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Previous|1|Next Lot #27 The Spell of Egypt View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorBell, ArchieHeadlineWith photos + color plates of travels in EgyptPublisherThe Page CompanyDate Published[1922] 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 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$437.50StatusSold AuthorBradford, Rev. Guillaume; Miss SempleHeadlineBradford & Miss Semple's color-plate booksPublisherPrinted for John Booth; Ackermann'sDate Published1812; 1813; 1817 Lot #44 Peking: A Historical and Intimate Description of its Chief Places of Interest View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Heading(China)AuthorBredon, JulietHeadlinePeking by Bredon, 1st editionPublisherKelly and Walsh, LimitedDate Published1920 Lot #45 Les memoires historiques de Se-ma Ts'ien View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$750StatusSold Heading(China)AuthorChavannes, EdouardHeadline1st French ed. of Sima Qian's historiesPublisherErnest LerouxDate Published1895-1905 Lot #46 Mission Archeologique dans la Chine Septentrionale View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$812.50StatusSold Heading(China)AuthorChavannes, EdouardHeadlineChavannes's archaeology in China w/ atlasPublisherErnest Leroux; Imprimerie NationaleDate Published1909-1915 Lot #47 金陵古蹟名勝影集. Nanking View details Estimate$800 - $1,200StatusUnsold Heading(China)AuthorChi, ChuHeadlineFamous monuments of Nanking, Chu ChiPublisherThe Commercial PressDate Published1936 Lot #48 Chou King: Texte Chinois avec une double traduction en Francias et en Latin... View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Heading(China)AuthorCouvreur, SeraphinHeadlineCouvreur's Chou King, 1934PublisherImprimerie de la Mission CatholiqueDate Published1934 Lot #49 Les Quatre Livres avec un commentaire abrege en Chinois une double traduction en Francias et en Latin... View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Heading(China)AuthorCouvreur, SeraphinHeadlineCouvreur's Four Books, 1895PublisherImprimerie de la Mission CatholiqueDate Published1895 Lot #50 Li Ki ou memoires sur les bienseances et les ceremonies. View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold Heading(China)AuthorCouvreur, SeraphinHeadlineCouvreur's Li Ki, book of ritesPublisherImprimerie de la Mission CatholiqueDate Published1913 Lot #51 Sectarianism and Religious Persecution in China View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Heading(China)Authorde Groot, J.J.M.Headlinede Groot's Sectarianism in China, 1903-4PublisherJohannes MullerDate Published1903-1904 Lot #52 The Punishments of China View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$500StatusSold Heading(China)Author[Mason, George Henry]HeadlinePunishments of China w/ 22 hand-colored platesPublisherWilliam MillerDate Published[1834] Lot #53 China North and South: A Series of Vandyck Photogravures illustrating the picturesque aspect of Chinese life and surroundings View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$500StatusSold Heading(China)AuthorMennie, Donald, photographerHeadlineDonald Mennie China North & South, revised ed.PublisherA. S. Watson & Co.Date Published[c. 1928] Lot #54 China North and South: A Series of Vandyck Photogravures illustrating the picturesque aspect of Chinese life and surroundings View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold Heading(China)AuthorMennie, Donald, photographerHeadlineDonald Mennie China North & South 1st ed.PublisherA. S. Watson & Co.Date Published[c. 1920] Lot #55 Pageant of Peking View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$281.25StatusSold Heading(China)AuthorMennie, Donald, photographerHeadlineThe Pageant of Peking by Donald MenniePublisherA. S. Watson & Co.Date Published[1921] Lot #56 Pictures of Peking (Series Three): A Collection of Artistic Studies Reproduced in Vandyck Photogravures Illustrating the Picturesque Aspect of the Historic City View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$212.50StatusSold Heading(China)AuthorMennie, Donald, photographerHeadlineBeijing photographed by Donald MenniePublisherA.S. Watson & Co.Date Publishedc.1920 Lot #57 Picturesque China: A Series of Vandyck Photogravures illustrating the picturesque aspect of Chinese life and surroundings View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$343.75StatusSold Heading(China)AuthorMennie, Donald, photographerHeadlinePicturesque China photographed by MenniePublisherA.S. Watson & Co.Date Publishedc.1920 Lot #58 Scenic China: Series VI. T'ai Shan [with] Series VIII. Tomb and Temple of Confucius View details Estimate$600 - $900StatusUnsold Heading(China)HeadlineScenic China photos of the Shandong provincePublisherCommercial Press, LimitedDate Published1916 Lot #59 Mission Archéologique en Chine (1914 et 1917) View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold Heading(China)AuthorSegalen, Victor, Gilbert de Voisins, and Jean LartigueHeadlineWith 144 plates from archaeological visit to ChinaPublisherLibrarie Orientaliste Paul GeuthnerDate Published1923-1924 Lot #60 Sidelights on Peking Life View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Heading(China)AuthorSwallow, R.W.HeadlineSwallow, Sidelights of Peking 1927ProvenanceProfessor George Starr CollectionPublisherChina Booksellers LimitedDate Published1927 Lot #61 Views of China P.P.I.E. View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Heading(China)HeadlinePromotional Chinese culture photo book 1915Date Published1915 Lot #62 The Book of Songs: Translated from the Chinese View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$312.50StatusSold Heading(China)AuthorWaley, ArthurHeadlineThe Book of Songs, first Waley edition in jacketPublisherGeorge Allen & UnwinDate Published[1937] 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. View details Estimate$600 - $900StatusUnsold Heading(China)HeadlineViews of China, scarce 1915PublisherCommercial PressDate Published1915 Lot #76 9 works by Richard Harding Davis View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorDavis, Richard HardingHeadline9 works by journalist Richard Harding DavisPublisherVarious publishersDate Published1894-1907 Lot #96 Pausanias's Description of Greece View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorFrazer, J.G.Headline2nd ed. of Frazer's PausaniasPublisherMacmillan and Co.Date Published1913 Lot #103 Géographie des Grecs analysée; ou les systêmes d'Eratosthenes, de Strabon et de Ptolémée comparés entre eux et avec nos connoissances modernes View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorGossellin, Pascal François JosephHeadlineGeography of the ancient GreeksPublisherDe l'Imprimerie de DidotDate Published1790 Lot #112 Navigantium atque Itinerantium Bibliotheca; or a Compleat Collection of Voyages and Travels... View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$500StatusSold AuthorHarris, JohnHeadlineHarris's Voyages, First Edition 1705PublisherThomas BennetDate Published1705 Lot #119 Five volumes by William D. Howells View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorHowells, William D.Headline5 vols. + envelope w/ Howells' return addressDate Published1867-1891 Lot #156 Some Account of London View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorPennant, ThomasHeadlinePennant's Some Account of London 2nd ed.PublisherJ. FaulderDate Published1791 Lot #190 The Avifauna of Laysan and the Neighbouring Islands: With a Complete History to date of the Birds of the Hawaiian Possessions View details Estimate$15,000 - $25,000Sold for$9,375StatusSold AuthorRothschild, WalterHeadlineAvifauna of Laysan and the Neighbouring IslandsPublisherR. H. PorterDate Published1893-1900 Lot #191 An Academy for Grown Horsemen; Containing the Completest Instructions for Walking, Trotting, Cantering, Galloping, Stumbling and Tumbling...The Annals of Horsemanship View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$500StatusSold Heading(Rowlandson, Thomas)AuthorGambado, Geoffrey [pseud. of Bunbury, Henry William]HeadlineRowlandson's Academy for Grown HorsemenPublisherVernor, Hood, and Sharpe, et alDate Published1808 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,... View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold AuthorTancoigne, Joseph MichelHeadlineTancoigne's Persia, with folding mapPublisherPrinted for William WrightDate Published1820 Lot #216 Nine volumes on travel, mostly through Europe View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Heading(Travel)Headline9 titles on European travelDate Published1862-1911 Lot #217 Six volumes on travel View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Heading(Travel)Headline6 works on travelDate Published1880-1915 Lot #231 Luther Burbank: His Methods and Discoveries and Their Practical Application View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$312.50StatusSold Heading(Agriculture)AuthorBurbank, LutherHeadlineIllustrated and nicely bound history of Burbank's scientific worksPublisherLuther Burbank PressDate Published1914-1915 Lot #297 The Naturalist's Library View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$1,000StatusSold AuthorJardine, William, editorHeadline17 Volumes from Jardine's Naturalist's LibraryPublisherLizars, et al.Date Published[c.1833-1843] Lot #323 The Illustrated Book of the Dog...With an Appendix on Canine Medicine and Surgery View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$237.50StatusSold AuthorShaw, VeroHeadlineShaw illustrated Book of the Dog 1881PublisherCassell & Company, LimitedDate Published[c. 1890] Lot #339 The Four Masters of the Ming: Shen Chou, Wen Cheng-Ming, T'ang Yin, Ch'iu Ying View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$281.25StatusSold Heading(Chinese Art)HeadlineThe Four Masters of the Ming, 1983PublisherNational Museum of HistoryDate Published[1983] Lot #340 Il Costume Popolare in Italia View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Heading(Costume - Italy)AuthorCalderini, EmmaHeadlineCalderini's survey of folk costume in ItalyPublisherSperling & Kupfer EditoriDate Published[1946] Lot #341 Sketches of the Country, Character, and Costume, in Portugal and Spain [with] Sketches of Military Costume in Spain and Portugal View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500StatusUnsold Heading(Costume - Portugal and Spain)AuthorBradford, WilliamHeadlineBradford's Portugal & Spain with 53 hand-colored aquatintsPublisherJohn BoothDate Published1809-10 Lot #342 The Costume of the Hereditary States of The House of Austria / Costumes des États héréditaires de la Maison d'Autriche... View details Estimate$600 - $900StatusUnsold Heading(Costume)AuthorBertrand De Moleville, [Antoine François]HeadlineWith 50 hand-colored aquatints of Austrian costumePublisherWilliam MillerDate Published1804 Lot #344 The Costume of the Russian Empire, Illustrated by a Series of Seventy-Three Engravings View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$593.75StatusSold Heading(Costume)HeadlineThe Costume of the Russian Empire w/ 73 hand-colored platesPublisherPrinted for William Miller by William BulmerDate Published1804 Lot #345 The History of the Feminine Costume of the World, From the Year 5318 B.C. to Our Century View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Heading(Costume)AuthorGiafferri, Paul Louis DeHeadlineWith 200 pochoir plates of feminine fashionsPublisherForeign PublicationsDate Published[1927] Lot #346 Costumes Européens du XVIIe au XIXe siècle tirés des documents les plus authentiques View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(Costume)AuthorJob et HérouardHeadlineWith 60 color plates of Baroque EurofashionPublisherLibrairie Centrale d'Art et d'Architecture / Ancienne Maison MorelDate Published[1909] Lot #347 Travelling Sketches in Russia and Sweden, during the Years 1805, 1806, 1807, 1808 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$750StatusSold Heading(Costume)AuthorPorter, Robert KerHeadlinePorter's Travelling Sketches in Russia and Sweden, with 41 platesPublisherJohn StockdaleDate Published1813 Lot #348 Matériaux & Documents d'Art Décoratif: Oeuvres de Décorations Japonaises, Chinoises View details Estimate$700 - $1,000StatusUnsold Heading(East Asia)HeadlineChinese and Japanese decorative art, 1910PublisherArmand GuérinetDate Published[1910] 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 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold Heading(Fashion)AuthorBar, Jacques CharlesHeadlineWith numerous hand-colored plates of Monastic costumesPublisherJ. Ch. BarDate Published1779 Lot #351 The Costume of Turkey, Illustrated by a Series of Engravings; with Descriptions in English and French View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$531.25StatusSold Heading(Fashion)Author[Dalvimart, Octavien]HeadlineWith 60 hand-colored plates of Turkish Fashion c. 1800PublisherPrinted for William Miller by Howlett and BrimmerDate Published[1823] Lot #352 Galerie Royale de Costumes View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$1,875StatusSold Heading(Fashion)HeadlineWith over 200 hand-colored lithographs of fashionPublisherAubert & Cie.Date Published[1842-1843] 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 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Heading(Fashion)AuthorGiafferri, Paul Louis DeHeadline100 pochoir plates of French fashion throughout the agesPublisherReign Publications.Date Published[1927] Lot #354 The Costume of China, Illustrated by Sixty Engravings: with Explanations in English and French View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,125StatusSold Heading(Fashion)AuthorMason, George HenryHeadlineWith 60 hand-colored plates of Chinese Fashion c. 1800PublisherPrinted for W. MillerDate Published[1834] Lot #355 Picturesque Representations of the Dress and Manners of the English [with] The Costume...of Austria View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$312.50StatusSold Heading(Fashion)HeadlineWith 100 hand-colored plates of English and Austrian fashion c. 1800PublisherJohn Murray; William MillerDate Published[1821; 1835] Lot #356 The Costume of Indostan, Elucidated by Sixty Coloured Engravings; with Descriptions in English and French, Taken 1798 and 1799. View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$2,812.50StatusSold Heading(Fashion)AuthorSolvyns, BalthazarHeadlineWith 60 hand-colored plates of Indian Fashion, c. 1800PublisherPublished by Edward OrmeDate Published[1823] Lot #357 L'Histoire du Costume Féminin Français View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold AuthorGiafferri, Paul Louis deHeadlinePochoir plates of French fashion from Middle Ages to Second EmpirePublisherEditions NilssonDate Published1922-23 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 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$281.25StatusSold AuthorSmith, Charles HamiltonHeadlineSmith's Improved Costumes of Ancient BritainPublisherHenry G. BohnDate Published[1815] Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next