Sale 838: Rare & Antiquarian Books and Manuscripts: Selections from the Professor George Starr Collection (with additions) – Part 2 - Children's Illustration & Literature (#838) 05/15/2025 11:00 AM PDT Closed Starts Ending 05/15/2025 11:00 AM PDT Auction Info 838 714 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 1-65 of 65. Previous|1|Next Lot #5 The Novels of William Harrison Ainsworth, Volumes XIII and XIV: Jack Sheppard View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorAinsworth, William HarrisonHeadlineSigned by two Alexander CaldersProvenanceProfessor George Starr CollectionPublisherGibbings & Company/J.B. Lippincott CompanyDate Published[1902] Lot #7 Les Origines de L'Alchimie View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$175StatusSold Heading(Alchemy)AuthorBerthelot, MarcellinHeadlineBerthelot's history of early chemistryPublisherGeorges Steinheil, EditeurDate Published1885 Lot #8 Letter from Alexandra of Denmark as Princess of Wales View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$281.25StatusSold AuthorAlexandra, Queen, consort of Edward VII, King of Great BritainHeadlineLetter from Alexandra, Princess of WalesDate PublishedLate 19th/early 20th century Lot #9 The History and Antiquities of London, Westminster, Southwark, and Parts Adjacent View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$937.50StatusSold AuthorAllen, ThomasHeadlineExtra-illustrated History of London 1827ProvenanceProfessor George Starr CollectionPublisherCowie and StrangeDate Published1827 Lot #12 Istorii͡a Sibiri [History of Siberia] View details Estimate$800 - $1,200StatusUnsold AuthorAndrijevič, Vladimir Kallistratovič (Владимир Константинович Андриевич)HeadlineSiberian History in Russian by V.K. Andrievich, 1889ProvenanceProfessor George Starr CollectionPublisherV.V. KomarovaDate Published1889 Lot #13 The Annual Register, or a View of the History, Politics, and Literature for the Year 1775-1779 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$937.50StatusSold Heading(Annual Register)HeadlineAnnual Registers for 1775-1779PublisherPrinted for J. DodsleyDate Published1777-1781 Lot #17 The Art-Journal View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,800Sold for$2,125StatusSold Heading(Art)HeadlineLondon Art Journal, owned by Wells Fargo daughterProvenanceGeorgia Fargo, the daughter of William George Fargo, co-founder of of Well FargoPublisherGeorge VirtueDate Published1849-1876 Lot #19 Three inscribed presentation copies of offprints on articles about Jupiter by Willem de Sitter View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500StatusUnsold Heading(Astronomy)AuthorSitter, Willem deHeadline3 inscribed offprints by W. de SitterPublisherKoninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van WetenschappenDate Published1906-1908 Lot #36 History of the Wars of the French Revolution, from the Breaking Out of the War in 1792, to the Restoration of a General Peace in 1815; Comprehending the Civil History of Great Britain and France during that Period View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$406.25StatusSold AuthorBaines, EdwardHeadlineBaines, Wars of the French RevolutionPublisherPrinted for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, and James HarperDate Published1817 Lot #38 Seven French histories bound by Bayntun View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$375StatusSold Heading(Bayntun)HeadlineSeven works on French History bound by BayntunDate Published1912-1914 Lot #41 A History of Russia View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$343.75StatusSold AuthorBell, RobertHeadlineBell's History of Russia in 3 volumes, 1836ProvenanceProfessor George Starr CollectionPublisherPrinted for Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green & LongmanDate Published1836 Lot #56 A selection of correspondence between Ray Bradbury and Sid Stebel View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$687.50StatusSold Heading(Bradbury, Ray)HeadlineCollection of correspondence between Rray Bradbury and Sid StebelDate Published1950s-2000s Lot #57 Seven Ray Bradbury Christmas Greetings and additional ephemera View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$437.50StatusSold Heading(Bradbury, Ray)Headline7 Ray Bradbury inscribed X-mas GreetingsDate PublishedVarious dates Lot #58 A draft, proof, and proposal by Ray Bradbury View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$237.50StatusSold AuthorBradbury, RayHeadlineA draft, proof, and proposal by Ray Bradbury - 1 inscribedDate PublishedVarious dates Lot #59 Five manuscript story drafts by Ray Bradbury View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$312.50StatusSold AuthorBradbury, RayHeadline5 manuscript story drafts by Ray Bradbury w/signed notesDate Published1980s Lot #84 X-Rays and Electrons [with] X-Rays in Theory and Experiment View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold AuthorCompton, Arthur Holly and Samuel K. AllisonHeadlineArthur Compton's 1st book owned by David WebsterProvenanceProfessor David L. Webster; Professor George Starr CollectionPublisherD. Van Nostrand CompanyDate Published1926-1935 Lot #91 Q. Curtii Rufi Rerum Alexandri Magni Libri VIII supersistes. Accedunt Titi Pompae et Ian Loccenii Notae View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorCurtius Rufus, QuintusHeadlineRoman History, Elzevir printing 1625PublisherEx Officina ElsevirianaDate Published1625 Lot #96 Great Domesday Book: 900th Anniversary Library Edition View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$343.75StatusSold Heading(Domesday Book)HeadlineMassive 6 volume set of the Domesday BookPublisherAlecto Historical EditionsDate Published1989 Lot #99 Letter from the Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold AuthorElizabeth, Queen, consort of George VI, King of Great BritainHeadlineLetter from the Queen Mother 1960Date Published1970 Lot #100 The Condition of the Working-Class in England in 1844 View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold AuthorEngels, FrederickHeadlineEngels Classic of Communist TheoryPublisherSwan Sonnenschein & Co.Date Published1892 Lot #101 Dell'Istoria di Mantova Libri cinque. Nella quale cominciandosi dall'edificazione di essa Citta, brevemente si raccontano tutte le cose piu notabili succedute di tempo in tempo cosi in pace, come in guerra View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorEquicola, MarioHeadlineEarly 17th century history of Mantova, ItalyPublisherFrancesco OsannaDate Published1607 Lot #102 Four nicely bound volumes of European history View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Heading(European History)HeadlineNicely bound histories by Elliot and Saint-BeuvePublisherG.P. Putnam's Sons; The Knickerbocker PressDate Published1893; 1905 Lot #106 The Novelties of a Year and a Day, in a Series of Picturesque Letters on the Characters, Manners, and Customs of the Spanish, French, and English Nations... View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$212.50StatusSold AuthorFigaroHeadlineLetters on Spain, France, and EnglandPublisherPrinted for the AuthorDate Published[1785] Lot #109 Anecdotes of Painting in England; With Some Account of the Principal Artists; and Incidental Notes on Other Arts... View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(Fine Bindings)AuthorWalpole, HoraceHeadlineAnecdotes of Painting 1828PublisherPrinted at the Shakespeare Press by W. Nicol, for John MajorDate Published1828 Lot #111 Parchment manuscript document produced during the reign of Louis XVI View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(France)Headline46-page French manuscript from 1788Date Published1788 Lot #121 Collector's Choice: The Chronicle of an Artistic Odyssey Through Europe [with] typed letter signed by J. Paul Getty View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold Heading(Getty, J. Paul)AuthorLe Vane, Ethel and J. Paul GettyHeadlineCollectors Choice by J. Paul Getty w/ TLSPublisherW.H. AllenDate Published1956 Lot #122 The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$500StatusSold AuthorGibbon, EdwardHeadlineGibbon' Decline & Fall, 1813PublisherPrinted for T. Cadell and W. DaviesDate Published1813 Lot #123 La Banque Rendueu Facile aux Principales Nations de l'Europe View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$281.25StatusSold AuthorGiraudeau, PierreHeadlineGiraudeau on European banking 1741ProvenanceProfessor George Starr CollectionPublisherSe distribué chez l'AuteurDate Published1741-1743 Lot #124 The Life of Richard Nash, of Bath, Esq; Extracted Principally From His Original Papers View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Author[Goldsmith, Oliver]HeadlineBio of celebrated 18th-century fashion iconProvenanceProfessor George Starr CollectionPublisherPrinted for J. NewberyDate Published[1762] Lot #137 Dance Hall of the Dead View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$437.50StatusSold AuthorHillerman, TonyHeadlineTony Hillerman's 2nd novel signed & inscribedPublisherHarper & Row, PublishersDate Published1973 Lot #140 Elsie Venner: A Romance Of Destiny View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$343.75StatusSold AuthorHolmes, Oliver WendellHeadlineFirst Edition with signed note by the authorPublisherTicknor and FieldsDate Published1861 Lot #141 Sketches of the History of Man. Considerably Improved in a Third Edition. In Two Volumes View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold AuthorHome, Henry, Lord KamesHeadlineHome on the History of Man 1779PublisherPrinted by James WilliamsDate Published1779 Lot #148 Abhráin Diaḋa Cúige Connaċt. Or, The Religious Songs of Connacht: A Collection of Poems, Stories, Prayers, Satires, Ranns, Charms, etc. View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Heading(Ireland)AuthorHyde, Douglas (An Craoibhín Aoibhinn), editorHeadlinePoetry inscribed by first President of IrelandProvenanceProfessor George Starr CollectionPublisherM.H. Gill & SonDate PublishedNo date [c.1906] Lot #151 The Laws and Appeals of Murder, Containing I. The Nature of Appeals in General; how commenced, and by whom prosecuted in all Cases. II. Of Appeals and Murder, Manslaughter, &c. wherein are explained in numerous Instances... View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorJacob, GilesHeadlineGiles Jacob on appeals and murder, 1719PublisherPrinted by Eliz. Nutt, and R. GoslingDate Published1719 Lot #154 The Complete Quincy Jones: My Journey & Passions View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorJones, QuincyHeadlineSigned by Quincy Jones & Taj MahalPublisherInsight EditionsDate Published2008 Lot #157 This is My Own [with] Voyaging Southward from the Strait of Magellan View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorKent, RockwellHeadlineTwo signed Rockwell Kent books from Lewis Merrill's collectionPublisherDuell, Sloan and Pearce; Halcyon HouseDate Published[1940]; c. 1941 Lot #174 Vindiciae Gallicae. Defence of the French Revolution and Its English Admirers... View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorMackintosh, JamesHeadlineJames Mackintosh Vindiciae Gallicae 1791PublisherPrinted for G.G. J. and J. RobinsonDate Published1791 Lot #177 De Successu Evangelii apud Indos Occidentales in Nova-Anglia; Epistola View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,062.50StatusSold AuthorMathero, Crescentio [i.e. Increase Mather]HeadlineIncrease Mather on converting Native AmericansProvenanceProfessor George Starr CollectionPublisherApud Wilhelmum BroedelethDate Published1699 Lot #179 Autograph letter from Charlotte of Belgium, consort of Maximilian View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$562.50StatusSold Heading(Maximilian, Emperor of Mexico - Carlota, Empress, consort of Maximilian)AuthorCarlota, Empress, consort of Maximilian, Emperor of Mexico [b. Charlotte of Belgium]HeadlineLetter from Charlotte of Belgium, March 1863Date Published1863 Lot #180 Document signed by Maximilian as emperor of Mexico View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$1,000StatusSold AuthorMaximilian, Emperor of MexicoHeadlineDocument signed by Maximilian as Mexican EmperorDate Published1865 Lot #183 Songs of Italy [with] autograph letter signed from Miller to Henry Meade Bland View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorMiller, JoaquinHeadlineFirst Edition with ALS to Henry Meade BlandPublisherRoberts BrothersDate Published1878 Lot #199 The Life of David Marks, to the the 26th year of his age. Including the particulars of his conversion, call to the ministry, and labors in itinerant preaching for nearly eleven years View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$468.75StatusSold Heading(Mormon)AuthorMarks, DavidHeadlineEarly anti-Mormon accountPublisherPrinted at the Office of the Morning StarDate Published1831 Lot #201 Japanese Homes and Their Surroundings View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorMorse, Edward S.HeadlineJapanese Homes inscribed by Edward MorseProvenanceProfessor George Starr CollectionPublisherTicknor and CompanyDate Published1886 Lot #213 The Nature of the Chemical Bond. Application of Results Obtained from the Quantum Mechanics and from a Theory of Paramagnetic Susceptibility to the Structure of Molecules View details Estimate$6,000 - $9,000Sold for$8,750StatusSold AuthorPauling, LinusHeadlineLinus Pauling 1931 offprint signed and inscribedPublisherJournal of the American Chemical SocietyDate Published1931 Lot #219 C. Plinii Cæcilii Secundi Epistolarum libri X View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$375StatusSold AuthorPliny the YoungerHeadlineLetters of Pliny the Younger, finely boundPublisherSumptibus editoris excudebant M. Ritchie & J. SammellsDate Published1790 Lot #221 The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romaines, Compared Together by that Grave Learned Philosopher and Historiographer Plutarke of Chaeronea View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold AuthorPlutarchHeadlineA lovely copy of Plutarch, 1610-12PublisherRichard FieldDate Published1612/1610 Lot #234 Portraits of the Eighteenth Century Historic and Literary View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorSaint-Beuve, C.A.HeadlinePortraits of the 18th century, nicely boundPublisherG.P. Putnam's Sons; The Knickerbocker PressDate Published1905 Lot #235 An Historical Description of Ancient and Modern Rome; Also of the Works of Art, Particularly in Architecture, Sculpture, and Painting... View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold AuthorSalmon, J.HeadlineJ. Salmon the history and art of Rome 1800PublisherPrinted for the Author by S. GosnellDate Published1800 Lot #241 A Generall Historie of France, written by John de Serres unto the yeare 1598. Contynued by Peter Mathew to the death of King Henry the fourth, in the yeare 1610. And again continued unto the Peace concluded before Montpellier in the yeare 1622. By Edward Grimston, Sargant at Armes View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$281.25StatusSold AuthorSerres, Jean deHeadlineDe Serres, A Generall Historie of France 1624PublisherImprinted by G. Eld & M. FlesherDate Published1624 Lot #243 Descriptions of Some of the Utensils in Husbandry, Rolling Carriages, Cart Rollers, and Dvided Rollers for Land or Garden, Mills, Weighing Engines... View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500StatusUnsold AuthorSharp, JamesHeadlineSharp's Descriptions of Some of the Utensils in HusbandryPublisherPrinted for the AuthorDate Publishedc.1777 Lot #245 Document recording the manumission of a slave paid for by her son View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Heading(Slavery)HeadlineSon frees his mother in Matanzas, Cuba, 1874Date Published1874 Lot #246 Four documents detailing the escape of over a dozen slaves in mid-19th century Spanish West Indies View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Heading(Slavery)HeadlineStory of many slaves escaping, 1852Date Published1852 Lot #247 List of fugitive slaves and orders for their capture and return in mid-19th century Cuba View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold Heading(Slavery)HeadlineOrders to capture fugitive slaves in Cuba 1849Date Published1849 Lot #248 Manumission document for a female slave in Cuba View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Heading(Slavery)HeadlineManumission of 20 y/o woman, Cuba, 1872Date Published1872 Lot #249 Passport for four slaves from Guanajay, Cuba View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Heading(Slavery)HeadlinePassport for four slaves, likely mother & childrenDate Published1867 Lot #253 The Recent Origin of Man, as Illustrated by Geology and the Modern Science of Pre-Historic Archaeology View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$343.75StatusSold AuthorSouthall, James C.HeadlineClassic archaeological work 1875PublisherJ.B. Lippincott & Co.Date Published1875 Lot #259 The Battle of Bull Run View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$375StatusSold AuthorStedman, Edmund ClarenceHeadlineBattle of Bull Run signed by Edmund C. StedmanPublisherRudd & CarletonDate Published1861 Lot #260 The Man with the Blue Guitar & other poems [with] typed letter signed by Wallace Stevens View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$2,375StatusSold AuthorStevens, WallaceHeadlineBlue Guitar signed inscribed Stevens + TLSProvenanceProfessor George Starr CollectionPublisherAlfred A. KnopfDate Published1937 Lot #262 The Examiners for the Year 1711 [with] The Second Volume of the Examiners View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Heading(Swift, Jonathan)Headline1711 paper edited by Jonathan SwiftPublisherJohn Morphew and A. DoddDate Published1712; 1714 Lot #266 Ritratto di Roma Antica, nel quale sono figurati... View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorTotti, PompilioHeadlinePompilio Totti on Ancient Rome, 1645PublisherFranceso MonetaDate Published[1645] Lot #271 The Early Years of His Royal Highness The Prince Consort, compiled under the direction of Her Majesty The Queen View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$1,062.50StatusSold Heading(Victoria, Queen of Great Britain)AuthorGrey, CharlesHeadlineSigned and inscribed by Queen VictoriaPublisherSmith, Elder and Co.Date Published1868 Lot #272 Histoire d'un Dessinateur: Comment on Apprend a Dessiner. Texte et Dessins par Viollet-le-Duc View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorViollet-le-Duc, EugèneHeadlineFrench guide on drawing 1879PublisherJ. Hetzel & CieDate Published[1879] Lot #273 The Black Country View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold AuthorWadsworth, EdwardHeadlineThe Black Country, Edward Wadsworth, signedPublisherThe Ovid PressDate Published1920 Lot #300 The House at Pooh Corner [with] Autograph letter signed by A.A. Milne View details Estimate$4,000 - $6,000Sold for$2,500StatusSold AuthorMilne, A.AHeadlineHouse at Pooh Corner Signed 1/350 w/ Milne ALSPublisherMethuenDate Published[1928] Lot #313 Ten Little Rabbits View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorSendak, MauriceHeadlineSigned Sendak miniature bookPublisherRosenbach FoundationDate Published1982 Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next