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 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$281.25StatusSold Heading(Afghanistan)AuthorGodard, A., et al.HeadlineThe Buddhas of BamiyanPublisherLes Editions G. Van OestDate Published1928 Lot #13 Das Deutsche Heer und die Marine View details Estimate$4,000 - $6,000StatusUnsold Headingzzf(Costume)AuthorArnould, Georg & Felix von OlbergHeadlineColor lithos of German Military by ArnouldPublisherKunstanstalt (vormals Gustav W. Seitz) A.-O.Date Published[1891] Lot #21 [Report on the Excavation of Two Southern T'Ang Mausoleums] View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$162.50StatusSold Heading(Asian)Author**HeadlineRare report on Chinese excavations 1957PublisherCulture Objects PressDate Published1957 Lot #22 Ying-Ch'êng-Tzu: The Han Brick-Tomb with Fresco-Paintings, &c., near Chien-Mu-Ch'êng-J, South Manchuria View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold Heading(Asian)Author**HeadlineHan Brick-Tomb Fresco-Paintings ManchuriaPublisherKwanto Government MuseumDate Published1934 Lot #23 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 #27 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 #29 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 #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) View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,250StatusSold Heading(Asian)AuthorSchlegel, Gustave & Henri Cordier, et al., editorsHeadline1st 38 volumes of T'oung Pao Archives 1890-1931PublisherE.J. BrillDate Published1890-1931 Lot #39 Nan Zhao Ye Shi Shang [An Unofficial History of Nan Zhao Kingdom: Volume One] View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold Heading(Asian)AuthorYang Shen; revised by Hu WeiHeadlineHistory of Nan Zhao KingdomPublisherYunna BookstoreDate PublishedDuring Reign of Emperor Guan Xu (1875-1908) Lot #42 The Quadrupeds of North America View details Estimate$8,000 - $12,000Sold for$5,000StatusSold AuthorAudubon, John James and John BachmanHeadlineAudubon's Quadrupeds with colored lithogaphsPublisherV[ictor] G[ifford] AudubonDate Published1851-1854 Lot #44 The Orchidaceae of Mexico and Guatemala View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$312.50StatusSold AuthorBateman, JamesHeadlineThe Orchidaceae of Mexico and GuatemalaPublisherJohnson Reprint CorporationDate Published[1974] 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 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$2,250StatusSold Heading(Beardsley, Aubrey)AuthorMalory, ThomasHeadlineKing Arthur by Malory, Beardsley Illus., 1/300PublisherDent & CoDate Published1893-94 Lot #47 Ethiopian Coptic Bible, hand-written in the Ge’ez script, with 8 gouache paintings View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold Heading(Bible - Coptic)Author**HeadlineEthiopian Coptic Bible With 8 Gouache PaintingsDate Published[mid 19th century?] Lot #59 Portfolio of original carpet designs View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$687.50StatusSold Heading(Carpets)Author**HeadlinePortfolio of original carpet designsDate PublishedEarly 20th century Lot #62 Illustrations for the Bible View details Estimate$4,000 - $6,000StatusUnsold AuthorChagall, MarcHeadlineIllustrations for the Bible by Marc Chagall 1956PublisherHarcourt, BraceDate Published[1956] Lot #63 The Jerusalem Windows View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,000Sold for$1,375StatusSold AuthorChagall, MarcHeadlineMarc Chagall Jerusalem Windows 2 Original LithosPublisherGeorge BrazillerDate Published[1962] Lot #66 The Costume of the Russian Empire, Illustrated by a Series of Seventy-Three Engravings View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,800Sold for$875StatusSold Heading(Costume)Author**HeadlineThe Costume of the Russian Empire 73 color platesPublisherW. MillerDate Published1803 Lot #67 Von Wunderland zu Wunderland: Landschafts- und Lebensbilder aus den Staaten und Territorien der Union View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold AuthorCronau, RudolfHeadlineVon Wunderland zu Wunderland 50 collotype platesPublisherMax Spohr / T.O. WeigelDate Published[1885]-1887 Lot #70 Encyclopedie, ou dictionnaire raisonne des sciences des arts et des métiers… View details Estimate$5,000 - $8,000StatusUnsold HeadingzzfAuthorDiderot, Denis & Jean le Rond d'AlembertHeadlineComplete set of Diderot's Encyclopedia 4to EdnPublisherJean-Leonard Pellet (Imprint varies)Date Published1778-79 Lot #72 The Butterflies of North America - First Series, plus several parts from second series View details Estimate$800 - $1,200StatusUnsold AuthorEdwards, William H.HeadlineThe Butterflies of North America Color PlatesPublisherHoughton, Osgood and CompanyDate Published1879 Lot #74 Five offprints of works by Egyptologist Jacques Joseph Champollion-Figeac, two of them presentation copies View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Heading(Egypt)AuthorChampollion-Figeac, Jacques JosephHeadlineEgyptologist Jacques Joseph Champollion-FigeacDate Published1826-1857 Lot #76 Marriage Costumes of Various Nations View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold Heading(Fashion)AuthorAckermann, R[udolph] (publisher)HeadlineMarriage Costumes of Various NationsPublisherR. AckermannDate Publishedc.1820 Lot #77 Bound volume of 111 hand-colored plates of woman's fashions from 1798-1802 View details Estimate$2,500 - $3,500Sold for$2,812.50StatusSold Heading(Fashion)Author**Headline111 Hand-colored fashion plates 1798-1802PublisherR. PhillipsDate Published1798-1802 Lot #78 Bound volume of 100 hand-colored plates of woman's fashions from the 1830s View details Estimate$2,500 - $3,500Sold for$2,500StatusSold Heading(Fashion)Author**Headline100 Hand-colored fashion plates 1830sDate Published1830s Lot #79 La Mode - 9 volumes, with 103 hand-colored plates View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold Heading(Fashion)Author**HeadlineLa Mode - 9 volumes, with 103 hand-colored platesPublisher[Edouard Proux]Date Published1830s-40s Lot #80 Magasin för Konst, Nyheter och Moder - Volumes 10 & 13 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$437.50StatusSold Heading(Fashion)Author**HeadlineSwedish fashion magazine from 1833 & 1836PublisherCarl DeleenDate Published1833, 1836 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 View details Estimate$5,000 - $8,000StatusUnsold Heading(Fashion)Author**HeadlineRare work on 18th century hairstylesPublisherChez DesnosDate Published[1788] Lot #82 The Lady's Monthly Museum, or Polite Repository of Amusement and Instruction - Volumes 1 & 16 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Headingzzf(Fashion)Author**HeadlineThe Lady's Monthly Museum - Color Fashion PlatesPublisherVernor & HoodDate Published1798 & 1806 Lot #83 Townsend's Quarterly Selection of Parisian Costumes View details Estimate$600 - $900StatusUnsold Headingzzf(Fashion)Author**HeadlineTownsend's Parisian Costumes Color PlatesPublisherJ. Townsend, et alDate Publishedc. 1825 Lot #84 Secret Court Memoirs View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Heading(Fine Bindings)Author**HeadlineSecret Court Memoirs 20 Vols. Finely BoundPublisherGrolier SocietyDate Published[c.1900] Lot #87 Othello View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,800Sold for$937.50StatusSold Heading(Gehenna Press)AuthorShakespeare, WilliamHeadlineThe Gehenna Shakespeare OthelloPublisher[The Gehenna Press]Date Published[1973] Lot #88 Titus Andronicus View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,800Sold for$937.50StatusSold Heading(Gehenna Press)AuthorShakespeare, WilliamHeadlineThe Gehenna Shakespeare Titus AndronicusPublisher[The Gehenna Press]Date Published[1973] Lot #101 Herodotou logoi ennea, oiper epipalountai Mousai/ Herodoti Libri novem, qvibvs Mvsarvm indita svnt nomina ... Ad haec View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold AuthorHerodutusHeadlineHerodutus in Greek 1557Publisherex officina HeruagianaDate Published1557 Lot #107 Benedicite Omnia Opera - Illuminated manuscript with watercolor miniatures View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,000Sold for$937.50StatusSold Heading(Illuminated Manuscript)Author**HeadlineBenedicite Omnia Opera wonderfully illuminatedDate PublishedEarly 20th century Lot #110 Illustrated manuscript arithmetic copy book - Fabulous original illustrations throughout View details Estimate$6,000 - $9,000Sold for$5,937.50StatusSold Heading(Illustrated Manuscript)Author**HeadlineArithmetic copy book with fantastic illustrationsDate Published1808 Lot #122 Les Liaisons Dangereuses View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold AuthorLaclos, Choderlos deHeadlineLes Liaisons Dangereuses Illustrated by AlastairPublisherBlack Sun PressDate Published1929 Lot #124 Le Musée Royal...ou, Recueil de Gravures d'apres les Plus Beaux Tableaux, Statues, et Bas-Reliefs de la Collection Royale View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold HeadingzzfAuthorLaurent, HenriHeadlineLe Musee Royal 161 engraved platesPublisherF. DidotDate Published1816-18 Lot #125 The Botanical Cabinet...with a short account of each, directions for management &c. &c. View details Estimate$5,000 - $8,000Sold for$4,687.50StatusSold AuthorLoddiges, Conrad, & Sons.HeadlineLoddiges Botanical Cabinet 1100 color platesPublisherJohn & Arthur ArchDate Published1818-33 Lot #132 Sans Titre View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,500StatusSold AuthorMarquet, AlbertHeadlineAlbert Marquet Sans TitrePublisherLes Amis Du Pont-NeufDate Published[1959] 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 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,000StatusSold Heading(Maximilian I, Emperor of Mexico - His Copy)AuthorCarli, M. Le Comte J.R.HeadlineEmperor Maximilian I's copyPublisherChez BuissonDate Published1788 Lot #135 Flores do Amazonas / Flowers of the Amazon View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$1,250StatusSold AuthorMee, MargaretHeadlineMargaret Mee Flowers of the AmazonPublisherRecordDate Published[1980] Lot #138 When We Were Very Young; Winnie-The-Pooh; Now We Are Six - finely bound by Riviere View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$593.75StatusSold AuthorMilne, A[lan] A[lexander]HeadlineFinely Bound Winnie-The-Pooh Books by A.A. MilnePublisherMethuen & Co.Date Published1928 Lot #142 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 #149 Voyage a Travers la Mongolie el la Chine View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorPiassetsky. P.HeadlineVoyage a Travers la Mongolie el la ChinePublisherLibrarie Hachette et Cie.Date Published1883 Lot #152 Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám - With an original painting by Willy Pogany View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$1,875StatusSold Heading(Pogany, Willy)AuthorOmar KhayyámHeadlineRubáiyát of Omar Khayyám with original artPublisherThomas Y. CrowellDate Published[c.1930] Lot #153 Le Costume Historique View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$625StatusSold AuthorRacinet, M.A.HeadlineRacinet's Le Costume Historique 1888PublisherFirmin-DidotDate Published1888 Lot #154 La Legende du Roi Arthur View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Heading(Rackham, Arthur)AuthorArnoux, AlexandreHeadlineRackham illustrates French King Arthur 1/1500PublisherL'Edition d'Art H. PiazzaDate Published[1920] Lot #157 Mule Train Crossing the Sierra - Signed print View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$500StatusSold AuthorRemington, FredericHeadlineFrederic Remington Signed PrintDate Published[1888] Lot #158 An Old Sweetheart of Mine - With an Autograph Letter, signed, from Riley View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorRiley, James WhitcombHeadlineJames Whitcomb Riley Old Sweetheart of MinePublisherBobbs-Merrill CompanyDate Published[1903] Lot #166 Journal of a Missionary Tour Through the Desert of Arabia to Bagdad View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,000Sold for$937.50StatusSold AuthorSamuel, JacobHeadlineTour thru Arabia to Bagdad 1844PublisherMaclachlan, Stewart, & Co.Date Published1844 Lot #168 Genesis / Exodo - illustrated collector's edition limited to 40 copies View details Estimate$5,000 - $8,000StatusUnsold AuthorScavino, Alicia [and] Kupferminc, MirtaHeadlineGenesis / Exodo 1/40 illus by Alicia ScavinoPublisherEdiciones Dos AmigosDate Published2001 Lot #173 Illuminated Ornaments Selected from Manuscripts and Early Printed Books from the Sixth to the Seventeenth Centuries View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$2,500StatusSold AuthorShaw, HenryHeadlineHenry Shaw Illuminated Ornaments Large Paper EdnPublisherWilliam PickeringDate Published1833 Lot #183 [History of the Pelopponesian War, i.e.]: Thoukudides meta scholion palaion.../ Thucydides cum Scholiis et Antiquis... View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold AuthorThucydidesHeadlineThucydides in Greek, 1540PublisherOfficina HervagianaDate Published1540 Lot #186 Verve: The French Review of Art, Nos. 5-6 View details Estimate$600 - $900StatusUnsold Heading(Verve)Author**HeadlineVerve: The French Review of Art, Nos. 5-6PublisherVerveDate PublishedJuly-October 1939 Lot #191 American Ornithology; Or, The Natural History of the Birds of the United States View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,000Sold for$1,125StatusSold AuthorWilson, Alexander & Charles Lucian BonaparteHeadlineWilson & Bonapartes American OrnithologyPublisherWhittaker, Treacher, & ArnotDate Published1832 Lot #193 Japanese Propaganda Poster Appealing to Filipino Anti-American Nationalism View details Estimate$600 - $900StatusUnsold Heading(World War II Propaganda Poster)Author**HeadlineWWII Japanese Propaganda PosterDate Publishedc.1942 Lot #194 British anti-Nazi Propaganda Poster for Iran View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$687.50StatusSold 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] Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next