Lot #222 Far Away and Long Ago: A History of My Early Life Headingzzc(Limited Editions Club)AuthorHudson, William HenryHeadlineFar Away and Long Ago: A History of My Early LifePublisherLimited Editions ClubDate Published1943 View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold Lot #225 Eleven volumes of miniature books Headingzzc(Miniature Books)Author**HeadlineEleven volumes of miniature booksDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$225StatusSold Lot #226 Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Headingzzc(Mosher Press)AuthorFitzgerald, Edward, translatorHeadlineRubaiyat of Omar Khayyam 1/50 Mosher PressPublisherMosher PressDate Published1923 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #230 Montaigne's Essays - John Florio's Translation Headingzzc(Nonesuch Press)AuthorMontaigne, [Michel Eyquem de ]HeadlineNonesuch MontaignePublisherThe Nonesuch PressDate Published1931 View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #233 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 #234 The Tragedy of King Lear - One of 100 copies on Japan Vellum Heading(Fine Bindings)AuthorShakespeare, WilliamHeadlineTragedy of King Lear 1/100 copies on Japan VellumPublisherThe Roycroft ShopDate Published1904 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000StatusUnsold Lot #244 Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama HeadingzzfAuthorBrewer, Rev. E. CobhamHeadlineCharacter Sketches of Romance, Fiction 4 volsPublisherSelmar HessDate Published1892-96 View details Estimate$80 - $120Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #247 The Year's at the Spring: An Anthology of Recent Poetry Headingzzf(Clarke, Harry)AuthorWalters, L. D'o.HeadlineYears at the Spring 1/250 signed by Harry ClarkePublisherGeorge G. HarrapDate Published1920 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,000Sold for$1,000StatusSold Lot #249 The Bee and the Wasp. A Fable in Verse AuthorCruikshank, G[eorge]HeadlineGeorge Cruikshank The Bee and the WaspPublisherCharles TiltDate Published1832 View details Estimate$80 - $120StatusUnsold Lot #251 The Life and Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe Headingzzf(Cruikshank, George)Author[Defoe, Daniel]HeadlineRobinson Crusoe with Cruikshank IllustrationsPublisherJohn MajorDate Published1831 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #252 The Life and Opinions of Tristam Shandy, Gentleman. Heading(Cruikshank, George)AuthorSterne, LaurenceHeadlineTristam Shandy Illustrated by George CruikshankPublisherJames CochraneDate Published1832 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #264 South Wind Headingzzf(Fine Bindings)AuthorDouglas, NormanHeadlineNorman Douglas South Wind Finely BoundPublisherArgus BooksDate Published1929 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #265 Mademoiselle de Maupin - Finely bound by M. Ritter, extra-illustrated Headingzzf(Fine Bindings)AuthorGautier, TheophileHeadlineMademoiselle de Maupin finely bound by M. RitterPublisherVizetelly & Co.Date Published1887 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$531.25StatusSold Lot #273 Female Characters of Goethe from the Original Drawings of William Kaulbach Headingzzf(Kaulbach, William)AuthorLewes, G.H.HeadlineFemale Characters of Goethe from KaulbachPublisherStoeffer & KirchnerDate Published[1867] View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$468.75StatusSold Lot #275 Moby Dick Headingzzf(Kent, Rockwell)AuthorMelville, HermanHeadlineMoby Dick 1st Rockwell Kent trade editionPublisherRandom HouseDate Published1930 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #276 The Red Book of Animal Stories HeadingzzfAuthorLang, Andrew, editorHeadlineThe Red Book of Animal StoriesPublisherLongmans, Green, and Co.Date Published1899 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold Lot #278 Le Musée Royal...ou, Recueil de Gravures d'apres les Plus Beaux Tableaux, Statues, et Bas-Reliefs de la Collection Royale HeadingzzfAuthorLaurent, HenriHeadlineLe Musee Royal 161 engraved platesPublisherF. DidotDate Published1816-18 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$687.50StatusSold Lot #322 The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Headingzzf(Pogany, Willy)AuthorColeridge, Samuel TaylorHeadlineThe Rime of the Ancient Mariner 1/525 signedPublisherGeorge G. HarrapDate Published[1910] View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$531.25StatusSold Lot #327 Cinderella Headingzzf(Rackham, Arthur)AuthorEvans, C.S.HeadlineCinderella w/Rackham illus. signed in vellumPublisherWilliam Heinemann / J.B. LippincottDate Published[1919] View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$687.50StatusSold Lot #329 The Ingoldsby Legends Headingzzf(Rackham, Arthur)AuthorIngoldsby, Thomas [pseud of Richard Barham].HeadlineThe Ingoldsby Legends Rackham IllustrationsPublisherJ.M. Dent / E.P. DuttonDate Published1907 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #331 Tales from Shakespeare Headingzzf(Rackham, Arthur)AuthorLamb, Charles and MaryHeadlineTales from Shakespeare Rackham Limited EditionPublisherJ.M. Dent / E.P. DuttonDate Published1909 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$531.25StatusSold Lot #333 The Rhinegold & The Valkyrie Headingzzf(Rackham, Arthur)AuthorWagner, RichardHeadlineThe Rhinegold & The Valkyrie Rackham IllustrationPublisherDoubleday, PageDate Published1910 View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$225StatusSold Lot #336 The Sensitive Plant Headingzzf(Robinson, Charles)AuthorShelley, Percy ByssheHeadlineThe Sensitive Plant illus by Chas Robinson c1911PublisherHeinemannDate Published[1911] View details Estimate$400 - $700Sold for$500StatusSold Lot #350 Prayers Written at Vailima HeadingzzfAuthorStevenson, Robert LouisHeadlineStevenson's Prayers at Vailima Sangorski IllustraPublisher[Chatto and Windus]Date Published[1910] View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next