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[Photography]. Louis Stettner [editor].
Weegee.
Knopf, 1977. First edition, first printing. Publisher's binding. Mild rubbing to dj, else fine.
Auction 201320
| Lot: 92185 | May 16, 2013
Sold For:
$950.00
Dixon Denham, Hugh Clapperton, and Walter Oudney.
Narrative of Travels and Discoveries in Northern and Central Africa.
Volume I & II.
Murray, 1826. Second edition. lxxxviii, 231; iv, 413 pages. 2 engraved frontis, 10 engraved plates (one with hand-coloring), and 3 folding maps. Contemporary half calf with light rubbing and scuffing. Rebacked with original backstrip laid down. Excised bookplates. Scattered foxing. Very good. (Total: 2 Items)
Auction 201320
| Lot: 92120 | May 16, 2013
Sold For:
$700.00
Samuel Johnson.
A Dictionary of the English Language.
Vol. I & II.
London: Knapton, et al., 1756. First abridged edition. Contemporary calf with rubbing, boards detached. Toning and light foxing to pages with occasional soil. Good. (Total: 2 Items)
Auction 201320
| Lot: 92155 | May 16, 2013
Sold For:
$700.00
Make Offer to Owner
$1,050 or more
[Photography]. Anton Bruehl.
Mexico.
Delphic Studios, 1933. First edition, limited to 1000 copies, this copy unnumbered. Publisher's quarter leather with scuffing to spine. Slipcase with rubbing and splitting. Very good.
Auction 201320
| Lot: 92177 | May 16, 2013
Sold For:
$650.00
Make Offer to Owner
$975 or more
[Photography]. Ansel Adams. SIGNED.
Images 1923-1974.
New York Graphic Society, 1974. First edition, first printing.
Signed by the author.
Publisher's binding and dj. Gift inscription and a mild bump to head of spine, else a fine copy. Held in publisher's tattered slipcase.
Auction 201320
| Lot: 92176 | May 16, 2013
Sold For:
$425.00
[Angling]. W. Carroll.
The Angler's Vade Mecum.
Constable, 1818. First edition, first printing. Custom morocco with rubbing, and chipping to spine. Boards detached. Scattered foxing. Hand-colored plates. About good.
Auction 201320
| Lot: 92083 | May 16, 2013
Sold For:
$325.00
Make Offer to Owner
$495 or more
Charles Dickens.
The Haunted Man and The Ghost's Bargain.
Bradbury & Evans, 1848. First edition, first printing. Custom red polished calf by Zaehnsdorf with light rubbing to extremities and joints, and toning along spine. Portions of original cloth bound at rear. Scattered light foxing to pages with staining to lower margin of textblock, affecting text. Bookplate. About very good.
Auction 201320
| Lot: 92047 | May 16, 2013
Sold For:
$237.50
Thomas Jefferson [subject]. Group of Eight Books Published by Easton Press.
Publisher's uniform leather. Folding map laid into one volume. Mild shelfwear, else fine. (Total: 8 Items)
Auction 201320
| Lot: 92154 | May 16, 2013
Sold For:
$218.75
Make Offer to Owner
$346 or more
David Claypoole Johnston. Lola Montez [subject]. Lithographic Print Entitled,
Lola Coming! Europe Farewell! America I Come.
Johnston, ca. 1852. Measures approx. 8 x 11 inches. Toning and light foxing. Matted. Very good.
Auction 201320
| Lot: 92250 | May 16, 2013
Sold For:
$212.50
Francis Bacon.
The Essays, or Councils, Civil and Moral, of Sir Francis Bacon.
London: printed and sold by J. Newton, at the Three-Pigeons against the Inner-Temple-Gate in Fleet-Street, 1696. One of five imprint variants of this edition. Recased in mismatched calf with light rubbing. Endpapers renewed and title page [possibly supplied] is a cancel with edges trimmed and a few small holes. Light foxing. Overall very good.
Auction 201320
| Lot: 92091 | May 16, 2013
Sold For:
$193.75
[Maps]. [North America]. Group of Five 19th Century Engraved Maps with Hand-Coloring.
Various sizes. Two with binding fold. Very good.
Auction 201320
| Lot: 92262 | May 16, 2013
Sold For:
$193.75
Make Offer to Owner
$505 or more
James Madison Signed Land Grant.
Auction 201320
| Lot: 92002 | May 16, 2013
Sold For:
$187.50
Doris Kearns Goodwin. SIGNED/LIMITED.
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln.
Easton Press, 2005. First edition, first printing.
Limited to 2000 numbered and signed copies.
Publisher's leather. Includes an additionally signed COA from the publisher. Fine.
Auction 201320
| Lot: 92145 | May 16, 2013
Sold For:
$187.50
Walter C. Butler. Group of Two First Edition, First Printing Books.
Macaulay, 1935-1936. Publisher's binding and dj. Very good. (Total: 2 Items)
Auction 201320
| Lot: 92008 | May 16, 2013
Sold For:
$175.00
Tobias Smollett.
The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle.
Vol. I-IV.
M'Dermut & Arden, 1813. Custom full polished calf by Riviere with light rubbing along joints. Original wrappers bound at rear of each. Near fine. (Total: 4 Items)
Auction 201320
| Lot: 92071 | May 16, 2013
Sold For:
$175.00
[Angling]. Izaak Walton and Charles Cotton. Moses Browne [editor].
The Compleat Angler.
2 Parts in 1.
London: Henry Kent, 1759. Seventh edition. Engraved frontis for both parts and eight plates. Contemporary calf, rebacked and with renewed corners. Hinges reinforced with linen tape. Bookplate. Owner's name to first title page. Light foxing and some offsetting from plates. Crudely crossed out name to prelim. Overall very good.
Auction 201320
| Lot: 92088 | May 16, 2013
Sold For:
$175.00
[Islam]. Charles Mills.
An History of Muhammedanism.
Black, et al., 1818. Second edition. xxi, 484 pages. Contemporary half calf with minor rubbing. Joints splitting and corners showing. Hinges cracked. Bookplate. Foxing and offsetting to endpapers. Overall very good.
Auction 201320
| Lot: 92169 | May 16, 2013
Sold For:
$175.00
[Atlas]. Clarence E. Dutton.
Atlas to Accompany the Monograph on the Tertiary History of the Grand Canon District.
Peregrine Smith, 1977. Limited to 1500 sets. 23 single-folded sheets laid into publisher's portfolio. Atlas volume only. Light rubbing and toning to slipcase, else fine.
Auction 201320
| Lot: 92090 | May 16, 2013
Sold For:
$156.25
Thomas Prince.
A Sermon Delivered at the South Church in Boston, N.E. August 14. 1746.
Boston : Printed for D. Henchman in Cornhil, and S. Kneeland and T. Green in Queen-Street, 1746. 19th century half green morocco with some rubbing. Spine toned and front joint cracking. Front hinge cracked. Ownership inscriptions on half-title. Addenda leaf trimmed and mounted to verso of half-title. Notations throughout.
Auction 201320
| Lot: 92193 | May 16, 2013
Sold For:
$150.00
Claude Etienne Savary.
Lettres sur L'Egypte.
Vol. 1 & 2 (of 3).
Chez Onfroi, 1786. Three folding engraved plates and maps. Contemporary half calf with minor rubbing. Foxing to endpapers. Text in French. Very good. (Total: 2 Items)
Auction 201320
| Lot: 92204 | May 16, 2013
Sold For:
$150.00
Aristotle. Sammelband of Four Medical Related Works, Including:
Aristotle's Compleat Master Piece.
[and:]
Aristotle's Compleat and Experienc'd Midwife.
[and:]
Aristotle's Book of Problems.
[and:]
Aristotle's Last Legacy.
Various editions, ca. 1710-1749. Custom half calf with light rubbing. Light toning and scattered foxing. One title page and engraved folding frontis with paper-backing. Overall very good.
Auction 201320
| Lot: 92089 | May 16, 2013
Sold For:
$143.75
David Claypoole Johnston.
Scraps No. 1.
Johnston, 1849. Publisher's wrappers with minor toning and rubbing. Consists of four plates, each with tissue guard. Bumping to upper corner. Very good.
Auction 201320
| Lot: 92156 | May 16, 2013
Sold For:
$131.25
Ernest Hemingway. Group of Six Mostly Later Edition Books.
Various publishers.
Fifth Column
is a first edition, first printing. All lacking djs. Good or better condition. (Total: 6 Items)
Auction 201320
| Lot: 92051 | May 16, 2013
Sold For:
$126.25
James Drake.
The Appendix to Dr. Drake's Anthropologia Nova; or, A New System of Anatomy.
Innys, 1728. 95, [1] pages. 51 engraved plates. Contemporary calf with rubbing and toning. Joints cracking and some wear to spine ends. Boards slightly bowing. Lightly scattered foxing. Very good.
Auction 201320
| Lot: 92124 | May 16, 2013
Sold For:
$120.00
Eliza Acton.
Modern Cookery.
Longman, et al., 1847. Sixth edition. Publisher's cloth with rubbing and soiling. Wear to spine ends and corners with joints splitting. Hinges cracked. Scattered foxing and staining. Good.
Auction 201320
| Lot: 92078 | May 16, 2013
Sold For:
$115.00
Hannah Glasse.
The Art of Cookery, Made Plain and Easy.
London: Millar, et al., 1765. Ninth edition. 19th century half leather with light rubbing. Front joint broken and spine laid back. Owner's name and mounted clipping to front endpapers. Toning and light abrading to title page. Scattered foxing to leaves. Good.
Auction 201320
| Lot: 92142 | May 16, 2013
Sold For:
$115.00
David Claypoole Johnston. Lithographic Print Entitled,
A Drop of Long Pond Water Magnified by the Solar Microscope.
Johnston, ca. 1845. Measures approx. 10.75 x 14 inches. Very good.
Auction 201320
| Lot: 92247 | May 16, 2013
Sold For:
$112.50
Theodore Roosevelt.
African Game Trails.
Scribners, 1910. First trade edition, first printing. Publisher's cloth with light rubbing. Rebacked with original spine laid down. Endpapers renewed. Lower corners bumped. Tape repairs to prelims. About good.
Auction 201320
| Lot: 92203 | May 16, 2013
Sold For:
$107.50
Jane Goodall. SIGNED/LIMITED.
Reason for Hope.
Easton Press, 1999. First edition, first printing.
Limited to 1400 numbered and signed copies.
Publisher's leather. Includes an additionally signed COA from the publisher. Fine.
Auction 201320
| Lot: 92143 | May 16, 2013
Sold For:
$100.00
George Washington [subject]. Henry Lee.
A Funeral Oration on the Death of George Washington.
[n. p., n. d.]. 165 pages. Contemporary quarter leather with rubbing. Boards worn and showing. Lacking title page and front endpapers. Toning and occasional staining to leaves with abrading to most edges. Fair.
Auction 201320
| Lot: 92223 | May 16, 2013
Sold For:
$100.00
[Manuscript]. The Philippines, Manila, 1873.
Manila[?]: [n. p.], 1873. Folio. 34 pages. White wrappers. Manuscript Register of official documents entered in 1873, including mention of the Vessel Marina Sutil, commanded by Jose Montero de Espinosa, which came to Lower California. The widely varied entries in the manuscript suggest someone who had an official position, perhaps recording correspondence. Many people and ships are mentioned throughout. Good.
Auction 201320
| Lot: 92003 | May 16, 2013
Sold For:
$97.50
Palmer Cox [illustrator].
Queer Animals and Birds.
Fry, 1904. Publisher's decorated cloth with light rubbing and bumping to corners. Hinges cracked and with chipping and abrading to ffep. Lacking rear free endpaper. Minor thumb-soiling to pages. About good.
Auction 201320
| Lot: 92042 | May 16, 2013
Sold For:
$97.50
Ramon F. Adams. SIGNED/LIMITED.
The Old-Time Cowhand.
Macmillan, 1961. First edition, first printing.
Limited to 350 numbered and signed copies.
Publisher's cloth with mild toning. Light rubbing and bio-predation to slipcase. Near fine.
Auction 201320
| Lot: 92079 | May 16, 2013
Sold For:
$95.00
Bernard Cornwell. Group of Four Related First Edition, First Printing Books.
Various publishers. Near fine or better condition. (Total: 4 Items)
Auction 201320
| Lot: 92041 | May 16, 2013
Sold For:
$92.50
Edward Lear.
Nonsense Songs, Stories, Botany, and Alphabets.
Robert John Bush, 1871. Publisher's quarter cloth and decorated boards. Joints split and front board holding by cords. Rubbing to boards with corners and edges showing. Front hinge broken. Owner's name to title page. Scattered foxing. About good.
Auction 201320
| Lot: 92056 | May 16, 2013
Sold For:
$91.25
[Boxing]. Billy Edwards.
Gladiators of the Prize Ring or, Pugilists of America.
Athletic Publishing, 1895. Publisher's decorated cloth with rubbing and toning. Abrading to extremities. Hinges broken. Contemporary chromolithographic advert. mounted to front pastedown. Illustrated. Good.
Auction 201320
| Lot: 92127 | May 16, 2013
Sold For:
$90.00
David Claypoole Johnston. Lithographic Print Entitled,
The Siamese Boys.
Pendletons, ca. 1830. Measures approx. 11.5 x 9.25 inches. Single bifolium leaf with
Fac-simile of Part of a Treaty Between the English & Siamese
printed inside, in three languages. Toning and light foxing. Very good.
Auction 201320
| Lot: 92252 | May 16, 2013
Sold For:
$85.00
Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
The Critic or A Tragedy Rehearsed.
London: printed for T. Becket, Adelphi Strand, 1781. Edition uncertain as half-title is lacking. ii, [4], 98, [2] pages. Custom paneled calf by H. Sotheran with only modest rubbing. Page edges stained yellow. Bookplate of Coningsby Disraeli. Engraved title page with faint staining to edges. Light foxing. Lacking ad leaf. Near fine.
Auction 201320
| Lot: 92070 | May 16, 2013
Sold For:
$82.50
[Books About Books]. Group of Eight Related Books.
Various editions and publishers. Very good or better condition. (Total: 8 Items)
Auction 201320
| Lot: 92105 | May 16, 2013
Sold For:
$80.00
George Lyttelton.
Dialogues of the Dead.
London: Printed for W. Sandby, in Fleet-street, 1760. Todd's edition B. xii, 320 pages. Contemporary calf with rubbing and scuffing. Joints split and corners showing. Hinges cracked. Scattered foxing.
Auction 201320
| Lot: 92163 | May 16, 2013
Sold For:
$80.00
George Cruikshank [illustrator].
Points of Humour, Illustrated by the Designs of...
Robins, ca. 1827. Publisher's cloth with rubbing and toning. Chipping to spine ends and corners showing. Joint splitting. Scattered foxing. Overall very good.
Auction 201320
| Lot: 92044 | May 16, 2013
Sold For:
$77.50
[Photography].
The Photo-American.
Group of Approx. 84 Issues.
1897-1906. Some with covers detached and chipping spines. About good or better condition. (Total: 84 Items)
Auction 201320
| Lot: 92182 | May 16, 2013
Sold For:
$77.50
[Pliny]. C. Plinii Caecilii.
Secundi Epistolae et Panegyricus Cum Variis Lectionibus & Annotationibus.
Oxonii: West, 1703. [8], 47, [1], 376 pages. Contemporary tree calf with light rubbing. Corners showing a little. Lightly scattered foxing. Very good.
Auction 201320
| Lot: 92191 | May 16, 2013
Sold For:
$77.50
Dashiell Hammett. Group of Two Digest Magazines.
Various publishers. Publisher's wrappers with minor rubbing and toning. Very good. (Total: 2 Items)
Auction 201320
| Lot: 92050 | May 16, 2013
Sold For:
$72.50
[Angling]. Isaac Walton and Charles Cotton.
The Complete Angler.
London: Rivington, et al., 1797. Sixth edition. Three engraved plates. Contemporary calf with rubbing and light scuffing. Rebacked in cloth with original backstrip laid down. Several leaves detached with one lacking and another lacking portion of lower margin, affecting text. Fair.
Auction 201320
| Lot: 92087 | May 16, 2013
Sold For:
$72.50
[Russian Propaganda Art]. Mikhail Guerman [editor].
The Great Patriotic War 1941-1945.
Leningrad: Aurora Art Publishers, 1985. 21 folded prints and 2 folded text leaves laid into publisher's cloth portfolio. Mild toning and rubbing to edges. Overall fine.
Auction 201320
| Lot: 92147 | May 16, 2013
Sold For:
$72.50
Thomas Smith Webb.
The Freemason's Monitor.
Cushing and Appleton, 1816. New edition. 322 pages. Contemporary leather with rubbing and scuffing. Lacking front free endpaper. Some staining at rear of textblock. Toning and foxing to leaves with occasional abrading along edges. About good.
Auction 201320
| Lot: 92224 | May 16, 2013
Sold For:
$72.50
F. Cornman [editor]. SIGNED.
Some Olde London Shope Signes & Streete Tablets of the XVI-XVII & XVIIIth Centuries.
London: Privately printed for F. Cornman. First edition, first printing.
Signed by the author.
Contemporary half morocco with minor rubbing and toning. Joints cracking and corners showing. Hinges cracked. Bookplate. Overall very good.
Auction 201320
| Lot: 92118 | May 16, 2013
Sold For:
$70.00
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