Sale 804: Rare & Antiquarian - Natural History - Fine Press, Fine Bindings, & Illustrated Books (#804) 01/11/2024 11:00 AM PST Closed Starts Ending 01/11/2024 11:00 AM PST Auction Info 804 674 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 1-64 of 64. Previous|1|Next Lot #8 Letter from Sevi Bigelow on debts and horses View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorBigelow, SeviHeadlineLetter from Sevi Biegelow on debt & horsesDate PublishedApril 8, 1811 Lot #12 Eightieth Birthday Tribute to Sir Winston Churchill View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(Churchill, Winston S.)PublisherThe Heritage CollectionDate Published[1955] Lot #21 The Triumph of Infidelity: A Poem View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorDwight, TimothyHeadlineTriumph of Infidelity, London 1791PublisherPrinted for J. MathewsDate Published1791 Lot #29 Four English Indentures View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Heading(England - Indentures)HeadlineFour English indentures, c.1600-1750Date Publishedc.1600-1750 Lot #33 Twelve seventeenth century English sermons and theological tracts View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$437.50StatusSold Heading(England - Religion)Headline12 English sermons & tracts c.1650-90Date Publishedc.1650-1690 Lot #36 The Answre of the Vicechancelour, The Doctors, both of the Proctors, and other the Heads of Houses in the Universitie of Oxford View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Heading(England)HeadlineOxford Answere of the Vicechancelour 1603PublisherPrinted by Joseph Barnes, and are to by sold... by James WatersonDate Published1603 Lot #37 A Thankfull Remembrance of Gods Mercy View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$812.50StatusSold Heading(England)AuthorCarleton, GeorgeHeadlineGeorge Carleton on God's Mercy, 1627PublisherPrinted by M. Flesher for Robert Mylbourne and Humphrey RobinsonDate Published1627 Lot #42 Ethiopian manuscript scroll View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$375StatusSold Heading(Ethiopia)HeadlineEthopian manuscript scroll w/ illustrationsDate PublishedEarly twentieth century Lot #47 Essays on Several Important Subjects in Philosophy and Religion View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,125StatusSold AuthorGlanvill, JosephHeadlineGlanvill's Essays 1676, on witchcraft et al.PublisherPrinted by J.D. for John Barker... and Henry MortlockDate Published1676 Lot #51 Archive of Christian Hadenfeldt View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold AuthorHadenfeldt, ChristianHeadlineArchive of German artist Christian HadenfeldtProvenanceJames Melikian CollectionDate Published1821-1971 Lot #52 The Auncient Ecclesiastical Histories of the First Six Hundred Years After Christ View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$406.25StatusSold AuthorHanmer, Meredith, translatorHeadlineEcclesiastical Histories, trans. Hanmer 1619PublisherPrinted by Richard FieldDate Published1619 Lot #54 Diaries of London architect Paul Hoffmann View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$500StatusSold AuthorHoffmann, PaulHeadline41 diaries of Paul Hoffmann, London ArchitectProvenanceJames Melikian CollectionDate Published1896-1938 Lot #59 The Famous and Memorable Works of Josephus, A Man of Much Honour and Learning Among the Jews View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$625StatusSold AuthorJosephus, FlaviusHeadlineWorks of Josephus 1640PublisherJohn WatersonDate Published1640 Lot #61 Almanaque Hebreo: Vida Habanera View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,800StatusUnsold Heading(Judaica - Cuba)HeadlineCuban-Jewish community almanacs, 1944-1951ProvenanceJames Melikian CollectionDate Published1944-1951 Lot #62 Januca (Antologia) View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Heading(Judaica - Cuba)AuthorGambach, Nesim, RabiHeadlineCuban book on Hanukkah in Spanish 1960ProvenanceJames Melikian CollectionPublisherNo publisherDate Published1960 Lot #63 Thirty-five Jewish samizdat calendars View details Estimate$5,000 - $8,000StatusUnsold Heading(Judaica - Russia)Headline35 samizdat Soviet-Jewish calendarsProvenanceJames Melikian CollectionDate Publishedc.1950-1970 Lot #65 Constitution and By-Laws of the American Jewish Publication Society View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Heading(Judaica - United States)HeadlineConstitution American Jewish Pub. Soc. 1st ed.PublisherC. Sherman, PrinterDate Published5606 [i.e. 1845] Lot #67 The Koran, Commonly Called the Alcoran of Mohammed View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold Heading(Koran)AuthorSale, George, translatorHeadlineNew Edition of Sale's Koran translationPublisherPrinted by S. Hazard for J. Johnson, Vernor and Hood, et al.Date Published1795 Lot #69 Two leaves from a fifteenth century Book of Hours View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Heading(Leaves, 1475, approx.)HeadlineTwo 15th century medieval manuscript leavesDate Publishedc.1475 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 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$437.50StatusSold Author[Leighton, Alexander]HeadlineA. Leighton Appeal to Parliament 1628Date PublishedPrinted the year & moneth wherin Rochell was lost [i.e. 1628] Lot #76 The Rehearsal Transpros'd View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$562.50StatusSold 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 Lot #85 Italy, A Poem and Poems View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$212.50StatusSold AuthorRogers, SamuelHeadlineInscribed by the authorPublisherJohn MurrayDate Published1823 Lot #95 Two letters from Lydia H. Sigourney View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorSigourney, Lydia H.HeadlineTwo letters from Lydia H. Sigourney, 1841 & 46Date Published1841-1846 Lot #97 Bound volume of three Christopher Sower imprints View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$1,625StatusSold Heading(Sower, Christopher, printer)HeadlineThree Sower imprints, one on slavery 1759-60PublisherPrinted by Christopher SowerDate Published1759-1796 Lot #98 Seven patents for sports equipment View details Estimate$800 - $1,200StatusUnsold Heading(Sports)HeadlineSeven sports patents, c.1910-1940ProvenanceJames Melikian CollectionPublisherCommissioner of PatentsDate Publishedc.1910-1940 Lot #116 O Conscious Heart... for Miss Eliza Mum View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold AuthorWillis, Nathaniel ParkerHeadlineUnpublished Nathaniel Parker Willis ms poemDate Publishedc.1826-1830 Lot #128 Insecta Lepidoptera Europae secundum Classificationem Doctoris J.A. Boisduval View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$3,125StatusSold AuthorCherau, A.HeadlineHundreds of 19th century moth specimensDate Publishedc.1850-1900 Lot #142 Autograph letter signed by Henry Evans on proof print View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold AuthorEvans, HenryHeadlineAutograph letter by Henry Evans on proof printPublisherHenry EvansDate Published1982 Lot #143 Brodiaea View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorEvans, HenryHeadlineSigned by Evans with postcard to Jack HalpernPublisherHenry EvansDate Published1977 Lot #144 Iris View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold AuthorEvans, HenryHeadlineSigned and inscribed by Evans to Jack HalpernPublisherHenry EvansDate Published1985 Lot #145 Orchid View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$160StatusSold AuthorEvans, HenryHeadlineSigned and inscribed by Evans to Jack HalpernPublisherHenry EvansDate Published1985 Lot #146 Poppy View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$250StatusSold AuthorEvans, HenryHeadlineSigned by Henry EvansPublisherHenry EvansDate Published1981 Lot #147 Rose View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$225StatusSold AuthorEvans, HenryHeadlineSigned and inscribed by Evans with ALSPublisherHenry EvansDate Published1977 Lot #148 Self-Portrait View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorEvans, HenryHeadlineSigned by Henry EvansPublisherHenry EvansDate Published1981 Lot #149 Serranos View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold AuthorEvans, HenryHeadlineSigned and inscribed by Evans to Jack HalpernPublisherHenry EvansDate Published1987 Lot #150 Tulips View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$200StatusSold AuthorEvans, HenryHeadlineSigned by Henry EvansPublisherHenry EvansDate Published1980 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 #176 Balthus View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$237.50StatusSold Heading(Balthus)AuthorLeymarie, JeanHeadlineSigned and inscribed by BalthusPublisherSkiraDate Published1990 Lot #187 Bohemian Grove Plays - a nearly complete run View details Estimate$2,500 - $3,500Sold for$4,062.50StatusSold Heading(Bohemian Club)HeadlineNearly complete collection of Grove PlaysPublisherThe Bohemian ClubDate Published1904-2013 Lot #201 Madonna at Ringside View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$212.50StatusSold AuthorCrews, HarryHeadlineThree copies signed by the authorPublisherLord John PressDate Published1991 Lot #206 American Notes for General Circulation View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,250StatusSold AuthorDickens, CharlesHeadlineWith signature of Charles DickensPublisherChapman and HallDate Published[1850] 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 #234 The International Style: Architecture Since 1922 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorHitchcock, Henry-Russell and Philip JohnsonHeadlineFirst Edition, signed by both authorsPublisherW.W. Norton & Company, Inc.Date Published[1962] Lot #237 Sunrise is Coming After While View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$1,000StatusSold AuthorHughes, LangstonHeadlineSigned by Maya Angelou and Phoebe BeasleyPublisherLimited Editions ClubDate Published1998 Lot #243 A Birthday Book View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$212.50StatusSold AuthorKent, RockwellHeadlineBirthday book, Signed by Rockwell KentPublisherRandom HouseDate Published1931 Lot #244 The Bookplates & Marks of Rockwell Kent View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$312.50StatusSold AuthorKent, RockwellHeadlineBookplates & Marks of Rockwell Kent Sgd Ltd.PublisherPynson Printers for Random HouseDate Published1929 Lot #245 The Residual Years View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$130StatusSold Heading(Killion, Tom)AuthorEverson, WilliamHeadlineBroadside signed by Killion and EversonPublisherRich BigusDate Published1980 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 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$437.50StatusSold Heading(Lime Kiln Press)AuthorWhitman, WaltHeadlineAmerican Bard from the Lime Kiln Press, 1981PublisherThe Lime Kiln PressDate Published1981 Lot #249 Fahrenheit 451 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$562.50StatusSold Heading(Limited Editions Club)AuthorBradbury, RayHeadlineSigned by Ray Bradbury and Joseph MugnainiPublisherLimited Editions ClubDate Published1982 Lot #250 Bookmarks in the Pages of Life View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,625StatusSold Heading(Limited Editions Club)AuthorHurston, Zora NealeHeadlineSigned by Bettye SaarPublisherLimited Editions ClubDate Published[2000] Lot #254 Don't Count on It: A Note on the Number of The 1001 Nights View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(Lord John Press)AuthorBarth, JohnHeadlineBoth signed by the authorPublisherLord John PressDate Published1984 Lot #255 If It Please You View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$250StatusSold Heading(Lord John Press)AuthorCarver, RaymondHeadlineAll signed by the authorPublisherLord John PressDate Published1984 Lot #259 Reynard the Fox: Or the Ghost Heath Run View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold AuthorMasefield, JohnHeadlineReynard the Fox, Masefield presentation copyPublisherWilliam Heinemann Lot #277 Tally-Ho Back! View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold AuthorRancher and Lionel Edwards, illustratorHeadlineTally-Ho Back! signed by Rancher & EdwardsPublisherCountry Life Ltd.Date Published1931 Lot #279 Cliffside, N.J. View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorRoth, Ernest DavidHeadlineSigned and inscribed by Ernest D. RothDate Published1916 Lot #280 Original drawing for Bridge at Zaragoza - Spain View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$625StatusSold AuthorRoth, Ernest DavidHeadlineOriginal drawing signed by Ernest D. RothDate Published1920 Lot #281 Rockport - two states View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$312.50StatusSold AuthorRoth, Ernest DavidHeadlineEach signed by Ernest D. RothDate Published1918; 1941 Lot #282 Storefront View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$225StatusSold AuthorRoth, Ernest DavidHeadlineStorefront by Ernest D. RothDate PublishedNo date Lot #283 The Wheelright Shop, New York View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorRoth, Ernest DavidHeadlineSigned by Ernest D. RothDate Published1916 Lot #284 Zaragosa, Spain - two states View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold AuthorRoth, Ernest DavidHeadlineEach signed by Ernest D. RothDate Published1921; 1922 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 #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 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold Heading(Tibetan Book of the Dead)AuthorEvans-Wentz, W.Y., editorHeadlineEditio princeps of Tibetan Book of the DeadPublisherOxford University Press/Humphrey MilfordDate Published1927 Lot #308 XIV Shakespeare Sonnets, XIV Original Woodcuts View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Heading(Ziggurat Press)AuthorShakespeare, WilliamHeadlineSigned by Walter Feldman, with 14 woodcutsPublisher[Ziggurat Press]Date Published[1987] Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next