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Agnew of LochnawPublisherPrinted for John MurrayDate Published1816 Lot #14 Northanger Abbey and Persuasion View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$1,062.50StatusSold AuthorAusten, JaneHeadlineAusten's Northanger Abbey 1st Bentley ed. 1833PublisherRichard Bentley; Bell and Bradfute; Cumming; GalgnaniDate Published1833 Lot #18 Schiller's Works Illustrated by the Great German Artists View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$406.25StatusSold Heading(Barrie)AuthorFischer, J.G., editorHeadlineWorks of Schiller, printed and bound by BarriePublisherGeorge Barrie, PublisherDate Published1883 Lot #20 Seven French histories bound by Bayntun View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold Heading(Bayntun)HeadlineSeven works on French History bound by BayntunPublisherVarious publishersDate Published1912-1914 Lot #21 The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson, LL.D. View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$750StatusSold Heading(Bayntun)AuthorBoswell, JamesHeadlineJournal of Tour to Hebrides w/ Johnson, 1785PublisherPrinted by Henry Baldwin for Charles DillyDate Published1785 Lot #22 The Complete Works of William Hickling Prescott... View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Heading(Bayntun)AuthorPrescott, William HicklingHeadlinePrescott's works bound by Bayntun, 12 vols.PublisherGeorge RoutledgeDate PublishedNo date Lot #23 The Oregon Trail: Sketches of Prairie and Rocky-Mountain Life View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold Heading(Bennett)AuthorParkman, FrancisHeadlineIllustrated by Remington, bound by BennettPublisherLittle, Brown, and CompanyDate Published1894 Lot #32 The Grave, a Poem View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,250StatusSold Heading(Blake, William)AuthorBlair, RobertHeadlineWilliam Blake engravings for Blair's Grave 1808PublisherPrinted by T. Bensley... for the Proprietor, R.H. CromekDate Published1808 Lot #49 The Life of Samuel Johnson View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,250StatusSold AuthorBoswell, JamesHeadlineBoswell's Life of Samuel Johnson, First Edition, early issuePublisherPrinted by Henry Baldwin for Charles DillyDate Published1791 Lot #52 The Works of George Eliot View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Heading(Brentano's)AuthorEliot, GeorgeHeadlineGeorge Eliot's Works, bound by Brentano'sPublisherThe Jefferson PressDate Publishedn.d. Lot #53 The Fool of Quality; or, The History of Henry Earl of Moreland View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorBrooke, HenryHeadlineThe Fool of Quality - 4 vols. 1809PublisherThomas TeggDate Published1809 Lot #57 Georgii Buchanani Scoti, Poetarum sui seculi facile Principis, Opera Omnia, ad optimorum Codicum fidem summo studio recognita & castigata... View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold AuthorBuchanan, GeorgeHeadlineWorks of Scot Poet George Buchanan 1715PublisherRobert FreebairnDate Published1715 Lot #58 Episodes of Insect Life View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$687.50StatusSold AuthorBudgen, Louise M. (pseud. "Acheta Domestica")HeadlineEpisodes of Insect Life, hand-colored, finely boundProvenanceProfessor George Starr CollectionPublisherReeve, Benham, and ReeveDate Published1849-1851 Lot #61 The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night [with] Supplemental Nights View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$531.25StatusSold AuthorBurton, Richard F., translatorHeadline1001 Nights De Luxe, nicely bound w/ supplementsPublisherThe Burton ClubDate Publishedc.1900-1903 Lot #64 Proxeneta, seu de prudentia civili liber View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold AuthorCardano, GirolamoHeadlinePolitical treatise by Girolamo Cardano, Elzevir imprintPublisherEx Officina ElzevirianaDate Published1627 Lot #65 Illustrations to Don Quixote. Designed by Henry Alken. Engraved by John Zeitter. And Dedicated to the Memory of Cervantes View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000StatusUnsold Heading(Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de)AuthorAlken, Henry ThomasHeadlineEtchings by Alken for Don QuixotePublisherS.H. Hawkings, printerDate Published1831 Lot #66 A Continuation of the Comical History of the Most Ingenious Knight, Don Quixote de la Mancha View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000StatusUnsold Heading(Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de)AuthorFernández de Avellaneda, AlonsoHeadlineContinuation of Don Quixote in English 1705PublisherPrinted for Jeffery Wale and John SenexDate Published1705 Lot #67 El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha View details Estimate$5,000 - $8,000Sold for$3,750StatusSold AuthorCervantes Saavedra, Miguel deHeadlineBrussels edition of Don Quixote 1607PublisherPor Roger VelpiusDate Published1607 Lot #69 Instructive Novels View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold AuthorCervantes, Miguel de SaavedraHeadlineCervantes Instructive Novels, trans. T. SheltonPublisherPrinted by Robert UrieDate Published1750 Lot #70 Le Luminose Geste di Don Chisciotte desegnate ed incise da Francesco Novelli in XXXIII Tavole con Spiegazioni View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$375StatusSold AuthorCervantes, Miguel de SaavedraHeadline33 plates illustrating Don Quixote, 1819PublisherTipografia di AlvisopoliDate Published1819 Lot #71 The Life and Exploits of Don Quixote de la Mancha View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$625StatusSold AuthorCervantes, Miguel de SaavedraHeadlineDon Quixote, small edition 1828, 4 vols.PublisherJ. & B. WilliamsDate Published1828 Lot #87 Sketches and Reminiscences, Principally of Paris View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorDoran, J.HeadlineInscribed by the authorPublisherS. MaunderDate Published1828 Lot #88 Paradise Lost View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$468.75StatusSold Heading(Doré, Gustave)AuthorMilton, JohnHeadlineParadise Lost illustrated by DoréProvenanceProfessor George Starr CollectionPublisherCassell & CompanyDate Published[c.1890] Lot #95 Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$812.50StatusSold AuthorEliot, GeorgeHeadlineGeorge Eliot Silas Marner, 1st ed. unopened near fineProvenanceProfessor George Starr CollectionPublisherWilliam Blackwood and SonsDate Published1861 Lot #98 Four nicely bound volumes of European history View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Heading(European History)HeadlineNicely bound histories by Elliot and Saint-BeuvePublisherG.P. Putnam's Sons; The Knickerbocker PressDate Published1893; 1905 Lot #108 The Works of Henry Fielding, Esq; with the Life of the Author. In Eight Volumes View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$281.25StatusSold AuthorFielding, HenryHeadlineWorks of Henry Fielding 2nd editionPublisherPrinted for A. MillarDate Published1762 Lot #109 The Future of England: A Paper Read at The Royal Artillery Institution, Woolwich View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$2,125StatusSold Heading(Fine Bindings)AuthorRuskin, JohnHeadlineRuskin's Future of England finely boundPublisherRoyal Artillery InstitutionDate Published1870 Lot #114 Lettres sur la Suisse, Adressées a Madame M*** par un Voyageur François en 1781 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$1,375StatusSold Heading(Fore-Edge Paintings)AuthorLa Borde, Jean Benjamin deHeadlineFine red morocco binding by Bourlier, 2 vols.ProvenanceMortimer L. Schiff; Professor George Starr CollectionPublisherJombert jeuneDate Published1783 Lot #117 The Gentle Shepherd, A Pastoral Comedy View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$1,062.50StatusSold Heading(Fore-Edge Paintings)AuthorRamsay, AllanHeadlineThe Gentle Shepherd w/ fore-edge paintingPublisherPrinted by J. Ballantyne and Co.Date Published1807 Lot #120 Saggio di Robustiano Gironi. Intorno Alle Costumanze Civili dei Greci View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$1,500StatusSold AuthorGironi, RobustianoHeadlineLovely morocco binding w/ 19 platesPublisherDalla Tipografia del Dottore Giulio FerrarioDate Published1823 Lot #124 Sapho View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$937.50StatusSold Heading(Gorguet, Auguste-François, illustrator)AuthorDaudet, AlphonseHeadlineDaudet's Sapho, 1/12, plates in multiple statesPublisherArmand MagnierDate Published1897 Lot #126 The Writings of Bret Harte View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$437.50StatusSold AuthorHarte, BretHeadline14 volumes, Writings of Bret Harte, signedPublisherHoughton, Mifflin and Company; The Riverside PressDate Published[1896] Lot #135 The Poetical Works of the Ettrick Shepherd. With an Autobiography View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$250StatusSold AuthorHogg, JamesHeadlinePoetical Works of the Ettrick Shepherd 1860ProvenanceProfessor George Starr CollectionPublisherBlackie & Sons LimitedDate Published[c.1860] Lot #153 The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold AuthorJohnson, SamuelHeadlineWorks of Samuel Johnson 1825, nine vols.PublisherWilliam Pickering; Talboys and WheelerDate Published[1825] Lot #155 A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Author[Johnson, Samuel]HeadlineJohnson's Tour of the HebridesPublisherA. Strahan and T. CadellDate Published1785 Lot #161 The Death of Socrates View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$281.25StatusSold Heading(Lamartine, Alphonse de)AuthorCope, HarriettHeadlineDeath of Socrates translated by CopePublisherPrinted and sold for the translatorDate Published1828 Lot #163 Sons and Lovers View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold AuthorLawrence, D.H.HeadlineD.H. Lawrence Sons and LoversProvenanceProfessor George Starr CollectionPublisherDuckworth & Co.Date Published1913 Lot #165 The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane. A New Translation by the author of Roderick Random. Adorned with Thirty-three Cuts, neatly engraved View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$531.25StatusSold AuthorLe Sage, Alain ReneHeadlineAdventures of Gil Blas 2nd edition 1761 illus.PublisherPrinted for J. Rivington, et al.Date Published1761 Lot #167 Le Moine, Traduit de l'Anglais View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$468.75StatusSold Heading(Lewis, Matthew Gregory)HeadlineThe Monk w/ engraved frontispieces, 1797ProvenanceProfessor George Starr CollectionPublisherChez MaradanDate Published1797 Lot #172 Scorn of Women: In Three Acts View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$375StatusSold AuthorLondon, JackHeadlineJack London Scorn of Women First EditionProvenanceProfessor George Starr CollectionPublisherMacmillan CompanyDate Published1906 Lot #180 Paradise Lost. A Poem in Twelve Books View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$2,250StatusSold AuthorMilton, JohnHeadlineParadise Lost Second Edition 1674PublisherS. SimmonsDate Published1674 Lot #210 Select Icelandic Poetry, translated from the originals; with notes View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold Heading(Norse Saga)AuthorHerbert, Willian, translatorHeadlineHerbert's translation of Norse sagaPublisherPrinted for T. Reynolds... by I. GoldDate Published1804-1806 Lot #216 Pedantius. Comoedia, olim Cantabrig. acta in Coll. Trin. Nunquàm antehàc typis evulgata View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$2,500StatusSold Heading(Pedantius: A Comedy)HeadlineHenry Huth's copy of PedantiusProvenanceHenry Huth copyPublisherExcudebat W[illiam] S[tansby] impensis Roberti Mylbourn in Coemeterio Paulino ad insigne Canis LeporarijDate Published1631 Lot #227 La Dernière Avanture D'Un Homme de Quarantecinq-ans; Nouvelle Utile à plus d'un Lecteur View details Estimate$800 - $1,200StatusUnsold AuthorRéstif de la Bretonne, Nicolas EdmeHeadlineLa Dernière Avanture, First EditionProvenanceProfessor George Starr CollectionPublisherChés RegnaultDate Published1783 Lot #229 The History of Sir Charles Grandison. In a Series of Letters Published from the Originals, by the Editor of Pamela and Clarissa View details Estimate$600 - $900StatusUnsold Author[Richardson, Samuel]HeadlineSir Charles Grandison 1st EditionProvenanceProfessor George Starr CollectionPublisherPrinted for S. RichardsonDate Published1754 Lot #231 The Complete Writings of Robert Burns View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$437.50StatusSold Heading(Riverside Press)AuthorBurns, RobertHeadlineRobert Burns Works, bound by the Riverside PressPublisherHoughton Mifflin Company; The Riverside PressDate Published1926 Lot #232 The Comic History of England [with] The Comic History of Rome View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Heading(Riviere & Son)AuthorÀ Beckett, Gilbert AbbottHeadlineComic History of England & Rome Riviere BindingPublisherBradbury, Evans, and Co.Date Published[ca.1850] Lot #233 Coaching Days and Coaching Ways View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$237.50StatusSold Heading(Riviere & Son)AuthorTristram, Outram W.HeadlineUnusual embossed binding by Riviere & SonPublisherMacmillanDate Published1914 Lot #234 Rookwood: A Romance View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Heading(Riviere and Son)AuthorAinsworth, William HarrisonHeadlineFinely bound by Riviere and Son, w/ Cruikshank illus.PublisherJohn MacroneDate Published1836 Lot #242 Poetical Sketches of Scarborough Illustrated by Twenty-one Engravings of Humourous Subjects View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorRowlandson, ThomasHeadlineRowlandson's Scarborough, with 21 color platesProvenanceProfessor George Starr CollectionPublisherPrinted for R. AckermannDate Published1813 Lot #244 Portraits of the Eighteenth Century Historic and Literary View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorSaint-Beuve, C.A.HeadlinePortraits of the 18th century, nicely boundPublisherG.P. Putnam's Sons; The Knickerbocker PressDate Published1905 Lot #260 Two editions of The Seasons View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold AuthorThomson, JamesHeadlineTwo editions of Thomson's SeasonsProvenanceProfessor George Starr CollectionDate Published1730-1793 Lot #266 De Cupidinis et Psyches Amoribus Fabula Anilis View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$406.25StatusSold Heading(Vale Press)AuthorApuleius, LuciusHeadlineVale Press Cupid and PsychePublisher[The Vale Press]Date Published[1901] Lot #269 The Dramatic Works of Sir William D'Avenant, with Prefatory Memoir and Notes View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000StatusUnsold Heading(Vellum Printing)AuthorD'Avenant, WilliamHeadlineWilliam D'Avenant 1 of 4 copies on vellumPublisherWilliam Paterson, H. Sotheran & Co.Date Published1872-74 Lot #273 The Complete Angler: Or, Contemplative Man's Recreation, being a Discourse on Rivers, Fish-ponds, Fish, and Fishing View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$531.25StatusSold AuthorWalton, and Charles CottonHeadlineH. Sotheran fine binding, Complete AnglerPublisherHenry WashbourneDate Published1842 Lot #274 The Complete Angler View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$562.50StatusSold AuthorWalton, Izaac and Charles CottonHeadlineSangorski & Sutcliffe binding of Walton's classicPublisherJohn MajorDate Published1823 Lot #278 The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorWells, H.G.HeadlineH.G. Wells Outline of HistoryPublisherCassell and CompanyDate Published[1924] Lot #281 The Decoration of Houses View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold AuthorWharton, Edith and Ogden Codman, Jr.HeadlineEdith Wharton's Decoration of Houses 1897ProvenanceProfessor George Starr CollectionPublisherCharles Scribner's SonsDate Published1897 Lot #282 Leaves of Grass - original leaf from the first edition View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold AuthorWhitman, WaltHeadlineLeaf from Leaves of Grass 1st editionDate Published[1855] Lot #283 The Works of John Greenleaf Whittier View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$500StatusSold AuthorWhittier, John GreenleafHeadlineWhittier's Life and Works, Artist's EditionPublisherHoughton, Mifflin and Company; The Riverside PressDate Published[1892] Lot #285 John Brent View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorWinthrop, TheodoreHeadlineJohn Brent by Winthrop, 1st editionProvenanceProfessor George Starr CollectionPublisherTicknor and FieldsDate Published1862 Lot #287 The Court and Reign of Francis the First... [with] Louis the Fourteenth and the Court of France.... View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Heading(Worsfold)AuthorPardoe, JuliaHeadlineSix volumes by Pardoe, nicely bound by WorsfoldPublisherRichard Bentley and SonDate Published1886-1887 Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next