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Previous|1|Next Lot #8 Letter from Sevi Bigelow on debts and horses AuthorBigelow, SeviHeadlineLetter from Sevi Biegelow on debt & horsesDate PublishedApril 8, 1811 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #12 Eightieth Birthday Tribute to Sir Winston Churchill Heading(Churchill, Winston S.)PublisherThe Heritage CollectionDate Published[1955] View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #21 The Triumph of Infidelity: A Poem AuthorDwight, TimothyHeadlineTriumph of Infidelity, London 1791PublisherPrinted for J. MathewsDate Published1791 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #29 Four English Indentures Heading(England - Indentures)HeadlineFour English indentures, c.1600-1750Date Publishedc.1600-1750 View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #33 Twelve seventeenth century English sermons and theological tracts Heading(England - Religion)Headline12 English sermons & tracts c.1650-90Date Publishedc.1650-1690 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$437.50StatusSold Lot #36 The Answre of the Vicechancelour, The Doctors, both of the Proctors, and other the Heads of Houses in the Universitie of Oxford Heading(England)HeadlineOxford Answere of the Vicechancelour 1603PublisherPrinted by Joseph Barnes, and are to by sold... by James WatersonDate Published1603 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #37 A Thankfull Remembrance of Gods Mercy Heading(England)AuthorCarleton, GeorgeHeadlineGeorge Carleton on God's Mercy, 1627PublisherPrinted by M. Flesher for Robert Mylbourne and Humphrey RobinsonDate Published1627 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$812.50StatusSold Lot #42 Ethiopian manuscript scroll Heading(Ethiopia)HeadlineEthopian manuscript scroll w/ illustrationsDate PublishedEarly twentieth century View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #47 Essays on Several Important Subjects in Philosophy and Religion AuthorGlanvill, JosephHeadlineGlanvill's Essays 1676, on witchcraft et al.PublisherPrinted by J.D. for John Barker... and Henry MortlockDate Published1676 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,125StatusSold Lot #51 Archive of Christian Hadenfeldt AuthorHadenfeldt, ChristianHeadlineArchive of German artist Christian HadenfeldtProvenanceJames Melikian CollectionDate Published1821-1971 View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #52 The Auncient Ecclesiastical Histories of the First Six Hundred Years After Christ AuthorHanmer, Meredith, translatorHeadlineEcclesiastical Histories, trans. Hanmer 1619PublisherPrinted by Richard FieldDate Published1619 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$406.25StatusSold Lot #54 Diaries of London architect Paul Hoffmann AuthorHoffmann, PaulHeadline41 diaries of Paul Hoffmann, London ArchitectProvenanceJames Melikian CollectionDate Published1896-1938 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$500StatusSold Lot #59 The Famous and Memorable Works of Josephus, A Man of Much Honour and Learning Among the Jews AuthorJosephus, FlaviusHeadlineWorks of Josephus 1640PublisherJohn WatersonDate Published1640 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #61 Almanaque Hebreo: Vida Habanera Heading(Judaica - Cuba)HeadlineCuban-Jewish community almanacs, 1944-1951ProvenanceJames Melikian CollectionDate Published1944-1951 View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,800StatusUnsold Lot #62 Januca (Antologia) Heading(Judaica - Cuba)AuthorGambach, Nesim, RabiHeadlineCuban book on Hanukkah in Spanish 1960ProvenanceJames Melikian CollectionPublisherNo publisherDate Published1960 View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #63 Thirty-five Jewish samizdat calendars Heading(Judaica - Russia)Headline35 samizdat Soviet-Jewish calendarsProvenanceJames Melikian CollectionDate Publishedc.1950-1970 View details Estimate$5,000 - $8,000StatusUnsold Lot #65 Constitution and By-Laws of the American Jewish Publication Society Heading(Judaica - United States)HeadlineConstitution American Jewish Pub. Soc. 1st ed.PublisherC. Sherman, PrinterDate Published5606 [i.e. 1845] View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #67 The Koran, Commonly Called the Alcoran of Mohammed Heading(Koran)AuthorSale, George, translatorHeadlineNew Edition of Sale's Koran translationPublisherPrinted by S. Hazard for J. Johnson, Vernor and Hood, et al.Date Published1795 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #69 Two leaves from a fifteenth century Book of Hours Heading(Leaves, 1475, approx.)HeadlineTwo 15th century medieval manuscript leavesDate Publishedc.1475 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #74 An Appeal to the Parliament; Or Sions Plea Against the Prelacie [bound with] two other political works by Humphrey Prideaux and William Allen Author[Leighton, Alexander]HeadlineA. Leighton Appeal to Parliament 1628Date PublishedPrinted the year & moneth wherin Rochell was lost [i.e. 1628] View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$437.50StatusSold Lot #76 The Rehearsal Transpros'd AuthorMarvell, AndrewHeadlineAndrew Marvell's Rehearsal Transpros'd 1672-3PublisherPrinted by J.D. for the Assigns of John Calvin and Theodore Beza [and] Printed for Nathaniel PonderDate Published1672-1673 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$562.50StatusSold Lot #85 Italy, A Poem and Poems AuthorRogers, SamuelHeadlineInscribed by the authorPublisherJohn MurrayDate Published1823 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$212.50StatusSold Lot #95 Two letters from Lydia H. Sigourney AuthorSigourney, Lydia H.HeadlineTwo letters from Lydia H. Sigourney, 1841 & 46Date Published1841-1846 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #97 Bound volume of three Christopher Sower imprints Heading(Sower, Christopher, printer)HeadlineThree Sower imprints, one on slavery 1759-60PublisherPrinted by Christopher SowerDate Published1759-1796 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$1,625StatusSold Lot #98 Seven patents for sports equipment Heading(Sports)HeadlineSeven sports patents, c.1910-1940ProvenanceJames Melikian CollectionPublisherCommissioner of PatentsDate Publishedc.1910-1940 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200StatusUnsold Lot #116 O Conscious Heart... for Miss Eliza Mum AuthorWillis, Nathaniel ParkerHeadlineUnpublished Nathaniel Parker Willis ms poemDate Publishedc.1826-1830 View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #128 Insecta Lepidoptera Europae secundum Classificationem Doctoris J.A. Boisduval AuthorCherau, A.HeadlineHundreds of 19th century moth specimensDate Publishedc.1850-1900 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$3,125StatusSold Lot #142 Autograph letter signed by Henry Evans on proof print AuthorEvans, HenryHeadlineAutograph letter by Henry Evans on proof printPublisherHenry EvansDate Published1982 View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #143 Brodiaea AuthorEvans, HenryHeadlineSigned by Evans with postcard to Jack HalpernPublisherHenry EvansDate Published1977 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #144 Iris AuthorEvans, HenryHeadlineSigned and inscribed by Evans to Jack HalpernPublisherHenry EvansDate Published1985 View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #145 Orchid AuthorEvans, HenryHeadlineSigned and inscribed by Evans to Jack HalpernPublisherHenry EvansDate Published1985 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$160StatusSold Lot #146 Poppy AuthorEvans, HenryHeadlineSigned by Henry EvansPublisherHenry EvansDate Published1981 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #147 Rose AuthorEvans, HenryHeadlineSigned and inscribed by Evans with ALSPublisherHenry EvansDate Published1977 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$225StatusSold Lot #148 Self-Portrait AuthorEvans, HenryHeadlineSigned by Henry EvansPublisherHenry EvansDate Published1981 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #149 Serranos AuthorEvans, HenryHeadlineSigned and inscribed by Evans to Jack HalpernPublisherHenry EvansDate Published1987 View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #150 Tulips AuthorEvans, HenryHeadlineSigned by Henry EvansPublisherHenry EvansDate Published1980 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #175 Pteryplegia: Or, the Art of Shooting-Flying. A Poem Heading(Ball, Robert, illustrator)AuthorMarkland, GeorgeHeadlineRobert Ball's original drawings for PteryplegiaPublisherThe Derrydale PressDate Published1931 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #176 Balthus Heading(Balthus)AuthorLeymarie, JeanHeadlineSigned and inscribed by BalthusPublisherSkiraDate Published1990 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$237.50StatusSold Lot #187 Bohemian Grove Plays - a nearly complete run Heading(Bohemian Club)HeadlineNearly complete collection of Grove PlaysPublisherThe Bohemian ClubDate Published1904-2013 View details Estimate$2,500 - $3,500Sold for$4,062.50StatusSold Lot #201 Madonna at Ringside AuthorCrews, HarryHeadlineThree copies signed by the authorPublisherLord John PressDate Published1991 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$212.50StatusSold Lot #206 American Notes for General Circulation AuthorDickens, CharlesHeadlineWith signature of Charles DickensPublisherChapman and HallDate Published[1850] View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,250StatusSold Lot #233 Harlem as Seen by Hirschfeld Heading(Hirschfeld, Al, illustrator)AuthorSaroyan, WilliamHeadlineSigned by Hirschfeld, with 24 lithosPublisherHyperion PressDate Published[1941] View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$937.50StatusSold Lot #234 The International Style: Architecture Since 1922 AuthorHitchcock, Henry-Russell and Philip JohnsonHeadlineFirst Edition, signed by both authorsPublisherW.W. Norton & Company, Inc.Date Published[1962] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #237 Sunrise is Coming After While AuthorHughes, LangstonHeadlineSigned by Maya Angelou and Phoebe BeasleyPublisherLimited Editions ClubDate Published1998 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$1,000StatusSold Lot #243 A Birthday Book AuthorKent, RockwellHeadlineBirthday book, Signed by Rockwell KentPublisherRandom HouseDate Published1931 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$212.50StatusSold Lot #244 The Bookplates & Marks of Rockwell Kent AuthorKent, RockwellHeadlineBookplates & Marks of Rockwell Kent Sgd Ltd.PublisherPynson Printers for Random HouseDate Published1929 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #245 The Residual Years Heading(Killion, Tom)AuthorEverson, WilliamHeadlineBroadside signed by Killion and EversonPublisherRich BigusDate Published1980 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$130StatusSold Lot #248 American Bard: Being the Preface to the First Edition of Leaves of Grass Now Restored to its Native Verse Rhythms and Presented as a Living Poem Heading(Lime Kiln Press)AuthorWhitman, WaltHeadlineAmerican Bard from the Lime Kiln Press, 1981PublisherThe Lime Kiln PressDate Published1981 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$437.50StatusSold Lot #249 Fahrenheit 451 Heading(Limited Editions Club)AuthorBradbury, RayHeadlineSigned by Ray Bradbury and Joseph MugnainiPublisherLimited Editions ClubDate Published1982 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$562.50StatusSold Lot #250 Bookmarks in the Pages of Life Heading(Limited Editions Club)AuthorHurston, Zora NealeHeadlineSigned by Bettye SaarPublisherLimited Editions ClubDate Published[2000] View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,625StatusSold Lot #254 Don't Count on It: A Note on the Number of The 1001 Nights Heading(Lord John Press)AuthorBarth, JohnHeadlineBoth signed by the authorPublisherLord John PressDate Published1984 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #255 If It Please You Heading(Lord John Press)AuthorCarver, RaymondHeadlineAll signed by the authorPublisherLord John PressDate Published1984 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #259 Reynard the Fox: Or the Ghost Heath Run AuthorMasefield, JohnHeadlineReynard the Fox, Masefield presentation copyPublisherWilliam Heinemann View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #277 Tally-Ho Back! AuthorRancher and Lionel Edwards, illustratorHeadlineTally-Ho Back! signed by Rancher & EdwardsPublisherCountry Life Ltd.Date Published1931 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold Lot #279 Cliffside, N.J. AuthorRoth, Ernest DavidHeadlineSigned and inscribed by Ernest D. RothDate Published1916 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #280 Original drawing for Bridge at Zaragoza - Spain AuthorRoth, Ernest DavidHeadlineOriginal drawing signed by Ernest D. RothDate Published1920 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #281 Rockport - two states AuthorRoth, Ernest DavidHeadlineEach signed by Ernest D. RothDate Published1918; 1941 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #282 Storefront AuthorRoth, Ernest DavidHeadlineStorefront by Ernest D. RothDate PublishedNo date View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$225StatusSold Lot #283 The Wheelright Shop, New York AuthorRoth, Ernest DavidHeadlineSigned by Ernest D. RothDate Published1916 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #284 Zaragosa, Spain - two states AuthorRoth, Ernest DavidHeadlineEach signed by Ernest D. RothDate Published1921; 1922 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #291 Typed letter signed by Charles Schulz with offset printing plate AuthorSchulz, CharlesHeadlineLetter signed by Charles Schulz with offset printing plateDate Published1965 View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #292 Mother Goose and her Missionary Family AuthorScott, O.W.HeadlineMother Goose and Her Missionary Family, 1928PublisherWoman's Foreign Missionary SocietyDate Published1928 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #298 The Tibetan Book of the Dead; or the After-Death Experience on the Bardo Plane, according to Lāma Kazi Dawa-Samdup's English Rendering Heading(Tibetan Book of the Dead)AuthorEvans-Wentz, W.Y., editorHeadlineEditio princeps of Tibetan Book of the DeadPublisherOxford University Press/Humphrey MilfordDate Published1927 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold Lot #308 XIV Shakespeare Sonnets, XIV Original Woodcuts Heading(Ziggurat Press)AuthorShakespeare, WilliamHeadlineSigned by Walter Feldman, with 14 woodcutsPublisher[Ziggurat Press]Date Published[1987] View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next