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 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 1-51 of 51. Previous|1|Next Lot #7 Autograph Letter, signed from an ex-Kentucky slave in Liberia Heading(African-American)AuthorPriest, Rev. James M.HeadlineALs from an ex-Kentucky slave in LiberiaDate PublishedFeb. 2, 4, and 9, 1847 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,000Sold for$937.50StatusSold Lot #10 Autograph Document, signed. - Receipt for an ad in the Pennsylvania Packet and Daily Advertiser offering "black girl for sale" Heading(American Revolution)AuthorClaypoole, JohnHeadlineSigned by Betsy Ross' husband John ClaypooleDate PublishedMarch 23, 1795 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold Lot #11 Draft Letter, signed with initials, predicting the defeat of General How[e] Heading(American Revolution)AuthorGurney, JosephHeadlineJoseph Gurney draft letter w Revolution contentDate PublishedSeptember 19, 1777 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000StatusUnsold 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 #43 Lower California. The Peninsula. Now Open to Colonists: Tierra Perfecta, the perfect land of the mission fathers Heading(Baja California)Author**HeadlineRare Baja California Land Brochures1887PublisherInternational Company of MexicoDate Published[1887] View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold 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 #49 Single Leaf from John Eliot's Indian Bible Heading(Bible in Algonquin)Author**HeadlineSingle Leaf from John Eliot's Indian Bible 1663Publisher[Samuel Green and Marmaduke Johnson]Date Published1663-61 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500StatusUnsold Lot #57 Northern California, a description of its soil, climate, productions, markets, occupied and unoccupied lands. Homes in a winterless climate, where all the products of the temperate and semi-tropic zones grow to perfection Heading(California)HeadlineRare Northern California promotional booklet 1885PublisherH.S. Crocker & Co.Date Published1885 View details Estimate$600 - $900StatusUnsold 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 #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 #73 Manuscript extract of a letter from British Captain Roe describing antiquities in Egypt, 1801 Heading(Egypt)AuthorRoe, CaptainHeadlineBritish Captain describing antiquities in EgyptDate Published26th May 1801 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #85 Experiments and Observations on Electricity made at Philadelphia in America... To which are added, Letters and Papers on Philosophical Subjects. The Whole corrected, methodized, improved, and now first collected into one Volume, and Illustrated with Copper Plates AuthorFranklin, BenjaminHeadlineBen Franklin's Experiments on Electricity 1774PublisherPrinted for F. NewberyDate Published1774 View details Estimate$3,500 - $4,500Sold for$3,750StatusSold Lot #89 WITHDRAWN - Autograph Letter Signed by George III as Prince of Wales AuthorGeorge III, as Prince of WalesHeadlineLetter from George III at age 11, 1749Date PublishedAug. 21, 1749 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold Lot #90 WITHDRAWN - Document Signed by George III, King of Great Britain and Ireland AuthorGeorge IIIHeadlineDocument Signed by King George IIIDate PublishedJune 27, 1798 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #91 Autograph Manuscript, signed, from his cell in a Paris prison AuthorGreeley, HoraceHeadlineHorace Greeley writes from his Paris jail cellDate Published[June 2-4, 1855] View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$1,875StatusSold Lot #96 Bound for Glory AuthorGuthrie, WoodyHeadlineWoody Guthrie Bound for Glory First Edition in DJPublisherE.P. Dutton & Co.Date Published1943 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,250StatusSold Lot #99 Four Autograph Letters, signed, from an early American entrepreneur in Hawaii Heading(Hawaii)AuthorCalkin, Milo and ElizabethHeadline1843-44 A YANKEE ENTREPRENEUR IN HAWAIIDate PublishedNovember 3, December 22, 1843; & January 28, 1844 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$406.25StatusSold Lot #106 Archive of over 1000 letters and other items, to and from Randolph Huntingon, who introduced the breeding of Arabian horses into the United States Headingzzc(Horses)Author[Huntington, Randolph]HeadlineArchive on the introduction of the Arabian HorseDate Published1865-1909 View details Estimate$30,000 - $50,000StatusUnsold 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 #108 Large, elaborate illuminated leaf from a manuscript Antiphonal Heading(Illuminated Manuscript Leaf)Author**Headlineilluminated leaf from a manuscript antiphonalDate Published15th century View details Estimate$5,000 - $8,000Sold for$5,000StatusSold Lot #109 Manuscript leaf on vellum, with illuminations and initials in gilt and colors Heading(Illuminated Manuscript Leaf)Author**HeadlineManuscript leaf on vellumDate Publishedc.1400 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$237.50StatusSold 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 #112 Autograph Letter, signed, presenting a gift of a Jefferson law book to President Andrew Jackson Heading(Masonic)Author[Goodenow, John M.] Wonedoog M. NhojHeadlineGIFT OF A JEFFERSON LAW BOOK TO PRESIDENT JACKSONDate PublishedA[nno] L[ucis] 5830 [1830] View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #114 Autograph Letter, signed, to his wife while fleeing from French Troops AuthorJuarez, BenitoHeadlineALs From Benito Juarez to his wife while fleeingDate PublishedSept. 22, 1864 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #115 Two Typed Letters, signed, regarding anti-Semitic portrayals in motion pictures Heading(Anti-Semitism)AuthorLewis, Leon L.Headline2 TLs regarding anti-semitic portrayals in filmsDate Published1914 & 1915 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000StatusUnsold Lot #126 Two unpublished letters about General James Wilkinson, noted soldier, traitor, spy and first Governor of Louisiana Heading(Louisiana Territory)AuthorWilkinson, James B. (Jr.); Henry Dearborn; George IngersollHeadlineTwo letters re General James WilkinsonDate Published1803-04 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,000StatusSold Lot #128 Autograph Letter, signed, from the Utopian "Father of American Geology" then residing in Mexico AuthorMaclure, WilliamHeadlineALs from the Father of American GeologyDate PublishedOctober 1, 1836 View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$3,750StatusSold 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 #137 Nexus II: Outline of Travels AuthorMiller, HenryHeadlineHenry Miller's outline of travels for Nexus IIDate Published1961 View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #139 Gone With the Wind AuthorMitchell, MargaretHeadlineGone With the Wind inscribed in jacketPublisherMacmillanDate Published1936 View details Estimate$8,000 - $12,000Sold for$9,375StatusSold Lot #141 WITHDRAWN. Document signed by Vittorio Emanuele III, King of Italy and Benito Mussolini Heading(Mussolini, Benito)AuthorVittorio Emanuele III, King of ItalyHeadlineDocument signed by MussoliniDate Published14 July 1934 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #143 The New Dealers - Signed by F.D.R. and approximately 80 other New Dealers Heading(New Deal)Author"Unofficial Observer"HeadlineThe New Dealers - Signed by F.D.R. and othersPublisherLiterary GuildDate Published[1934] View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$1,875StatusSold Lot #144 WITHDRAWN Manuscript Document Signed by William Franklin as Colonial Governor of New Jersey Heading(New Jersey)AuthorFranklin, WilliamHeadlineDocument signed by last colonial N. Jersey Gov.Date PublishedJune 20, 1765 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold Lot #147 The Masnavi [Spiritual Couplets] Heading(Persian Manuscript)AuthorMawlana Jalaluddin RumiHeadline15th century ms. of Masnavi of MawlanaDate PublishedAH 860/AD 1456 View details Estimate$10,000 - $15,000StatusUnsold Lot #155 Autograph Manuscript Signed for The Ayn Rand Column AuthorRand, AynHeadlineAyn Rand Autograph Manuscript for her columnDate PublishedJune 26, 1962 View details Estimate$7,000 - $10,000Sold for$4,375StatusSold Lot #156 Autograph Manuscript regarding European postage stamps AuthorRand, AynHeadlineAyn Rand note on stamp collectingDate Published[c. 1970] View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$937.50StatusSold 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 #159 The Old Swimmin'-hole, and 'Leven More Poems AuthorRiley, James WhitcombHeadlineOld Swimmin'-hole signed w/8 line poem RileyPublisherGeorge C. Hitt & Co.Date Published1883 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #161 Rubáiyát of Doc Sifers - Finely bound, with an Autograph Letter, signed, from Riley to the illustrator tipped in AuthorRiley, James WhitcombHeadlineRubaiyat of Doc Sifers finely bound, with letterPublisherThe Century Co.Date Published1897 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #162 The Works of James Whitcomb Riley - Homestead Edition, with a letter from Riley to the publisher AuthorRiley, James WhitcombHeadlineThe Works of James Whitcomb Riley w/letterPublisherCharles Scribner's SonsDate Published1897-1910 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold Lot #167 Golden Gate Park - The People's Paradise Heading(San Francisco - Golden Gate Park)Author**HeadlineBroadside for Stow Lake Golden Gate ParkDate Publishedc.1895 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #174 Manuscript Document Signed by Adam Eyre, relating to a survey of Sherwood Forest Heading(Sherwood Forest)AuthorEyre, AdamHeadlineRelating to a survey of Sherwood Forest 1659Date PublishedJune 1, 1659 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$406.25StatusSold Lot #178 The Tragedies of Sophocles Heading(Steinbeck, John)AuthorSophoclesHeadlineSteinbeck's copy of Sophocles with many notesPublisherUniversity PressDate Published1917 View details Estimate$6,000 - $9,000Sold for$5,000StatusSold Lot #181 Autograph Letter, signed, from the future Supreme Court Justice, the a love-sick young attorney AuthorStory, JosephHeadlineALs future Supreme Court Justice Joseph StoryDate PublishedMay 19, 1802 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,000Sold for$2,375StatusSold Lot #184 Autograph Letter Signed S.L. Clemens, to his British publisher, regarding the publication of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn AuthorTwain, MarkHeadlineLetter from Twain to publisher about Huck FinnDate PublishedApr. 1/84 View details Estimate$8,000 - $12,000Sold for$9,375StatusSold Lot #185 The Golden Fleece, Divided into three Parts, Under which are discovered the Errours of Religion, the Vices and Decayes of the Kingdome, and lastly the Wayes to get wealth, and to restore Trading so much complayned of. Transported from Cambrioll Colehos, out of the Southernmost Part of the Iland, commonly called the Newfoundland, by Orpheus Junior, for the generall and perpetuall Good of Great Britaine Author[Vaughan, William]HeadlineThe Golden Fleece by William Vaughan 1626PublisherFrancis WilliamsDate Published1626 View details Estimate$7,000 - $10,000Sold for$8,125StatusSold Lot #188 Manuscript Document Signed by Queen Victoria AuthorVictoria, Queen of EnglandHeadlineManuscript Document Signed by Queen VictoriaDate PublishedJuly 22, 1862 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$531.25StatusSold Lot #189 Wade & Croome's Panorama of the Hudson River from New York to Albany. Drawn from nature and engraved by William Wade AuthorWade, WilliamHeadline1846 Panorama of the Hudson RiverPublisherJ. DisturnellDate Published1846 View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000StatusUnsold 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 #192 Printer's mock-up for the never published Wall Street periodical "The Woman Investor" Heading(Women's Rights)Author**HeadlineProspectus for The Woman Investor 1914PublisherThe Woman InvestorDate PublishedFebruary, 1914 View details Estimate$2,500 - $3,500StatusUnsold 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 Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next