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Previous|1|Next Lot #14 Epaminondas and His Auntie View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$100StatusSold AuthorBryant, Sara ConeHeadlineEpaminondas and His AuntiePublisherHoughton Mifflin Co.Date Published[1938] Lot #19 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,800StatusUnsold AuthorDahl, RoaldHeadlineCharlie and the Chocolate Factory 1st ussuePublisherKnopfDate Published[1964] Lot #21 [The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes] complete in The Strand Magazine Vol. II - Vol. VI View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$500StatusSold Author[Doyle, Arthur Conan] Newnes, George, ed.HeadlineThe Strand Magazine Sherlock HolmesPublisher[The Strand Magazine]Date Published1891-1899 Lot #36 The Bug Book View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorGorey, EdwardHeadlineThe Bug Book by Edward Gorey in dj 1960PublisherEpstein & CarrollDate Published1960 Lot #37 The Listing Attic View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorGorey, EdwardHeadlineEdward Gorey The Listing Attic 1st EditionPublisherDuell, Sloan and Pearce / Little, Brown and CompanyDate Published[1954] Lot #88 The Ribs and Terrors View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$212.50StatusSold AuthorMelville, HermanHeadlineThe Ribs and Terrors hand-illustrated 1/5 copiesPublisherPrometheus PressDate Published1982 Lot #111 All the Year Round View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold AuthorRiley, James WhitcombHeadlineAll the Year Round Rotary ed in rare dj 1916PublisherBobbs MerrillDate Published[1912, but 1916] Lot #114 The Orphant Annie Book View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$375StatusSold AuthorRiley, James WhitcombHeadlineThe Orphant Annie Book sgnd by James W RileyPublisherBobbs-MerrillDate Published[1908] Lot #115 While the Heart Beats Young - 2 copies including a first edition, and a saleman's dummy View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorRiley, James WhitcombHeadlineWhile the Heart Beats Young 1st ed & dummyPublisherBobbs-MerrillDate Published[1906] Lot #120 Germain's Marriage - With an Autograph Note, signed View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold HeadingzzfAuthorSand, GeorgeHeadlineGermain's Marriage - With an Autograph Note, signPublisherRichmond, Croscup & Co.Date Published1892 Lot #121 Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold HeadingzzfAuthorSassoon, SiegfriedHeadlineMemoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man First Illustrated EdPublisherFaber & FaberDate Published[1929] Lot #122 Memoirs of an Infantry Officer View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,187.50StatusSold AuthorSassoon, SiegfriedHeadlineSassoon, Memoirs of an Infantry Officer Sgd. Ltd.PublisherFaber & FaberDate Published[1931] Lot #130 Yentl the Yeshiva Boy View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorSinger, Isaac BashevisHeadlineYentl the Yeshiva Boy 1/450 signedPublisherFarrar, Straux and GirouxDate Published[1983] Lot #131 Three signed, limited edition works by Isaac Bashevis Singer View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold AuthorSinger, Isaac BashevisHeadline2 sgnd, lmtd bks by Isaac Singer w/printsDate PublishedVarious dates Lot #149 Vanity Fair. A Novel without a Hero View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$343.75StatusSold AuthorThackeray, William MakepeaceHeadlineThackeray Vanity Fair Classic Literature FictionPublisherBradbury & EvansDate Published1848 Lot #162 The Mysterious Stranger View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold AuthorTwain, MarkHeadlineMark Twain The Mysterious StrangerPublisherHarper & BrothersDate Published[1916, but 1919] Lot #202 The Splendid Idle Forties View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold Headingzzf(Allen Press)AuthorAtherton, GertrudeHeadlineAllen Press, Splendid Idle Forties, 1/150 copiesPublisherAllen PressDate Published1960 Lot #206 The Borrowed Half Dollar; Or, Prodigality Punished View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Headingzzf(American Baptist Publication Society)Author**HeadlineBorrowed Half Dollar; Or, Prodigality PunishedPublisherAmerican Baptist Publication SocietyDate PublishedNo date [c.1868] Lot #207 Valenti Angelo: Author, Illustrator, Printer View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$100StatusSold Headingzzf(Angelo, Valenti)Author**HeadlineValenti Angelo: Author, Illustrator, PrinterPublisherBook Club of CaliforniaDate Published1976 Lot #214 Exploring Japanese Books and Scrolls View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$137.50StatusSold Headingzzf(Artichoke Press)AuthorFranklin, ColinHeadlineExploring Japanese Books and ScrollsPublisherThe Book Club of CaliforniaDate Published[1999] Lot #224 Two volumes written and/or illustrated by Leonard Baskin View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$406.25StatusSold HeadingzzfAuthorBaskin, LeonardHeadline2 volumes with illustrations by Leonard BaskinDate PublishedVarious dates Lot #225 John Dough and the Cherub View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$500StatusSold HeadingzzfAuthorBaum, L. FrankHeadlineJohn Dough and the Cherub 1st Ed, 1st PrintingPublisherReilly & BrittonDate Published[1906] Lot #226 John Dough and the Cherub View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold HeadingzzfAuthorBaum, L. FrankHeadlineL. Frank Baum John Dough and the CherubPublisherReilly & BrittonDate Published[1906] Lot #227 The Yellow Book: An Illustrated Quarterly. View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$1,187.50StatusSold Headingzzf(Beardsley, Aubrey, et al)Author**HeadlineThe Yellow Book: An Illustrated Quarterly.PublisherJohn LaneDate Published1894-1897 Lot #228 Shadow and Substance View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$312.50StatusSold HeadingzzfAuthorBennett, Charles H. & Robert B. BroughHeadlineShadow and Substance - Color PlatesPublisherW. Kent & Co.Date Published1860 Lot #235 Themes in Aquatint View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold Headingzzf(Book Club of California)AuthorFranklin, ColinHeadlineThemes in Aquatint 1/300 copies BCCPublisherBook Club of CaliforniaDate Published1978 Lot #245 Etchings of the West: Edward Borein, October 21, 1872 - May 19, 1945: A Collection of Ten Etchings Pulled from the Original Borein Plates View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,000StatusUnsold Headingzzc(Borein, Edward)Author**HeadlineEtchings of the West Presentation Copy 1/25Publisher[John T. Reynolds]Date Published[2002] Lot #246 The Vacant Frame View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold HeadingzzfAuthorBrough, RobertHeadlineThe Vacant Frame 1/80 signed by illustratorPublisherRocket PressDate Published[1983] Lot #251 The Lithographs of Chagall View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,000Sold for$1,500StatusSold Headingzzf(Chagall, Marc)AuthorMourlot, FernandHeadlineThe Lithographs of ChagallPublisherAndre SauretDate Published[1960] Lot #252 The Lithographs of Chagall 1957-1962 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$812.50StatusSold Headingzzf(Chagall, Marc)AuthorMourlot, FernandHeadlineLithographs of Chagall 1957-1962, 11 Orig. LithosPublisherAndre SauretDate Published[1963] Lot #255 Tales of Mystery and Imagination View details Estimate$250 - $350StatusUnsold Headingzzf(Clarke, Harry)AuthorPoe, Edgar AllanHeadlineTales of Mystery and Imagination Harry ClarkePublisherBrentano'sDate Published[c. 1923] Lot #260 The Life of Napoleon, a Hudibrastic Poem in Fifteen Cantos View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$937.50StatusSold Headingzzf(Cruikshank, George)AuthorDoctor SyntaxHeadlineLife of Napoleon 30 color plates Cruikshank 1815PublisherT. TeggDate Published1815 Lot #264 The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Headingzzf(Dali, Salvador)AuthorCellini, BenvenutoHeadlineDali illustrates Cellini autobiography 1/1000 sgdPublisherDoubleday & Co.Date Published1946 Lot #272 Life in London; or, the Day and Night Scenes of Jerry Hawthorn, Esq. and his Elegant Friend Corinthian Tom, Accompanied by Bob Logic, the Oxonian, in their Rambles and Sprees through the Metropolis View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$312.50StatusSold HeadingzzfAuthorEgan, PierceHeadlinePierce Egan Life in London 1821 1st EditionPublisherSherwood, Neely, and JonesDate Published1821 Lot #286 The Taming of the Shrew View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Headingzzf(Grabhorn-Hoyem)AuthorShakespeare, WilliamHeadlineGrabhorn-Hoyem Taming of the Shrew, 1/375PublisherLewis OsborneDate Published1967 Lot #288 The Red Badge of Courage View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold Heading(Grabhorn Press)AuthorCrane, StephenHeadlineRed Badge of Courage - Grabhorn PressPublisherRandom HouseDate Published[1931] Lot #290 Mliss, a Story by Bret Harte is from "The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Sketches" First Published in 1870... View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold Headingzzf(Grabhorn Press)AuthorHarte, BretHeadlineBret Harte's Mliss Grabhorn PressPublisherGrabhorn PressDate Published1948 Lot #298 Les Fleurs Animées View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold HeadingzzfAuthorGrandville, J.J.HeadlineLes Fluers Animees - Color PlatesPublisherGarnier FreresDate Published1867 Lot #301 Harper's New Monthly Magazine - large collection View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Headingzzf(Harper's Magazine)Author**HeadlineHarper's New Monthly Magazine many issuesPublisherHarper & BrothersDate Published1850-1927 Lot #302 Uncle Remus and Brer Rabbit View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$237.50StatusSold HeadingzzfAuthorHarris, Joel ChandlerHeadlineUncle Remus and Brer Rabbit 1907PublisherFrederick A. StokesDate Published1907 Lot #303 Japanese Fairy Tales View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$1,375StatusSold HeadingzzfAuthorHearn, LafcadioHeadlineLafcadio Hearn Japanese Fairy TalesPublisherT. HasegawaDate Published[c.1905-1925] Lot #306 Illuminated Persian Marriage Contract View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$250StatusSold Headingzzf(Illuminated Manuscript)Author**HeadlineIlluminated Persian Marriage ContractDate Published[Early 20th century?] Lot #307 To The Night & The Cloud - Calligraphed and Illuminated by Jessie Bayes View details Estimate$25,000 - $35,000Sold for$18,750StatusSold Headingzzf(Illuminated Manuscript)AuthorShelley, Percy BysheHeadlineGorgeous Illuminated Manuscript by Jessie BayesDate Published1914 Lot #310 Two crepe-paper books on Japan published by T. Hasegawa View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$375StatusSold Headingzzf(Japan)Author**Headline2 books on Japan published by T. HasegawaPublisherT. HasegawaDate Published[1890s] Lot #311 The Whole Genuine and Complete Works of Flavius Josephus, the Learned and Authentic Jewish Historian and Celebrated Warrior... View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Headingzzf(Josephus, Flavius)AuthorMaynard, George HenryHeadlineComplete Works of Flavius Josephus 1785PublisherC. CookeDate Published[1792] Lot #313 Some German Woodcuts of the Fifteenth Century View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$2,000StatusSold Headingzzf(Kelmscott Press)AuthorCockerell, S[ydney] C.HeadlineSome German Woodcuts of the Fifteenth CenturyPublisher[Kelmscott Press]Date Published[1897] Lot #316 The Canterbury Tales of Geoffrey Chaucer, Together with a Version in Modern English Verse View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold Heading(Kent, Rockwell)AuthorChaucer, GeoffreyHeadlineCanterbury Tales Rockwell Kent IllustrationsPublisherCovici FriedeDate Published1930 Lot #317 Rockwell Kent's Greenland Journal View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold HeadingzzfAuthorKent, RockwellHeadlineRockwell Kent's Greenland Journal w/6 printsPublisherIvan ObolenskyDate Published[1962] Lot #318 Moby Dick; Or, The Whale View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$531.25StatusSold Headingzzf(Kent, Rockwell)AuthorMelville, HermanHeadlineMoby Dick with Kent Illustrations Finely BoundPublisherRandom HouseDate Published1930 Lot #319 Three works by or about Rockwell Kent View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold Headingzzf(Kent, Rockwell)Author**HeadlineThree works by or about Rockwell KentDate PublishedVarious dates Lot #323 Thomas Bewick & the Fables of Aesop View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold Headingzzf(Leaf Book)AuthorBorden, John and Janet KreugerHeadlineThomas Bewick & the Fables of Aesop Leaf BookPublisherBook Club of CaliforniaDate Published1983 Lot #331 Growing New Roots: An Essay with Fourteen Wood Engravings View details Estimate$80 - $120StatusUnsold AuthorLeighton, ClareHeadlineClare Leighton Growing New Roots 1/500PublisherBook Club of CaliforniaDate Published1976 Lot #335 The Iceman Cometh View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Headingzzf(Limited Editions Club)AuthorO'Neill, EugeneHeadlineThe Iceman Cometh LEC 1/2000 copies w/lithoPublisherLimited Editions ClubDate Published1982 Lot #336 The Compleat Angler; or, The Contemplative Man's Recreation: Being a Discourse of Fish and Fishing for the Perusal of Anglers...with Instructions, How to Angle for a Trout or Grayling in a Clear Stream... View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$250StatusSold Headingzzf(Limited Editions Club)AuthorWalton, Izaak & Charles CottonHeadlineWalton, The Compleat Angler LEC 1/1500 copiesPublisherLimited Editions ClubDate Published1948 Lot #337 A Streetcar Named Desire View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Headingzzf(Limited Editions Club)AuthorWilliams, TennesseeHeadlineA Streetcar Named Desire LEC 1/2000 copiesPublisherLimited Editions ClubDate Published1982 Lot #342 Bunkalooloo and Other Stories View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold HeadingzzfAuthorMarshall, Mary L.HeadlineBunkalooloo and Other StoriesPublisherS.W. Partridge & Co.Date Published[1898] Lot #346 The Story of Cupid and Psyche. The forty-four wood-engravings designed by Edward Burne-Jones and mostly engraved by William Morris View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$437.50StatusSold HeadingzzfAuthorMorris, WilliamHeadlineCupid and Psyche engravings by William MorrisPublisherClover Hill EditionsDate Published1974 Lot #348 Three volumes illustrated by Barry Moser View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$468.75StatusSold Headingzzf(Moser, Barry)Author**HeadlineThree volumes illustrated by Barry MoserPublisherPennyroyal PressDate Published1984 Lot #349 The Silverado Squatters View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$200StatusSold Headingzzf(Nash, John Henry)AuthorStevenson, Robert LouisHeadlineThe Silverado Squatters - John Henry NashPublisherScribnersDate Published1923 Lot #351 East of the Sun and West of the Moon. Old Tales from the North View details Estimate$8,000 - $12,000StatusUnsold Heading(Nielsen, Kay)Author[Asbjornsen, P.C. and J.I. Moe]HeadlineEast of the Sun/West of the Moon 1/500 signedPublisherHodder & StoughtonDate Published[1914] Lot #353 The Writings of Gilbert White of Selborne View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$343.75StatusSold Headingzzf(Nonesuch Press)AuthorWhite, GilbertHeadlineThe Writings of Gilbert White of SelbornePublisherNonesuch PressDate Published1938 Lot #354 L'Art D'Aimer View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$343.75StatusSold HeadingzzfAuthorOvidHeadlineOvid L'Art D'Aimer illustrated by TremoisPublisherClub du Livre, Philippe LebaudDate Published[1962] Lot #355 Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz View details Estimate$5,000 - $8,000Sold for$3,125StatusSold Headingzzf(Oz)AuthorBaum, L. FrankHeadlineDorothy & Wizard in Oz 2nd prt w/djPublisherReilly & BrittonDate Published[1908, but c.1911] Lot #356 Little Wizard Stories of Oz View details Estimate$8,000 - $12,000Sold for$5,000StatusSold Headingzzf(Oz)AuthorBaum, L. FrankHeadlineLittle Wizard Stories of Oz in rare dust jacketPublisherReilly & Britton Co.Date Published[1914] Lot #357 Ozma of Oz View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$1,875StatusSold Headingzzf(Oz)AuthorBaum, L. FrankHeadlineOzma of Oz 4th printing in dust jacketPublisherReilly & BrittonDate Published[1907, but c.1917] Lot #358 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz View details Estimate$20,000 - $30,000Sold for$23,750StatusSold Headingzzf(Oz)AuthorBaum, L. FrankHeadlineWizard of Oz in rare first state bindingPublisherGeorge M. Hill Co.Date Published1900 Lot #359 Captain Salt in Oz View details Estimate$250 - $350StatusUnsold Heading(Oz)AuthorThompson, Ruth PlumlyHeadlineCaptain Salt in Oz 1st printing vol. later djPublisherReilly & LeeDate Published[1936] Lot #360 Handy Mandy in Oz View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold HeadingzzbAuthorThompson, Ruth PlumlyHeadlineHandy Mandy in Oz First Edition with dPublisherReilly & LeeDate Published[1937] Lot #361 Kabumpo in Oz View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$437.50StatusSold Headingzzf(Oz)AuthorThompson, Ruth PlumlyHeadlineKabumpo in Oz Signed by the authorPublisherReilly & LeeDate Published[1922, but 1923] Lot #362 Ozoplaning With the Wizard of Oz View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$375StatusSold Headingzzf(Oz)AuthorThompson, Ruth PlumlyHeadlineOzoplaning With the Wizard of Oz in jacketPublisherReilly & LeeDate Published[1939] Lot #363 The Royal Book of Oz View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Headingzzf(Oz)Author[Thompson, Ruth Plumly &] L. Frank BaumHeadlineThe Royal Book of Oz First EditionPublisherReilly & LeeDate Published[1921] Lot #364 The Scalawagons of Oz View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Headingzzf(Oz)AuthorNeill, John R.HeadlineScalawagons of Oz in jacketPublisherReilly & LeeDate Published[1941] Lot #365 The Silver Princess in Oz View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$437.50StatusSold Headingzzf(Oz)AuthorThompson, Ruth PlumlyHeadlineThe Silver Princess in Oz in jacketPublisherReilly & LeeDate Published[1938] Lot #372 Picasso: Le Goût du Bonheur. A suite of happy, playful, and erotic drawings View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,800Sold for$1,625StatusSold HeadingzzfAuthorPicasso, PabloHeadlineLe Goût du Bonheur 71 lithographs 1970 AbramsPublisherHarry N. Abrams, Inc.Date Published1970 Lot #379 From the Snows to the Seas View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$375StatusSold Headingzzf(Rampant Lions Press)AuthorLubbock, J.G.HeadlineFrom the Snows to the Seas 1/95 copies signedPublisherBertram RotaDate Published[1986] Lot #385 And to Think I Saw It on Mulberry Street View details Estimate$5,000 - $8,000Sold for$3,750StatusSold HeadingzzfAuthorSeuss, Dr.HeadlineAnd to Think I Saw It on Mulberry Street 1stPublisherVanguard PressDate Published1937 Lot #389 Moby Dick: The Passion of Ahab View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Headingzzf(Spruance, Benton)AuthorThompson, LawranceHeadlineThe Passion of Ahab 26 lithos by Benton SpruancePublisherBarre PublishersDate Published1968 Lot #392 Picturesque Europe View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold HeadingzzfAuthorTaylor, Bayard, editorHeadlinePicturesque Europe in 3 vols 1875PublisherAppletonDate Published[1875] Lot #397 Robert the Devil View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold Headingzzf(Windhover Press)AuthorMerwin, W.S., translatorHeadlineWindhover Press Robert the Devil 1 of 50 copiesPublisherWindhover PressDate Published1981 Lot #405 Splendide Californie!: Impressions of the Golden State by French Artists, 1786 to 1900 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$375StatusSold Headingzzf(Yolla Bolly Press)AuthorChalmers, ClaudineHeadlineSplendide Californie! Yolla Bolly PressPublisherBook Club of CaliforniaDate Published2001 Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next