Sale 829: Antiquarian & Collectible Books with Fine Press: Selections from the Professor George Starr Collection (with additions) – Part 1 (#829) 01/09/2025 11:00 AM PST Closed Starts Ending 01/09/2025 11:00 AM PST Auction Info 829 715 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 1-51 of 51. Previous|1|Next Lot #5 The Emperor's New Clothes: An All-Star Retelling of the Classic Fairy Tale Heading(Andersen, Hans Christian)HeadlineSigned by 10 illustrators, Emperor's New ClothesPublisherHarcourt Brace & CompanyDate Published[1998] View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #7 Zadig Heading(Angelo, Valenti)AuthorVoltaireHeadlineHand-colored and signed by Angelo, one of 15 copiesProvenanceProfessor George Starr CollectionPublisherRimington & HooperDate Published1929 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$593.75StatusSold Lot #11 Flatland. A Romance of Many Dimensions Heading(Arion Press)AuthorAbbott, Edwin A.HeadlineSigned by Ray BradburyPublisherArion PressDate Published1980 View details Estimate$4,000 - $6,000Sold for$3,437.50StatusSold Lot #12 The Little of our Earthly Trust Heading(Arion Press)AuthorBishop, ElizabethHeadlineSigned by John NewmanPublisherArion PressDate Published2016 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$437.50StatusSold Lot #13 The Hound of the Baskervilles Heading(Arion Press)AuthorDoyle, Arthur ConanHeadlineMichael Kenna's Hound of the BaskervillesProvenanceProfessor George Starr CollectionPublisherThe Arion PressDate Published1985 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$406.25StatusSold Lot #14 The Structure of Rime Heading(Arion Press)AuthorDuncan, RobertHeadlineWith signed aquatint by Frank LobdellPublisherArion PressDate Published2008 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #16 The Case of the Wolf-Man: From the History of an Infantile Neurosis Heading(Arion Press)AuthorFreud, SigmundHeadlineThe Case of the Wolf Man signed by Jim DineProvenanceProfessor George Starr CollectionPublisherThe Arion PressDate Published1993 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$750StatusSold Lot #17 What the End is For: A Selection of Poems, 1977-2011 Heading(Arion Press)AuthorGraham, JorieHeadlineSigned by Graham and LethbridgePublisherArion PressDate Published2014 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$237.50StatusSold Lot #19 Pedro Páramo Heading(Arion Press)AuthorRulfo, JuanHeadlinePedro Páramo, signed by Enrique ChagoyaPublisherArion PressDate Published2016 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$531.25StatusSold Lot #20 The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman Heading(Arion Press)AuthorSterne, LaurenceHeadlineSigned by John BaldessariPublisherArion PressDate Published1988 View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,800StatusUnsold Lot #21 Arcadia: A Play Heading(Arion Press)AuthorStoppard, TomHeadlineArion Arcadia signed by Tom StoppardPublisherThe Arion PressDate Published2001 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #22 On Certainty = Über Gewissheit Heading(Arion Press)AuthorWittgenstein, LudwigHeadlineSigned by Mel BochnerPublisherArion PressDate Published1991 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$687.50StatusSold Lot #23 Древнеармянская миниатюра [Ancient Armenian Miniatures] Heading(Armenia)AuthorDurnovo, Lydia, editorHeadlineArmenian miniatures c.1000-1700, 60 platesPublisherГосударсмбенное Издашельсшбо Армянской ССР [Armenian SSR State Publishing House]Date Published1952 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$406.25StatusSold Lot #26 Improvisations: Artists Equity Ball Heading(Artists Equity Association)Headline2 lithograph collections, Artists Equity Assn.ProvenanceProfessor George Starr CollectionPublisherArtists Equity AssociationDate Published1954-1955 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$531.25StatusSold Lot #36 Rossetti and His Circle AuthorBeerbohm, MaxHeadlineRossetti and His Circle w/ Draper Hill provenancePublisherWilliam HeinemanDate Published1922 View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #49 William Blake's Water-Colour Designs for the Poems of Thomas Gray Heading(Blake, William - Trianon Press)HeadlineUnbound issue of Trianon's Blake's Poems of GrayPublisherThe Trianon Press for the William Blake TrustDate Published1972 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$812.50StatusSold Lot #52 Pittura Scultura Futuriste (Dinamismo Plastico) AuthorBoccioni, UmbertoHeadlineOne of founding documents of Futurism in artProvenanceProfessor George Starr CollectionPublisherEdizioni Futuriste di "Poesia"Date Published1914 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #74 Derrière le Miroir: Calder Heading(Calder, Alexander)HeadlineDerriere le Miroire signed by Alexander CalderProvenanceProfessor George Starr CollectionPublisherAimé MaeghtDate Published1975 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$531.25StatusSold Lot #76 California Festival Association has the honor to present Max Reinhardt personally directing his production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream"... Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles; War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco; Faculty Glade-Greek Theatre, Berkeley Heading(California - Theatre)AuthorReinhardt, MaxHeadlineTheatre program signed by Rooney & de HavillandPublisher[California Festival Association]Date Published1934 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #78 Mémoires de Casanova de Seingalt. Écrits par Lui-même AuthorCasanova de Seingalt [i.e. Casanova, Giacomo]HeadlineIllustrated edition of Giacomo Casanova's autobiographyPublisherJaval et BourdeauxDate Published1931 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$500StatusSold Lot #86 A Letter of Columbus AuthorCitino, DavidHeadlineFrom the Logan Elm Press, 1/130 copiesPublisherThe Logan Elm Press at The Ohio State UniversityDate Published1990 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$531.25StatusSold Lot #92 Orientalische Kostüme in Schnitt und Farbe Heading(Costume)AuthorTilke, MaxHeadlineCostume of the Orient in cut and color, 1923ProvenanceProfessor George Starr CollectionPublisherVerlag Ernst WasmuthDate Published1923 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #107 Autograph manuscript for A Metrical History of England; Or, Recollections, in Rhyme, of Some of the Most Prominent Features in Our National Chronology AuthorDibdin, Thomas JohnHeadlineThomas J. Dibdin's manuscript on English HistoryPublisher[Printed for the proprietor by J. Hartnell]Date Published1812-1813 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$1,187.50StatusSold Lot #127 A vse taki ona vertitsia AuthorErenburg, IlyaHeadlineErenburg's manifesto on Constructivism, 1922ProvenanceProfessor George Starr CollectionPublisherГеликон [Helikon]Date Published1922 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$1,000StatusSold Lot #128 Max Ernst: Das Graphische Werk Heading(Ernst, Max)AuthorLeppien, Helmut, editorHeadlineCatalogue raisonné of Ernst's graphic worksProvenanceProfessor George Starr CollectionPublisherMenil FoundationDate Published1975 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #133 Four signed film scripts Heading(Film Scripts)HeadlineFour signed film scriptsDate Published[c.1990-2000] View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #136 The Asbestos Society of Sinners: Detailing the Diversions of Dives and others on the Playground of Pluto... AuthorFogg, Lawrence DanielHeadlineThe Asbestos Society of Sinners 1stPublisherMayhew Publishing CompanyDate Published[1906] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #142 A Cook's Tour: In Search of the Perfect Meal Heading(Food & Drink)AuthorBourdain, AnthonyHeadlineWith bookmark signed by Anthony BourdainPublisherBloomsburyDate Published[2001] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #143 From Julia Child's Kitchen Heading(Food & Drink)AuthorChild, JuliaHeadlineFrom Julia Child's Kitchen, signed 1st trade editionPublisherAlfred A. KnopfDate Published1975 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$437.50StatusSold Lot #152 Chinese Chopsticks: A Manual of Chinese Cookery and Guide to Peiping Restaurants Heading(Food & Drink)AuthorSia, Mary LiHeadlineInscribed 1935 Chinese cookbookProvenanceProfessor George Starr CollectionPublisher[Peiping Chronicle]Date Published[1935] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #154 A Cookbook: The Stag at Ease Heading(Food & Drink)AuthorSquire, Marian, compilerHeadlineInscribed to Ed Sullivan, w/ his recipe for Irish stewPublisherThe Caxton Printers, Ltd.Date Published1938 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #160 Souvenir of the Passive Resistance Movement in South Africa. 1906-1914 Heading(Gandhi, Manilal Mohandas)HeadlineSigned and inscribed by Manilal M. Ganhdi, 1953ProvenanceProfessor George Starr CollectionPublisherPublished by the Proprietors of "Indian Opinion"Date Published1914 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$500StatusSold Lot #164 La Banque Rendueu Facile aux Principales Nations de l'Europe AuthorGiraudeau, PierreHeadlineGiraudeau on European banking 1741ProvenanceProfessor George Starr CollectionPublisherSe distribuë chez l'AuteurDate Published1741-1743 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold Lot #170 Three volumes of Die Graphischen Kunste der Gegenwart AuthorGoebel, TheodorHeadlineThree volumes illustrating German color printingProvenanceProfessor George Starr CollectionPublisherFelix KraisDate Published1895-1910 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #176 The Dwindling Party AuthorGorey, EdwardHeadlineSigned by Edward GoreyPublisherRandom HouseDate Published[1982] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$237.50StatusSold Lot #206 W.M. Hunt's Talks on Art: Second Series AuthorHunt, W.M.HeadlineW.M. Hunt's Talks on Art 1st and 2nd SeriesProvenanceProfessor George Starr CollectionPublisherHoughton Mifflin and CompanyDate Published1892 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #231 Leaf from Commentarii in Psalmos Heading(Leaves, 1250, approx.)AuthorArnobius the YoungerHeadlineManuscript Bible commentary leaf, c.13th centuryDate Publishedc.13th-14th century View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #267 Les Arts au Moyen Age Heading(Medieval Art)AuthorDu Sommerard, AlexandreHeadlinePlate volumes to Sommerard's Arts au Moyen AgePublisherHotel de ClunyDate Published1838-1846 View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$2,500StatusSold Lot #269 Almanach der Wiener Werkstätte AuthorMell, Max and Josef Hoffmann, editorsHeadlinePoetry and art, Vienna & Leipzig 1911ProvenanceProfessor George Starr CollectionPublisherBrüder RosenbaumDate Published[1911] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$406.25StatusSold Lot #277 Joan Miró Lithographe I and II AuthorMiró, JoanHeadlineJoan Miró Lithographe I and IIProvenanceProfessor George Starr CollectionDate Published1972-1975 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$750StatusSold Lot #283 Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Heading(Moser, Barry, illustrator)AuthorTwain, MarkHeadlineSigned by Barry MoserPublisherAmerican Heritage Press / [University of California]Date Published[1985] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$150StatusSold Lot #291 Der Ornamentenschatz: Ein Musterbuch Stilvoller Ornamente aus Allen Kunstepochen Heading(Ornament)AuthorDolmetsch, HeinrichHeadlineA high-point of 19th century chromolithographyProvenanceProfessor George Starr CollectionPublisherJulius HoffmannDate Published1897 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$406.25StatusSold Lot #300 The Songs of Bilitis Heading(Pogány, Willy, illustrator)AuthorLouÿs, PierreHeadlineSigned by Willy PogányPublisherMacy-Masius: PublishersDate Published[1926] View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #302 Exlibris und Signete AuthorPreetorius, EmilHeadlineCollection of German bookplatesProvenanceProfessor George Starr CollectionPublisherDrei Masken VerlagDate Published[1924] View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #311 Ex-Libris, 1903 AuthorRiquer, Alexandre deHeadlineRare volume on bookplates of A. de RiquerPublisher[Williams and Norgate]Date Published1903 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold Lot #327 So Here Then are the Preachments Entitled The City of Tagaste, and a Dream and a Prophecy Heading(Roycroft)AuthorFra Elbertus [Hubbard, Elbert]HeadlineSigned by Hubbard and PainePublisher[Roycroft Shop]Date Published[1900] View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #328 So here then are Dreams Heading(Roycroft)AuthorSchreiner, OliveHeadlineSigned by Elbert HubbardPublisherRoycroft ShopDate Published[1901] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #338 The Art of Maurice Sendak AuthorSendak, MauriceHeadlineSigned by Maurice SendakPublisherHarry N. AbramsDate Publishedc.1980 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$406.25StatusSold Lot #341 Four pamphlets by William Henry Smyth AuthorSmyth, William HenryHeadline4 works by William Henry Smyth, one signed by himProvenanceProfessor George Starr CollectionPublisherBerkeley Daily GazetteDate Published1920 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$406.25StatusSold Lot #356 Hymn to Proserpine AuthorSwinburne, Algernon CharlesHeadlineSigned and inscribed by Buckland-WrightPublisherGolden Cockerel PressDate Published[1944] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$687.50StatusSold Lot #369 Basil Seal Rides Again, Or the Rake's Regress AuthorWaugh, EvelynHeadlineWaugh's Basil Seal Rides Again Signed LimitedProvenanceProfessor George Starr CollectionPublisherChapman & HallDate Published1963 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next