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32. 13 3/4" CUT GLASS PITCHER W/ REPOUSSE STERLING TOP-
BRILLIANT PERIOD CUT GLASS PITCHER, TOP MARKED
STERLING 925/1000, NO MAKER - MINOR WEAR,
IMPERFECTIONS; EST. 300-500
Realized bid price - $952.00 |
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34. EARLY 19TH CENT. ENGLISH SILVER DECANTER SET-ENGLISH
SILVER FRAME LONDON 1821 W/ JOHN ANGELL HALLMARKS W/
MONOGRAM & INSCRIPTION ON BASE (53 TROY OZ.) W/ 4
CLEAR CUT DECANTERS W/ STOPPERS (CONTENT STAINS & 1
CRACKED) - IMPERFECTIONS & WEAR OVERALL; EST. 700-900
Realized bid price - $896.00 |
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44. (2) 20TH CENT. CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN PLAQUES W/
TRADITIONAL POLYCHROME LANDSCAPES: (1) W/ A SOLITARY
FIGURE & (1) W/ A RURAL DWELLING-BOTH W/ RED SEAL
MARKS ON LOWER RIGHT IN CHANNEL CARVED MAHOGANY FRAMES
(7 1/4" X 4 1/2") - WEAR, IMPERFECTIONS; EST. 100-200
Realized bid price - $1,232.00 |
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51. INUIT ESKIMO FIGURAL STONE CARVING DEPICTING A HOODED
HUNTER W/ AN ANIMAL IN HIS LAP-CARVED IN A SOFT GREEN
STONE W/ CREAM COLORED VEINS, UNMARKED (6 3/4" T X
8" L X 3 1/2" W) - WEAR, IMPERFECTIONS; EST. 200-400
Realized bid price - $784.00 |
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62. 7 3/4" LALIQUE REFLECTOR LAMP VASE - OPALESCENT
DECORATED DESIGN BASE W/ LIGHT OPALESCENT CLEAR TOP,
MARKED R. LALIQUE FRANCE ON BASE - MINOR WEAR & SCRATCHES; EST. 800-1200
Realized bid price - $1,344.00 |
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79. CHINESE FAMILE ROSE COVERED JAR - BALUSTER FORM JAR W/
POLYCHROME FOLIAGE & PEONY BLOSSOM DESIGN ON A FANCY
CARVED TEAKWOOD BASE (LABEL INDICATES POSSIBLY YUNG
CHENG PERIOD; 21" T W/ BASE X 10 W)-LT. WEAR, SM. BASE
CHIP, CRACKS ON WOOD BASE, IMPERFECTIONS; EST. 400-600
Realized bid price - $1008.00 |
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119. (2) 19TH CENT. FIGURAL CARVED ARCHITECTURAL MANTLE
SUPPORTS-LIME FRUITWOOD CARVED FIGURES OF A MYTHICAL
HERO (PERHAPS ATLAS OR HERCULES) W/ MARBLE TOPS ON
WHITE PLATFORMS (52"T X 22"W X 17"D; PLATFORMS-29.5"T
X 20" X 21")-WEAR, IMPERFECTIONS; EST. 1500-3000
Realized bid price - $3,584.00 |
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125. 19TH CENT. FRENCH AUTOMATON CLOCK - SAILING SHIP
NAVIGATING HARBOR ENTRANCE W/ LIGHTHOUSES, GILT BRONZE
ORMOLU ON ROSEWOOD INLAID BASE-MARKED "MEDAILLE D'OR
PARIS 1827" (23" T X 18" W X 8")-OVERSIZED GLASS DOME,
WEAR, LOSSES, IMPERFECTIONS; EST. 1000-1500
Realized bid price - $4,480.00 |
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139. 6 3/4" ROOKWOOD POTTERY VASE W/ SEA GREEN GLAZE
DECORATED W/ FLOWERS-ARTIST SIGNED SARA SAX
(1896-1931) & DATE MARK 1900 - GOOD COLOR, LIGHT
CRAZING, (2) 2" TIGHT HAIRLINES FROM THE TOP RIM;
EST. 800-1000
Realized bid price - $952.00 |
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140. 8 1/4" ROOKWOOD POTTERY VASE W/ WAX MATTE FINISH-TAN
& YELLOW W/ RAISED BROWN-GREEN DECORATION OF BIRDS,
FLOWERS & LADIES FACE & GEOMETRIC DESIGN ON TOP
SHOULDER & NECK 1939-#2194 ARTIST SIGNED WILLIAM ERNST
HENTSCHEL - MINOR CRAZING & WEAR; EST. 1500-3000
Realized bid price - $1,344.00 |
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149. 8 1/4" NIPPON COROLENE VASE W/ BLUE GREEN BACKGROUND
DECORATED W/ PEONIES-PURPLE US PATENT 1909 MARK ON
BASE - GOLD WEAR & SEVERAL VERY SMALL SPOTS OF
COROLENE LOSSES; EST. 300-500
Realized bid price - $784.00 |
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153. SETH THOMAS NO. 2 REGULATOR WALL CLOCK W/ OAK CASE IN
BLACK PAINT W/ PENDULUM & WEIGHT (36" T X 16" W X
5 1/2" D) - WEAR, LOSSES, IMPERFECTIONS; EST. 700-900
Realized bid price - $784.00 |
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212C. MIRA MUSIC BOX W/ SINGLE COMB - MAHOGANIZED WOODEN
STEPPED CASE W/ 1/2 COLUMN DESIGN AT CORNERS & MARKED
MIRA INSIDE LID, CRANK INSIDE CASE-PLAYS 12" DISKS, W/
12 DISKS - IN MECHANICALLY WORKING ORDER, NEEDS WORK,
REPLACED CRANK, WEAR, IMPERFECTIONS; EST. 800-1000
Realized bid price - $1,232.00 |
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245. CARVED CHINESE JADE SCULPTURE FIGURE OF THE BUDDHA W/
SERENE EXPRESSION SEATED IN THE LOTUS POSITION & HANDS FOLDED ON A CARVED WOODEN LOTUS THRONE
(7 3/4" T X 4" W) - WEAR, IMPERFECTIONS; EST. 200-400
Realized bid price - $13,440.00 |
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246. CARVED CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLE - FAUX CARNELIAN PEKING
GLASS W/ RAISED CARVING OF A CRICKET ESCAPING ITS BOX
W/ GREEN STONE CAP (3" T X 2" W) - WEAR, CAP SEALED,
IMPERFECTIONS; EST. 80-140
Realized bid price - $1,120.00 |
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247A. HANDEL REVERSE PAINTED TABLE LAMP - 18 1/2" REVERSE
PAINTED MUSHROOM SHADE W/ WOODLAND LANDSCAPE IN GREEN
& YELLOW, SHADE MARKED HANDEL 8069 W/ SCRIPT "B" & PATINATED BRONZE BASE W/ COILED ROPE DESIGN (11 1/4"SHADE) - WEAR & LOSSES TO BASE; EST. 1500-2000
Realized bid price - $2,016.00 |
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28D. 7 1/2" NEW ENGLAND CHESTNUT BOTTLE - OLIVE GREEN W/
APPLIED TOP & OPEN PONTIL - MINOR WEAR, GOOD CONDITION
EST. 300-500
Realized bid price - $560.00 |
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31. F.B. NORTON & CO. 2 GAL. STONEWARE STORAGE JAR W/ LID
& FLORAL DECORATION-MARKED F.B. NORTON & CO. WORCESTER
MASS (12" T X 8 3/4" W) - BASE HAS SCORCH MARK & CHIP,
IMPERFECTIONS; EST. 160-260
Realized bid price - $392.00 |
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61. PARKER S. PERKINS OIL ON ARTIST BOARD OF OCEAN SURF
W/ ROCKS-TITLED ON BACK LABEL "ROCKS & SEA", SIGNED
PARKER S. PERKINS ON LOWER LEFT IN A GILT FRAME
(9 1/2" X 11 1/4") - GOOD CONDITION; EST. 300-500
Realized bid price - $728.00 |
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78. NEW ENGLAND CHIPPENDALE TALL CHEST - MAPLE & BIRCH
CHEST W/ 6 GRADUATED DRAWERS, COVE MOLDED LID, MOLDED
DRAWER FRONTS, BRACKET FEET & PERIOD BAIL BRASSES
(51 1/2" T X 36" W X 18 1/4" D) - WEAR, SMALL REPAIRS,
IMPERFECTIONS; EST. 2000-4000
Realized bid price - $2,464.00 |
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79. E. HOWARD BOSTON MARBLE FRONT WALL CLOCK W/ WEIGHT-
WEIGHT DRIVEN (CIRCA 1870'S; 24" X 24" SQUARE) - WEAR,
LOSSES, IMPERFECTIONS; EST. 1500-2500
Realized bid price - $1,904.00 |
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80. H. CLARK PLYMOUTH CT SHELF CLOCK W/ 8-DAY BRASS
MOVEMENT, WEIGHT DRIVEN (CIRCA 1820'S; 26" T X 17" W)-
WEAR, LOSSES, IMPERFECTIONS; EST. 2000-3000
Realized bid price - $3,136.00 |
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103A. 32" HOWARD NO. 70 REGULATOR WALL CLOCK-OAK CASED W/
REVERSE RED & BLACK PAINTED LOWER GLASS, WORKS SIGNED
#70 E. HOWARD & CO. BOSTON - REFINISHED CASE & IMPERFECTIONS; EST. 1500-2500
Realized bid price - $2,240.00 |
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104. S.B. TERRY MINIATURE STEEPLE CLOCK W/ DOUBLE ACTING
TORSION BALANCE (CIRCA 1852; 13" T X 7" W) - WEAR,
LOSSES, IMPERFECTIONS; EST. 400-600
Realized bid price - $1,680.00 |
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105. WELCH SPRING & CO. MINIATURE PATTI SHELF CLOCK IN
ROSEWOOD W/ 8-DAY MOVEMENT (10 1/2" X 7 1/4") - WEAR,
LOSSES, IMPERFECTIONS; EST. 1000-2000
Realized bid price - $1,680.00 |
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108. SILAS HOADLEY 8-DAY TALL CLOCK (PLYMOUTH CT) W/ GRAIN
PAINTED PINE ROXBURY STYLE CASE, 8-DAY WOODEN WORKS,
DECORATED WOODEN FACE W/ TRELLIS, URN FINIALS & COLUMNS & BRACKET BASE (90" T X 18" W X 9" D) - WEAR,
LOSSES, IMPERFECTIONS; EST. 2000-3000
Realized bid price - $3,360.00 |
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110A. 19TH CENT. N.E. PAINTED COUNTRY 4 DRAWER CHEST-PINE
IN OLD BLUE OVER EARLY RED W/ 4 MOLDED GRADUATED
DRAWERS, APPLIED TWIST CORNER MOLDINGS, BRACKET BASE & BRASS HARDWARE (34 1/4" T X 40 1/2" W X 18" D) - WEAR,
IMPERFECTIONS; EST. 2000-3000
Realized bid price - $2,464.00 |
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127. 19TH CENT. PA PAINTED DUTCH CUPBOARD-2 PART RED
PAINTED PINE & POPLAR WOOD W/ 2 RECESSED PANEL DOORS
OVER 2 DRAWERS OVER 2 MORE RECESSED PANEL DOORS, CROWN
MOLDING, SIMPLE BRACKET BASE & WOOD KNOBS (83 1/2" T X
40" W X 18 1/2" D)-WEAR, IMPERFECTIONS; EST. 2000-4000
Realized bid price - $3,920.00 |
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130A. J.E. BRINES BRONZE PORTRAIT PLAQUE IN HIGH RELIEF OF
JOSHUA CHAMBERLAIN (CIVIL WAR ENGINEER & GOVERNOR OF
MAINE)-SIGNED J.E. BRINES ON LOWER LEFT IN A SHADOW
BOX FRAME (23" X 19") - WEAR, IMPERFECTIONS;
EST. 2000-4000
Realized bid price - $1,792.00 |
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146. BOSTON CLOCK CO. WALL CLOCK 8-DAY WALL REGULATOR W/
CHERRY CABINET & REVERSE PAINTING ON GLASS PANEL-
WEIGHT DRIVEN (36" T X 16" W) - WEAR, LOSSES,
IMPERFECTIONS; EST. 800-1200
Realized bid price - $1,344.00 |
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156. RARE 19TH CENT. NEW ENGLAND BURLWOOD ROUND COVERED
BOX W/ RING CARVED LID, RING SCRATCH CARVED RIMS & FOOTED BASE-PATINATED INSIDE & OUT (3 3/4" T X
4 7/8" W) - WEAR, IMPERFECTIONS; EST. 500-700
Realized bid price - $952.00 |
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160C. 19TH CENT. OVAL OIL ON CANVAS PORTRAIT OF 2 BLONDE
SIBLING CHILDREN EMBRACING-UNSIGNED IN A FANCY GILT
CARVED PLASTER FRAME (POSSIBLY CONTINENTAL)
(29 1/4" X 24 1/4") - WEAR, REPAIRS, CRAQUELURE,
IMPERFECTIONS; EST. 800-1200
Realized bid price - $1,120.00 |
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174. HOADLEY TIME PIECE ALARM SHELF CLOCK W/ 30-HOUR WOODEN
MOVEMENT & A MAHOGANY CASE (24" T X 13" W) - WEAR,
LOSSES, IMPERFECTIONS; EST. 600-800
Realized bid price - $1,120.00 |
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182. NEW ENGLAND HEPPLEWHITE PAINTED TAVERN TABLE-RED
PAINTED PINE W/ OVERHANGING TOP W/ BREADBOARD ENDS,
SINGLE DRAWER W/ WOODEN KNOB & SQUARE TAPERED LEGS
(28 1/2" T X 32 1/4" W X 20 3/4" D; TOP-44" W X
25 3/4" D) - WEAR, SCARS, IMPERFECTIONS; EST. 800-1000
Realized bid price - $4,032.00 |
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193. E. HOWARD & CO. BOSTON MARBLE FRONT WALL CLOCK-KEYHOLE
SHAPE, WEIGHT DRIVEN W/ 8-DAY MOVEMENT (30" T X
15" W) - WEAR, LOSSES & IMPERFECTIONS; EST. 1500-2500
Realized bid price - $3,080.00 |
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194. TERRYVILLE MFG. CO./ANSONIA TORSION BALANCE DOMED
CANDLESTICK CLOCK W/ GLASS DOME ON METAL BASE (CIRCA
1852)(9 1/2" T X 4" W) - WEAR, IMPERFECTIONS;
EST. 1000-1500
Realized bid price - $1,904.00 |
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216. 19TH CENT. PAINTED HALF COMMODE - PINE & WALNUT
COMMODE IN OLD BLUE GREEN PAINT W/ SINGLE DRAWER OVER
A RECESSED PANEL DOOR W/ SHAPED APRON & WOODEN KNOBS
(30" T X 24" W X 16 1/2" D) - WEAR TO PAINT, LOSSES,
IMPERFECTIONS; EST. 400-600
Realized bid price - $728.00 |
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229. FOLK ART PAINTED WOODEN LOCOMOTIVE MODEL-REPLICA OF
PACIFIC COAST STEAM ENGINE-EARLY 20TH CENT. IN BLACK,
GOLD & RED PAINT W/ 17 1/2" SECTION OF TRACK (TRAIN-
7 3/4" T X 19" L X 5 1/2" W) - WEAR, SMALL LOSSES,
IMPERFECTIONS; EST. 300-400
Realized bid price - $728.00 |
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254C. 8 3/4" AMETHYST SANDWICH GLASS OIL LAMP-ELONGATED LOOP
PATTERN W/ BRASS FITTINGS & DOUBLE WHALE BURNER
(BOSTON & SANDWICH GLASS CO.) - DEEP RICH COLOR,
MINOR IMPERFECTIONS; EST. 800-1200
Realized bid price - $1,120.00 |
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282. WILLIAM SNYDER PAINTING - OIL ON CANVAS OF WOODLAND
STREAM LANDSCAPE-SIGNED WM. SNYDER ON LOWER RIGHT IN A
PLASTER MOLDED FRAME (19 1/2" X 32 1/2") - SEVERAL
TEARS, SCRATCHES, CRAQUELURE, LOSSES TO FRAME,
IMPERFECTIONS; EST.400-600
Realized bid price - $3,248.00 |
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[024] Stassoff, Wladimir. L'Ornament Slave et Oriental D'Apres Les Manuscrits Anciens et Modernes. St. Petersbourg: Publie Avec Autorisation De Sa Majeste L'Empereur Alexandre II - Establissement Cartographique De M. Illine, 1887. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Very Good Condition. SLAVIC & EASTERN ORNAMENT ACCORDING TO OLD AND MODERN MANUSCRIPTS. Text in French and Russian. SCARCE. Complete with 156 chromolithograph plates (some highlighted in gold), on hard stock, unbound as issued. Along with Title, 5 [1] 78pp, all in a folding portfolio. Occasional edge chips. EST: $1000.00 - $2,000.00
Realized bid price - $2,352.00 |
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[028] [Du Vallon, Berquin] Davis, John (translated by). Travels in Louisiana and The Floridas , in the Year 1802, Giving a Correct Picture of Those Countries. New York : I. Riley & Co., 1806. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Good Condition. SCARCE. viii, 181pp, in a library binding, with binding & hinges tight. Interior foxing. EST: $600.00 - $1,200.00
Realized bid price - $896.00 |
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[039] . A Collection of 12 Newspapers From Various Counties. First Edition. Ex-Library. Good Condition. ***The Calcutta Exchange Gazette, Dec. 2, 18 43 . Vol. XXIII No. 7,485, 28pp. ***Tibetan (?) Newspaper 8pp. ***Ka Hae Hawaii , Sept. 19, 18 60 in Hawaiian text, 4pp. ***Cherokee Almanac 1861, Park Hill: Mission Press, Edwin Archer Printer. Text in English & Cherokee, 36pp. ***Greek Newspaper, 1841, text in Greek, 4pp. ***L'Eco D'Italia. Giornale Politico Popolare Letterario. New-York, Sabato, 12 Aprile 1856. Text in Italian, 4pp with paper repair. ***Rays of Light, Persia . Text in Perisan, 8pp each, 1861, 1862 & 1869 (3 issues, one of which contains a Persian translation of "I'm a Pilgrim and I'm a Stranger"). ***Nu Pas, a womans daily paper, published in Peking at the beginning of this century, 12pp. ***Persian Gazette, printed in Teheran, showing the Persian Coat of Arms, text in Persian, 8pp. ***The Siam Weekly Monitor and Bangkok Journal of Commerce, Bangkok, Wed. July 17, 18 67, Vol. 1, No. 9. Text in English, 4pp, with paper repair. Papers show varying degrees of edge wear/tear, in a protective portfolio. EST: $1,000.00 - $2,000.00
Realized bid price - $1,120.00 |
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[053] Tesauro, D. Emanuel. Del Regno d'Italia Sotto I Barbari Epitome, Con Le Annotazioni Dell' Abbate D. Valer. Torino : Nell' Officina Di Barrolomeo Zauatta, 1663. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Good Condition. 3 leaves, 225pp, 1, 138pp, 2, 26pp, 2. Bound in 3/4 leather & marbled paper, with leather rubbed off corners. Lacks title page. Has 2 allegorical scenes, 59 full page woodcut portraits, 3 woodcut titles to the three parts, 1 genealogical table and 3 folding maps. With head & tail-pieces, and flourished initials. Occasional water stain, lacks ffp, hinges cracked, binding tight. ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF ITALIAN RULERS. EST: $300.00 - $500.00
Realized bid price - $952.00 |
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[082] Anderson, (George William) [compiled by]. A New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World, Captain Cook's First, Second, Third and Last Voyages. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Fair to Good Condition. Circa 1784. Pagination begins with page number 13-642pp, lacking title to page 12, text in double column format. With 150 copper engraved plates, maps, charts and views (including the folding map). Bound in 3/4 leather & marbled paper, with library cloth backstrip, hinges taped, binding tight. Occasional stain, which affects 4 plates, occasional foxing, occasional loss to page. Includes Byron's Voyage in the Dolphin, Voyage by Samuel Wallis aboard the Dolphin, Voyage by Capt. Philip Carteret in the Swallow, A Voyage Towards the North Pole by Comm. Phipps in the Racehorse, Voyage by Comm. Anson in the Centurian, and Voyage by Sir Francis Drake in the Pelican. EST: $800.00 - $1,200.00
Realized bid price - $2,464.00 |
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[086] . Biblia Das 1st: Die Gantz Heilige Schrifft Teutsch. D. Mart[in] Luth[er]. Sampt Einem Register/Summarien, Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Good ++ Condition. RARE LUTHERAN BIBLE in German, two volumes in one. 1567, 1556. 18 leaves, 352 leaves, 382 leaves. Bound in vellum, with ornate blind stamped/tooled designs, over wooden boards with bevelled edges, raised bands on spine. 4 etched corner bosses on front & back covers, 2 etched clasp catches, with working leather and etched clasps. Includes two title pages in red & black ink, bearing ornamental woodcut borders, one full page dedication portrait, text illustrations throughout, flourished initials, with annotation. Wear to upper backstrip, front hinge cracked, ocasional water stain. EST: $1,500.00 - $2,500.00
Realized bid price - $2,912.00 |
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[118] Rousseau, Jean Jacques. Oeuvres Completes - 38 Volumes. Paris: Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Fair to Good Condition. Nouvelle Edition 1788-1793. 8 inches by 10-1/2 inches. With 39 engraved title plates, 44 hand coloured engraved botanical plates, 13 engraved folding music plates and 44 engraved plates by Leoine, Pruneau, Frusotte et al., after Moreau, Boucher et al. The music volumes (#19-22) have been slightly trimmed are in library bindings, all others bound in leather with leather spine lables, all edges gilt with inner dentelles, on laid paper. Leather covers show peeling & flaking, occasional light foxing, occasional light damp mark on a few page edges, Vol. 8 lacks front cover, Vol. 1 lacks backstrip, Volumes 6 & 26 have library tape over backstrips, a few have backstrip chips. BINDINGS TIGHT. EST: $600.00 - $900.00
Realized bid price - $952.00 |
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[123] Winckelmann, Giovanni. Monumenti Antichi Inediti - 3 Volumes. Roma: Dai Torchj Di Carlo Mordacchini, 1821. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Good Condition. Second Edition. 229 engravings on 157 plates (8 are double-page), plus text illustrations and title vignettes. Bound in vellum with 2 leather spine labels on each volume (chips), bindings and hinges tight. Vol. I - xxiv, ciii, (7), 107pp, (1). Vol. II - (6) 109-370pp [1]. Vol. III - [2] 164pp. The third volume consists of Ricerche Sopra Un Apolline Della Villa Dell' Eminentissimo Sig. Cardinale Alessandro Albani - in 7 dissertations, issued as a supplement to this set. MONUMENTS. EST: $800.00 - $1,200.00
Realized bid price - $1008.00 |
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[124] Melville, Herman. Israel Potter: His Fifty Years of Exile. New York: G.P. Putnam & Co., 1855. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Fair to Good Condition. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING with page 141 heading reading "Chapter XVI"; / "by---! You..." on page 237, line 23; / "the d---d" on page 238, line 2; / "soul" on page 238, line 3; / and "by---! Every..." on page 239, line 6. 276pp in a library binding, lacking original endpapers, front hinge taped, occasional corner chips to pages, occasional pencil markings. Binding tight. EST: $100.00 - $300.00
Realized bid price - $784.00 |
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[137] Picart, Bernard. The Ceremonies and Religious Customs of the Various Nations of the Known World: Together with Historical Annotations, and Several Curious Discourses Equally Instructive and Entertaining - 7 Volumes in 6. London: Printed By William Jackson for Claude Du Bosc, Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Good Condition. 1733-1737. With 222 engraved plates, 31 of which are folding. Leather binding, with raised bands on spines. Covers detached, with leather worn and peeling, occasional foxing. Bindings tight. Chapter vignettes, tail-pieces, historiated initials. **1) Half-title [1] title [1], 1 dedication [1] viii, 5 contents [1] 450pp, 12 index. **2) Half-title [1] title [1] 4 contents, 364pp, 14 index. **3) Half-title [1] title [1] 7 contents [1] 495pp [1] 26 index. **4) Half-title [1] title [1] ix [1] 4 contents, 514pp, 13 index. **5) Half-title [1] title, 3, 470pp, 24 index. Occasional plant leaf laid in. **6) Half-title [1] title [1] 228pp, 6 index, 2, half-title [1] title [1] 4, 164pp, 7 index. No obvious library marks on the plates. EST: $3,000.00 - $4,000.00
Realized bid price - $3,920.00 |
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[141] Adams, John. A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America, Against the Attack of M. Turgot in His Letter to Dr. Price, Dated the Twenty-Second Day of March, 1778. Philadelphia: Printed By Budd and Bartram for William Cobbett, 1797. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Very Good Condition. Third Edition. Engraved frontis in volume 1. In library bindings, with bindings & hinges tight. Occasional foxing, paper repair to one page of subscribers. EST: $500.00 - $700.00
Realized bid price - $1064.00 |
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[144] Davies, Nina M. / Gardiner, Alan H.. Ancient Egyptian Paintings - 3 Volumes in 2. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1936. Atlas Folio - over 23" - 25" tall. Ex-Library. Good Condition. With the Book of Descriptive Text., 4to, xlviii, 209pp, bound in original buckram. Folio of paintings - 7 leaves, 95 of (104) color plates (some double page), with tissue guards, on hard stock. Unbound as issued in a folding portfolio with ties. Library ink stamp on back of plates, notation below the image of plates, some plates have tape marks on back of plates, used to hang for display, some have hangers still on plate. Occasional edge tear. EST: $600.00 - $900.00
Realized bid price - $1,232.00 |
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[160] . Paris Dans Sa Splendeur Monuments, Vues, Scenes Historiques, Descriptions et Histoire - 3 Volumes. Paris: Henri Charpentier, Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Good Condition. Vol. 1 - 1863, Volumes 2 & 3 - 1861. Complete with 100 tinted lithographs (one being a Plan of Paris), text illustrations and title vignettes. Bound in half leather & cloth, raised bands on spines, marbled endpapers, bindings & hinges tight. Covers show worn corners and backstrip scuffing, interior foxing. Text in French. No obvious library markings on plates. EST: $1200.00 - $1,500.00
Realized bid price - $1,120.00 |
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[170] Tipping, H. Avray. English Homes - 7 Volumes as Listed. London: Country Life, Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Good Condition. 1921-1926. Glossy pages, b/w illustrations throughout. **Period I- Vol. I Norman and Plantagenet 1066-1485. ***Period II - Vol. I Early Tudor, 1485-1558. ***Period III, Vol. I & II Late Tudor and Early Stuart 1558-1649. ***Period IV - Vol. I Late Stuart, 1649-1714. ***Period V - Vol. I Early Georgian, 1714-1760. ***Period VI - Vol. I Late Georgian, 1760-1820. Bound in original blue cloth, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, bindings tight. EST: $200.00 - $400.00
Realized bid price - $896.00 |
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[172] Pinkerton, John. A General Collection Of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels In All Parts of the World; Many of Which Are Now First Translated Into English - 17 Volumes. London: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme, First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Good Condition. With 200 (of 201) engraved plates. Most bound in 3/4 leather and marbled paper, marbled endpapers, marbled page edges all around, showing either taped backstrips or portions of backstrips lacking, bindings tight, some covers detached. Five bound in 3/4 buckram and marbled paper, with edges slightly trimmed, brown leather spine labels, bindings & hinges tight. All in protective mylar jackets. EST: $1,500.00 - $2,000.00
Realized bid price - $1,680.00 |
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[177] Grose, Francis & Astle, Thomas. The Antiquities of Ireland - 2 Volumes. London: Printed for S. Hooper, First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Good Condition. 1791-1795. 261 engraved plates, with text and title vignettes. Bound in leather with raised bands on spines, gilt & blind stamped borders on covers, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, with silk ribbon page markers. Chipping to top of backstrips, moderate foxing. Bindings tight. EST: $300.00 - $500.00
Realized bid price - $1,344.00 |
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[186] Davies, Norman De Garis. The Tomb of Nakht at Thebes - Volume I of the Robb De Peyster Tytus Memorial Series. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1917. First Edition. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. Ex-Library. Good Condition. 1 of 500 on Van Gelder Handmade Paper. Edited by Albert M. Lythgoe. 30 (of 31) plates consisting of photogravures, mounted color plates and outlines, with captioned tissue guards (lacks plate 23). Along with 12 figures as called for. xxv [1] 79pp [3]. With original paper front cover, disbound, in a protective folding portfolio. ALONG WITH AN ADDITIONAL BOOK - Thebes - The Glory of a Great Past by Jean Capart and Marcelle Werbrouck (1926) Lincoln Mac Veagh, NY: The Dial Press. Folio, frontis with b/w illustrations throughout, in original illustrated cloth, hinges taped, binding tight. EST: $200.00 - $500.00
Realized bid price - $896.00 |
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[195] . Domesday-Book - 4 Volumes. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Good Condition. 1783-1816. With engraved plates, (some in color). **1) Domesday-Book Seu Liber Censualis (1783) 4 leaves, 382 leaves, front hinge cracked, binding tight. **2) Domesday-Book Seu Liber Censualis (1783) 2 leaves, 450 leaves, binding & hinges tight, crushed upper corner to front cover. **3) Domesday- Book.... Indices (1816) 6 leaves, cvii [1] 579pp, binding tight, front cover detached. **4) Domesday-Book....Additamenta Ex Codic. Antiquiss (1816) 2 leaves, xvii (7) 635pp, binding & hinges tight. Bound in 3/4 leather & paper, raised bands on spines, deckled page edges. OVERSIZED. Occasional light foxing., edge/corner wear EST: $400.00 - $700.00
Realized bid price - $1064.00 |
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[206] Montfaucon, Bernard De. L'Antiquite Expliquee Et Representee En Figures - 5 Volumes in 9 (of 10) Volumes. Paris: Florentin Delaulne & Others, 1719. First Edition. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Good Condition. With 885 engraved plates, of which 132 are double page, of which 7 are folding. Bound in 3/4 leather & silk moire, raised bands on spines, maroon spine labels. Title pages in red & black with title vignettes, chapter vignettes, head & tail pieces, flourished initials, historiated intitials. Lacks Volume 2/part 2. Occasional foxing, occasional closed tear on page. Binding & hinges tight. Covers show edge/corner wear, occasional loss to silk. EST: $2,000.00 - $3,000.00
Realized bid price - $4,480.00 |
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[232] Various Authors. Harriman Alaska Expedition - 12 Volumes in 13. New York / City of Washington: Doubleday, Page & Company / Smithsonian Institute, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. In Good Condition. 1901-1914. Volumes 1-5, 8-14. Volumes 6 & 7 were never published. Authors include John Burroughs, John Muir, George Bird Grinnell. Photographers include Edward S. Curtis (photogravures). Color plates include heliotypes of birds by Louis Fuertes. Volumes I & II are first editions dated 1901, NY: Doubleday, Page & Co. The other volumes are published by the Smithsonian Institute, retaining the original Doubleday, Page & Co. title pages (except Volumes 14, parts 1 & 2 which were originally published at the Smithsonian). Volume 1 has been trimmed and in a library binding, others in original bindings with gilt illustration on front cover, top edges gilt. Bindings tight, 2 hinges cracked. Subjects include: Narrative, Glaciers & Natives, History, Geography & Resources, Glaciers and Glaciation, Geology & Paleontology, Crytogamic Botany, Insects, Crustaceans, Nemerteans & Bryozoans, Enchytraeids & Tubicolous Annelids, Land and Fresh Water Mollusks & Hydroids and a Monograph of the Shallow-Water Starfishes of the North Pacific Coast. Uncollated - sold as is. EST: $2,000.00 - $3,000.00
Realized bid price - $3,080.00 |
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[240] Dixon, Captain George. A Voyage Round the World; But More Particularly to the North-West Coast of America: Performed in 1785, 1786, 1787 and 1788, in the King George and Queen Charlotte, Captains Portlock and Dixon. Dedicated By Permission, to Sir Joseph Banks, Bart.. London: Geo. Goulding, 1789. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Good Condition. With 22 engraved plates/maps as called for, being: 2 folding views, 5 folding maps, 1 folding panorama, 13 plates and 1 sheet of music with song. xxix, [3] 360pp, 47pp, letterpress on laid paper. Bound in leather with gilt borders, inner dentelles, and marbled endpapers. Lacks backstrip, covers detached, binding tight. Large folding chart bound in, facing page 1, rather than as frontis (with crease tears). Other folding maps in VG condition. Occasional foxing, and offsetting. EST: $1,400.00 - $1,800.00
Realized bid price - $2,128.00 |
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[241] Hunter, John. Historical Journal of the Transactions at Port Jackson and Norfolk Island..... London: Printed for John Stockdale, 1793. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Good Condition. Title continues: With the Discoveries Which Have Been Made in New South Wales and in the Southern Ocean Since the Publication of Phillip's Voyage, Compiled from the Official Papers; Including the Journals of Governors Phillip and King and of Lieut. Ball; and the Voyages from the First Sailing of the Sirius in 1787, to the Return of that Ship's Company to England in 1792. Complete with 17 maps and plates (some folding), and numerous Tables. Frontis, title page with vignette, List of Subscribers 3 leaves, List of Plates 1 leaf, Contents 4 leaves, 583pp [1] publishers advertising 2 leaves. Bound in leather with gilt borders, marbled endpapers, marbled page edges all around, letterpress on laid paper. Worn covers detached, backstrip detached & laid in, inner joint starting, one of the folding maps has closed tears, lower edge of title page slightly cropped, closed tears on 3 leaves, foxing on prelims. EST: $1,000.00 - $1,500.00
Realized bid price - $1,568.00 |
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[245] . The Journal of Indian Art and Industry 16 Volumes in 15 Portfolios. London: W. Griggs, First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Ex-Library. In Fair to Good Condition. INDIA. Volume I, nos. 1 contigious to Volume 16 nos. 128, being 128 issues of this wonderful magazine, that was published under the patronage of the Indian Government. 1884-1914. Includes chromolithographs, lithographs, photographs, drawings, (some folding), retaining original paper covers. Volumes I-V are disbound, in original hard covers. Volumes VI & VII are bound, in original hard covers, with binding & hinges tight. Volumes VIII disbound in original hard covers, lacks original paper back covers. Volumes IX - XVI are disbound, in folding library portfolios. Occasional edge chips. Uncollated and sold as is. EST: $4,000.00 - $6,000.00
Realized bid price - $10,080.00 |
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[255] . Prince Gregoire Gagarine / Recueil D'Ornements et D'Oeuvres D'Architecture Byzantins, Georgiens et Russes - 2 Portfolios. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Good Condition. 1900-1903. Volumes 2 & 3. Complete with 52 plates on hard stock, lithographed & chromolithographed, 5 of which are double page, many highlighted with gold, unbound as issued, in original portfolios with ties (library cloth tape over backstrips). With half-titles, titles, and List of Plates, in Russian and French. BYZANTINE, GEORGIAN & RUSSIAN ORNAMENT AND ARCHITECTURE. EST: $100.00 - $200.00
Realized bid price - $3,360.00 |
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[262] Lemaire, M. Ch. / Scheidweiler, M. / Van Houtte, M.L.. Flore Des Serres Et Des Jardins De L'Europe.....10 Volumes. A Gand: Louis Van Houtte, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Good Condition. 1845, 1847, 1850-51, 1851-52, 1852-53, 1856, 1857, 1858, 1859, 1867-68. BOTANICAL CHROMOLITHOGRAPHS THROUGHOUT (mostly finished by hand) as follows: 703 full page chromos, 158 double page chromos, 3 folding chromos, 3 folding tinted lithographs, 19 full page tinted lithographs, 37 b/w plates, plus 3 chromos that are cut, for A TOTAL OF 926 PLATES, most with tissue guards, with numerous text illustrations throughout. Bound in 3/4 leather & marbled paper, marbled endpapers, raised bands on spines, leather spine labels, top edges gilt. Covers have moderate wear, lacks one back cover, a few pages detached, plates are generally bright & clean (with occasional light foxing on a few plates). Text in French. NO OBVIOUS LIBRARY MARKS ON PLATES. EST: $1,000.00 - $3,000.00
Realized bid price - $4,760.00 |
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[263] Michaux, F. Andrew. The North American Sylva; or, A Description of the Forest Trees of the United States, Canada and Nova Scotia.....to Which is Added a Description of the Most Useful of the European Forest Trees - Complete in 3 Volumes. Philadelphia: D. Rice & A.N. Hart, 1859. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. In Fair to Good Condition. In library bindings, with binding & hinges tight. 155 (of 156) hand coloured lithographed BOTANICAL PLATES, with tissue guards. Volume one has wax on some pages and affects 12 of the plates, 1 plate detached. ALSO - A Report on the Trees and Shrubs Growing Naturally in the Forest of Massachusetts by George B. Emerson, Volume 1 only (1875) 2nd edition, Boston: Little, Brown and Co. In a library binding, with binding & hinges tight, b/w plates throughout. Altogether - 4 Volumes. EST: $400.00 - $800.00
Realized bid price - $2,240.00 |
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[265] Walton, William. The Army and Navy of the United States From the Period of the Revolution to the Present Day - 12 Portfolios. Boston: George Barrie & Son, Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. Ex-Library. Good Condition. 1889-1895. IMPERIAL JAPAN EDITION, #69 of 500. A Record of the Formation, Organization, and General Equipment of the Land and Naval Forces of the Republic. 10 Parts in 12 portfolios. 128pp, 38pp, 171pp, with 44 b/w plates with captioned tissue guards, with the same plates then, in 41 (of 44) hand colored, matted plates, all in 12 portfolios. Portfolios are 3/4 cloth & marbled paper, gilt stamped leather cover labels, silk moire endpapers, the last portfolio is not original to the set, all showing wear, interior paper covers chipped at edges. Numerous India proof mounted text illustrations throughout, with facsimile letter from General Sherman. EST: $500.00 - $800.00
Realized bid price - $1,232.00 |
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[266] . Calli E Canali in Venezia Monumenti - 2 Portfolios . Ferd. Ongania, Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. Ex-Library. Good Condition. 1891-1892. 200 PLATES of which 185 are heliogravures, and 15 are engravings, on hard stock, of the CANALS OF VENICE. With title pages and list of plates in English & Italian. Some plates are linen backed, some edge chips, portfolio I is original, with ties, library cloth backstrip, portfolio II is a library portfolio. Light library ink stamp on back of plates, notation on lower edges on front of plates, naming location of scene (not affecting the image). EST: $600.00 - $1,200.00
Realized bid price - $2,464.00 |
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[270] Cuvier, Baron. The Animal Kingdom, Arranged According to Its Organization - 8 Volumes. London : G. Henderson, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Fair to Good Condition. 1834-1837. Four volumes of text, with 4 volumes of hand coloured engraved plates. Uncollated and sold as is. Mismatched bindings, with volume 5 showing a split binding. EST: $100.00 - $300.00
Realized bid price - $1,120.00 |
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[271] . Paxton's Magazine of Botany, and Register of Flowering Plants - 5 Volumes. London : W.S. Orr & Co., 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Good Condition. 1841-1842. Volumes 1, 2, 5, 8 & 9 of Paxton's BOTANICAL PLATES. 216 plates, of which 215 are hand coloured lithographs, 8 of which are folding, with 1 b/w plate. Plates free of any library marks. Bound in 3/4 leather & cloth, covers worn, one front cover detached, backstrips chipped or taped, hinges taped, lacks some plates, occasional foxing. Bindings tight. EST: $1,000.00 - $2,000.00
Realized bid price - $3,080.00 |
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[276] . Reports of Explorations and Surveys, to Ascertain the Most Practicable and Economical Route For a Railraod From the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean . Washington : A.O.P. Nicholson / Thomas H. Ford / George W. Bowman, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Fair Condition. 1855-1861. Volumes 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12-part 1, 12-part 2. Altogether 12 volumes. Uncollated and sold as is. With tinted lithographed plates throughout, b/w botanical, shells, fish, mammals, palaeontology, reptiles, insects, cactaceae, mosses & liverwort plates, large folding maps & geological surveys (some hand-coloured), hand-coloured bird plates, folding panoramas and more. Includes the Report Upon the Indian Tribes (1855) with the Vocabulary of North American Languages. Bound in 3/4 leather & marbled paper. Covers worn, many detached, occasional inner joint split, foxing. ASSOCIATION: On many of the ffp's is written - "From Hon. C.C. Chafee" (Librarian of Congress). EST: $600.00 - $1,200.00
Realized bid price - $1,680.00 |
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[279] Charlevoix, Rev. P.F.X. De. History and General Description of New France - 6 Volumes. New York : John Gilmary, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Good Condition. 1866-1872. First Edition in English. Complete with 18 maps (of which 5 are folding), 15 plates and 4 facsimiles. Bound in 3/4 leather & marbled paper, raised bands on spines, marbled endpapers, binding & hinges tight. Covers have surface peeling. EST: $600.00 - $1,200.00
Realized bid price - $1,456.00 |
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[286] Wood, W.. General Conchology; or, A Description of Shells, Arranged According to the Linnean System, and Illustrated with Plates, Drawn and Coloured from Nature. London : Printed for John Booth, 1815. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Good Condition. Volume 1 only. 60 hand coloured engraved plates with text. Bound in 3/4 leather & red marbled paper, lacks backstrip, book restitched. EST: $200.00 - $400.00
Realized bid price - $1,232.00 |
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[296] Sparks , Jared [edited by]. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution. Boston : N. Hale and Gray & Bowen, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Good Condition. This 12 Volume set lacks volume IV. 1829-1830. 6 volumes in a library binding, other in leather bindings with covers detached. Occasional foxing. Sold as is. EST: $100.00 - $300.00
Realized bid price - $1,456.00 |
| IMPORTANT 2 DAY SUMMER AMERICANA & BOOK AUCTION - SATURDAY, JULY 29TH, 2007 @ 11:00 AM - DAY 2 |
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20C. CONFEDERATE WARSHIP "THE FLORIDA" FRENCH COLORED
ENGRAVING-"LA FLORIDA-CORVETTE CONFEDEREE", PARIS
GOSSELIN EDIT IMP. ETC., (16 3/4" X 22 1/8") -
SPOTTING, INSECT DAMAGE, IMPERFECTIONS; EST. 80-140
Realized bid price - $616.00 |
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25B. RARE 1862-1866 ALEX GARDNER CIVIL WAR ALBUMIN
PHOTOGRAPH "SCOUTS & GUIDES TO THE ARMY OF THE
POTOMAC"-#28 IN FOLIO SERIES W/ PRINTED TEXT ON BACK,
MATTED & FRAMED (9 5/8" X 11 1/4") - TONING, STAIN,
IMPERFECTIONS; EST. 800-1000
Realized bid price - $1,232.00 |
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35A. "LINCOLN" ELEPHANT FOLIO OF 100 UNBOUND PLATES-
FACSIMILES OF LETTERS OF INDIGNATION & CONDOLENCE
SUBMITTED TO THE U.S.A. FROM AROUND THE WORLD ON
ASSASSINATION OF PRES. LINCOLN (CIRCA 1870) - EX-
LIBRARY, WEAR, SOILING, IMPERFECTIONS; EST. 400-800
Realized bid price - $1,120.00 |
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35C. 19TH CENT. COLORED CONFEDERATE FLAG PRINT-"PROPOSED
ALTERED FLAG" BY GEORGE DUNN & CO., RICHMOND VA W/
HANDWRITTEN REMARKS ON FRONT & SKETCH OF ANOTHER FLAG
DESIGN ON REVERSE, FRAMED (7 3/4" X 6") - CREASES,
STAINS, IMPERFECTIONS; EST. 400-600
Realized bid price - $840.00 |
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39. 19TH CENT. ENGRAVING OF ULYSSES S. GRANT IN UNIFORM
W/ A PRESENTATION & SIGNATURE "YOURS TURLY U.S.
GRANT-GENERAL" (8" X 5 1/4") - TONING, STAIN,
IMPERFECTIONS; EST. 1000-1500
Realized bid price - $1,680.00 |
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40. GEORGE ARMSTRONG CUSTER PERSONAL RELIC - LEFT HAND
LEATHER GAUNTLET-SIGNED & PRESENTED BY CUSTER'S WIDOW
ELIZABETH B. CUSTER TO DR. LUKE CORCORAN IN 1902, W/
SPRINGFIELD MUSEUMS PROVENANCE (14" L X 6 1/2" W) -
WEAR, IMPERFECTIONS; EST. 10,000-20,000
Realized bid price - $20,160.00 |
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41. 1928 U.S. $2.50 GOLD QUARTER EAGLE COIN - INDIAN HEAD
TYPE - GOOD CONDITION W/ 3/16" STAIN ON INDIAN
HEADDRESS, MODEST WEAR; EST. 200-400
Realized bid price - $1,120.00 |
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45. 1854 U.S. $1 GOLD DOLLAR COIN - TYPE 2 INDIAN HEAD
TYPE - GOOD CONDITION, MODEST WEAR; EST. 300-500
Realized bid price - $1,064.00 |
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46. 1855 U.S. $1 GOLD DOLLAR COIN - TYPE 2 INDIAN HEAD
TYPE - GOOD CONDITION, MODEST WEAR; EST. 300-500
Realized bid price - $1,064.00 |
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48. 1836 U.S. $2.50 GOLD QUARTER EAGLE COIN - CLASSIC HEAD
TYPE - VERY GOOD CONDITION, VERY MODEST WEAR;
EST. 400-600
Realized bid price - $1,680.00 |
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76J. GRADUATED SET (4) ROSE
CANTON
PLATTERS: 19TH CENT.
(1) 10 1/4", (1) 11 1/2", (1) 13 3/4" & (1) 16 3/4"-
ALL W/ ORANGE PEEL BACKS, SOLD W/ ORIGINAL 1882
SHIPPING INVOICE FROM J.H. DRUMMOND TO CHARLES E. HILL
-WEAR & LOSSES TO DECORATION; EST. 1500-2500
Realized bid price - $2,240.00 |
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86. 6" MOCHA WARE PEARLWARE PITCHER W/ EARTHWORM
DECORATION ON WIDE LAVENDER CENTRAL BAND W/
ALTERNATING BROWN, WHITE & BLUE BANDS ON TOP & BOTTOM
(FOOTED BARREL FORM) - CRAZING & MINOR STAINING;
EST. 700-900
Realized bid price - $1,568.00 |
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95B. PRIMITIVE CAT WATERCOLOR - UNUSUAL SPOTTED WHITE CAT
W/ UNHAPPY EXPRESSION & PENETRATING EYES, UNSIGNED IN
GILT WOODEN FRAME (LATE 19TH CENT.; 12 1/2" X 9 1/2")
-STAINS, FRAME, LOSSES, IMPERFECTIONS; EST. 200-400
Realized bid price - $896.00 |
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97A. DARK BLUE HISTORICAL STAFFORDSHIRE WASTE BOWL-
BALTIMORE COURT HOUSE BY HENSHALL WILLIAMSON & CO.
(3" T X 5 5/8" DIA.) - SEVERAL HAIRLINES, STAINS & WEAR; EST. 200-300
Realized bid price - $2,800.00 |
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107. 5 1/2" PA STYLE DECORATED STONEWARE PRESERVE JAR - BRUSH STROKE @ TOP W/ DECORATION PORTRAIT OF MAN W/ HAT & LONG MUSTACHE-UNMARKED (PROB. PA, MID-ATLANTIC STATE; 19TH CENT.) - RARE SIZE & DECORATION, 3 SM. TOP RIM CHIPS; EST. 3000-5000
Realized bid price - $2,688.00 |
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112A. LARGE 19TH CENT. E. HOWARD TYPE BANJO STYLE REGULATOR
WALL CLOCK - MAHOGANY CASE W/ BLACK & GOLD REVERSE
PAINTED GLASS PANELS & PAINTED METAL FACE-UNMARKED
(57" T X 21" W X 5 1/2" D) - MISSING WEIGHT, WEAR,
LOSSES, IMPERFECTIONS; EST. 3000-4000
Realized bid price - $6,720.00 |
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118A. NEW HAVEN NO. 2 REGULATOR WALL CLOCK - 19TH CENT.
MAHOGANY CASE W/ ROUND PAINTED METAL FACE, SECONDS
DIAL & A RECTANGULAR DROP W/ GLASS DOOR, W/ PENDULUM
& WEIGHT - WEAR, LOSSES, IMPERFECTIONS; EST. 1000-2000
Realized bid price - $2,352.00 |
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126. 6" MOCHA WARE PEARLWARE HANDLED TANKARD W/ 5 1/8" BAND OF MARBLEIZED AGATE DECORATION & WIDE BROWN BAND AT TOP RIM - SMALL INSIDE TOP & BOTTOM RIM CHIPS, BODY SPIDER LINE (APPROX. 4 1/2"), STAINING; EST. 800-1200
Realized bid price - $1,680.00 |
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133. NEW ENGLAND QUEEN ANNE TALL BLANKET CHEST - PINE W/ 2 FALSE OVER 2 WORKING DRAWERS, MOLDED LID, FRAME & BRACKET BASE IN OLD RED PAINT & BRASS HARDWARE, DATED 1767 ON BACK (40 3/4" T X 37 3/4" W CASE, 18 1/2" D) - REPAIRS, REPLACEMENTS, IMPERFECTIONS; EST. 1500-2500
Realized bid price - $1,904.00 |
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143. WALLACE NUTTING PA STYLE TAVERN TABLE - MAPLE W/ 1 DRAWER, OVERHANGING TOP, TURNED LEGS & MEDIAL STRETCHER, SIGNED WALLACE NUTTING W/ BRASS TAG (T 646 N.S.B.) & PAPER TAG (6846)(30.25"T X 36.5"W X 27.5"D)- MISSING 2 PEGS, WEAR, IMPERFECTIONS; EST. 800-1000
Realized bid price - $1,008.00 |
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150A. 19TH CENT. RUNNING HORSE WEATHERVANE - CAST IRON ETHAN ALLEN STYLE RUNNING HORSE WEATHERVANE W/ STRONG ORIGINAL SURFACE (17 1/4" T X 30" W) - WEAR, OXIDATION, IMPERFECTIONS; EST. 2000-4000
Realized bid price - $2,464.00 |
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152. WILLIAM SEAVEY BUCKLIN OIL ON CANVAS OF FLORIDA WOODLAND LANDSCAPE ON A LAKE-TITLED "SUNRISE, LAKE MAITLAND WINTER PARK FLORIDA" & SIGNED W.S. BUCKLIN ON LOWER RIGHT IN A GILT CARVED FRAME (23 1/2" X 31 1/2") - CRAQUELURE & IMPERFECTIONS; EST. 1000-2000
Realized bid price - $1,232.00 |
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159A. 19TH CENT. E. HOWARD TYPE REGULATOR WALL CLOCK-NO. 11
STYLE, BLACK WALNUT CASE W/ ROUND PAINTED METAL FACE
& OVAL ENDED DROP W/ GOLD & BLACK REVERSE PAINTED
GLASS PANELED DOOR W/ PENDULUM & WEIGHT - WEAR,
LOSSES, IMPERFECTIONS; EST. 1000-2000
Realized bid price - $3,920.00 |
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175. WILLIAM PASKELL WATERCOLOR OF MOUNTAIN & LAKE LANDSCAPE W/ DISTANT SAILBOAT-SIGNED WM. PASKELL ON LOWER LEFT IN A FANCY GILT PLASTER MOLDED FRAME (11 1/2" X 23 1/2") - LIGHT TONING & STAIN, IMPERFECTIONS; EST. 600-800
Realized bid price - $952.00 |
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186. 19TH CENT. PAINTED STEPBACK CUPBOARD - PINE W/ 2 FLAT PANEL DOORS OVER 1 DOUBLE FLAT PANEL DOOR W/ 4 SHELVES OVER 2 SHELVES, CUT-OUT BASE IN BROWN PAINT & CREAM PAINTED INTERIOR (72" T X 38 1/2" W X 15 1/2" D) - WEAR, IMPERFECTIONS; EST. 1000-1500
Realized bid price - $1,120.00
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187B. E. HOWARD NO. 70 REGULATOR WALL CLOCK - MAHOGANY CASE
W/ ROUND PAINTED METAL FACE, RECTANGULAR DROP, BLACK
GOLD & RED REVERSE PAINTED GLASS PANELED DOOR, SIGNED
BRASS WORKS W/ PENDULUM & WEIGHT - WEAR, LOSSES,
IMPERFECTIONS; EST. 3000-5000
Realized bid price - $2,576.00 |
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235. 4 1/2" MOCHA WARE CREAMWARE BOLSTER FORM CREAM PITCHER W/ TRAILED SLIP DECORATION ON BROWN BACKGROUND BAND W/ GREEN ROULETTE SHOULDER & WIDE PUMPKIN COLORED BAND AT TOP - CRAZING & STAINING; EST. 600-800
Realized bid price - $1,904.00 |
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236. 4 3/4" MOCHA WARE CREAMWARE DOUBLE HANDLED LOVING CUP ON PEDESTAL BASE W/ MARBLEIZED AGATE DECORATION SEPARATED BY 3 GREEN ROULETTE BANDS - 2 HAIRLINES ON TOP RIM, INTERIOR WEAR, CRAZING; EST. 1000-1500
Realized bid price - $2,4640.00 |
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240. 6" MOCHA WARE CREAMWARE HANDLED TANKARD W/ OVERALL MARBLEIZED AGATE DECORATION W/ WIDE GREEN ROULETTED BAND AT TOP - HAIRLINE REPAIRS, CRAZING & MINOR GLAZE WEAR; EST. 800-1200
Realized bid price - $1,456.00 |
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241. 6 1/2" MOCHA WARE PEARLWARE BOWL W/ TRI-COLOR MARBLEIZED SLIP SPLASHED DECORATION ON SALMON BACKGROUND W/ TOOLED ENGINE TURNED BAND AT TOP RIM (3 1/2" T X 6 1/2" DIA.) - MINOR RIM CHIPS, TIGHT HAIRLINES & RIM GLAZE WEAR; EST. 500-700
Realized bid price - $1,344.00 |
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271. 5 1/8" MOCHA WARE PEARLWARE BULBOUS PITCHER W/ DOUBLE ENTWINED TRI-COLOR EARTHWORM DECORATION ON WIDE MUSTARD BAND W/ 2 GREEN ROULETTED BANDS & DOUBLE OCHRE& BROWN BANDS ABOVE & BELOW - HANDLE W/ GREEN TOP & BOTTOM, SPOUT REPAIRED, CRAZING; EST. 1000-1500
Realized bid price - $1,568.00 |
| IMPORTANT 2 DAY SUMMER AMERICANA & BOOK AUCTION - SATURDAY, JULY 28TH, 2007 @ 11:00 AM - DAY 1 |
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[017] Wycliffe, John. The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments, With the Apocryphal Books, in the Earliest English Versions Made From the Latin Vulgate By John Wycliffe and His Followers - 4 Volumes. Oxford : Oxford at the University Press, 1850. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Good Condition. Edited by the Rev. Josiah Forshall and Sir Frederic Madden. Bound in leather with blind stamped borders, raised bands on spines, marbled endpapers. lxiv, 687pp; 888pp; 897pp; 749pp, 1 corrections. Covers rubbed, leather peeling, edge/corner wear, most covers loose or detached. BINDINGS TIGHT. EST: $600.00 - $1,000.00
Realized bid price - $1,456.00 |
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[024] Mujica, Francisco. History of the Skyscraper. Paris : Archaeology & Architecture Press, 1929. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Good ++ Condition. SCARCE. Title page reads date of 1929, copyright page 1930. 72pp with 134 b/w plates on hardstock, photographs, plans and drawings. In original green cloth binding with gilt illustration on front cover, binding & hinges tight. Covers show corner wear, peeling of upper backstrip, bumped edges. EST: $1,800.00 - $2,200.00
Realized bid price - $2,240.00 |
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[025] . A Monograph of the Work of McKim Mead & White 1879-1915 in 4 Volumes. New York : The Architectural Book Publishing Co., 1915. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Good Condition. 400 b/w plates, on hardstock, of plans, details and photographs, unbound as issued in four portfolios with ties. Each portfolio has a title page and list of plates. Volumes 1 through 3 are bound in original blue cloth and volume 4 is bound in original 3/4 cloth & paper. EST: $100.00 - $300.00
Realized bid price - $1,680.00 |
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[027] Evans, Sir Arthur. The Palace of Minos - A Comparative Account of the Successive Stages of the Early Cretan Civilization as Illustrated By the Discoveries at Knossos - 4 Volumes in 6. London : Macmillan and Co., Ltd., 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Good Condition. 1921, 1930, 1935. Lacks Index volume. With text illustrations, plans, tables, coloured and supplementary plates throughout (some folding). Includes 11 folding plans in back pockets. Lacks one frontis. Printed on glossy paper, 5 volumes in original blue cloth with gilt borders & illustration, one volume in a library binding. Binding & hinges tight. EST: $800.00 - $1,200.00
Realized bid price - $1,568.00 |
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[032] Stryjenska, Zofia. Polish Peasants Costumes. Nice, France : C. Szwedzicki, 1939. First Edition. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Good Condition. With Introduction and Notes by Dr. Thadee Seweryn. LIMITED #20/400 with SIGNATURE OF PUBLISHER. 16pp text in English & French in double column format, with 39 (of 40) plates. hand painted (possible serigraph) with colours still bright (some highlighted with gold or silver). Unbound as issued, in original portfolio with illustrated plate pasted-on, library cloth backstrip. Lacks plate 21, occasional edge tear/wear/repair, some fingerprint soiling. MUST BE SEEN. EST: $600.00 - $1,200.00
Realized bid price - $1,680.00 |
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[042] Strahan, Edward (pseud. For Shinn, Earl]. Mr. Vanderbilt's House and Collection - 10 Parts. Boston : George Barrie, Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Good Condition. 1883-1884. Holland Edition, LIMITED #423/1000. In original illustrated paper over board portfolios, with cloth backstrip and silk moire endpapers. Includes text, text illustrations, plates of photogravures, chromolithographs, photochromes, with captioned tissue guards, on hard stock, with deckled page edges. Edge stains on volume 10, not affecting texts nor images. Uncollated and sold as is. EST: $600.00 - $800.00
Realized bid price - $1,792.00 |
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[081] Rondinellus, Ioannes Baptista - Eiusdem Ordinis Apud Sanctam Sedem Apostolicam Orator. Illustrissimo Acreveren. D. Fratri-Vgoni De Lovbenx Verdala S.R.E. Cardinali Amplissimo. AcOrd. S. Ioan. Hierisol. Magno Magistro, Principi Ac Dominosuo Clementiss. 1586. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Good Condition. 3 Plates, 4 text, 1 plate, 1 text, 1 index, 1 plate, 203pp, 1 conclusion. With a total of 23 engraved plates and 1 map. The Library lists the title and date as above, but the book seems to lack a formal title page. It appears to be a bibliography in Latin, with subjects pertaining to Religion, Hospitals, Administration, Judicial Matters, and more. Bound in marbled paper over boards, with marbled endpapers, library tape backstrip, hinges cracked/taped. Slight insect damage in back affecting some text. EST: $400.00 - $1,000.00
Realized bid price - $3,920.00 |
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[094] . Monographs of American Architecture - Complete in 6 Monographs. Boston : Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Good Condition. Unbound plates (as issued) in portfolios, most with ties. Monographs 1-5 published by Ticknor and Co. Monograph 6 published by American Architect and Building News Co. Slight age darkening around some outer plate edges, portfolio covers show grime & edge wear. 1) Austin Hall, Harvard Law School , Cambridge , Mass. (nd) H.H. Richardson, Architect. Complete with 17 full page b/w photographic plates and 1 plan. Library marks show as light ink stamp on back of plates. 2) The State Capital, Hartford , Conn. (1886) Richard M. Upjohn, Architect. Complete with 21 full page b/w photographic plates and 1 plan. Library marks show as light ink stamp on back of plates. 3) The Ames Memorial Building , North Easton , Mass. (nd) H.H. Richardson, Architect. Complete with 21 full page b/w photographic plates and 2 plans. NO library marks on plates, nor portfolio. 4) The Memorial Hall, Harvard University , Cambridge , Mass. (1887) Ware & Van Brunt, Architects. Complete with 13 full page b/w photographic plates and 1 plan. Library marks show as light ink stamp on back of plates. 5) Trinity Church , Boston , Mass. (1888) C.D. Gambrill and H.H. Richardson, Architects. Complete with 21 full page b/w photographic plates, 1 color plate and 1 plan. Includes portrait of Henry Hobson Richardson. NO library makings on plates, nor portfolio. 6) The Library of Congress, Washington D.C. (1898) Architects: Smithmeyer & Pelz; Paul J. Pelz; Edward P. Casey. Complete with 20 full page b/w photographic plates. Library marks show as embossed corner/edge & light ink stamp on back of plates. EST: $2400.00 - $3,600.00
Realized bid price - $2,240.00 |
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[119] Thoreau, Henry D.. Walden; or, Life In the Woods. Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1854. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good ++ Condition. THIS IS NOT AN EX-LIBRARY BOOK. 357pp [7] 8pp of publisher advertisements dated April 1854 in the back. Bound in original brown, blind stamped cloth, with bright gilt lettering on spine. Title with wood engraved vignette of cabin in the woods, includes the lithographed map. With readings "post" for "port" on page 24; "single" for "double spruce" on page 137 and "white" for "black spruce" on page 217. BINDING & HINGES TIGHT. Covers show light corner wear, light surface rubbing, light fray to top/heel of backstrip, with occasional light foxing to interior & outer page edges. Owners name in pencil. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE. EST: $8,000.00 - $12,000.00
Realized bid price - $8,890.00 |
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[140] Napier, Lieut.-Colonel E.. Reminiscences of Syria, and Fragments of a Journal and Letters From the Holy Land - 2 Volumes. London: T.C. Newby, 1843. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Good Condition. SCARCE. 2 publisher ads, ix [1] 348pp; 415pp, bound in original blue blind stamped cloth. Tinted lithograph FRONTIS in each volume (one with tissue guard), FOLDING MAP with coloured route (small edge tear), and 1 Plan. One back cover detached, backstrip chips, wear and darkening, corners bumped. BINDINGS TIGHT. In protective mylar jackets. EST: $1,000.00 - $2,000.00
Realized bid price - $1,680.00 |
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[159] Atkinson [James]. Sketches in Afghaunistan. London: Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1842. First Edition. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Fair to Good Condition. Dated - July 1, 1842. 25 tinted lithographs on hard stock, with tissues guards intact. Plates done by Louis and Charles Haghe. With illustrated title page (has closed tear) and dedication. Bound in original half leather & green silk moire. Lacks half of backstrip, perforation to title page and first & last plates only (affecting the illustration). Cover wear, disbound, minimal foxing, edge chips, occasional water stain on edge (not affecting the illustrations). EST: $1,000.00 - $2,000.00
Realized bid price - $3,696.00 |
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[197] . Bible, Gospels, Polyglot - 2 Books in 1. Stockholmiae: Nicolai Wankif, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Good Condition. ***D.N. Jesu Christi SS. Evangelia Ab Ulfila Gothorum in Moesia Episcopo Circa Annum a Nato Christo CCCLX Ex Graeco Gothice' Translata, Nunc Cum Parallelis Versionibus, Sveo-Gothica, Norraena, Seu Islandica, & Vulgata Latina Edita (1671). Engraved frontis, title with vignette [1] 2, 44 Praefatio, 4 folding Tables, 703pp. ***Glossarium Ulphila-Gothicum, Linguis Affinibus, Per Fr. Junium, Nunc Etiam Sveo-Gothica Auctum & Illustratum Per Georgium Stiernhielm (1670). Title, 3, 152pp. Bound in leather, library cloth backstrip (peeling), marbled endpapers, binding & hinges tight, flourished initials. Covers show bumped corners, edge wear, slight bow. occasional light water mark on upper page edges, occasional light foxing. PARALLEL GOTHIC, SWEDISH, ICELANDIC & LATIN TEXT. EST: $500.00 - $1,000.00
Realized bid price - $1,344.00 |
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[215] Bruce of Kinnaird, James . Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile, in the Years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 and 1773 - in 6 Volumes. RARE DUBLIN IMPRINT: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Fair to Good Condition. Mis-matched bindings with occasional foxing. 61 total (of 62 plates) with 54 engraved plates, 4 folding maps and 3 folding battle plans as follows: Volume 1) 1790 Printed by William Sleater for P. Wogan & others. Half-title, title, 2 leaves of Contents, viii Dedication, lxxx Introduction, 381pp. with 6 engraved plates. Bound in 3/4 leather & marbled paper, 2 black leather spine labels intact, front cover detached, back cover starting, upper portion of backstrip lacking, lower portion of backstrip starting. Binding tight. 2) 1791, Printed for P. Wogan and others. Title, 3 leaves of Contents, 592pp, with 2 (of 3) engraved plates (lacks #7). Bound in full leather with red & brown spine labels (2). Front cover detached, back cover hinge taped, book in 2 pieces with split binding. 3) 1791, Printed by William Porter for P. Wogan and others. Title, 2 leaves of Contents, 687pp, with 1 folding map & 2 plates. Bound in full leather with library cloth backstrip, hinges taped, binding tight. 4) 1791, Printed for P. Wogan and others. Title, 3 leaves of Contents, 777pp, with 3 folding battle plans and 1 plate. Bound in full leather with red & black leather spine labels (2). Front cover detached, back cover starting, book in 2 pieces with split binding. 5) 1791, Printed by Graisberry and Campbell for P. Wogan and others. Title, 3 leaves of Contents, 496pp, with zero plates/maps. Bound in 3/4 leather & marbled paper, black leather spine label, front hinge taped, back cover starting, binding tight. Includes The Register of the Barometer and Thermometer in Absyssinia, 1770. 6) SELECT SPECIMENS OF NATURAL HISTORY. COLLECTED IN TRAVELS TO DISCOVER THE SOURCE OF THE NILE, IN EGYPT, ARABIA, ABSYSSINIA AND NUBIA. 1790, Printed by Zachariah Jackson for P. Wogan and others. xxiv, 286pp, [13 Index], [3 list of plates] with 43 plates (37 called for) and 3 folding maps. Bound in full leather, with library cloth backstrip, with portions of original backstrip & 2 labels laid over. Hinges taped, binding tight, the first map is in 2 pieces (all pieces present), 2nd map has tears/paper repairs, 3rd map has a small crease tear. EST: $1,000.00 - $2,000.00
Realized bid price - $2,464.00 |
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[227] Doughty, Charles M. Travels in Arabia Deserta - 2 Volumes. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1888. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Very Good Condition. WITH FOLDING, LINEN BACKED, COLOR MAP bound in back. One of 500 copies. Includes half-titles, plates (many folding), and text illustrations throughout. xx, 623pp; xiv, 690pp, bound in library half-leather & cloth, with binding & hinges tight. One plate detached, map has crease chips, lacks ads. EST: $600.00 - $800.00
Realized bid price - $1,232.00 |
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[278] Burton, Richard F.. Ultima Thule; or, A Summer in Iceland - 2 Volumes. London & Edinburgh: William P. Nimmo, 1875. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Good Condition. Complete with all maps (2 folding, in color, in VG condition), tinted lithographs, b/w plates & text illustrations. xix, map, 380pp; vi, list illustrations [1] 408pp, in original gilt illustrated blue cloth bindings. Covers show corner wear, backstrip wear/tear, 1 hinge cracked, an inner hinge cracked. EST: $100.00 - $250.00
Realized bid price - $1,008.00 |
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[299] Morris, William / Magnusson, Eirikr [Done Into English Out of the Icelandic by]. The Saga Library - 6 Volumes. London: Bernard Quaritch, First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Good Condition. 1891-1905. Bound in 1/2 leather & gilt decorated cloth. Includes folding map (has crease tear) and folding Tables. Covers show backstrip wear/loss, hinges cracked, bindings tight. EST: $200.00 - $300.00
Realized bid price - $1,064.00 |
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