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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 #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 #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 #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 #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 #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 #204 Archive of approx. 30 letters from the widow of French composer and conductor Darius Milhaud to San Francisco socialite and patron of the arts Jane Galante plus manuscript sheet music signed by Darius Milhaud, photos & related items View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$812.50StatusSold Heading(Music)AuthorMilhaud, DariusHeadlineFrench composer Darius Milhaud archiveDate Publishedc.1963-1997 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 #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 #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 #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 #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 Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next