Sale 477: Fine & Rare Books with Fine Literature (#477) 04/12/2012 11:00 AM PDT Closed Starts Ending 04/12/2012 11:00 AM PDT Auction Info 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 1-62 of 62. Previous|1|Next Lot #2 The Spectator AuthorAddison, Joseph & Richard Steele, et alHeadlineThe Spectator in 8 volumes 1775PublisherC. Bathurst, et alDate Published1775 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #6 Shi Liao Xun Kan [Journal of Historical Sources] Heading(Asian)AuthorArchive department of the Palace MuseumHeadlineJournal of Historical Sources Quing DynastyPublisherPrinted by Jin Hua Printing HouseDate Published1930-1931 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #7 Tung-ching-ch'êng: Report on the excavation of the site of the capital of P'o-hai Heading(Asian)AuthorHarada, Yoshito, et al.HeadlineExcavation of the site of the capital of P'o-haiPublisherToa-koko-gakukwai, or the Far-Eastern archaeological SocietyDate Published1939 View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #8 Yong Le Da Dian Ben Shui Jin Zhu [Commentary on “ The Waterways Classic” taken from “The Encyclopedia of the Young Le Era”] Heading(Asian)AuthorLi Dao Yuan (d. 527)HeadlineWork on the ancient geography of ChinaPublisherThe Commercial PressDate Published1935 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200StatusUnsold Lot #11 Nan Zhao Ye Shi Shang [An Unofficial History of Nan Zhao Kingdom: Volume One] Heading(Asian)AuthorYang Shen; revised by Hu WeiHeadlineHistory of Nan Zhao KingdomPublisherYunna BookstoreDate PublishedDuring Reign of Emperor Guan Xu (1875-1908) View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$100StatusSold Lot #12 Ying-Ch'êng-Tzu: The Han Brick-Tomb with Fresco-Paintings, &c., near Chien-Mu-Ch'êng-J, South Manchuria Heading(Asian)Author**HeadlineHan Brick-Tomb Fresco-Paintings ManchuriaPublisherKwanto Government MuseumDate Published1934 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$100StatusSold Lot #19 The Holy Bible...With Illustrations by Gustave Doré Heading(Bible in English)Author**HeadlineThe Bible with illustrations by Gustave DorePublisherCassell, Petter, and GalpinDate Published[no date, late 19th century] View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$1,375StatusSold Lot #22 Mr. Justice Holmes AuthorBiddle, FrancisHeadlineMr. Justice Holmes 1st in dj signed by BiddlePublisherScribner'sDate Published1942 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$75StatusSold Lot #28 Boswell for the Defence, 1769-1774 AuthorBoswell, JamesHeadlineBoswell for the Defence, 1769-1774 1/350PublisherWilliam HeinemannDate Published1960 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #29 Boswell in Holland, 1763-1764 AuthorBoswell, JamesHeadlineBoswell in Holland, 1763-1764PublisherWilliam HeinemannDate Published1952 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$100StatusSold Lot #30 Boswell in Search of a Wife, 1766-1769 AuthorBoswell, JamesHeadlineBoswell in Search of a Wife 1 of 400 copiesPublisherWilliam HeinemannDate Published1957 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #31 Boswell on the Grand Tour: Italy, Corsica, and France, 1765-1766 AuthorBoswell, JamesHeadlineBoswell on the Grand Tour 1 of 400 copiesPublisherWilliam HeinemannDate Published1955 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #32 Boswell's London Journal, 1762-1763. Together with Journal of my Jaunt, Harvest 1762 AuthorBoswell, JamesHeadlineBoswell's London Journal, 1762-1763PublisherWilliam HeinemannDate Published1951 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$100StatusSold Lot #33 Boswell's London Journal, 1762-1763 HeadingzzdAuthorBoswell, JamesHeadlineBoswell's London Journal, 1762-1763 Finely BoundPublisherWilliam HeinemannDate Published1951 View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #34 The Life of Samuel Johnson - Temple Bar Edition AuthorBoswell, JamesHeadlineThe Life of Samuel Johnson - Temple Bar EditionPublisherGabriel WellsDate Published1922 View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$162.50StatusSold Lot #39 Autograph Letter, signed, as Secretary to the British Admiralty Heading(British Navy)AuthorBrisbane, JohnHeadlineJohn Brisbane Successor to Samuel PepysDate PublishedJanuary 15, 1683 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #48 A Bibliography of the Works of Winston Churchill - Long Galley Proofs Heading(Churchill, Winston S.)AuthorWoods, FrederickHeadlineProof sheets of Woods' Churchill BibliographyPublisherNicholas VaneDate Published[1963] View details Estimate$250 - $350StatusUnsold Lot #49 Lord Randolph Churchill AuthorChurchill, Winston SpencerHeadlineWinston S. Churchill's bio of Lord RandolphPublisherMacmillanDate Published1906 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$100StatusSold Lot #50 Typed Letter, signed, as Member of Parliament HeadingzzcAuthorChurchill, Winston Spencer-HeadlineLetter from Winston Churchill's grandsonDate PublishedNovember 18, 1978 View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #56 Memoires sur l'Ancienne Chevalerie; Consideree Comme un Etablissement Politique et Militaire HeadingzzfAuthorCurne de Sainte-Palaye, M. de laHeadlineMemoires sur l'Ancienne Chevalerie 1759PublisherChez Nic. Bonav. DuchesneDate Published1759, 1781 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #57 Four From Only in America Heading(D'Ambrosio, Joe)AuthorGolden, HarryHeadlineFour From Only in America 1/50 D'AmbrosioPublisherD'AmbrosioDate Published1995 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #58 Al Aaraaf Heading(D'Ambrosio, Joe)AuthorPoe, Edgar AllanHeadlineAl Aaraaf with mirrored panelling, Joe D'AmbrosioPublisherLivre d'Art by D'AmbrosioDate Published[1995] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #59 Lunch at Adler's: Reflections on Joe D'Ambrosio's A Memoir of Book Design Heading(D'Ambrosio, Joe)AuthorRoatcap, Adela SpindlerHeadlineLunch at Adler's by Adela Roatcap, mini bookPublisher[Joe D'Ambrosio]Date Published[2005] View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$87.50StatusSold Lot #61 Cave Hunting, Researches on the Evidence of Caves Respecting the Early Inhabitants of Europe AuthorDawkins, W. BoydHeadlineCave Hunting in Europe 1874PublisherMacmillanDate Published1874 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #76 Poupées et Légendes de France Heading(Dolls)AuthorKoenig, MarieHeadlinePoupées et Légendes de FrancePublisherLibrairie Centrale des Beaux-ArtsDate Published[c. 1900] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #77 The Life of Sir William Wallace, The Governor General of Scotland, and Hero of the Scottish Chiefs AuthorDonaldson, PeterHeadlineThe Life of Sir William WallacePublisherS. Andrus & SonDate Published1854 View details Estimate$80 - $120Sold for$62.50StatusSold Lot #78 Howard University: The Capstone of Negro Education. A History: 1867-1940 AuthorDyson, WalterHeadlineHoward UniversityPublisherThe Graduate School, Howard UniversityDate Published1941 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$100StatusSold Lot #82 The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Headingzzf(Fine Bindings)AuthorBoswell, JamesHeadlineBoswell's Life of Johnson 1824 editionPublisherThomas Tegg, et alDate Published1824 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #83 Works - "The Ashburton Edition" Heading(Fine Bindings)AuthorCarlyle, ThomasHeadlineAshburton Edition of Carlyle's Works Finely BoundPublisherChapman and HallDate Published1885 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold Lot #84 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland [&] Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There - Finely Bound Heading(Fine Bindings)AuthorCarroll, LewisHeadlineAlice in Wonderland and Through the Looking GlassPublisherMacmillan and Co.Date Published1931 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$812.50StatusSold Lot #85 Don Quixote de la Mancha Heading(Fine Bindings)AuthorCervantes Saavedra, Miguel deHeadlineDon Quixote de la Mancha 1837 EditionPublisherJ.J. Dubochet & Co.Date Published1837 View details Estimate$250 - $350StatusUnsold Lot #86 The History of Don Quixote of la Mancha - Extra Illustrated Heading(Fine Bindings)AuthorCervantes Saavedra, Miguel deHeadlineDon Quixote of la Mancha - Extra IllustratedPublisherJ.C. Nimmo and BainDate Published1881 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #87 The History of the Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha Heading(Fine Bindings)AuthorCervantes Saavedra, Miguel deHeadlineMotteux translation of Don Quixote finely boundPublisherJohn GrantDate Published1904 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #88 Gabrielle D'Estrées Heading(Fine Bindings)AuthorDesclozeaux, AdrienHeadlineGabrielle D'Estrees by Desclozeaux fine bindingPublisherArthur L. HumphriesDate Published1907 View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold Lot #89 The History of England from the Accession of James II - Extra Illustrated Heading(Fine Bindings)AuthorMacaulay, Thomas BabingtonHeadlineMacaulay's History of England Extra IllustratedPublisherLongman, Brown, Green and LongmansDate Published1849-1861 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$468.75StatusSold Lot #90 The Works of William Shakespeare - Mayfair Edition Heading(Fine Bindings)AuthorShakespeare, WilliamHeadlineThe Works of William Shakespeare Mayfair EditionDate Published[1920s?] View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #91 The Electress Sophia and the Hanoverian Succession Heading(Fine Bindings)AuthorWard, Adolphus WilliamHeadlineElectress Sophia and the Hanoverian SuccessionPublisherGoupil & Co.Date Published1903 View details Estimate$250 - $350StatusUnsold Lot #92 Group of finely bound books Heading(Fine Bindings)Author**HeadlineGroup of finely bound booksDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$406.25StatusSold Lot #97 The Court of the Gentiles: Or A Discourse Touching the Original of Human Literature, both Philologie and Philosophie from the Scriptures, and Jewish Church AuthorGale, TheophilusHeadlineThe Court of the Gentiles by Theophilus GalePublisherTho. Gilbert [Vols. 1 & 2] / T. CockerilDate Published1672, 71, 77 View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$162.50StatusSold Lot #114 Conquistador: American Fantasia AuthorGuedalla, PhilipHeadlineConquistador: American Fantasia signed w/djPublisherErnest BennDate Published[1927] View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold Lot #123 The Works of Samuel Johnson AuthorJohnson, SamuelHeadlineThe Works of Samuel JohnsonPublisherF.C. and J. Rivington, et alDate Published1811-12, 1823 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #129 Frühdrucke aus der Bücherei AuthorKlemperer, Victor VonHeadlineFrühdrucke aus der Bücherei by Von KlempererDate Published1927 View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000StatusUnsold Lot #132 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 - $1,500StatusUnsold Lot #142 Ancient Jerusalem AuthorMerrill, SelahHeadlineAncient Jerusalem by Selah MerrillPublisherFleming H. Revell CompanyDate Published[1908] View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$100StatusSold Lot #147 Le Siécle de Napoléon, Galerie des Illustrations de L'Empire Headingzzf(Napoléon)Author**HeadlineLe Siécle de Napoléon 25 colored lithographsPublisherAdministration de LibrairieDate Published1846 View details Estimate$250 - $350StatusUnsold Lot #148 The Chronology of Ancient Kingdoms Amended. To Which is Prefix'd, A Short Chronicle from the First Memory of Things in Europe, to the Conquest of Persia by Alexander the Great AuthorNewton, IsaacHeadlineNewton's Chronology of Ancient Kingdoms 1728PublisherJ. Tonson, et alDate Published1728 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #156 Poems and Letters Heading(Photographically-illustrated Book)AuthorGray, ThomasHeadlinePoems and Letters by T. Gray w/photographsPublisherChiswick PressDate Published1867 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold Lot #171 How the Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York Headingzzf(Photography)AuthorRiis, Jacob A.HeadlineJacob Riis How the Other Half LivesPublisherCharles Scribner's SonsDate Published1912 View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold Lot #189 Rowlandson the Caricaturist. A Selection of his Works with Anecdotal Descriptions of his Famous Caricatures and A Sketch of his Life, Times, and Contemporaries Heading(Rowlandson, Thomas)AuthorGrego, JosephHeadlineRowlandson the Caricaturist by Joseph GregoPublisherChatto and WindusDate Published1880 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #194 Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man HeadingzzfAuthorSassoon, SiegfriedHeadlineMemoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man Limited EditionPublisherFaber & GwyerDate Published1928 View details Estimate$400 - $700StatusUnsold Lot #204 Hunting Songs and Poems Heading(Sporting)AuthorMusters, John ChaworthHeadlineHunting Songs & Poems coll. by John MustersDate Published[c.1875] View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold Lot #217 A King's Story: The Memoirs of the Duke of Windsor AuthorWindsor, [Edward] Duke ofHeadlineA King's Story The Memoirs of the Duke of WindsorPublisherPutnam'sDate Published[1951] View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #219 Imperium: The Philosophy of History and Politics AuthorYockey, Francis ParkerHeadlineImperium: The Philosophy of History and PoliticsPublisherThe Truth SeekerDate Published[1962] View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #225 Sonnets From the Portuguese HeadingzzfAuthorBrowning, Elizabeth BarrettHeadlineSonnets From the Portuguese Shakespeare HeadPublisherShakespeare Head PressDate Published1933 View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold Lot #240 Gulzara, Princess of Persia; or, The Virgin Queen Headingzzf(Gulzara...)Author**HeadlineGulzara, Princess of Persia 1816 original boardsPublisherJohn SouterDate Published1816 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #241 Death Be Not Proud HeadingzzfAuthorGunther, JohnHeadlineJohn Gunther Death Be Not ProudPublisherHarper & BrothersDate Published1949 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #247 Java Head HeadingzzfAuthorHergesheimer, JosephHeadlineJava Head signed limited by Hergesheimer 1919PublisherKnopfDate Published1919 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$75StatusSold Lot #250 The Poetical Works HeadingzzfAuthorKeats, JohnHeadlineThe Poetical Works of John Keats 1863PublisherLittle, Brown and CompanyDate Published1863 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold Lot #254 Pickle the Spy or The Incognito of Prince Charles [and] The Companions of Pickle: Being a Sequel to 'Pickle the Spy' HeadingzzfAuthorLang, AndrewHeadline2 vols about Pickle the Spy by Andrew Lang 1897PublisherLongmans, GreenDate Published1897-1898 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #287 The Mysteries of Paris HeadingzzfAuthorSue, EugeneHeadlineThe Mysteries of Paris First EditionPublisherChapman and HallDate Published1845-46 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #288 Monsieur Beaucaire HeadingzzfAuthorTarkington, BoothHeadlineMonsieur Beaucaire signed by Tarkington 1st edPublisherMcClure, Phillips & Co.Date Published1900 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold Lot #289 The Two Vanrevels HeadingzzfAuthorTarkington, BoothHeadlineTwo Vanrevels 1st trade ed Booth Tarkington 1902PublisherMcClure, Phillips & Co.Date Published1902 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next