Sale 467: Rare Books & Manuscripts (#467) 11/17/2011 11:00 AM PST Closed Starts Ending 11/17/2011 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 1-30 of 30. Previous|1|Next Lot #1 Seven limited edition travel works published by A. & C. Black Heading(A. & C. Black)Author**HeadlineA. & C. Black limited editionsPublisherAdam and Charles BlackDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,250StatusSold Lot #9 Collection of letters and printed items relating the pioneer aviation and the history of flight, 1889-1947 Heading(Aviation)Author**HeadlinePioneer aviation & history of flight, 1889-1947Date Published1889-1947 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #13 Document signed by first prominent American-born architect Asher Benjamin Heading(Architecture)AuthorBenjamin, AsherHeadlineSigned by American-born Architect Asher BenjaminDate PublishedAugust 3, 1822 View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #18 Londiniana; Or, Reminiscences of the British Metropolis: Including Charateristic Sketches, Antiquarian, Topographical, Descriptive and Literary AuthorBrayley, Edward WedlakeHeadlineEdward Wedlake Brayley Londiniana 1829PublisherHurst, Chance, and Co.Date Published1829 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #25 The Decisive Moment AuthorCartier-Bresson, HenriHeadlineThe Decisive Moment photos Henri Cartier-BressonPublisherSimon and Schuster in collaboration with Èditions VerveDate Published[1952] View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$531.25StatusSold Lot #31 Molokai: An Island in Time AuthorCooke, Richard A.HeadlineMolokai: An Island in TimePublisher[Beyond Words Publishing]Date Published[1984] View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #35 Military Laws of the United States; To which is prefixed the Constitution of the United States AuthorCross, TruemanHeadlineMilitary Laws of the United states 1825PublisherEdward de Krafft, PrinterDate Published1825 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$531.25StatusSold Lot #69 WITHDRAWN Signature of William Few, U.S. statesman from Georgia and signer of the Constitution AuthorFew, WilliamHeadlineSignature of William Few, U.S. statesmanDate PublishedNo date View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #98 Felix Frankfurter: A Tribute Headingzzf(Frankfurter, Felix)AuthorMendelson, Wallace, editorHeadlineFelix Frankfurter: A Tribute signedPublisherReynal & CompanyDate Published1964 View details Estimate$250 - $350StatusUnsold Lot #99 Original ink "Sketch of William Williams, New York, July 6th 1813" AuthorFulton, RobertHeadlineSketch by steamboat inventor Robert FultonDate Published1813 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200StatusUnsold Lot #102 The Book of the American Indian - With letters from Garland and Remington AuthorGarland, HamlinHeadlineThe Book of the American Indian Special CopyPublisherHarper & BrothersDate Published1923 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,375StatusSold Lot #116 A History of the Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus AuthorIrving, WashingtonHeadlineLife & Voyages of Christopher Columbus LondonPublisherJohn MurrayDate Published1828 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$237.50StatusSold Lot #128 Maroc, 1932-1933 AuthorLe Riche, HenriHeadlineHenri Le Riche Maroc, 1932-1933PublisherChez l'AuteurDate Published1933 View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #131 The Photographs of Abraham Lincoln - One of 100 copies Heading(Lincoln, Abraham)AuthorMeserve, Frederick HillHeadlineThe Photographs of Abraham Lincoln - 1 of 100PublisherPrivately PrintedDate Published1911 View details Estimate$12,000 - $18,000Sold for$8,125StatusSold Lot #132 Reminiscences of Abraham Lincoln by Distinguished Men of His Time - With a clipped signature and other extra-illustrations Heading(Lincoln, Abraham)AuthorRice, Allen ThorndikeHeadlineReminiscences of Abraham Lincoln with SignaturePublisherHarper & BrothersDate Published1909 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold Lot #135 Military Demolitions AuthorMacArthur, DouglasHeadlineMilitary Demolitions by Douglas MacArthurPublisherStaff College PressDate Published1909 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$531.25StatusSold Lot #136 Proclamation No. 2...To the People of Korea AuthorMacArthur, DouglasHeadlineProclamation No. 2...To the People of KoreaPublisherGeneral Headquarters, United States Army Forces, PacificDate PublishedSeptember 7, 1945 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,000Sold for$937.50StatusSold Lot #137 Archive of correspondence between Generals Clifton and Whitney regarding sending General MacArthur on a diplomatic mission to Asia Heading(MacArthur, Douglas)AuthorClifton, Chester V., General & Major General Courtney WhitneyHeadlineArchive regarding General MacArthur and AsiaDate PublishedJuly 26 - August 30, 1961 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$437.50StatusSold Lot #145 Autograph Letter, signed, denouncing the Mexican American War Heading(Mexican-American War)AuthorHitchcock, JuliusHeadlineEloquent Denunciation of the Mexican American WarDate PublishedJune 13, 1846 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$468.75StatusSold Lot #146 El Acapulco War Cry, Vol. 1, No. 1. - Rare spoof on the Mexican Revolution Heading(Mexican Revolution)Author**HeadlineEl Acapulco War Cry, Vol. 1, No. 1Date PublishedMay 2, 1914 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #151 Blue Book (wrapper title) Heading(New Orleans Blue Book)Author**HeadlineNew Orleans Blue Book - guide to prostitutesDate Published[c. 1910-1915] View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,375StatusSold Lot #163 Roll, Jordan, Roll AuthorPeterkin, Julia & Doris UlmannHeadlineRoll, Jordan, RollPublisherRobert O. BallouDate Published[1933] View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,000Sold for$937.50StatusSold Lot #166 Caroline Halsey Her Book. Made in the Year 1815 Bridgehampton Heading(Poetry Manuscript)AuthorHalsey, CarolineHeadlinePoetry MS. with Revolutionary verse 1815Date PublishedAssembled 1815 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$593.75StatusSold Lot #189 Historical and Statistical Information, Respecting the History, Condition and Prospects of the Indian Tribes of the United States;... Volume 1 only AuthorSchoolcraft, Henry R.HeadlineSchoolcraft's Indian Tribes Volume 1 onlyPublisherLippincott, Grambo, and CompanyDate Published1851 View details Estimate$250 - $350StatusUnsold Lot #205 Manuscript journal narrating a voyage aboard the Star of Empire, plus a manuscript cargo log book kept by First Mate James A. Lord in 1855 Heading(Travel Narrative)AuthorLord, James A.Headlinemss Star of Empire ship narrative & inv log 1855Date Published1855-1856 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$500StatusSold Lot #206 Abstract of the Cruise of the U.S. Ship Boston - manuscript sailor's diary kept aboard the U.S. Ship Boston between 1840-1842 Heading(Travel Narrative)AuthorPeckham, W.L.Headlinemanuscript sailor's diary US Ship Boston 1840-42Date Published1840-1842 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #213 Document signed by New York's infamous "Boss" Tweed AuthorTweed, Wm. M.HeadlineDocument signed by the infamous "Boss" TweedDate PublishedSept. 18, 1869 View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold Lot #214 Typed Letter, signed, on Department of the Army letterhead, expressing concern over the anti-war "discontent" Headingzzf(Vietnam War)AuthorPalmer, General BruceHeadlineLetter from Army General on Vietnam discontentDate PublishedJune 23, 1967 View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #216 Biography of Washington in Notes written by himself upon a Sketch made by Col. D. Humphries. Copied from the original autograph of Washington in possession of the late Mrs. Humphries - J.P. [ms. title on wrapper] Heading(Washington, George)Author**HeadlineMs. copy of Washington's notes on his biographyDate Publishedc.1830 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$468.75StatusSold Lot #225 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 - $300StatusUnsold Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next