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Previous|1|Next Lot #87 Martin Magazine for young children / Ласточка View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$2,500StatusSold Heading(Russia - Children's Literature)HeadlineRussian Emigré children's magazine "Martin"Date Published1942; 1932-34 Lot #102 The Newcomes View details Estimate$600 - $900StatusUnsold Heading(Thackeray, William Makepeace)AuthorPendennis, Arthur, ed., pseud.HeadlineFirst Edition in original partsPublisherBradbury and EvansDate PublishedOctober 1853-August 1855 Lot #103 The History of Pendennis: His Fortunes and Misfortunes, His Friends and his Greatest Enemy View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$375StatusSold AuthorThackeray, William MakepeaceHeadlineFirst Edition, in original partsPublisherBradbury & EvansDate PublishedNovember, 1848-December, 1850 Lot #127 Illustrations of the Birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian America View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorCassin, JohnHeadlineCassin's Birds, facsimile of 1856 first ed.PublisherPublished for The Summerlee Foundation of Dallas by the Texas State Historical AssociationDate Published1991 Lot #151 The Moral of Flowers, Illustrated by Coloured Engravings View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Heading(Flowers)HeadlineWith twenty-four hand-colored botanical platesPublisherLongman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green & LongmanDate Published1835 Lot #155 Scènes de la Vie Privée et Publique des Animaux View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold AuthorGrandville, [J.J.]HeadlineGrandville's anthropomorphic classicPublisherJ. Hetzel et Paulin, ÉditeursDate Published1842 Lot #157 Birds, Beasts and Flowers View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$750StatusSold AuthorLawrence, D.HHeadlineDeluxe copy with extra suite of proofsPublisherThe Cresset PressDate Published1930 Lot #158 Études d'Animaux par M. Méheut sous la Direction de E. Grasset View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorMéheut, MathurinHeadline28 plates from Méheut's Études d'AnimauxPublisherLibrairie Centrale des Beaux-ArtsDate Published[1911] Lot #164 Lives of Game Animals. An Account of Those Land Animals in America, North of the Mexican Border, Which Are Considered "Game," Either Because They Have Held the Attention of Sportsmen, or Received the Protection of the Law View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold AuthorSeton, Ernest ThompsonHeadlineLives of Game Animals by Ernest Thompson SetonPublisherDoubleday, Page & Company & William HeinemannDate Published1925-1928 Lot #173 Shakespeare's Hamlet: Prince of Denmark View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$593.75StatusSold Heading(Austen, John, illustrator)AuthorShakespeare, WilliamHeadlineJohn Austen's Hamlet in scarce jacketPublisherSelwyn & BlountDate Published[1922] Lot #175 Pteryplegia: Or, the Art of Shooting-Flying. A Poem View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold Heading(Ball, Robert, illustrator)AuthorMarkland, GeorgeHeadlineRobert Ball's original drawings for PteryplegiaPublisherThe Derrydale PressDate Published1931 Lot #177 Little Black Sambo View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$237.50StatusSold AuthorBannerman, HelenHeadlineMoveable Little Black SamboPublisherE.P. DuttonDate Published[1943] Lot #178 Little Black Sambo and Other Stories View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorBannerman, HelenHeadlineLittle Black Sambo w/rare boxPublisherPlatt & MunkDate Published[1926] Lot #179 The Story of Little Black Sambo: Animated Edition [Cover Title: The New Animated Little Black Sambo With Pictures That Actually Move View details Estimate$800 - $1,200StatusUnsold AuthorBannerman, HelenHeadline"Moveable" Black Sambo w/jacketPublisherGarden CityDate Published1933 Lot #180 The Story of Little Black Sambo View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Author[Bannerman, Helen]HeadlineLittle Black Sambo with Baum intro.PublisherReilly & Britton Co.Date Published1905 Lot #181 The Last Word from Paradise = Rakuen karano saigo no kotoba View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$212.50StatusSold AuthorBeard, PeterHeadlinePeter Beard, Last Word from Paradise 1979PublisherShueishaDate Published1979 Lot #182 Bestiaire [with] Très Admirable Bestiaire Fantastique View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$406.25StatusSold Heading(Bestiairies)AuthorToussaint, André; Alain LetortHeadlineTwo bestiary artists' booksPublisherl'Atelier du Livre; Yvon GayDate Published[1986]; [1973] Lot #192 Galerie de son Altesse Royale Madame la Duchesse de Berry - Tome 2 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$225StatusSold AuthorBonnemaison, FéréolHeadline59 early lithograph platesPublisher[J. Didot l'aîné]Date Published1822 Lot #196 The Selected Drawings of Clare Briggs View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorBriggs, ClareHeadline2 vols. Clare Briggs drawings 1930PublisherWilliam H. WiseDate Published1930 Lot #200 The first, second, and third Tours of Doctor Syntax View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$500StatusSold Author[Combe, William]HeadlineTour of Doctor Syntax - Three Vols, 1st & 3rd Eds.PublisherR. Ackermann's Repository of the ArtsDate Published1812-1821 Lot #202 The Comic Almanack: An Ephemeris in Jest and Earnest, containing Merry Tales, Humorous Poetry, Quips, and Oddities by Thackeray, Albert Smith, Gilbert a Beckett, the Brothers Mayhew View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(Cruikshank, George, illustrator)HeadlineComplete, illustrated by George CruikshankPublisherJohn Camden Hotten; Chatto & WindusDate Published[1871, 1874] Lot #203 Rambles in the Footsteps of Don Quixote View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(Cruikshank, George, illustrator)AuthorInglis, H.D.HeadlineFirst edition, illust. by George CruikshankPublisherWhittaker and Co.Date Published1837 Lot #204 Home for the Holidays View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold AuthorCruikshank, GeorgeHeadlineFour colored etchings by CruikshankPublisher[S. Knights]; [Thomas McLean]Date Published[1826]; [1835] Lot #207 The Battle of Life: A Love Story View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$531.25StatusSold AuthorDickens, CharlesHeadlineWith illustrations by Doyle, Leech, and othersPublisherBradbury & EvansDate Published[1846] Lot #208 A Child's History of England View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$687.50StatusSold AuthorDickens, CharlesHeadlineFirst Edition, complete in three volumesPublisherBradbury & EvansDate Published1852-1854 Lot #209 A Christmas Carol in Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$500StatusSold AuthorDickens, CharlesHeadlineTauchnitz edition of Dickens' Christmas talesPublisherTauchnitzDate Published1843-47 Lot #210 The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold AuthorDickens, CharlesHeadlineFirst edition in book formPublisherChapman and HallDate Published1839 Lot #211 Pictures from Italy View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorDickens, CharlesHeadlineFirst Edition, illustrated by Samuel PalmerPublisherBradbury & EvansDate Published[1846] Lot #212 London: A Pilgrimage View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$500StatusSold AuthorDoré, Gustave and Blanchard JerroldHeadlineWith Doré on the dark streets of LondonPublisherGrant & Co.Date Published1872 Lot #213 The Foreign Tour of Messrs. Brown, Jones and Robinson. Being the History of What They Saw, and Did, in Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, & Italy View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$225StatusSold AuthorDoyle, RichardHeadlineRichard Doyle lampoons the Grand TourPublisherBradbury & EvansDate Published1855 Lot #214 Stories from Hans Andersen View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(Dulac, Edmund, illustrator)AuthorAndersen, Hans ChristianHeadlineWith 16 color plates by Edmund DulacPublisherGeorge H. Doran CompanyDate Published[1923] Lot #219 Don Freeman's Newsstand View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorFreeman, DonHeadlineWith Don Freeman in NYCPublisherAssociated American ArtistsDate Published1940-41 Lot #221 Pica Bactriana, Bonap. View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$468.75StatusSold AuthorGould, John and H.D. RichterHeadlineHand-colored lithograph from Gould's Birds of AsiaDate Published[1850-1883] Lot #226 Fables of La Fontaine View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Heading(Grandville, J.J., illustrator)AuthorFontaine, Jean de laHeadlineProfusely illustrated by J.J. GrandvillePublisherElizur Wright; Tappan and DennetDate Published[1841] Lot #227 Un Autre Monde View details Estimate$600 - $900StatusUnsold AuthorGrandville, [J.J.] and Taxile DelordHeadlineGrandville's surrealistic visionPublisherH. FournierDate Published1844 Lot #228 Les Metamorphoses du Jour par Grandville View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold AuthorGrandville, [J.J.] et al.HeadlineWith 70 hand-colored plates by GrandvillePublisherGarnier FrèresDate Published[1869] Lot #229 Almanack for 1928 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold AuthorGreenaway, KateHeadlineGreenaway's Almanack for 1928PublisherFrederick Warne & Co.Date Published[1927] Lot #233 Harlem as Seen by Hirschfeld View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$937.50StatusSold Heading(Hirschfeld, Al, illustrator)AuthorSaroyan, WilliamHeadlineSigned by Hirschfeld, with 24 lithosPublisherHyperion PressDate Published[1941] Lot #236 Denshin Kaishu Hokusai Manga View details Estimate$5,000 - $8,000Sold for$3,125StatusSold AuthorHokusaiHeadlineHokusai Manga, 10 vols. early printingsDate Publishedc.1819-1834 Lot #241 Reynard the Fox after the German Version of Goethe View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Heading(Kaulbach, Wilhelm von)AuthorArnold, Thomas JamesHeadlineWilhelm von Kaulbach's Reynard the FoxPublisherTrübner & Co. / Theo StroefferDate Published1870 Lot #242 Bairei Gakan View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$500StatusSold AuthorKōno BaireiHeadline6 vols. kacho-ga paintisgs by Kono BaireiPublisherUnsōdō PublishingDate Published1913 or later Lot #243 A Birthday Book View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$212.50StatusSold AuthorKent, RockwellHeadlineBirthday book, Signed by Rockwell KentPublisherRandom HouseDate Published1931 Lot #247 Macao & Cosmage View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Heading(Legrand, Edy, illustrator)AuthorLegrand, EdyHeadlinePochoir by Jean SaudéPublisherNouvelle Editions de la FrançaiseDate Published[1919] Lot #253 Illustration: Portfolio No. 1 Illustrating "When the Gods Slept" by Lord Dunsany View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$312.50StatusSold Heading(Lord Dunsany)HeadlineIllustrating Dunsany's When the Gods SleptPublisherThe Arthur Wesley Dow AssociationDate Published1925 Lot #257 Nature Children: A Flower Book for Little Folks View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Heading(March, Eleanor S., illustrator)AuthorFaulding, Gertrude M.HeadlineChildren & flowers intertwinedPublisherHenry Frowde, Oxford University PressDate Published1911 Lot #258 Soignez la Gloire de votre Firme et l'excellence de vos Marchandises... View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$375StatusSold Heading(Martin, Charles, illustrator)AuthorCocteau, JeanHeadline11 pochoir plates by Charles MartinPublisher[Drager Frères]Date Published[1925] Lot #265 The Golden Mother Goose ABC View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Heading(Mother Goose)HeadlineChromolithographed abcedariumPublisherPeter G. ThompsonDate Published1885 Lot #267 Snow White View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(Moveable Books)AuthorWehr, Julian, animatorHeadlineSnow White moveable bookPublisherDuenewald Printing Co.Date Published[1949] Lot #270 The Story of Little Black Sambo [&] The Story of Peter Rabbit - Turnover Book View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Heading(Neill, John R., illustrator)HeadlineLittle Black Sambo Turnover BookPublisherThe Reilly & Britton Co.Date Published1910 Lot #271 Five works illustrated by Frank C. Papé View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Heading(Papé, Frank C., illustrator)HeadlineFive works illustrated by Frank C. PapéDate PublishedVarious dates Lot #273 Punchinello. Volume One. From April to October, 1870 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Heading(Punchinello)HeadlineAmerican analogue to PunchPublisherPunchinello Publishing CompanyDate Published1870 Lot #274 Aesop's Fables View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Heading(Rackham, Arthur, illustrator)HeadlineAesop, with 13 color plates by Arthur RackhamPublisherWilliam Heinemann; Doubleday, Page & Co.Date Published1912 Lot #275 Siegfried & The Twilight of the Gods View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$175StatusSold Heading(Rackham, Arthur, illustrator)AuthorWagner, RichardHeadlineSiegfried & The Twilight of the Gods Rackham IlluPublisherWilliam HeinemannDate Published1911 Lot #278 The Pleasures of Memory with Other Poems View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorRogers, SamuelHeadlineRogers' poetry, illustrated by T. StothardPublisherPrinted for T. Cadell and W. DaviesDate Published1812 Lot #289 Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,375StatusSold Heading(Sangorski & Sutcliffe)AuthorFitzgerald, Edward, translatorHeadlineSangorski & Sutcliffe Rubaiyat illus.+bindingPublisherEngraved & Printed by André & Sleigh Ltd.Date Publishedc.1911 Lot #291 Typed letter signed by Charles Schulz with offset printing plate View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold AuthorSchulz, CharlesHeadlineLetter signed by Charles Schulz with offset printing plateDate Published1965 Lot #292 Mother Goose and her Missionary Family View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$250StatusSold AuthorScott, O.W.HeadlineMother Goose and Her Missionary Family, 1928PublisherWoman's Foreign Missionary SocietyDate Published1928 Lot #293 The Practical Grocer View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorSimmonds, W.H.HeadlineFour volume turn of the century grocer guidePublisherThe Gresham Publishing CompanyDate Published1912 Lot #296 Two works illustrated by Theophile Steinlen View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(Steinlen, Theophile, illustrator)HeadlineTwo works illustrated by Theophile SteinlenPublisherAristide Bruant; Sevin et ReyDate Published[1889]; 1901 Lot #297 Works of Jane Austen View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$500StatusSold Heading(Thomson, Hugh)AuthorAusten, JaneHeadlineWorks of Jane Austen universally boundPublisherMacmillan and Company, LimitedDate Published1908-1914 Lot #299 Novelties in Fine Woolens: Fall and Winter 1919-20 (cover title) View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$1,000StatusSold Heading(Trade catalog)HeadlineIllustrated clothing catalog w/ fabric samplesPublisherHuntington TailoringDate Published1919 Lot #301 Centennial Portfolio: A Souvenir of the International Exhibition at Philadelphia, Comprising Lithographic Views of Fifty of its Principal Buildings, with Letter-Press Descriptions View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$237.50StatusSold AuthorWestcott, ThompsonHeadlineLithos of Philadelphia Centennial expo 1876PublisherThomas Hunter, PublisherDate Published1876 Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next