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Previous|1|Next Lot #6 Pride and Prejudice AuthorAusten, JaneHeadlinePride and Prejudice 1900PublisherGresham Publishing CompanyDate Published[c.1900] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #19 Il Decamerone di Messer Giovanni Boccaccio AuthorBoccaccio, GiovanniHeadlineBoccaccio's Decameron, Illustrated by Tito LessiPublisherFratelli AlinariDate Published1909-1915 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #27 Hydriotaphia: Urn Burial; with an account of some urns found at Brampton in Norfolk [with] Hydriotaphia: Urne-Buriall or A Discourse of the Sepulchrall Urnes lately found in Norfolk AuthorBrowne, ThomasHeadlineTwo fine press editions of Browne's HydriotaphiaPublisherRiverside Press; Chiswick PressDate Published1907; 1893 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #28 The Complete Works of Mrs. E. B. Browning AuthorBrowning, Elizabeth BarrettHeadlineElizabeth Browning, bound by Trautz-BauzonnetPublisherGeorge D. SproulDate Published1901 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$593.75StatusSold Lot #34 The Complete Works of Geoffrey Chaucer AuthorChaucer, GeoffreyHeadlineWorks of Chaucer finely boundPublisherOxford at the Clarendon PressDate Published1920 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #56 A Christmas Carol in Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas. AuthorDickens, CharlesHeadlineChristmas Carol facsimile w/jacket 1920PublisherAtlantic Monthly PressDate Published[1920] View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #57 The Dickens-Kolle Letters - presentation copy printed on vellum AuthorDickens, CharlesHeadlineDickens Letters - presentation copy on vellumPublisherThe Bibliophile SocietyDate Published1910 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #76 An Enquiry into the Duties of the Female Sex AuthorGisborne, ThomasHeadlineRole of Women in 1790s SocietyPublisherPrinted for T. Cadell, Jr. and W. DaviesDate Published1799 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #82 Jude the Obscure AuthorHardy, ThomasHeadlineJude the Obscure finely boundPublisherMacmillan & Co.Date Published1929 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #84 The Iliad of Homer and the Odyssey of Homer, in Four Volumes Heading(Homer)AuthorBryant, William CullenHeadlineVerse Translation of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, in 4 VolsPublisherFields, Osgood, & Co. and James R. OsgoodDate Published1870-72 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #90 Three Bifolia from Keats, with One Bifolium from Shelley AuthorKeats, John and Percy ShelleyHeadlineFour Keats and Shelley Bifolia, with Decorated InitialsPublisherNo publisherDate PublishedNo date View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #95 The Essays of Elia [with] Last Essays of Elia AuthorLamb, CharlesHeadlineLamb's Elia essays finely bound 1892PublisherLittle Brown & CompanyDate Published1892 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #101 Journal intime. 1878-1881. Publié par son fils Samuel Viaud AuthorLoti, PierreHeadlinePierre Loti's intimate journal 1878-81PublisherCalmann-LévyDate Published1925 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #102 La Vie des Abeilles AuthorMaeterlinck, MauriceHeadlineMaeterlinck's essay the Life of the BeePublisherBibliotheque-CharpentierDate Published1913 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #132 Thrice-Greatest Hermes, Studies in Hellenistic Theosophy and Gnosis, Being a Translation of the Extant Sermons and Fragments of the Trismegistic Literature, with Prolegomena, Commentaries, and Notes Heading(Occult)AuthorMead, G.R.S., editorHeadline3 Vols of Hellenistic Cult Texts and Fragments, in TranslationPublisherThe Theosophical Publishing SocietyDate Published1906 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$1,875StatusSold Lot #134 The Works of Thomas Otway, Consisting of His Plays, Poems, and Letters. With a Sketch of His Life, Enlarged from That Written by Dr. Johnson AuthorOtway, ThomasHeadlineWorks of Thomas Otway 1812PublisherF.. C. and J. RivingtonDate Published1812 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #138 Collection of approximately 72 plays, all but one or two from the 18th century Heading(Plays - 18th Century)HeadlineSeventy 18th century playsDate Published18th century View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$6,875StatusSold Lot #141 An Essay on Man in Epistles to a Friend. Epistles I-IV, Bound as One. Author[Pope, Alexander]HeadlinePope's Epistles I-IV Bound TogetherPublisherJ. WilfordDate Published[1733-34] View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #142 Selected Poems of Matthew Prior AuthorPrior, MatthewHeadlinePoetry of Matthew Prior, extra illustrated by W.C. BamburghPublisherKegan Paul, Trench & Co.Date Published1889 View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #143 Three volumes of Italian poets of the Renaissance Heading(Renaissance)HeadlineItalian editions of Petrarch, Virgil and DanteDate Published[c. 1880s] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #145 Guanzi 管子 Political, Economic, and Philosophical Essays from Early China AuthorRickett, Allyn, translatorHeadlineTranslation of the Guanzi, in 2 volsPublisherPrinceton University PressDate Published1985 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #150 The Fortunes of Nigel AuthorScott, Sir WalterHeadlineSir Walter Scott's The Fortunes of NigelPublisherArchibald Constable and Co.Date Published1822 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #153 The Tragedy of Cymbeline AuthorShakespeare, WilliamHeadlineShakespeare's Cymbeline from 2nd Folio 1632Date Published[1632] View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$1,875StatusSold Lot #155 Artwork by James Spitzer AuthorSpitzer, JamesHeadlineJames Spitzer Caricature and Illustrated Poe View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #161 Walden; Or, Life in the Woods AuthorThoreau, Henry DavidHeadlineWalden 1866 printingPublisherTicknor and FieldsDate Published1866 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$812.50StatusSold Lot #163 The Modern Traveller; Being a Collection of Useful and Entertaining Travels, Lately Made into Various Countries: The Whole Carefully Abridged: Exhibiting a View of the Manners, Religion, Government, Arts, Agriculture, Manufactures, and Commerce of the known world. Heading(Travel)HeadlineTravel stories with numerous maps and viewsPublisherPrinted for T. LowndesDate Published1776-1777 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$562.50StatusSold Lot #166 Das Gespenst Von Canterville und Fünf Andere Erzählungen von Oscar Wilde. AuthorWilde, OscarHeadlineGerman edition of Oscar Wilde's short storiesPublisherIm Insel-VerlagDate Published1905 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #171 Contes d'Andersen: Calendrier pour 1912 Heading(Andersen, Hans Christian)HeadlineHans Christian Andersen 1912 calendarPublisherM. MunkDate Published[c.1911] View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #172 Little Thomas Author[Barbauld, Anna Laetitia]HeadlineAnna Barbauld's Little ThomasPublisherPhillips & SampsonDate Published[ca. 1840s-1850s] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #173 Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens AuthorBarrie, J. M.HeadlineSigned by Arthur Rackham, 1/500PublisherHodder & StoughtonDate Published1906 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$1,062.50StatusSold Lot #174 Goodnight Moon AuthorBrown, Margaret WiseHeadlineGoodnight Moon, Harper & BrothersPublisherHarper & BrothersDate Published1947 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #175 The Quiver of Love: A Collection of Valentines Ancient and Modern Author(Crane, Walter and Kate Greenaway, illustrators)HeadlineValentines illustrated by Crane and GreenawayPublisherMarcus Ward & Co.Date Published1876 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$212.50StatusSold Lot #176 A Wonder Book For Boys & Girls Heading(Crane, Walter, illustrator)AuthorHawthorne, NathanielHeadline60 magnificent designs by Walter CranePublisherHoughton Mifflin & CompanyDate Published1893 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #179 A Fairy Garland, Being Fairy Tales from the Old French Heading(Dulac, Edmund, illustrator)HeadlineA Fairy Garland - Signed Edmund DulacPublisherCharles Scribner's SonsDate Published[1928] View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$406.25StatusSold Lot #180 Variety; or, Stories for Children. AuthorGilley, William B.Headline19th century Children's stories, illustratedPublisherW.B. GilleyDate Published1828 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #181 Collection of fifteen works by Edward Gorey AuthorGorey, EdwardHeadlineFifteen works by Edward GoreyDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$212.50StatusSold Lot #182 The Wind in the Willows AuthorGrahame, KennethHeadlineFirst American Edition of The Wind in the WillowsPublisherCharles Scribner's SonsDate Published1908 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$500StatusSold Lot #183 A Visit from St. Nicholas and Other Christmas Stories AuthorMcLoughlin Bros.HeadlineA Visit from St. Nicholas w/ color platesPublisherMcLoughlin Bros.Date Published1902 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$468.75StatusSold Lot #184 East of the Sun and West of the Moon Heading(Nielsen, Kay, illustrator)HeadlineMagnificent color plates by Kay NielsenPublisherHodder and StoughtonDate Published[c.1920] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$237.50StatusSold Lot #186 The Hungarian Fairy Book [and] Magyar Fairy Tales Heading(Pogány, Willy, illustrator)AuthorPogány, NándorHeadlineWilly Pogány illustrates Hungarian folktalesPublisherT. Fisher / Unwin; E.P. DuttonDate Published[1913]; [1930] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$500StatusSold Lot #187 The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher AuthorPotter, BeatrixHeadlineFirst Edition of Potter's Tale of Jeremy FisherPublisherFrederick WarneDate Published[1908] View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #188 The Arthur Rackham Fairy Book. A Book of Old Favourites with New Illustrations Heading(Rackham, Arthur, illustrator)HeadlineRackham's Fairy Book Signed LimitedPublisherGeorge G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.Date Published[1933] View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$593.75StatusSold Lot #189 Cinderella Heading(Rackham, Arthur, illustrator)AuthorEvans, C.S.HeadlineRackham's Cinderella vellum signedPublisherWilliam Heinemann / J.B. LippincottDate Published[1919] View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,062.50StatusSold Lot #190 The Sleeping Beauty Heading(Rackham, Arthur, illustrator)AuthorEvans, C.S.HeadlineSigned by Arthur Rackham, 1/625PublisherWilliam HeinemannDate Published[1920] View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,250StatusSold Lot #191 The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm Heading(Rackham, Arthur, illustrator)AuthorGrimm BrothersHeadlineFirst American trade edition with Rackham platesPublisherDoubleday, Page & Co.Date Published1909 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #192 Irish Fairy Tales Heading(Rackham, Arthur, illustrator)AuthorStephens, JamesHeadlineRackham's Irish Fairy Tales finely boundPublisherMacmillan CompanyDate Published1920 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$750StatusSold Lot #193 The Little Prince AuthorSaint-Exupéry, Antoine deHeadlineFirst edition of Saint-Exupéry's classicPublisherReynal & HitchcockDate Published[1943] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #194 In the Night Kitchen AuthorSendak, MauriceHeadlineSendak In the Night Kitchen signedPublisherHarper & RowDate Published[1970] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #195 Old French Fairy Tales Heading(Sterrett, Virginia, illustrator)AuthorSegur, [Sophie Rostopchine] Comtesse deHeadlineWith 8 color plates by Virginia Frances SterrettPublisherThe Penn Publishing Co.Date Published[1920] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #196 Pumpkin Moonshine [with] Linsey Woolsey AuthorTudor, TashaHeadlinePumpkin Moon & Linsey Woolsey in djsPublisherOxford University PressDate Published1938; 1946 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold Lot #197 Stuart Little [with] Charlotte's Web AuthorWhite, E.B.HeadlineFirst editions of Stuart Little and Charlotte's WebPublisherHarper & BrothersDate Published1945; 1952 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #198 The Birth Life and Acts of King Arthur of his Noble Knights of the Round Table their Marvellous Enquests and Adventures, the Achieving of the San Greal and in the End Le Morte DArthur with the Dolourous Death and Departing Out of the World of them All. Heading(Beardsley, Aubrey, illustrator)AuthorMalory, ThomasHeadlineBeardsley illustrates King Arthur, 1/1500 copiesPublisher[J.M. Dent & Co.]Date Published[1893-1894] View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,375StatusSold Lot #202 The Bachelor's Own Book; Being the Progress of Mr. Lambkin, (Gent.) in the Pursuit of Pleasure and Amusement, and also in Search of Health and Happiness AuthorCruikshank, GeorgeHeadlineBachelor's Own Book by CruikshankPublisherDavid Bryce & SonDate Published[c.1880] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #203 La Boîte à Joujoux. Ballet pour enfants par André Hellé. Musique de Claude Debussy AuthorDebussy, ClaudeHeadlineDebussy & Hellé La Boîte à Joujoux Ballet, 1919PublisherA. Durand & FilsDate Published[c. 1919] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #204 The Tour of Doctor Syntax Through London, or the Pleasures and Miseries of the Metropolis Heading(Dr. Syntax)HeadlineTour of Dr. Syntax Through LondonPublisherJ. JohnstonDate Published1820 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #205 Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Heading(Dulac, Edmund, illustrator)AuthorKhayyam, OmarHeadlineRubáiyát of Omar Khayyám Dulac IllustrationsPublisherHodder & StoughtonDate Published[1909] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #206 Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam [with] Arabische Nächte Heading(Dulac, Edmund, illustrator)HeadlineTwo works with color plates by Edmund DulacPublisherHodder and Stoughton; Müller & I. Kiepenheuer VerlagDate Published[c. 1919] ; [1920] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #212 Elephant Poem Coloring Book AuthorGrahn, JudyHeadlineElephant Poem Coloring BookPublisherWomen's Press CollectiveDate Published[1972] View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #213 Lot of seven Tojiro Hasegawa imprints Heading(Hasegawa, Tojiro)HeadlineSeven Tojiro Hasegawa imprintsPublisherTojiro HasegawaDate Publishedc. 1891-1906 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$937.50StatusSold Lot #216 Wolfville AuthorLewis, Alfred HenryHeadlineWolfville 1st ed inscribedPublisherFrederick StokesDate Published[1897] View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #218 Destiny. A Novel in Pictures AuthorNückel, OttoHeadlineNückel's novel in leadcuts, a proto-"graphic novel"PublisherFarrar & RinehartDate Published[1930] View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #220 A Young Man's Fancy AuthorPhillips, ColesHeadlineColes Phillips' "Fadeaway Girl" color platesPublisherThe Bobbs-Merrill CompanyDate Published[1912] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #238 Posters In Miniature Heading(Posters)AuthorRussell, Robert HowardHeadlinePosters In Miniature 1896 Robert RussellPublisherJohn Lane / R.H. Russell & SonDate Published[1896] View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #239 The Tourist in France AuthorRoscoe, ThomasHeadlineWith multiple copper engravings after HardingPublisherJennings and ChaplinDate Published1834 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #240 The Tourist in Spain. Granada AuthorRoscoe, ThomasHeadlineWith multiple engravings after David RobertsPublisherRobert Jennings and Co.Date Published1835 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #242 Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour AuthorSurtees, Robert SmithHeadline13 hand-colored steel engravings by LeechPublisherBradbury and EvansDate Published1853 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #243 Six sporting novels by Robert Smith Surtees AuthorSurtees, Robert SmithHeadlineSurtees' sporting books, bound by MorrellPublisherBradbury, Agnew, & Co.Date Publishedn.d. View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #244 Pablo de Segovia, The Spanish Sharper Heading(Vierge, Daniel, illustrator)AuthorQuevedo-Villegas, Francisco deHeadlineThe Spanish Sharper, Illustrated by Daniel ViergePublisherT Fisher UnwinDate Published1892 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #245 Stories for Pictures Heading(Walker, Dugald Stewart, illustrator)AuthorMackay, HelenHeadlineA lovely book with color plates by D.S. WalkerPublisherDuffield and CompanyDate Published1912 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next