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View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$46,875StatusSold Heading(Aldine Press)AuthorMachiavelli, NiccoloHeadlineThe Prince by Machiavelli, 1540 Aldine EditionPublisher[Sons of Aldo]Date Published[1540] Lot #11 Egypt View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$468.75StatusSold Heading(Allen Press)AuthorHerodotusHeadlineAllen Press, Herodotus on EgyptPublisherAllen PressDate Published[1989] Lot #12 The History and Antiquities of London, Westminster, Southwark, and Parts Adjacent View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$531.25StatusSold AuthorAllen, ThomasHeadlineExtra-illustrated History of London 1827PublisherCowie and StrangeDate Published1827 Lot #13 Ammiani Marcellini Rerum Gestarum...Libri XVIII View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$437.50StatusSold AuthorAmmianus MarcellinusHeadlineAmmianus's Rerum Gestarum, 1693PublisherApud Petrum VanderDate Published1693 Lot #14 The Rhetoric, Poetics, and Nicomachean Ethics of Aristotle, translated from the Greek View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold Heading(Aristotle)AuthorTaylor, ThomasHeadlineEarly 19th century work on AristotleProvenanceProfessor George Starr CollectionPublisherPrinted by A.J. ValpyDate Published1818 Lot #15 Rome et Ses Pontifes: Histoire, Traditions, Monuments View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorArtaud de Montor, ChevalierHeadlineFine Binding Roman Papal HistoryProvenanceMorris-LevinPublisherAlfred Mame et FilsDate Published1896 Lot #20 Alocucion Que en el Dia Veinte de Enero del Año Mile Setecientos Ochenta y Tres, Cumpleaños del Rey Nuestro Señor D. Carlos III... View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold AuthorBasilio, Sancho de Sana Justa y RufinoHeadlineEarly Manila rice paper, archbishop's addressPublisherEn la Imprenta del Seminario EclesiasticoDate Published1783 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 #39 Alfred, Lord Tennyson and His Friends. A Series of 25 Portraits and Frontispiece in Photogravure from the Negatives of Mrs. Julia Margaret Cameron and H.H.H. Cameron. Reminiscences by Anne Thackeray Ritchie View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$500StatusSold Heading(Cameron, Julia Margaret, photographer)AuthorRitchie, Anne ThackerayHeadlineCameron's Tennyson & His Friends portraitsPublisherT. Fisher UnwinDate Published1893 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 #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 #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 #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 #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 #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 #69 The American Gardener; or, A Treatise [with] A Year's Residence in the United States of America View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold AuthorCobbett, WilliamHeadline2 by Cobbett on AmericaPublisherC. Clement; B. BensleyDate Published1821; 1828 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 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold AuthorCobbett, WilliamHeadlineCobbett, w/ Rural Rides Riviere boundPublisherReeves and Turner; The Folio SocietyDate Published1893; 1968 Lot #72 Thirteen Sermons [with] Cottage Economy [and] Cottage Economy View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold AuthorCobbett, WilliamHeadlineCobbett's Sermons w/ 2 copies of Cottage Econ.PublisherJohn Doyle; Anne Cobbett; Douglas PeplerDate Published1844; 1850; 1916 Lot #73 The Works of Peter Porcupine [with] Life and Adventures of Peter Porcupine View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold AuthorCobbett, WilliamHeadlineWorks by Cobbett's Peter Porcupine pseud.PublisherThomas Bradford; The Nonesuch PressDate Published1796; 1927 Lot #75 The History of the Civil Wars of France View details Estimate$800 - $1,200StatusUnsold AuthorDavila, Henrico CaterinoHeadlineHistory of the Civil Wars of France, 1647 trans.PublisherPrinted by R. RaworthDate Published1647 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 #87 The Secret History of the Most Renowned Q. Elizabeth and the E. of Essex. The First Part View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$375StatusSold Heading(Elizabeth I)HeadlineOn Elizabeth I's love life, 1695PublisherPrinted for the Will with the WispDate Published1695 Lot #95 Historia Ptolemaeorum Aegypti regum, ad fidem numismatum accommodata View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold AuthorFoy-Vaillant, JeanHeadlineFoy-Vaillant's numismatics of antiquityPublisherG. GalletDate Published1701 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 #107 Twenty-two lithograph portraits of leaders in the Greek War of Independence View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$2,500StatusSold Heading(Greek War of Independence)AuthorFriedel, Adam deHeadline22 Adam de Friedel portraits from the Greek RevolutionPublisherA. FriedelDate Published1825-1826 Lot #121 British Government in India. The Story of the Viceroys and Government Houses View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$312.50StatusSold Heading(India)AuthorCurzon, George NathanielHeadlineDeluxe limited edition of Curzon's British Government in IndiaPublisherCassell & Co. Ltd.Date Published[1925] Lot #124 Letters written by the Late Right Honourable Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield, to his Son, Philip Stanhope, Esq., late Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Dresden: Together with other pieces on various subjects View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Heading(Johnson, Samuel)AuthorChesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope, [4th] Earl ofHeadlineLetters from Chesterfield 1st ed. 1774PublisherJ. DodsleyDate Published1774 Lot #129 The Works of Flavius Josephus, the Learned and Authentic Jewish Historian, and Celebrated Warrior, Containing Twenty Books of the Jewish Antiquities... View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorJosephus, FlaviusHeadlineThe Works of Flavius Josephus 1848PublisherGrigg, Elliot & Co.Date Published1848 Lot #132 Histoire de L'Academie Royale des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres, Depuis son Establissement jusqu'à présent View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$531.25StatusSold 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- 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... View details Estimate$600 - $900StatusUnsold AuthorLivius, TitusHeadlineA nicely bound set of Livy's HistoriesPublisherA.J. Valpy, A.M.Date Published1828 Lot #136 A True and Particular Relation of the Dreadful Earthquake Which Happen'd at Lima, the Capital of Peru, and the Neighbouring Port of Callao, on the 18th of October, 1746 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$593.75StatusSold Author[Lozano, Pedro]HeadlineLozano's 1748 Earthquake of PeruPublisherT. OsborneDate Published1748 Lot #152 The One Primeval Language traced experimentally through ancient inscriptions in alphabetic characters of lost powers from the four continents... View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$375StatusSold Heading(Palaeography)AuthorForster, CharlesHeadlineIn search of the Primeval LanguagePublisherRichard BentleyDate Published1852-1854 Lot #160 The Epistles of Phalaris. Translated from the Greek. To which are added, Some Select Epistles of the most eminent Greek Writers. View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold AuthorPhalarisHeadlineEpistles of Phalaris, 1749PublisherPrinted for R. FrancklinDate Published1749 Lot #161 England, Scotland, and Italian Lakes View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$468.75StatusSold Heading(Photo Album)HeadlineEnglish, Scottish, Italian churches & scenesDate Published[c. 1890] Lot #166 The Lives of the Nobel Grecians & Romans... View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold AuthorPlutarchHeadline1676 Plutarch's Lives of Grecians & RomansPublisherJohn Hayes for George SawbridgeDate Published1676 Lot #167 The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romaines, Compared Together by that Grave Learned Philosopher and Historiographer Plutarke of Chaeronea View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500StatusUnsold AuthorPlutarchHeadlineNorth's Plutarch, 4th ed. 1612 & 1610PublisherPrinted by Richard FieldDate Published1610-1612 Lot #169 Oeuvres Complettes de P. Poivre, Indendant des Isles de France et de Bourbon, correspondant de l'academie des sciences, etc;... View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorPoivre, PierreHeadlinePoivre's complete works, travels etc. 1797PublisherChez FuchsDate Published1797 Lot #171 [Polybiou Megalopolitou istoriōn biblia 5, kai epitomai 12] / Polybij Megalopolitani Historiarum libri priores quinque View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500StatusUnsold AuthorPolybiusHeadlinePolybius' history in Greek and Latin, 1549PublisherPer Ioannem Heruagium / Johannes HerwagenDate Published[1549] Lot #178 Citoyens Revolutionnaires! View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(Republic of Geneva)AuthorCommission RevolutionnaireHeadlineGenevan revolutionary broadside, 1794PublisherEgalite GenevoiseDate Published1794 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 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$750StatusSold AuthorSchmidt, Friedrich vonHeadlineKing Wilhelm von Württemberg in Rural PursuitsProvenanceMorris-LevinPublisherEbner und SeubertDate Published1865 Lot #208 Enquiry into the Foundation of the English Constitution; or, an Historical Essay upon the Anglo-Saxon Government... View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$406.25StatusSold AuthorSquire, SamuelHeadlineSquire on Anglo-Saxon governmentPublisherPrinted by W. BowyerDate Published1745 Lot #210 The Chronicle of England View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold AuthorStrutt, JosephHeadlineStrutt's Chronicle of England, 2 vols., 18th c.PublisherPrinted by Joseph CooperDate Published1777-1778 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 #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 #298 The Boyhood of an Inventor View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold AuthorJenkins, C. FrancisHeadlineInscribed by one of the inventors of televisionPublisher[C. Francis Jenkins]Date Published1931 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 #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 #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 #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 #358 85 hand-painted armorial crests of Italian noble families View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$375StatusSold Heading(Heraldry)HeadlineBook of hand-painted Italian crestsDate Publishedc. 1825 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. 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