Sale 861: Rare and Antiquarian Books - History of Science - Fashions & Fashionings (#861) 04/16/2026 11:00 AM PDT Closed Starts Ending 04/16/2026 11:00 AM PDT Auction Info 861 768 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 1-33 of 33. Previous|1|Next Lot #9 Sylvarum libri V. Achilleidos libri XII. Thebaidos libri II. Orthographia et flexus dictionum graecarum omnium apud Statium Heading(Aldine Press)AuthorStatius, Publius PapiniuHeadlineStatius' writings, Aldine Press in moroccoPublisherAldusDate Published1519 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$1,750StatusSold Lot #16 Bacon's Essays: Sydney Edition Heading(Ashendene Press)AuthorBacon, FrancisHeadlineFrom the library of Charles Harold St. John HornbyPublisherAdam & Charles BlackDate Published1912 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold Lot #38 The Writings of John Burroughs AuthorBurroughs, JohnHeadlineThe Writings of John Burroughs, Riverby EditionPublisherHoughton, Mifflin and CompanyDate Published1904-1913 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #40 L'ingénieux Hidalgo Don Quichotte de la Manche: Traduction de Filleau de Saint-Martin Revue et Corrigée par Francis Guillot Heading(Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de)AuthorCervantès, Michel deHeadlineGuillot edition of Don Quixote, handsomely boundPublisherChez Francis GuillotDate Published[1935] View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$406.25StatusSold Lot #41 Bibliografía de Don Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra Heading(Cervantes)AuthorPalau y Dulcet, AntonioHeadlinePalau y Dulcet's bibliography of CervantesDate Published1950 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #68 Scriptores Latini Principes [with] Poetarum Græcorum Sylloge Heading(Classical Literature)AuthorAmar, Jon. Aug.; Boissonade, Jo. Fr., editorsHeadlineThe Latin and Greek Classics printed by DidotDate Published[1823-1831] View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500StatusUnsold Lot #71 Rural Rides in the Counties of Surrey, Kent, Sussex, Hants, Berks, Oxford...[with] Cobbett's England: A Selection from the Writings of William Cobbett AuthorCobbett, WilliamHeadlineCobbett, w/ Rural Rides Riviere boundPublisherReeves and Turner; The Folio SocietyDate Published1893; 1968 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #78 The Life of Charles Dickens Heading(Dickens, Charles)AuthorForster, JohnHeadlineLife of Dickens, extra-illustrated + album of 100 letters from ForsterPublisherChapman and HallDate Published1872-1874 View details Estimate$15,000 - $25,000StatusUnsold Lot #79 The Works of Charles Dickens AuthorDickens, CharlesHeadlineWorks of Dickens finely bound by Macdonald in 30 volumesPublisherChapman & HallDate Published[1906] View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold Lot #80 A Standard Dictionary of the English Language: Upon Original Plans Designed to Give, in Complete and Accurate Statement, in the Light of the Most Recent Advances in Knowledge, and in the Readiest Form for Popular Use, the Orthography, Pronunciation, Meaning, and Etymology of All the Words and the Meaning of Idiomatic Phrases in the Speech and Literature of the English-Speaking Peoples. Heading(Dictionaries)AuthorFunk, Isaac,HeadlineFunk's Standard Dictionary of the English LanguageProvenanceHenry H. MeyersPublisherFunk & Wagnalls CompanyDate Published1895-1903 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$212.50StatusSold Lot #128 The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes AuthorJohnson, SamuelHeadlineSamuel Johnson bound by RivierePublisherTalboys and WheelerDate Published1825 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #132 Histoire de L'Academie Royale des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres, Depuis son Establissement jusqu'à présent Heading(L’Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres)HeadlineHistoire de L'Academie Royale des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres, Depuis son Establissement jusqu'à présentPublisherL'Imprimerie RoyaleDate Published1736- View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$531.25StatusSold Lot #134 T. Livii Patavini Historiarum Libri Qui Supersunt, Ex Editione G.A. Ruperti Cum Supplementis Notis Et Interpretations in Usum Delphini Variis Lectionibus Notis Variorum Recensu Editionum et Codicum... AuthorLivius, TitusHeadlineA nicely bound set of Livy's HistoriesPublisherA.J. Valpy, A.M.Date Published1828 View details Estimate$600 - $900StatusUnsold Lot #142 Scriptores erotici Graeci AuthorMitscherlich, Christ. Guil., editorHeadlineNicely bound erotic Greek worksPublisherEx Typographia SocietatisDate Published1792 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #143 Album du Jeune Voyageur AuthorMöring, MichelHeadlineWith hand-colored lithograph cover after LassalleProvenanceMorris-LevinPublisherAlphonse DesessertsDate Published[1853] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #151 The Oxford English Dictionary. Being a Corrected Re-Issue With an Introduction, Supplement, and Bibliography, of A New English Dictionary of Historical Principles.... Heading(Oxford English Dictionary)AuthorMurray, James A. H., et alHeadlineThe Oxford English Dictionary, revised editionPublisherClarendon PressDate Published[1961] View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #168 The Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe AuthorPoe, Edgar AllanHeadlineLimited Large Paper Library Edition of PoePublisherGeorge Barrie & SonDate Published[c.1900] View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold Lot #172 Typographia, or the Printer's Instructor: Including an Account of the Origin of Printing. With Biographical Notices of the Printers of England, from Caxton to the Close of the Sixteenth Century: A Series of Ancient and Modern Alphabets, and Domesday Characters: Together with an Elucidation of every Subject connected with the Art Heading(Printing)AuthorJohnson, J[ohn]HeadlineJohn Johnson on printing, 1824PublisherLongman, Hurst, et al.Date Published1824 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #192 König Wilhelm von Württemberg in seinen ländlichen Beschäftigungen. Mit Illustrationen in Farblithographie und Holzschnitt nach Julius Schnorr und dem Tiermaler Anton Braith, unter technischer und künstlerischer Leitung des Ersteren AuthorSchmidt, Friedrich vonHeadlineKing Wilhelm von Württemberg in Rural PursuitsProvenanceMorris-LevinPublisherEbner und SeubertDate Published1865 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$750StatusSold Lot #193 Schneidler Schwabacher Heading(Schneidler, F.H. Ernst)HeadlineSchneidler-Schwabacher type specimenPublisherSchelter & GieseckeDate Published[c. 1914] View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #204 Three important works on Spanish bibliography Heading(Spanish Printing)HeadlineThree important works on Spanish bibliographyDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #219 La François du Siècle AuthorUzanne, OctaveHeadlineEngravings, binding, & chemise by Eugéne GaujeanProvenanceMorris-LevinPublisherA. QuantinDate Published1886 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #220 Son Altesse la Femme AuthorUzanne, OctaveHeadlineVellum Bound Uzanne Fine BindingProvenanceMorris-LevinPublisherA. QuantinDate Published1885 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #223 Valerii Maximi Dictorum et Factorum Memorabilium Libri Novem AuthorValerius MaximusHeadlineNicely bound Valerius Maximus, 1512Date Published1512 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #230 The Smithsonian Series AuthorAbbot, Charles Greeley, ed.HeadlineThe Smithsonian Series, Charles Greeley Abbot EditionPublisherThe Series Publishers, Inc.Date Published[1944] View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #231 Luther Burbank: His Methods and Discoveries and Their Practical Application Heading(Agriculture)AuthorBurbank, LutherHeadlineIllustrated and nicely bound history of Burbank's scientific worksPublisherLuther Burbank PressDate Published1914-1915 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #338 English Furniture of the Eighteenth Century AuthorCescinsky, HerbertHeadlineEnglish Furniture of the Eighteenth CenturyPublisherGeorge Routledge & Sons, LimitedDate Published[c. 1911] View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #360 A History of English Furniture. The Age of Oak; The Age of Walnut; The Age of Mahogany; The Age of Satinwood. AuthorMacQuoid, PercyHeadlineMacQuoid's History of English FurniturePublisherLawrence & BullenDate Published1904-08 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #362 Perles et parures: Les Parures Fantaisie par Gavarni, texte par Méry, histoire de la mode par Le Cte Foelix [with] Les Joyaux Fantaisie par Gavarni, texte par Méry, minéralogie des dames par Le Cte Foelix AuthorMéry, François Joseph Pierre André and Le Comte FoelixHeadlineDecorative Perles et Parures Lace-Cut PlatesProvenanceMorris-LevinPublisherG. de GonetDate Published[1850] View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$531.25StatusSold Lot #367 Silk swatch sample book from a mill in Lyon Heading(Swatch Book)Headline1930's Lyon silk swatch bookDate Publishedc. 1930 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$500StatusSold Lot #368 Silk swatch sample book from a mill in Lyon Heading(Swatch Book)Headline1930's silk swatch book from LyonDate Publishedc. 1930 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$500StatusSold Lot #369 Silk swatch sample book from Lake Como Heading(Swatch Book)Headline1932 Italian silk swatch reference bookDate Published1932 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$500StatusSold Lot #370 Silk swatch sample book from Lake Como Heading(Swatch Book)Headline1930's silk swatch book Lake Como regionDate Published1932 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$1,187.50StatusSold Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next