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 1-69 of 69. Previous|1|Next Lot #2 The Spectator View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorAddison, Joseph & Richard Steele, et alHeadlineThe Spectator in 8 volumes 1775PublisherC. Bathurst, et alDate Published1775 Lot #4 Four art books - each signed by the artist View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$343.75StatusSold Heading(Art)Author**HeadlineFour art books - each signed by the artistDate PublishedVarious dates Lot #5 Four art books - each signed by the artist View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Heading(Art)Author**HeadlineFour art books - each signed by the artistDate PublishedVarious dates Lot #6 Shi Liao Xun Kan [Journal of Historical Sources] View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(Asian)AuthorArchive department of the Palace MuseumHeadlineJournal of Historical Sources Quing DynastyPublisherPrinted by Jin Hua Printing HouseDate Published1930-1931 Lot #7 Tung-ching-ch'êng: Report on the excavation of the site of the capital of P'o-hai View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold 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 Lot #8 Yong Le Da Dian Ben Shui Jin Zhu [Commentary on “ The Waterways Classic” taken from “The Encyclopedia of the Young Le Era”] View details Estimate$800 - $1,200StatusUnsold Heading(Asian)AuthorLi Dao Yuan (d. 527)HeadlineWork on the ancient geography of ChinaPublisherThe Commercial PressDate Published1935 Lot #10 The Kokka: An Illustrated Monthly Journal of the Fine and Applied Arts of Japan and Other Eastern Countries View details Estimate$800 - $1,200StatusUnsold Heading(Asian)Author**Headline250 issues of Kokka Asian art 1890-1951PublisherThe Kokka Co.Date Published1890-1951 Lot #11 Nan Zhao Ye Shi Shang [An Unofficial History of Nan Zhao Kingdom: Volume One] View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$100StatusSold Heading(Asian)AuthorYang Shen; revised by Hu WeiHeadlineHistory of Nan Zhao KingdomPublisherYunna BookstoreDate PublishedDuring Reign of Emperor Guan Xu (1875-1908) Lot #12 Ying-Ch'êng-Tzu: The Han Brick-Tomb with Fresco-Paintings, &c., near Chien-Mu-Ch'êng-J, South Manchuria View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$100StatusSold Heading(Asian)Author**HeadlineHan Brick-Tomb Fresco-Paintings ManchuriaPublisherKwanto Government MuseumDate Published1934 Lot #22 Mr. Justice Holmes View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$75StatusSold AuthorBiddle, FrancisHeadlineMr. Justice Holmes 1st in dj signed by BiddlePublisherScribner'sDate Published1942 Lot #28 Boswell for the Defence, 1769-1774 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorBoswell, JamesHeadlineBoswell for the Defence, 1769-1774 1/350PublisherWilliam HeinemannDate Published1960 Lot #29 Boswell in Holland, 1763-1764 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$100StatusSold AuthorBoswell, JamesHeadlineBoswell in Holland, 1763-1764PublisherWilliam HeinemannDate Published1952 Lot #30 Boswell in Search of a Wife, 1766-1769 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorBoswell, JamesHeadlineBoswell in Search of a Wife 1 of 400 copiesPublisherWilliam HeinemannDate Published1957 Lot #31 Boswell on the Grand Tour: Italy, Corsica, and France, 1765-1766 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorBoswell, JamesHeadlineBoswell on the Grand Tour 1 of 400 copiesPublisherWilliam HeinemannDate Published1955 Lot #32 Boswell's London Journal, 1762-1763. Together with Journal of my Jaunt, Harvest 1762 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$100StatusSold AuthorBoswell, JamesHeadlineBoswell's London Journal, 1762-1763PublisherWilliam HeinemannDate Published1951 Lot #33 Boswell's London Journal, 1762-1763 View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold HeadingzzdAuthorBoswell, JamesHeadlineBoswell's London Journal, 1762-1763 Finely BoundPublisherWilliam HeinemannDate Published1951 Lot #34 The Life of Samuel Johnson - Temple Bar Edition View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$162.50StatusSold AuthorBoswell, JamesHeadlineThe Life of Samuel Johnson - Temple Bar EditionPublisherGabriel WellsDate Published1922 Lot #39 Autograph Letter, signed, as Secretary to the British Admiralty View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Heading(British Navy)AuthorBrisbane, JohnHeadlineJohn Brisbane Successor to Samuel PepysDate PublishedJanuary 15, 1683 Lot #47 Caricatures by Enrico Caruso - 2 editions, 1 with an original charcoal caricature sketch View details Estimate$300 - $600StatusUnsold AuthorCaruso, EnricoHeadlineCaruso Caricatures with original sketchPublisher"La Follia di New York"Date Published1908 & 1914 Lot #48 A Bibliography of the Works of Winston Churchill - Long Galley Proofs View details Estimate$250 - $350StatusUnsold Heading(Churchill, Winston S.)AuthorWoods, FrederickHeadlineProof sheets of Woods' Churchill BibliographyPublisherNicholas VaneDate Published[1963] Lot #49 Lord Randolph Churchill View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$100StatusSold AuthorChurchill, Winston SpencerHeadlineWinston S. Churchill's bio of Lord RandolphPublisherMacmillanDate Published1906 Lot #50 Typed Letter, signed, as Member of Parliament View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold HeadingzzcAuthorChurchill, Winston Spencer-HeadlineLetter from Winston Churchill's grandsonDate PublishedNovember 18, 1978 Lot #56 Memoires sur l'Ancienne Chevalerie; Consideree Comme un Etablissement Politique et Militaire View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold HeadingzzfAuthorCurne de Sainte-Palaye, M. de laHeadlineMemoires sur l'Ancienne Chevalerie 1759PublisherChez Nic. Bonav. DuchesneDate Published1759, 1781 Lot #61 Cave Hunting, Researches on the Evidence of Caves Respecting the Early Inhabitants of Europe View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold AuthorDawkins, W. BoydHeadlineCave Hunting in Europe 1874PublisherMacmillanDate Published1874 Lot #62 Two volumes on the work of Edgar Degas View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold Heading(Degas, Edgar)Author**HeadlineTwo volumes on the work of Edgar DegasDate Published[1944] & 1962 Lot #65 Roland Clark's Etchings View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$375StatusSold Heading(Derrydale Press)AuthorClark, RolandHeadlineRoland Clark's Etchings Sgd Ltd. book w/ etchingPublisherThe Derrydale PressDate Published[1938] Lot #76 Poupées et Légendes de France View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Heading(Dolls)AuthorKoenig, MarieHeadlinePoupées et Légendes de FrancePublisherLibrairie Centrale des Beaux-ArtsDate Published[c. 1900] Lot #77 The Life of Sir William Wallace, The Governor General of Scotland, and Hero of the Scottish Chiefs View details Estimate$80 - $120Sold for$62.50StatusSold AuthorDonaldson, PeterHeadlineThe Life of Sir William WallacePublisherS. Andrus & SonDate Published1854 Lot #78 Howard University: The Capstone of Negro Education. A History: 1867-1940 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$100StatusSold AuthorDyson, WalterHeadlineHoward UniversityPublisherThe Graduate School, Howard UniversityDate Published1941 Lot #82 The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Headingzzf(Fine Bindings)AuthorBoswell, JamesHeadlineBoswell's Life of Johnson 1824 editionPublisherThomas Tegg, et alDate Published1824 Lot #89 The History of England from the Accession of James II - Extra Illustrated View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$468.75StatusSold Heading(Fine Bindings)AuthorMacaulay, Thomas BabingtonHeadlineMacaulay's History of England Extra IllustratedPublisherLongman, Brown, Green and LongmansDate Published1849-1861 Lot #91 The Electress Sophia and the Hanoverian Succession View details Estimate$250 - $350StatusUnsold Heading(Fine Bindings)AuthorWard, Adolphus WilliamHeadlineElectress Sophia and the Hanoverian SuccessionPublisherGoupil & Co.Date Published1903 Lot #96 Five portfolios from "Collection de l'Art Regional en France" View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(Furniture - French)Author**HeadlineFive portfolios with plates of French FurniturePublisherCh. Massin & Cie.Date Published[1925-28] 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 View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$162.50StatusSold AuthorGale, TheophilusHeadlineThe Court of the Gentiles by Theophilus GalePublisherTho. Gilbert [Vols. 1 & 2] / T. CockerilDate Published1672, 71, 77 Lot #98 Collection of works by Gombrich - Presented by him to artist and friend Stanley Meltzoff View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$687.50StatusSold AuthorGombrich, Ernst H.HeadlineCollection of works by Ernst H. GombrichDate PublishedVarious dates Lot #120 An Elegy Written in a Country Church-yard View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000StatusUnsold Heading(Illuminated Manuscript)AuthorGray, ThomasHeadlineIlluminated Maunscript by John H. TerleDate PublishedEarly 20th century Lot #122 Technics and Creativity: Gemini GEL View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Heading(Johns, Jasper)Author**HeadlineTechnics and Creativity w/litho by Jasper JohnsPublisherMuseum of Modern ArtDate Published[1971] Lot #123 The Works of Samuel Johnson View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold AuthorJohnson, SamuelHeadlineThe Works of Samuel JohnsonPublisherF.C. and J. Rivington, et alDate Published1811-12, 1823 Lot #129 Frühdrucke aus der Bücherei View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000StatusUnsold AuthorKlemperer, Victor VonHeadlineFrühdrucke aus der Bücherei by Von KlempererDate Published1927 Lot #142 Ancient Jerusalem View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$100StatusSold AuthorMerrill, SelahHeadlineAncient Jerusalem by Selah MerrillPublisherFleming H. Revell CompanyDate Published[1908] Lot #146 Memoirs of the Life of the late George Morland; with critical and descriptive observations on the whole of his works hitherto before the public View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Heading(Morland, George)AuthorHassell, JohnHeadlineMemoirs of the Life of the late George MorlandPublisherJames CundeeDate Published1806 Lot #147 Le Siécle de Napoléon, Galerie des Illustrations de L'Empire View details Estimate$250 - $350StatusUnsold Headingzzf(Napoléon)Author**HeadlineLe Siécle de Napoléon 25 colored lithographsPublisherAdministration de LibrairieDate Published1846 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 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$625StatusSold AuthorNewton, IsaacHeadlineNewton's Chronology of Ancient Kingdoms 1728PublisherJ. Tonson, et alDate Published1728 Lot #171 How the Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold Headingzzf(Photography)AuthorRiis, Jacob A.HeadlineJacob Riis How the Other Half LivesPublisherCharles Scribner's SonsDate Published1912 Lot #179 L.A. Uncovered [&] Quattro Mani View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$100StatusSold AuthorRauschenberg, Robert and Darryl PottorfHeadlineRauschenberg L.A. Uncovered SignedPublisherGemini G.E.L.Date Published[1998] Lot #181 Pierre Sicard View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold AuthorRemusat, ClaudeHeadlineClaude Remusat - Pierre SicardPublisherLibrairie RombaldiDate Published[1955] Lot #182 The Parish-Watson Collection of Mohammadan Potteries View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorRiefstahl, Rudolf MeyerHeadlineMohammadan Potteries 1/500PublisherE. WeyheDate Published1922 Lot #185 Felicien Rops: L'Art et la Vie. Preface de Pierre Mac Orland, Essai critique de Jean-Dubray View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$187.50StatusSold Heading(Rops, Felicien)Author**HeadlineErotic art of Felicien RopsPublisherEditions Marcel SeheurDate Published[1928] Lot #186 Battling Tritons View details Estimate$150 - $200StatusUnsold AuthorRosa, Salvator (after )HeadlineBattling Tritons after Salvator Rosa c.20th centDate Publishedc. 20th century Lot #188 Manchester Portraits: A Series of Lithographic Drawings View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold HeadingzzfAuthorRothenstein, WillHeadlineWill Rothenstein Manchester PortraitsPublisherJ.E. CornishDate Published1900 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 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Heading(Rowlandson, Thomas)AuthorGrego, JosephHeadlineRowlandson the Caricaturist by Joseph GregoPublisherChatto and WindusDate Published1880 Lot #192 Fine Prints of the Year: An Annual Review of Contemporary Etching and Engraving View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold AuthorSalaman, Malcom Charles, editorHeadlineFine Prints of the Year vols. 8 & 9, 1930-31PublisherHalton & Truscott Smith, LtdDate Published1930 & 1931 Lot #194 Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man View details Estimate$400 - $700StatusUnsold HeadingzzfAuthorSassoon, SiegfriedHeadlineMemoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man Limited EditionPublisherFaber & GwyerDate Published1928 Lot #196 Die Deutsche Plastic Des Elften Bis Dreizehnten Jahrunderts View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Heading(Sculpture)AuthorPanofski, ErwinHeadlineGerman Sculture of the 11th-13th CenturiesPublisherKurt WolffDate Published[1924] Lot #197 Die Deutsche Plastik Des Vierzehnten [Fuenfzhnten] Jahrunderts View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Heading(Sculpture)AuthorPinder, WilhelmHeadlineGerman Sculpture of the 14th & 15th CenturiesPublisherKurt WolffDate Published[1925 & 1924] Lot #202 An Alle Kunstlers! View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Heading(Socialism in the Arts)Author**HeadlineAn Alle Kunstlers! Cover by Max PechsteinPublisherWilli SimonDate Published1919 Lot #203 American Silver, 1750-1850. The Mrs. John Emerson Marble Collection at the Huntington Library, Art Collections, & Botanical Gardens - 3 copies View details Estimate$10 - $100StatusUnsold AuthorSpencer, Hope JudkinsHeadlineAmerican Silver, 1750-1850 - 3 copiesPublisherFithian PressDate Published[2001] Lot #207 Les Jouets: Histoire - Fabrication View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Heading(Toys)AuthorClaretie, LeoHeadlineLes Jouets: Histoire - FabricationPublisherAncienne Maison Quantin / Librairies-Imprimeries ReuniesDate Published[1893] Lot #208 Les Jouets a la World's Fair en 1904 a Saint-Louis (U-S): Et 'Histoire de la Corporation des Fabricants - de Jouets - en France View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Heading(Toys)AuthorD'Allemagne, Henri-ReneHeadlineFrench toys at the St Louis Worlds FairPublisherChez l'AuteurDate Published1908 Lot #212 Illustrations pour Le Diable au Corps de Raymond Radiguet View details Estimate$400 - $700Sold for$250StatusSold AuthorVlaminck, Maurice deHeadlineVlaminck Illustrations pour Le Diable au CorpsPublisherMarcel Seheur Edit.Date Published[1926] Lot #214 Campbell's Tomato Soup Can - Screenprint on a shopping bag from the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$2,125StatusSold AuthorWarhol, AndyHeadlineWarhol's Campbell's Soup Can screenprint bagPublisherInstitute of Contemporary ArtDate Published1966 Lot #216 Three signed prints by Max Weber View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,800StatusUnsold AuthorWeber, MaxHeadlineThree signed prints by Max WeberDate PublishedNo date Lot #217 A King's Story: The Memoirs of the Duke of Windsor View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$625StatusSold AuthorWindsor, [Edward] Duke ofHeadlineA King's Story The Memoirs of the Duke of WindsorPublisherPutnam'sDate Published[1951] Lot #218 Process of Wood-Cut Printing Explained View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$343.75StatusSold Heading(Wood-Cut Printing)Author**HeadlineProcess of Wood-Cut Printing ExplainedPublisherThe Shimbi Shoin, Ltd.Date Published[c.1920] Lot #219 Imperium: The Philosophy of History and Politics View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorYockey, Francis ParkerHeadlineImperium: The Philosophy of History and PoliticsPublisherThe Truth SeekerDate Published[1962] Lot #240 Gulzara, Princess of Persia; or, The Virgin Queen View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Headingzzf(Gulzara...)Author**HeadlineGulzara, Princess of Persia 1816 original boardsPublisherJohn SouterDate Published1816 Lot #241 Death Be Not Proud View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$312.50StatusSold HeadingzzfAuthorGunther, JohnHeadlineJohn Gunther Death Be Not ProudPublisherHarper & BrothersDate Published1949 Lot #254 Pickle the Spy or The Incognito of Prince Charles [and] The Companions of Pickle: Being a Sequel to 'Pickle the Spy' View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold HeadingzzfAuthorLang, AndrewHeadline2 vols about Pickle the Spy by Andrew Lang 1897PublisherLongmans, GreenDate Published1897-1898 Lot #272 Into the Night Life View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$437.50StatusSold HeadingzzfAuthorMiller, Henry and Bezalel SchatzHeadlineInto the Night Life signed by author & artistDate Published[1947] Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next