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Previous|1|Next Lot #1 The American Wilderness AuthorAdams, AnselHeadlineThe American Wilderness w/signed stickerPublisherLittle, Brown / Bullfinch PressDate Published[1990] View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$137.50StatusSold Lot #8 Diane Arbus: An Aperture Monograph AuthorArbus, DianeHeadlineDiane Arbus w/suppressed photograph 1972PublisherApertureDate Published[1972] View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$406.25StatusSold Lot #11 Metropolitan Museum of Art Birthday Book - with numerous literary autographs Heading(Autographs - Literary)Author**HeadlineMetropolitan Museum of Art Birthday BookPublisherHarry N. Abrams, Inc.Date Published[1977] View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$1,125StatusSold Lot #12 An Autobiography AuthorAvedon, RichardHeadlineAn Autobiography signed by Richard Avedon, 1993PublisherRandom HouseDate Published[1993] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #13 Avedon: Photographs, 1947-1977 AuthorAvedon, RichardHeadlineRichard Avedon: Photographs, 1947-1977 signedPublisherFarrar, Straus & GirouxDate Published[1978] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #14 Observations: Photographs by Richard Avedon, Comments by Truman Capote [cover title] AuthorAvedon, Richard and Truman CapoteHeadlineObservations, photos & comment Avedon & CapotePublisherSimon & SchusterDate Published[1959] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$500StatusSold Lot #25 The Cosmic Jest Heading(Bohemian Club)AuthorKelland, Clarence BudingtonHeadlineGrove Play signed by Herbert Hoover and othersPublisherBohemian ClubDate Published1949 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$225StatusSold Lot #27 De Importantie En Voordeeligheid Van Kaap-Breton, Aangetoont in eene naauwkeurige Beschryving Van dat Beruchte Eiland, Het welk, volgens het Verhaal van zekeren vermaarden Franschen Schryver, meer waardig is, dan de Goudmynen van Peru, Door Aanmerkingen En tweel Naauwkeurige Kaarten Opgeheldert Author[Bollan, William]HeadlineThe Importance of Cape Breton 1746 with mapsPublisherReinier BoitetDate Published1746 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #28 Les Habitants de Suriname AuthorBonaparte, Prince RolandHeadlineLes Habitants de SurinamePublisherA. QuantinDate Published1884 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #36 Tippu Tip: Lebensbild Eines Zentralafrikanischen Despoten AuthorBrode, Dr. HeinrichHeadlineTippu Tip by Dr. Heinrich 1905PublisherWilhelm BaenschDate Published1905 View details Estimate$10 - $100StatusUnsold Lot #39 Camera Adventures in the African Wilds: Being an Account of a Four Months' Expedition in British East Africa, for the Purpose of Securing Photographs of the Game from Life Heading(Buck, Frank)AuthorDugmore, A. RadclyffeHeadlineDugmore's Camera Adventures signed by Frank BuckPublisherDoubleday, Page & CompanyDate Published1910 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold Lot #43 Three works by Erskine Caldwell with photographs by Margaret Bourke-White AuthorCaldwell, Erskine and Margaret Bourke-WhiteHeadline3 Erskine Caldwell & Margaret Bourke-White collabDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$237.50StatusSold Lot #46 From One China to the Other AuthorCartier-Bresson, HenriHeadlineCartier-Bresson From One China to the OtherPublisherUniverse BooksDate Published[1956] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$812.50StatusSold Lot #53 Rhymes: Being a Few Imaginations of a Periphrastic Brain AuthorColey, Louis B.HeadlineIllustrated manuscript by Louis B. ColeyDate Published[1898] View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$1,875StatusSold Lot #56 Molokai: An Island in Time AuthorCooke, Richard A.HeadlineMolokai: An Island in TimePublisher[Beyond Words Publishing]Date Published[1984] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #61 Photographs AuthorCunningham, ImogenHeadlineImogen Cunningham Photographs SignedPublisherUniversity of Washington PressDate Published[1970] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold Lot #71 Voyage Pittoresque de Paris ou Indication de tour ce qu'il y a de plus beau dans cette grande Ville en Peinture, Sculpture, & Architecture Author[Dezallier D'Argenville, Antoine-Nicolas]HeadlineVoyage Pittoresque de Paris 1757PublisherChez de BureDate Published1757 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$87.50StatusSold Lot #105 The Book of Puka-Puka HeadingzzfAuthorFrisbie, Robert DeanHeadlineThe Book of Puka-Puka 1st ed in dj by FrisbiePublisherCentury Co.Date Published[1929] View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold Lot #107 Traité des Ponts, ou il est parle' de ceux Romains & de ceux des Modernes... AuthorGautier, [Hubert]HeadlineGautier Traite des Ponts 1765PublisherChez la Vueve DuchesneDate Published1765 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #111 Impressions of Old New Orleans. A Book of Pictures AuthorGenthe, ArnoldHeadlineImpressions of Old New Orleans by Arnold GenthePublisherGeorge H. DoranDate Published[1926] View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$150StatusSold Lot #115 L’eruzione dell’Etna nell’anno 1669 ovvero Breve ragguaglio degli incendi di Mongibello avvenuti in quest'anno 1669 Heading(Geology)AuthorTedeschi, TomasoHeadlineThe Erruption of Etna of 1669PublisherOrizzontio Bibliofilia ItalianaDate Published[1991] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #147 A Memorial of Alice and Phoebe Cary, With Some of Their Later Poems - Harry Houdini's copy Heading(Houdini, Harry)AuthorAmes, Mary ClemmerHeadlineFrom Harry Houdini's LibraryPublisherHurd and HoughtonDate Published1875 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$875StatusSold Lot #151 Researches, Concerning the Institutions and Monuments of the Ancient Inhabitants of America, with Descriptions & Views of Some of the Most Striking Scenes in the Cordilleras! AuthorHumboldt, Alexander deHeadlineHumboldt's Researches 1814PublisherLongman, Hurst, Rees, et alDate Published1814 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$406.25StatusSold Lot #153 Three color lithographs by Alexander Iacovleff AuthorIacovleff, Alexander EvgenievichHeadlineThree color lithographs by Alexander IacovleffPublisher[Vogel]Date Published[1930s] View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #155 Fan signed by the Italian Royal Family of Umberto di Savoia Heading(Italian Royal Family)Author**HeadlineFan signed by Italian Royal Family c.1940Date Publishedc.1940 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #156 Journal of a Tour in Germany, Sweden, Russia, Poland, During the Years 1813 and 1814 AuthorJames, J[ohn] T[homas]HeadlineTour in Germany, Sweden, Russia, Poland 1813-14PublisherJohn MurrayDate Published1816 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #157 Christian Researches in Syria and the Holy Land, in 1823 & 1824. In Furtherance of the Objects of the Church Missionary Society AuthorJowett, WilliamHeadlineChristian Researches in Syria and the Holy LandPublisherCrocker and Brewster, et. al.Date Published1826 View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold Lot #160 Faces of Destiny AuthorKarsh, YousufHeadlineYousuf Karsh Faces of Destiny SignedPublisherZiff-DavisDate Published[1946] View details Estimate$150 - $200StatusUnsold Lot #170 Maroc, 1932-1933 AuthorLe Riche, HenriHeadlineHenri Le Riche Maroc, 1932-1933PublisherChez l'AuteurDate Published1933 View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #203 An itinerary containing his ten yeeres travell through the twelve dominions of Germany, Bohmerland, Sweitzerland, Netherland, Denmarke, Poland, Italy, Turky, France, England, Scotland & Ireland AuthorMoryson, FynesHeadlineFynes' travels in Europe reprint of 1617 editionPublisherJames MadLehose and SonsDate Published1907 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #210 Six Crises AuthorNixon, RichardHeadlineRichard Nixon Six Crises Inscribed Dick NixonPublisherDoubleday & CompanyDate Published1962 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #216 Momenti: Otto Saggi in Immagini e Parole AuthorPenn, IrvingHeadlineIrving Penn MomentiPublisherEditoriale DomusDate Published[1960] View details Estimate$120 - $180Sold for$112.50StatusSold Lot #220 A Travers le Village Suisse Heading(Photographs)AuthorBoissonnas, FredericHeadlinePhotos of Swiss Villages 1896PublisherSadag Cie.Date Published1896 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #226 Four original albumen photographs of scenes in India Heading(Photographs - India)Author**Headline4 albumen photographs of scenes in IndiaDate Publishedc.1870 View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #227 Eight original albumen photographs of Palestine & the Middle East Heading(Photographs - Palestine)AuthorBonfils, FelixHeadline8 albumen photographs of Palestine by BonfilsDate Publishedc.1880 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$175StatusSold Lot #229 Eleven photography books Heading(Photography)Author**HeadlineEleven photography booksDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #238 How the Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York AuthorRiis, JacobHeadlineJacob Riis How the Other Half Lives 1st EdnPublisherCharles Scribner's SonsDate Published1890 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,500StatusSold Lot #239 An Historical Disquisition Concerning The Knowledge which the Ancients had of India; and the Progress of Trade with that Country prior to the Discovery of the passage to it by the Cape of Good Hope... AuthorRobertson, WilliamHeadlineRobertson's India 1791PublisherE. & E. HosfordDate Published1822 View details Estimate$80 - $120Sold for$50StatusSold Lot #242 Norman Rockwell, Illustrator - Signed by Rockwell Heading(Rockwell, Norman)AuthorGuptill, Arthur L.HeadlineNorman Rockwell, Illustrator - Signed by RockwellPublisherWatson-GuptillDate Published[1975] View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #247 Views of Cities and Scenery in Italy, France and Switzerland AuthorRoscoe, ThomasHeadlineScenery in Italy, France and SwitzerlandPublisherFisher, Son, & Co.Date Published[1830s] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #248 The Topography and History of Beth-Shan with details of the Egyptian and other inscriptions found on the site AuthorRowe, AlanHeadlineThe Topography and History of Beth-ShanPublisherUniversity of PennsylvaniaDate Published1930 View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold Lot #255 The Wild Sports of India: With Remarks on the Breeding and Rearing of Horses, and the Formation of Light Irregular Cavalry AuthorShakespear, Captain HenryHeadlineWild Sports of India 1860PublisherTicknor and FieldsDate Published1860 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold Lot #259 Glimpses of Africa: West and Southwest Coast AuthorSmith, C.S.HeadlineGlimpses of Africa: West and Southwest CoastPublisherPublishing House A.M.E. Church Sunday School UnionDate Published1895 View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$162.50StatusSold Lot #267 In Darkest Africa, or the Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin Governor of Equatoria AuthorStanley, Henry M[orton]HeadlineStanley's In Darkes AfricaPublisherCharles Scribner's SonsDate Published1891 View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #269 Eighty-eight stereoview scenes of Palestine - With viewer Heading(Stereoviews)AuthorUnderwood & UnderwoodHeadlineEighty-eight stereoview scenes of PalestinePublisherUnderwood & UnderwoodDate Publishedc. 1900 View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$175StatusSold Lot #270 Scouting for Stanley AuthorStevens, ThomasHeadlineThomas Stevens Scouting for StanleyPublisherCassell Publishing CompanyDate Published[1890] View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$100StatusSold Lot #277 Young Anglers - Hand colored engraving AuthorTurner, J.M.W.HeadlineJMW Turner engraving of Young AnglersDate Published19th Century View details Estimate$120 - $180StatusUnsold Lot #281 Learning From Las Vegas AuthorVenturi, Robert, Denise Scott Brown & Steven IzenourHeadlineLearning From Las VegasPublisherThe MIT PressDate Published[1972] View details Estimate$700 - $1,000StatusUnsold Lot #282 Three signed receipts and an advertising broadside AuthorWaller, Thomas "Fats"HeadlineFats Waller Poster and ReceiptsDate Published1936-37 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold Lot #285 Carleton E. Watkins: Photographs 1861-1874 Heading(Watkins, Carleton E.)AuthorPalmquist, Peter E.HeadlineCarleton E. Watkins: Photographs 1861-1874PublisherFraenkel Gallery / Bedford ArtsDate Published[1989] View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$87.50StatusSold Lot #286 The Double Helix AuthorWatson, James D.HeadlineSigned by James Watson and Francis CrickPublisherScribner ClassicsDate Published[1998] View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$437.50StatusSold Lot #287 Bruce Weber AuthorWeber, BruceHeadlineBruce Weber photo bookPublisher[Twelvetrees Press]Date Published[1983] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #290 The Diamond Mines of South Africa AuthorWilliams, Gardner F.HeadlineThe Diamond Mines of South Africa 1/1000 signedPublisherB.F. BuckDate Published1905 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #303 A Story Teller's Story - Inscribed to his first wife HeadingzzfAuthorAnderson, SherwoodHeadlineSherwood Anderson A Story Teller's Story SignedPublisherB.W. HuebschDate Published1924 View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$162.50StatusSold Lot #306 Twelve Autograph Letters Signed from seven American authors and editors Headingzzf(Autographs - U.S. Authors & Editors)Author**HeadlineLetters from American authors and editorsDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #332 South Wind AuthorDouglas, NormanHeadlineSouth Wind in 2vols by Norman Douglas in djs 1929PublisherArgus BooksDate Published1929 View details Estimate$10StatusUnsold Lot #377 The Long Dim Trail - inscribed copy HeadingzzfAuthorHooker, Forrestine C.HeadlineThe Long Dim Trail - inscribed copy 1st edPublisherKnopfDate Published1920 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$100StatusSold Lot #406 Fatal Interview: Sonnets HeadingzzfAuthorMillay, Edna St. VincentHeadlineFatal Interview: Sonnets by Millay signedPublisherHarper & BrothersDate Published1931 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$137.50StatusSold Lot #422 The Political Madhouse In America and Nearer Home: A Lecture HeadingzzfAuthorShaw, George BernardHeadlineG.B. Shaw Political Madhouse inscribed & signedPublisherConstableDate Published1933 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$437.50StatusSold Lot #428 Bombs Away: The Story of a Bomber Team HeadingzzfAuthorSteinbeck, JohnHeadlineBombs Away signed by John SteinbeckPublisherVikingDate Published1942 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,250StatusSold Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next