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Previous|1|Next Lot #1 Aeschyli Tragoediae VII View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$4,375StatusSold AuthorAeschylusHeadlineAeschylus Tragedies 1557PublisherEx officina Henrici StephaniDate Published1557 Lot #2 The Tragedies of Aeschylus View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$812.50StatusSold AuthorAeschylusHeadlineTragedies of Aeschylus 1st English trans. 1777PublisherJ. CrouseDate Published1777 Lot #5 All and Everything View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$2,000StatusSold Heading(Alchemy & Occult)AuthorGurdjieff, G.I.HeadlineFinely bound by Philip Smith in 1954PublisherRoutledge & Keegan PaulDate Published1952 Lot #10 History of Europe from the Commencement of the French Revolution in M.DCC.LXXXIX. To the Restoration of the Bourbons in M.DCCC.XV. View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$343.75StatusSold AuthorAlison, ArchibaldHeadlineAlison's History of the French RevolutionPublisherWilliam Blackwood and SonsDate Published[1847-48] Lot #11 The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night...[with] Supplemental Nights View details Estimate$6,000 - $9,000Sold for$3,750StatusSold Heading(Arabian Nights)AuthorBurton, Richard F., translatorHeadlineFirst Burton Translation of the Arabian NightsPublisherKamashastra SocietyDate Published1885-88 Lot #40 An Account of Corsica, The Journal of a Tour to that Island and Memoirs of Pascal Paoli View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$343.75StatusSold AuthorBoswell, JamesHeadlineBoswell's Account of Corsica, 1768PublisherEdward and Charles DillyDate Published1768 Lot #41 Four volumes of the Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorBoswell, JamesHeadline4 volumes of Boswell's private papersDate Published1952-1960 Lot #42 The Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold AuthorBoswell, JamesHeadlineYale set of Boswell's private papersPublisherWilliam HeinemannDate Published1951-1960 Lot #44 Japan and China Their History Arts and Literature View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$1,187.50StatusSold AuthorBrinkley, Captain F., editorHeadlineBrinkley's Arts of Japan and China, nicely boundPublisherT.C. & E. C. JackDate Published1903-1904 Lot #45 Poems View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold AuthorBrowning, Elizabeth BarrettHeadlineElizabeth Barrett Browning Poems 1st EditionPublisherEdward MoxonDate Published1844 Lot #50 The Wife's Manual, or Prayers, Thoughts, and Songs, on Several Occasions of a Matron's Life View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorCalvert, WilliamHeadlineDevotional poems for women, illustrated, 1854PublisherLongman, Brown, Green, and LongmansDate Published1854 Lot #51 Highland Dress, Arms and Ornament View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$375StatusSold AuthorCampbell, ArchibaldHeadlineIllustrated guide to Highlander miltary culturePublisherArchibald Constable and Co.Date Published1899 Lot #52 The Book of the Courtier View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorCastiglione, BaltasarHeadlineCastiglione printed by De Vinne, 1/500PublisherCharles Scribner's SonsDate Published1901 Lot #53 The Life and Exploits of the Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote de la Mancha View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$1,062.50StatusSold AuthorCervantes, Miguel de SaavedraHeadlineDon Quixote, Jarvis 2nd edition with Vanderbank platesPublisherJ. and R. TonsonDate Published1749 Lot #56 M. Tullii Ciceronis opera quae supersunt omnia. Ad fidem optimarum editionum diligenter expressa. Voluminibus XX View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$625StatusSold AuthorCicero, Marcus TulliusHeadlineWorks of Cicero in 20 miniature volumesPublisherRob. et And. Foulis Academia TypographiDate Published1748-49 Lot #57 Select Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero: Translated into English with the Original Latin from the Best Editions View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorCicero, Marcus TulliusHeadlineOrations of Cicero trans. by William DuncanPublisherStirling and KenneyDate Published1825 Lot #59 Eleven Volumes from the Classics Club View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Heading(Classics Club)HeadlineEleven volumes from the Classics ClubPublisherWalter J. Black, Inc.Date Published[ca. 1965-1969] Lot #60 The Works of Henry Clay Comprising His Life, Correspondence and Speeches View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,000Sold for$937.50StatusSold AuthorColton, Calvin, editorHeadlineWorks of Henry Clay, Limited Edition 1/500PublisherG.P. Putnam's SonsDate Published1904 Lot #69 Two Years Before the Mast View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorDana, Richard HenryHeadlineTwo Years Before the Mast 1 of 350 copiesPublisherHoughton MifflinDate Published1911 Lot #70 Thirteen volumes from Charles Darwin and John Tyndall View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$343.75StatusSold AuthorDarwin, Charles; John TyndallHeadline13 Scientific volumes from Darwin and TyndallPublisherD. Appleton and CompanyDate Published1896 Lot #73 Bibliomania; Or Book-Madness; A Bibliographical Romance View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$1,625StatusSold AuthorDibdin, Thomas FrognallHeadlineExtra-illustrated and finely boundPublisherChatto & WindusDate Published1876 Lot #74 The Library Companion; or, the Young Man's Guide, and the Old Man's Comfort, in the Choice of a Library View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$406.25StatusSold AuthorDibdin, Thomas FrognallHeadlineYoug Man's Guide in Choosing a LibraryPublisherHarding, Triphook & LepardDate Published1824 Lot #75 The Works of Charles Dickens - Illustrated Cabinet Edition View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,375StatusSold AuthorDickens, CharlesHeadlineDicken's Works, Illustrated Cabinet EditionPublisherMerrill & BakerDate Published[c.1890-1902] Lot #77 Fables, from Boccaccio and Chaucer View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$406.25StatusSold AuthorDryden, JohnHeadlineDryden's Fables 1822 w/ fore-edge paintingPublisherPrinted for C. Whittington, for T. Tegg, et al.Date Published1822 Lot #78 Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$212.50StatusSold Heading(Dulac, Edmund, illustrator)AuthorOmar KhayyamHeadlineRubáiyát illustrated by Edmund DulacPublisherHodder and StoughtonDate Published[ca. 1920] Lot #79 The Whole Works of Roger Ascham View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Heading(Early English Literature)AuthorAscham, RogerHeadlineThe Whole Works of Roger Ascham, 1865PublisherJohn Russell SmithDate Published1865 Lot #80 The Complete Works of Michael Drayton, Now First Collected View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Heading(Early English Literature)AuthorDrayton, MichaelHeadlineComplete Works of Michael DraytonPublisherJohn RussellDate Published1876 Lot #81 The Vision and Creed of Piers Ploughman [with] Remains Concerning Britain View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Heading(Early English Literature)Author[Langland, William]; Camden, WilliamHeadlinePiers Ploughman with Camden's RemainsPublisherJohn Russell SmithDate Published1856; 1870 Lot #82 Remains of the Early Popular Poetry of England View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Heading(Early English Literature)HeadlineRemains of Early Popular Poetry of EnglandPublisherJohn Russell SmithDate Published1864 Lot #83 The Poetical Works of George Sandys [with] The Poems, Plays and Other Remains of Sir John Suckling View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Heading(Early English Literature)AuthorSandys, George; Suckling, JohnHeadlineWorks by George Sandys and John SucklingPublisherJohn Russell SmithDate Published1872; 1892 Lot #84 Four volumes of 17th century English literature from John Russell Smith's Old Authors series View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Heading(Early English Literature)AuthorVarious authorsHeadlineFour vols. chronicling 17th century EnglandPublisherJohn Russell SmithDate PublishedVarious dates Lot #85 Five volumes of early English poets View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Heading(Early English Poetry)HeadlineFive volumes from Early English PoetsPublisherJohn Russell SmithDate Published1856-1864 Lot #89 Six volumes of "The Tudor Facsimile Texts, Old English Plays Printed & MS. Rarities, Exact Collotype Reproductions..." View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$125StatusSold Heading(English Literature - Tudor Facsimile Texts)AuthorFarmer, John S., editorHeadline6 Works of Comedy from Tudor Facsimile TextsPublisherTudor Facsimile TextsDate Publishedc.1909-1913 Lot #98 The Works of Henry Fielding, Esq.; with the Life of the Author… To which is now added, The Fathers; or, The Good-natured Man… View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold AuthorFielding, HenryHeadlineWorks of Henry Fielding 1783 Edition 12 volumesPublisherPrinted for W. Strahan, J. Rivington & SonsDate Published1783 Lot #99 Exquisite finely bound folio blank book View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(Fine Bindings)AuthorMosalov, SashaHeadlineFinely bound folio book by Sasha MosalovDate PublishedNo date Lot #100 The Lives of Dr. John Donne; Sir Henry Wotton; Mr. Richard Hooker; Mr. George Herbert; and Dr. Robert Sanderson. View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(Fine Bindings)AuthorWalton, IzaakHeadlineBell and Dandy Pocket Edition of Walton's LivesPublisherBell and DandyDate Published1864 Lot #101 A Simple Heart View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$625StatusSold AuthorFlaubert, GustavHeadline"Large Paper Grand Edition De Luxe", 1/100PublisherH.S. NicholsDate Published1898 Lot #103 The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood: Memoir, Explanatory Notes, &c. View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$750StatusSold Heading(Fore-edge Painting)AuthorHood, ThomasHeadlineThe Poetry of Hood w/ split fore-edge paintingPublisherFrederick WarneDate Published[c.1880] Lot #109 The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$4,062.50StatusSold AuthorGibbon, EdwardHeadlineGibbon's great work on the Roman EmpirePublisherPrinted for W. Strahan and T. CadellDate Published1776, 1781; 1788 Lot #110 Variety; or, Stories for Children. View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorGilley, William B.Headline19th century Children's stories, illustratedPublisherW.B. GilleyDate Published1828 Lot #111 Memoirs of the Author of a Vindication of the Rights of Women View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$343.75StatusSold AuthorGodwin, WilliamHeadlineGodwin's memoir of Mary WollstonecraftPublisherJ. Johnson; and G.G. and J. RobinsonDate Published1798 Lot #114 The Works of Alexander Hamilton; Comprising His Correspondence, and His Political and Official Writings, Exclusive of the Federalist, Civil and Military. Published From the Original Manuscripts Deposited in the Department of State, By Order of the Joint Library Committee of Congress. View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,187.50StatusSold AuthorHamilton, John C., editorHeadlineComplete Works of Alexander Hamilton, 1851PublisherCharles S. Francis & CompanyDate Published[1851] Lot #116 Sir Walter Scott's Minstrelsy of The Scottish Border View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorHenderson, T. F., editorHeadlineScott's Border Minstrelsy, bound by SotheranPublisherWilliam Blackwood and Sons; Charles Scribner's SonsDate Published1902 Lot #123 The Racing Calendar for the Year 1864... View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold AuthorHunter, Robert J.Headline1864 Racing calendar w/ fore-edge paintingPublisherRobert CarrickDate Published1865 Lot #127 Ramayana: Poema Indiano di Valmici View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$937.50StatusSold Heading(India - Ramayana)AuthorValmikiHeadlineFirst edition with original Sanskrit, 1843-58PublisherDalla Stamperia RealeDate Published1843-1858 Lot #128 The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa translated into English Prose - nearly complete in 16 (of 18) volumes bound in 8 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$750StatusSold Heading(India - The Mahabharata)AuthorGanugli, Kisari Mohan, translatorHeadlineThe Mahabharata - 16 of 18 ParvasPublisherBharata PressDate Published1883-1896 Lot #129 Tales of a Traveller View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Author[Irving, Washington] writing as Geoffrey CrayonHeadlineWashington Irving writing as Geoffrey CrayonPublisherJohn MurrayDate Published1824 Lot #131 A Dictionary of the English Language View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$312.50StatusSold AuthorJohnson, SamuelHeadlineJohnson's Dictionary, quarto (10th edition)PublisherF. and C. Rivington, J. Walker, et al.Date Published1810 Lot #133 A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$343.75StatusSold Author[Johnson, Samuel]HeadlineJohnson's Journey to Scotland 1775PublisherPrinted for W. Strahan & T. CadellDate Published1775 Lot #135 Two volumes of Poetry from John Keats and Percy Bysshe Shelley View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$237.50StatusSold AuthorKeats, John and Percy Bysshe ShelleyHeadlinePoetry from Keats and Shelley, nicely boundPublisherBrentanosDate Published[ca. 1924] Lot #139 Frederic Latimer: or, the History of a Young Man of Fashion View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Author[LeMaistre, John Gustavus]HeadlineFrederic Latimer, 1799PublisherLuke HansardDate Published1799 Lot #140 La Mort D'Arthure. The History of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold AuthorMalory, Thomas, compilerHeadline1866 Edition of King Arthur and his KnightsPublisherJohn Russell SmithDate Published1866 Lot #141 Robert E. Lee The Soldier View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$225StatusSold AuthorMaurice, FrederickHeadlineRobert E. Lee The Soldier, nicely boundPublisherConstable & Company Ltd.Date Published1925 Lot #142 The French Revolution View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$343.75StatusSold AuthorMcCarthy, Justin HuntlyHeadlineThe French Revolution bound by Wickers and SonPublisherChatto & WindusDate Published1890-1897 Lot #147 Abraham Lincoln and the Fifth Column View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorMilton, George FortHeadlineAbraham Lincoln and the Fifth Column, inscribedPublisherThe Vanguard PressDate Published1942 Lot #153 Works of John Henry Newman - thirty-six volumes in different formats universally bound View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,250StatusSold AuthorNewman, John HenryHeadlineOne of the newest saints in CatholicismPublisherVarious publishersDate PublishedVarious dates Lot #156 Animal Farm View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$1,250StatusSold AuthorOrwell, GeorgeHeadlineGeorge Orwell Animal Farm 1st EditionPublisherSecker & WarburgDate Published1945 Lot #157 Nineteen Eighty-Four View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$1,375StatusSold AuthorOrwell, GeorgeHeadlineGeorge Orwell's 1984 bound by Bayntun-RivierePublisherSecker & WarburgDate Published1949 Lot #164 Collection of French Consulate plays, many by René-Charles Guilbert de Pixérécourt View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Heading(Pixérécourt, René-Charles Guilbert de)AuthorVarious authorsHeadline2 volumes of Consulate era French TheatrePublisherVarious publishersDate Published1801-1805 Lot #165 The Works of Plato, viz, his Fifty-Five Dialogues, and Twelve Epistles View details Estimate$6,000 - $9,000StatusUnsold AuthorPlatoHeadlineThomas Taylor's Works of Plato, 1804PublisherPrinted for Thomas Taylor by R. WilksDate Published1804 Lot #166 Plutarch's Morals View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorPlutarchHeadlineWith introduction by Ralph Waldo EmersonPublisherLittle, Brown, and CompanyDate Published1883 Lot #172 The Romance of Travel: Comprising Adventures in Foreign Countries, and Descriptions of Manners, Customs, and Places By an Old Traveller View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Heading(Rare Travel)HeadlineAdventures in Foreign Countries, 1857PublisherH.C. Peck & Theo. BlissDate Published1857 Lot #175 Five Pieces of Runic Poetry View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$375StatusSold Heading(Runic Poetry)Author[Percy, Thomas]HeadlineDrinking beer from the sculls of our enemiesPublisherR. and J. DodsleyDate Published1763 Lot #176 Typed Letter Signed on Relationships and Salinger's Continued Writing View details Estimate$10,000 - $15,000StatusUnsold AuthorSalinger, J. D.HeadlineTyped Letter Signed by J. D. SalingerDate PublishedAugust 4, 1979 Lot #180 The Waverly Novels View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold AuthorScott, Sir WalterHeadlineWalter Scott's Waverly Novels, nicely boundPublisherDana Estes & CompanyDate Published[1892] Lot #181 The Cambridge Edition of the Poets View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$437.50StatusSold AuthorScudder, Horace E., editorHeadlineThe Cambridge Edition Poetical WorksPublisherHoughton Mifflin CompanyDate Published[1898-1903] Lot #182 The Workes of Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Both Morrall and Naturall View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$437.50StatusSold AuthorSenecaHeadlineSeneca's Works, 1st in English, 1614PublisherPrinted by William StansbyDate Published1614 Lot #183 The Original Bodleian First Folio of Shakespeare - a finely printed description of the Bodleian library's reacquisition View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$200StatusSold Heading(Shakespeare, William)HeadlineThe mystery of the Bodleian's First FolioPublisherClarendon PressDate Published1905 Lot #184 The Plays of William Shakespeare. In Ten Volumes. With the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators; to which are added Notes by Samuel Johnson and George Steevens View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$375StatusSold AuthorShakespeare, WilliamHeadlineJohnson-Steevens edition of Shakespeare's WorksPublisherPrinted for C. Bathurst, et al.Date Published1778 Lot #185 Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies, Being a reproduction in facsimile of the First Folio Edition 1623 from the Chatsworth copy in the possession of the Duke of Devonshire, K.G. View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$937.50StatusSold AuthorShakespeare, WilliamHeadlineFacsimile of Shakespeare 1623 First FolioPublisherClarendon PressDate Published1902 Lot #190 An American Anthology 1787-1900 Selections Illustrating the Editor's Critical Review of American Poetry in the Nineteenth Century View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold AuthorStedman, Edmund Clarence, editorHeadlineEdmund Stedman's Anthology of American PoetryPublisherHoughton, Mifflin and CompanyDate Published1906 Lot #194 The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold AuthorThackeray, William MakepeaceHeadlineThackeray's Works, 26 volumes bound in 52PublisherSmith, Elder, & Co.Date Published1878-1886 Lot #197 Four volumes of Tudor Facsimile Texts View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Heading(Tudor Facsimile Texts)HeadlineFour 16th century facsimile manuscriptsPublisherTudor Facsimile TextsDate PublishedVarious dates Lot #198 The Prince and the Pauper. A Tale for Young People of All Ages View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$406.25StatusSold AuthorTwain, MarkHeadlineTwain's Prince and the Pauper First EditionPublisherJames R. Osgood & Co.Date Published1882 Lot #203 Oeuvres Complètes De Voltaire View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,250StatusSold AuthorVoltaire, François Marie Arouet deHeadlineThe Complete Works of Voltaire in 65 volumesPublisherChez J. Esneaux, Editeur-LibraireDate Published[1823] Lot #206 The Complete Angler, or Contemplative Man's Recreation: Being a Discourse on Rivers, Fish-Ponds, Fish, and Fishing View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorWalton, IzaakHeadlineBagster's Second Edition of Walton, 1815PublisherPrinted for Samuel BagsterDate Published1815 Lot #207 The Wits and Beaux of Society View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$468.75StatusSold AuthorWharton, Grace and PhilipHeadlineWits and Beaux of Society, bound by BayntunPublisherJ.W. Jarvis & SonDate Published1890 Lot #209 The Collected Poems of W.B. Yeats. View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$562.50StatusSold AuthorYeats, W.B.HeadlinePoems of W.B. Yeats, bound by Bayntun-RivierePublisherMacmillan and Co. Ltd.Date Published1961 Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next