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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 #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 #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 #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 #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 #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 #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 #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 #152 Philosophical Poems View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$500StatusSold AuthorMore, HenryHeadlineThe collected poetry of Henry More, 1647PublisherPrinted by Roger Daniel, Printer to the UniversityDate Published1647 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 #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 #201 Lettre sur Mallarmé Adressée a Jean Royère View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorValéry, PaulHeadlinePresentation copy inscribed by Paul ValéryPublisherLibrairie GallimardDate Published1928 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