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Previous|1|Next Lot #27 The Spell of Egypt AuthorBell, ArchieHeadlineWith photos + color plates of travels in EgyptPublisherThe Page CompanyDate Published[1922] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #35 Chronological and Historical Retrospect of the Memorable Events of the War in the Peninsula [bound with] Sketches of the Country, Character, and Costume, in Portugal and Spain, Made during the Campaign, and on the Route of the British Army, in 1808 and 1909... [and] The Costume of the Netherlands Displayed in Thirty Coloured Engravings after Drawings from Nature by Miss Semple AuthorBradford, Rev. Guillaume; Miss SempleHeadlineBradford & Miss Semple's color-plate booksPublisherPrinted for John Booth; Ackermann'sDate Published1812; 1813; 1817 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$437.50StatusSold Lot #44 Peking: A Historical and Intimate Description of its Chief Places of Interest Heading(China)AuthorBredon, JulietHeadlinePeking by Bredon, 1st editionPublisherKelly and Walsh, LimitedDate Published1920 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #45 Les memoires historiques de Se-ma Ts'ien Heading(China)AuthorChavannes, EdouardHeadline1st French ed. of Sima Qian's historiesPublisherErnest LerouxDate Published1895-1905 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$750StatusSold Lot #46 Mission Archeologique dans la Chine Septentrionale Heading(China)AuthorChavannes, EdouardHeadlineChavannes's archaeology in China w/ atlasPublisherErnest Leroux; Imprimerie NationaleDate Published1909-1915 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$812.50StatusSold Lot #47 金陵古蹟名勝影集. Nanking Heading(China)AuthorChi, ChuHeadlineFamous monuments of Nanking, Chu ChiPublisherThe Commercial PressDate Published1936 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200StatusUnsold Lot #48 Chou King: Texte Chinois avec une double traduction en Francias et en Latin... Heading(China)AuthorCouvreur, SeraphinHeadlineCouvreur's Chou King, 1934PublisherImprimerie de la Mission CatholiqueDate Published1934 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #49 Les Quatre Livres avec un commentaire abrege en Chinois une double traduction en Francias et en Latin... Heading(China)AuthorCouvreur, SeraphinHeadlineCouvreur's Four Books, 1895PublisherImprimerie de la Mission CatholiqueDate Published1895 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #50 Li Ki ou memoires sur les bienseances et les ceremonies. Heading(China)AuthorCouvreur, SeraphinHeadlineCouvreur's Li Ki, book of ritesPublisherImprimerie de la Mission CatholiqueDate Published1913 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold Lot #51 Sectarianism and Religious Persecution in China Heading(China)Authorde Groot, J.J.M.Headlinede Groot's Sectarianism in China, 1903-4PublisherJohannes MullerDate Published1903-1904 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #52 The Punishments of China Heading(China)Author[Mason, George Henry]HeadlinePunishments of China w/ 22 hand-colored platesPublisherWilliam MillerDate Published[1834] View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$500StatusSold Lot #53 China North and South: A Series of Vandyck Photogravures illustrating the picturesque aspect of Chinese life and surroundings Heading(China)AuthorMennie, Donald, photographerHeadlineDonald Mennie China North & South, revised ed.PublisherA. S. Watson & Co.Date Published[c. 1928] View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$500StatusSold Lot #54 China North and South: A Series of Vandyck Photogravures illustrating the picturesque aspect of Chinese life and surroundings Heading(China)AuthorMennie, Donald, photographerHeadlineDonald Mennie China North & South 1st ed.PublisherA. S. Watson & Co.Date Published[c. 1920] View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold Lot #55 Pageant of Peking Heading(China)AuthorMennie, Donald, photographerHeadlineThe Pageant of Peking by Donald MenniePublisherA. S. Watson & Co.Date Published[1921] View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #56 Pictures of Peking (Series Three): A Collection of Artistic Studies Reproduced in Vandyck Photogravures Illustrating the Picturesque Aspect of the Historic City Heading(China)AuthorMennie, Donald, photographerHeadlineBeijing photographed by Donald MenniePublisherA.S. Watson & Co.Date Publishedc.1920 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$212.50StatusSold Lot #57 Picturesque China: A Series of Vandyck Photogravures illustrating the picturesque aspect of Chinese life and surroundings Heading(China)AuthorMennie, Donald, photographerHeadlinePicturesque China photographed by MenniePublisherA.S. Watson & Co.Date Publishedc.1920 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$343.75StatusSold Lot #58 Scenic China: Series VI. T'ai Shan [with] Series VIII. Tomb and Temple of Confucius Heading(China)HeadlineScenic China photos of the Shandong provincePublisherCommercial Press, LimitedDate Published1916 View details Estimate$600 - $900StatusUnsold Lot #59 Mission Archéologique en Chine (1914 et 1917) Heading(China)AuthorSegalen, Victor, Gilbert de Voisins, and Jean LartigueHeadlineWith 144 plates from archaeological visit to ChinaPublisherLibrarie Orientaliste Paul GeuthnerDate Published1923-1924 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #60 Sidelights on Peking Life Heading(China)AuthorSwallow, R.W.HeadlineSwallow, Sidelights of Peking 1927ProvenanceProfessor George Starr CollectionPublisherChina Booksellers LimitedDate Published1927 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #61 Views of China P.P.I.E. Heading(China)HeadlinePromotional Chinese culture photo book 1915Date Published1915 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #62 The Book of Songs: Translated from the Chinese Heading(China)AuthorWaley, ArthurHeadlineThe Book of Songs, first Waley edition in jacketPublisherGeorge Allen & UnwinDate Published[1937] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #63 中國名勝. Views of China: Presented by the Chinese Business Party as a Memento of Their Visit to U.S.A. Heading(China)HeadlineViews of China, scarce 1915PublisherCommercial PressDate Published1915 View details Estimate$600 - $900StatusUnsold Lot #76 9 works by Richard Harding Davis AuthorDavis, Richard HardingHeadline9 works by journalist Richard Harding DavisPublisherVarious publishersDate Published1894-1907 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #96 Pausanias's Description of Greece AuthorFrazer, J.G.Headline2nd ed. of Frazer's PausaniasPublisherMacmillan and Co.Date Published1913 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #103 Géographie des Grecs analysée; ou les systêmes d'Eratosthenes, de Strabon et de Ptolémée comparés entre eux et avec nos connoissances modernes AuthorGossellin, Pascal François JosephHeadlineGeography of the ancient GreeksPublisherDe l'Imprimerie de DidotDate Published1790 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #112 Navigantium atque Itinerantium Bibliotheca; or a Compleat Collection of Voyages and Travels... AuthorHarris, JohnHeadlineHarris's Voyages, First Edition 1705PublisherThomas BennetDate Published1705 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$500StatusSold Lot #119 Five volumes by William D. Howells AuthorHowells, William D.Headline5 vols. + envelope w/ Howells' return addressDate Published1867-1891 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #156 Some Account of London AuthorPennant, ThomasHeadlinePennant's Some Account of London 2nd ed.PublisherJ. FaulderDate Published1791 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #190 The Avifauna of Laysan and the Neighbouring Islands: With a Complete History to date of the Birds of the Hawaiian Possessions AuthorRothschild, WalterHeadlineAvifauna of Laysan and the Neighbouring IslandsPublisherR. H. PorterDate Published1893-1900 View details Estimate$15,000 - $25,000Sold for$9,375StatusSold Lot #191 An Academy for Grown Horsemen; Containing the Completest Instructions for Walking, Trotting, Cantering, Galloping, Stumbling and Tumbling...The Annals of Horsemanship Heading(Rowlandson, Thomas)AuthorGambado, Geoffrey [pseud. of Bunbury, Henry William]HeadlineRowlandson's Academy for Grown HorsemenPublisherVernor, Hood, and Sharpe, et alDate Published1808 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$500StatusSold Lot #213 A Narrative of a Journey into Persia, and Residence at Teheran: Containing a Descriptive Itinerary from Constantinople to the Persian Capital; Also a Variety of Anecdotes,... AuthorTancoigne, Joseph MichelHeadlineTancoigne's Persia, with folding mapPublisherPrinted for William WrightDate Published1820 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #216 Nine volumes on travel, mostly through Europe Heading(Travel)Headline9 titles on European travelDate Published1862-1911 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #217 Six volumes on travel Heading(Travel)Headline6 works on travelDate Published1880-1915 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold 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 #297 The Naturalist's Library AuthorJardine, William, editorHeadline17 Volumes from Jardine's Naturalist's LibraryPublisherLizars, et al.Date Published[c.1833-1843] View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$1,000StatusSold Lot #323 The Illustrated Book of the Dog...With an Appendix on Canine Medicine and Surgery AuthorShaw, VeroHeadlineShaw illustrated Book of the Dog 1881PublisherCassell & Company, LimitedDate Published[c. 1890] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$237.50StatusSold Lot #339 The Four Masters of the Ming: Shen Chou, Wen Cheng-Ming, T'ang Yin, Ch'iu Ying Heading(Chinese Art)HeadlineThe Four Masters of the Ming, 1983PublisherNational Museum of HistoryDate Published[1983] View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #340 Il Costume Popolare in Italia Heading(Costume - Italy)AuthorCalderini, EmmaHeadlineCalderini's survey of folk costume in ItalyPublisherSperling & Kupfer EditoriDate Published[1946] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #341 Sketches of the Country, Character, and Costume, in Portugal and Spain [with] Sketches of Military Costume in Spain and Portugal Heading(Costume - Portugal and Spain)AuthorBradford, WilliamHeadlineBradford's Portugal & Spain with 53 hand-colored aquatintsPublisherJohn BoothDate Published1809-10 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500StatusUnsold Lot #342 The Costume of the Hereditary States of The House of Austria / Costumes des États héréditaires de la Maison d'Autriche... Heading(Costume)AuthorBertrand De Moleville, [Antoine François]HeadlineWith 50 hand-colored aquatints of Austrian costumePublisherWilliam MillerDate Published1804 View details Estimate$600 - $900StatusUnsold Lot #344 The Costume of the Russian Empire, Illustrated by a Series of Seventy-Three Engravings Heading(Costume)HeadlineThe Costume of the Russian Empire w/ 73 hand-colored platesPublisherPrinted for William Miller by William BulmerDate Published1804 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$593.75StatusSold Lot #345 The History of the Feminine Costume of the World, From the Year 5318 B.C. to Our Century Heading(Costume)AuthorGiafferri, Paul Louis DeHeadlineWith 200 pochoir plates of feminine fashionsPublisherForeign PublicationsDate Published[1927] View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #346 Costumes Européens du XVIIe au XIXe siècle tirés des documents les plus authentiques Heading(Costume)AuthorJob et HérouardHeadlineWith 60 color plates of Baroque EurofashionPublisherLibrairie Centrale d'Art et d'Architecture / Ancienne Maison MorelDate Published[1909] View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #347 Travelling Sketches in Russia and Sweden, during the Years 1805, 1806, 1807, 1808 Heading(Costume)AuthorPorter, Robert KerHeadlinePorter's Travelling Sketches in Russia and Sweden, with 41 platesPublisherJohn StockdaleDate Published1813 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$750StatusSold Lot #348 Matériaux & Documents d'Art Décoratif: Oeuvres de Décorations Japonaises, Chinoises Heading(East Asia)HeadlineChinese and Japanese decorative art, 1910PublisherArmand GuérinetDate Published[1910] View details Estimate$700 - $1,000StatusUnsold Lot #350 Recuil de tous les Costumes Monastiques Religieux et Militaires de toutes les Nations; Avec un Abrégé historique et Chronologique Enrichi de notes et de planches coloriées par M. Bar. Tome 2 Heading(Fashion)AuthorBar, Jacques CharlesHeadlineWith numerous hand-colored plates of Monastic costumesPublisherJ. Ch. BarDate Published1779 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #351 The Costume of Turkey, Illustrated by a Series of Engravings; with Descriptions in English and French Heading(Fashion)Author[Dalvimart, Octavien]HeadlineWith 60 hand-colored plates of Turkish Fashion c. 1800PublisherPrinted for William Miller by Howlett and BrimmerDate Published[1823] View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$531.25StatusSold Lot #352 Galerie Royale de Costumes Heading(Fashion)HeadlineWith over 200 hand-colored lithographs of fashionPublisherAubert & Cie.Date Published[1842-1843] View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$1,875StatusSold Lot #353 The History of French Masculine Costume: Gaul - Middle Ages - Renaissance - Louis XIII - Louis XIV - Louis XV - Louis XVI - Revolution - First Empire - Restoration - Second Empire Heading(Fashion)AuthorGiafferri, Paul Louis DeHeadline100 pochoir plates of French fashion throughout the agesPublisherReign Publications.Date Published[1927] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #354 The Costume of China, Illustrated by Sixty Engravings: with Explanations in English and French Heading(Fashion)AuthorMason, George HenryHeadlineWith 60 hand-colored plates of Chinese Fashion c. 1800PublisherPrinted for W. MillerDate Published[1834] View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,125StatusSold Lot #355 Picturesque Representations of the Dress and Manners of the English [with] The Costume...of Austria Heading(Fashion)HeadlineWith 100 hand-colored plates of English and Austrian fashion c. 1800PublisherJohn Murray; William MillerDate Published[1821; 1835] View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #356 The Costume of Indostan, Elucidated by Sixty Coloured Engravings; with Descriptions in English and French, Taken 1798 and 1799. Heading(Fashion)AuthorSolvyns, BalthazarHeadlineWith 60 hand-colored plates of Indian Fashion, c. 1800PublisherPublished by Edward OrmeDate Published[1823] View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$2,812.50StatusSold Lot #357 L'Histoire du Costume Féminin Français AuthorGiafferri, Paul Louis deHeadlinePochoir plates of French fashion from Middle Ages to Second EmpirePublisherEditions NilssonDate Published1922-23 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #366 The Ancient Costume of Great Britain and Ireland, from the Seventh to the Sixteenth Century, Selected from Rare Specimens in the Possession of the Author, and Accompanied with Suitable Descriptions and Illustrations AuthorSmith, Charles HamiltonHeadlineSmith's Improved Costumes of Ancient BritainPublisherHenry G. BohnDate Published[1815] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$281.25StatusSold Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next