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 477 57 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 1-67 of 67. 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 #4 Four art books - each signed by the artist Heading(Art)Author**HeadlineFour art books - each signed by the artistDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #5 Four art books - each signed by the artist Heading(Art)Author**HeadlineFour art books - each signed by the artistDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold 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 #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 #40 Autograph Letter, signed, regarding tools for warship construction Heading(British Navy)AuthorBrunel, Marc IsambardHeadlineALs regarding ships for the British NayDate PublishedJuly 1, 1805. View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$225StatusSold 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 #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 #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 #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 #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 #140 Short Selling AuthorMeeker, J. EdwardHeadlineJ. Edward Meeker Short Selling First Edition 1932PublisherHarper & BrothersDate Published1932 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,000StatusSold 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 #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 #184 As I Live and Breath - With Eleanor Roosevelt's bookplate Heading(Roosevelt, Eleanor)AuthorWeaver, John D.HeadlineWith Eleanor Roosevelt's bookplatePublisherRinehartDate Published[1959] View details Estimate$150 - $200Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #187 Early American Children's Books. With Bibliographical Descriptions of the Books in his Private Collection AuthorRosenbach, A.S.W.HeadlineRosenbach Early American Children's BooksPublisherSouthworth PressDate Published1933 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold 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 #201 A Little Rebellion Now & Then: Sixteen of America's Finest Typographer-Printers and An Englishman, Prints on the American Revolution Heading(Smith, Page)AuthorWilliam James AssociatesHeadlineA Little Rebellion Now & ThenPublisherWilliam James Association PressDate Published1976 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #203 American Silver, 1750-1850. The Mrs. John Emerson Marble Collection at the Huntington Library, Art Collections, & Botanical Gardens - 3 copies AuthorSpencer, Hope JudkinsHeadlineAmerican Silver, 1750-1850 - 3 copiesPublisherFithian PressDate Published[2001] View details Estimate$10 - $100StatusUnsold Lot #205 William Chapin Deming of Wyoming: Pioneer Publisher, and State and Federal Official. A Biography AuthorSpring, Agnes WrightHeadlineWilliam Chapin Deming of WyomingPublisherArthur H. ClarkDate Published1944 View details Estimate$80 - $120Sold for$50StatusSold Lot #211 Learning From Las Vegas AuthorVenturi, Robert, Denise Scott Brown & Steven IzenourHeadlineLearning From Las VegasPublisherThe MIT PressDate Published[1972] View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$500StatusSold 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 #221 Letters from a father to his son, on various topics, relative to literature and the conduct of life. Written in the years 1792 and 1793 HeadingzzfAuthorAikin, J[ohn]Headline1st Am. Ed. of Aikins letters to his son 1794PublisherPrinted by Samuel Harrison SmithDate Published1794 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #223 Twelve Autograph Letters Signed from seven American authors and editors Headingzzf(Autographs - U.S. Authors & Editors)Author**HeadlineLetters from American authors and editorsDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$237.50StatusSold Lot #231 The Conduct of Life HeadingzzfAuthorEmerson, R[alph] W[aldo]HeadlineRalph Waldo Emerson The Conduct of Life 1st EdnPublisherTicknor and FieldsDate Published1860 View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$162.50StatusSold 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 #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 #258 Archive of eight Typed Letters Signed and two Autograph Letter Signed, from Charmian London to Margaret Smith Cobb HeadingzzfAuthorLondon, CharmianHeadlineLetters from Charmian London to a poetDate Published1910-1916 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold Lot #259 Collection of six Typed Letters Signed, one Autograph Letter Signed, one Autograph Postcard Signed, and one Typed Postcard, from Charmian London to Janet Winship [Pitts] AuthorLondon, CharmianHeadlineLetters from Charmian London to Janet Winship PitDate Published1915-1939 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200StatusUnsold Lot #260 Three Typed Letters Signed, two Autograph Letters Signed, and an inscribed flyeaf from a book, all by Charmian London AuthorLondon, CharmianHeadlineLetters from Charmian LondonDate Published1917-1928 View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #263 Archive of approximately 60 autograph letters, notes and postcards from Joan London to her father Jack London HeadingzzfAuthorLondon, JoanHeadlineLetters to Jack London from his daughter JoanDate Published1906-1916 View details Estimate$10,000 - $15,000Sold for$18,750StatusSold Lot #273 Songs of the Sierras AuthorMiller, JoaquinHeadlineJoaquin Miller Songs of the Sierras Toronto 1871PublisherCanadian News and Publishing Co.Date Published1871 View details Estimate$10 - $100StatusUnsold Lot #274 I Cover the Waterfront AuthorMiller, MaxHeadlineI Cover the Waterfront sngd by Max MillerPublisherE.P. DuttonDate Published[1932] View details Estimate$10StatusUnsold Lot #279 Contract for a television appearance, signed by Ayn Rand AuthorRand, AynHeadlineAyn Rand signed Television ContractDate PublishedSeptember 23, 1964 View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #284 Buried Caesars: Essays in Literary Appreciation HeadingzzfAuthorStarrett, VincentHeadlineBuried Caesars signed by Vincent Starrett 1stPublisherCovici-McGeeDate Published1923 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$75StatusSold 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 #292 Autograph Letter, signed, from the older brother of Anthony Trollope HeadingzzfAuthorTrollope, T.A.HeadlineALs From Anthony Trollopes older brotherDate Published1866 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$162.50StatusSold Lot #296 Jubilee - advance copy AuthorWalker, MargaretHeadlineProof of Walker's Jubilee Civil War novelPublisherHoughton MifflinDate Published1966 View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #297 The Works of H.G. Wells - Atlantic Edition HeadingzzfAuthorWells, H[erbert] G[eorge]HeadlineThe Works of H.G. Wells - Atlantic EditionPublisherT. Fisher UnwinDate Published1924 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,375StatusSold Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next