Sale 472: Rare Books & Manuscripts (Monday after S.F. Book Fair) (#472) 02/06/2012 11:00 AM PST Closed Starts Ending 02/06/2012 11:00 AM PST Auction Info 472 62 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 1-57 of 57. Previous|1|Next Lot #6 Les Antiquités Bouddhiques de Bamiyan Heading(Afghanistan)AuthorGodard, A., et al.HeadlineThe Buddhas of BamiyanPublisherLes Editions G. Van OestDate Published1928 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #13 Das Deutsche Heer und die Marine Headingzzf(Costume)AuthorArnould, Georg & Felix von OlbergHeadlineColor lithos of German Military by ArnouldPublisherKunstanstalt (vormals Gustav W. Seitz) A.-O.Date Published[1891] View details Estimate$4,000 - $6,000StatusUnsold Lot #21 [Report on the Excavation of Two Southern T'Ang Mausoleums] Heading(Asian)Author**HeadlineRare report on Chinese excavations 1957PublisherCulture Objects PressDate Published1957 View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$162.50StatusSold Lot #22 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 - $250StatusUnsold Lot #23 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 #27 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 #29 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 #35 T’oung Pao ou Archives pour servir à l’étude de l’histoire, des langues, la geographie et l’ethnographie de l’Asie Orientale (Chine, Japon, Corée, Indo-Chine, Asie Centrale et Malaisie) Heading(Asian)AuthorSchlegel, Gustave & Henri Cordier, et al., editorsHeadline1st 38 volumes of T'oung Pao Archives 1890-1931PublisherE.J. BrillDate Published1890-1931 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,250StatusSold Lot #39 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 - $250StatusUnsold Lot #42 The Quadrupeds of North America AuthorAudubon, John James and John BachmanHeadlineAudubon's Quadrupeds with colored lithogaphsPublisherV[ictor] G[ifford] AudubonDate Published1851-1854 View details Estimate$8,000 - $12,000Sold for$5,000StatusSold Lot #44 The Orchidaceae of Mexico and Guatemala AuthorBateman, JamesHeadlineThe Orchidaceae of Mexico and GuatemalaPublisherJohnson Reprint CorporationDate Published[1974] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #45 [Le Morte Darthur, i.e.] 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)AuthorMalory, ThomasHeadlineKing Arthur by Malory, Beardsley Illus., 1/300PublisherDent & CoDate Published1893-94 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$2,250StatusSold Lot #47 Ethiopian Coptic Bible, hand-written in the Ge’ez script, with 8 gouache paintings Heading(Bible - Coptic)Author**HeadlineEthiopian Coptic Bible With 8 Gouache PaintingsDate Published[mid 19th century?] View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold Lot #59 Portfolio of original carpet designs Heading(Carpets)Author**HeadlinePortfolio of original carpet designsDate PublishedEarly 20th century View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$687.50StatusSold Lot #62 Illustrations for the Bible AuthorChagall, MarcHeadlineIllustrations for the Bible by Marc Chagall 1956PublisherHarcourt, BraceDate Published[1956] View details Estimate$4,000 - $6,000StatusUnsold Lot #63 The Jerusalem Windows AuthorChagall, MarcHeadlineMarc Chagall Jerusalem Windows 2 Original LithosPublisherGeorge BrazillerDate Published[1962] View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,000Sold for$1,375StatusSold Lot #66 The Costume of the Russian Empire, Illustrated by a Series of Seventy-Three Engravings Heading(Costume)Author**HeadlineThe Costume of the Russian Empire 73 color platesPublisherW. MillerDate Published1803 View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,800Sold for$875StatusSold Lot #67 Von Wunderland zu Wunderland: Landschafts- und Lebensbilder aus den Staaten und Territorien der Union AuthorCronau, RudolfHeadlineVon Wunderland zu Wunderland 50 collotype platesPublisherMax Spohr / T.O. WeigelDate Published[1885]-1887 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold Lot #70 Encyclopedie, ou dictionnaire raisonne des sciences des arts et des métiers… HeadingzzfAuthorDiderot, Denis & Jean le Rond d'AlembertHeadlineComplete set of Diderot's Encyclopedia 4to EdnPublisherJean-Leonard Pellet (Imprint varies)Date Published1778-79 View details Estimate$5,000 - $8,000StatusUnsold Lot #72 The Butterflies of North America - First Series, plus several parts from second series AuthorEdwards, William H.HeadlineThe Butterflies of North America Color PlatesPublisherHoughton, Osgood and CompanyDate Published1879 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200StatusUnsold Lot #74 Five offprints of works by Egyptologist Jacques Joseph Champollion-Figeac, two of them presentation copies Heading(Egypt)AuthorChampollion-Figeac, Jacques JosephHeadlineEgyptologist Jacques Joseph Champollion-FigeacDate Published1826-1857 View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #76 Marriage Costumes of Various Nations Heading(Fashion)AuthorAckermann, R[udolph] (publisher)HeadlineMarriage Costumes of Various NationsPublisherR. AckermannDate Publishedc.1820 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #77 Bound volume of 111 hand-colored plates of woman's fashions from 1798-1802 Heading(Fashion)Author**Headline111 Hand-colored fashion plates 1798-1802PublisherR. PhillipsDate Published1798-1802 View details Estimate$2,500 - $3,500Sold for$2,812.50StatusSold Lot #78 Bound volume of 100 hand-colored plates of woman's fashions from the 1830s Heading(Fashion)Author**Headline100 Hand-colored fashion plates 1830sDate Published1830s View details Estimate$2,500 - $3,500Sold for$2,500StatusSold Lot #79 La Mode - 9 volumes, with 103 hand-colored plates Heading(Fashion)Author**HeadlineLa Mode - 9 volumes, with 103 hand-colored platesPublisher[Edouard Proux]Date Published1830s-40s View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #80 Magasin för Konst, Nyheter och Moder - Volumes 10 & 13 Heading(Fashion)Author**HeadlineSwedish fashion magazine from 1833 & 1836PublisherCarl DeleenDate Published1833, 1836 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$437.50StatusSold Lot #81 Recueil Général de Coëffures de Différents Goûts, où l'on Voit la Manière Dont se Coëffoient les Femmes, sous Différens Règnes, à Commencer en 1589 Jusqu'en 1778 Heading(Fashion)Author**HeadlineRare work on 18th century hairstylesPublisherChez DesnosDate Published[1788] View details Estimate$5,000 - $8,000StatusUnsold Lot #82 The Lady's Monthly Museum, or Polite Repository of Amusement and Instruction - Volumes 1 & 16 Headingzzf(Fashion)Author**HeadlineThe Lady's Monthly Museum - Color Fashion PlatesPublisherVernor & HoodDate Published1798 & 1806 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #83 Townsend's Quarterly Selection of Parisian Costumes Headingzzf(Fashion)Author**HeadlineTownsend's Parisian Costumes Color PlatesPublisherJ. Townsend, et alDate Publishedc. 1825 View details Estimate$600 - $900StatusUnsold Lot #84 Secret Court Memoirs Heading(Fine Bindings)Author**HeadlineSecret Court Memoirs 20 Vols. Finely BoundPublisherGrolier SocietyDate Published[c.1900] View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #87 Othello Heading(Gehenna Press)AuthorShakespeare, WilliamHeadlineThe Gehenna Shakespeare OthelloPublisher[The Gehenna Press]Date Published[1973] View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,800Sold for$937.50StatusSold Lot #88 Titus Andronicus Heading(Gehenna Press)AuthorShakespeare, WilliamHeadlineThe Gehenna Shakespeare Titus AndronicusPublisher[The Gehenna Press]Date Published[1973] View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,800Sold for$937.50StatusSold Lot #101 Herodotou logoi ennea, oiper epipalountai Mousai/ Herodoti Libri novem, qvibvs Mvsarvm indita svnt nomina ... Ad haec AuthorHerodutusHeadlineHerodutus in Greek 1557Publisherex officina HeruagianaDate Published1557 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #107 Benedicite Omnia Opera - Illuminated manuscript with watercolor miniatures Heading(Illuminated Manuscript)Author**HeadlineBenedicite Omnia Opera wonderfully illuminatedDate PublishedEarly 20th century View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,000Sold for$937.50StatusSold Lot #110 Illustrated manuscript arithmetic copy book - Fabulous original illustrations throughout Heading(Illustrated Manuscript)Author**HeadlineArithmetic copy book with fantastic illustrationsDate Published1808 View details Estimate$6,000 - $9,000Sold for$5,937.50StatusSold Lot #122 Les Liaisons Dangereuses AuthorLaclos, Choderlos deHeadlineLes Liaisons Dangereuses Illustrated by AlastairPublisherBlack Sun PressDate Published1929 View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #124 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 #125 The Botanical Cabinet...with a short account of each, directions for management &c. &c. AuthorLoddiges, Conrad, & Sons.HeadlineLoddiges Botanical Cabinet 1100 color platesPublisherJohn & Arthur ArchDate Published1818-33 View details Estimate$5,000 - $8,000Sold for$4,687.50StatusSold Lot #132 Sans Titre AuthorMarquet, AlbertHeadlineAlbert Marquet Sans TitrePublisherLes Amis Du Pont-NeufDate Published[1959] View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,500StatusSold Lot #134 Lettres Américaines, dans lesquelles on examine l'Origine, l'État Civil, Politique, Militaire & Religieux, les Arts, l'Industrie, les Sciences, les Mœurs, les Usages des anciens Habitans de l'Amérique; les grandes Epoques de la Nature, l'ancienne Communication des deux Hémisphères, & la dernière Révolution qui a fait disparoître l'Atlantide : pour servir de suite aux Mémoires de D. Ulloa - Emperor Maximilian I's copy Heading(Maximilian I, Emperor of Mexico - His Copy)AuthorCarli, M. Le Comte J.R.HeadlineEmperor Maximilian I's copyPublisherChez BuissonDate Published1788 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,000StatusSold Lot #135 Flores do Amazonas / Flowers of the Amazon AuthorMee, MargaretHeadlineMargaret Mee Flowers of the AmazonPublisherRecordDate Published[1980] View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$1,250StatusSold Lot #138 When We Were Very Young; Winnie-The-Pooh; Now We Are Six - finely bound by Riviere AuthorMilne, A[lan] A[lexander]HeadlineFinely Bound Winnie-The-Pooh Books by A.A. MilnePublisherMethuen & Co.Date Published1928 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$593.75StatusSold Lot #142 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 #149 Voyage a Travers la Mongolie el la Chine AuthorPiassetsky. P.HeadlineVoyage a Travers la Mongolie el la ChinePublisherLibrarie Hachette et Cie.Date Published1883 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #152 Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám - With an original painting by Willy Pogany Heading(Pogany, Willy)AuthorOmar KhayyámHeadlineRubáiyát of Omar Khayyám with original artPublisherThomas Y. CrowellDate Published[c.1930] View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$1,875StatusSold Lot #153 Le Costume Historique AuthorRacinet, M.A.HeadlineRacinet's Le Costume Historique 1888PublisherFirmin-DidotDate Published1888 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #154 La Legende du Roi Arthur Heading(Rackham, Arthur)AuthorArnoux, AlexandreHeadlineRackham illustrates French King Arthur 1/1500PublisherL'Edition d'Art H. PiazzaDate Published[1920] View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #157 Mule Train Crossing the Sierra - Signed print AuthorRemington, FredericHeadlineFrederic Remington Signed PrintDate Published[1888] View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$500StatusSold Lot #158 An Old Sweetheart of Mine - With an Autograph Letter, signed, from Riley AuthorRiley, James WhitcombHeadlineJames Whitcomb Riley Old Sweetheart of MinePublisherBobbs-Merrill CompanyDate Published[1903] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #166 Journal of a Missionary Tour Through the Desert of Arabia to Bagdad AuthorSamuel, JacobHeadlineTour thru Arabia to Bagdad 1844PublisherMaclachlan, Stewart, & Co.Date Published1844 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,000Sold for$937.50StatusSold Lot #168 Genesis / Exodo - illustrated collector's edition limited to 40 copies AuthorScavino, Alicia [and] Kupferminc, MirtaHeadlineGenesis / Exodo 1/40 illus by Alicia ScavinoPublisherEdiciones Dos AmigosDate Published2001 View details Estimate$5,000 - $8,000StatusUnsold Lot #173 Illuminated Ornaments Selected from Manuscripts and Early Printed Books from the Sixth to the Seventeenth Centuries AuthorShaw, HenryHeadlineHenry Shaw Illuminated Ornaments Large Paper EdnPublisherWilliam PickeringDate Published1833 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$2,500StatusSold Lot #183 [History of the Pelopponesian War, i.e.]: Thoukudides meta scholion palaion.../ Thucydides cum Scholiis et Antiquis... AuthorThucydidesHeadlineThucydides in Greek, 1540PublisherOfficina HervagianaDate Published1540 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold Lot #186 Verve: The French Review of Art, Nos. 5-6 Heading(Verve)Author**HeadlineVerve: The French Review of Art, Nos. 5-6PublisherVerveDate PublishedJuly-October 1939 View details Estimate$600 - $900StatusUnsold Lot #191 American Ornithology; Or, The Natural History of the Birds of the United States AuthorWilson, Alexander & Charles Lucian BonaparteHeadlineWilson & Bonapartes American OrnithologyPublisherWhittaker, Treacher, & ArnotDate Published1832 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,000Sold for$1,125StatusSold Lot #193 Japanese Propaganda Poster Appealing to Filipino Anti-American Nationalism Heading(World War II Propaganda Poster)Author**HeadlineWWII Japanese Propaganda PosterDate Publishedc.1942 View details Estimate$600 - $900StatusUnsold Lot #194 British anti-Nazi Propaganda Poster for Iran Heading(World War II Propaganda Poster for Iran)Author"Kem" [Kimon Evan Marengo]HeadlineBritish anti-Nazi Propaganda Poster for IranPublisher[British Ministry of Information]Date Published[c.1943] View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$687.50StatusSold Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next