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1053: Rare Books, Manuscripts & Ephemera
Previous Page Listing ID#: 1641942
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Social Circle, GA 30025 |
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Saturday Aug 17, 2024 Completed |
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Live Auction with Online Bidding VIEW ONLINE CATALOG |
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Addison & Sarova Auctioneers Phone: 478-787-2665 Email: michael@addisonsauction.com Website: www.addisonsauction.com GoToAuction.com ID#: 7619 View company information and listings |
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Addison & Sarova Auctioneers GAL#AU-C002906
By bidding in this auction, you are agreeing to the following terms:
Bidder Contract
The following Conditions of Sale and Advice to Bidders are conditions upon which all property is offered for sale by Addison & Sarova. By bidding at auction (whether present in person or by agent, by written or telephone bid, or by any other means) the buyer agrees to be bound by these Conditions of Sale. Additional terms and conditions, and/or amendments to the below terms, may be posted or announced from the auction block prior to the sale and shall be equally binding.
Conditions of Sale
1. PROPERTY SOLD AT AUCTION BY ADDISON & SAROVA IS SOLD ON BEHALF OF CONSIGNORS AS THEIR AGENT. PROPERTY IS SOLD "AS IS" AND "WHERE IS" AND SOLD NOT SUBJECT TO RETURN. NEITHER ADDISON & SAROVA NOR THE CONSIGNOR MAKES ANY WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS OF ANY KIND OR NATURE WITH RESPECT TO THE PROPERTY OR ITS VALUE. NO STATEMENT (ORAL OR WRITTEN) IN THE CATALOGUE (ONLINE OR PRINT) BY ADDISON & SAROVA OR BY THE CONSIGNOR (OR BY THEIR RESPECTIVE AGENTS), AT THE SALE, OR ELSEWHERE SHALL BE CONTSTRUED AS A WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. CONDITION STATEMENTS, GRADES, WEIGHTS AND ANY OTHER STATEMENTS REGARDING ANY LOT ARE STATEMENTS OF OPINION ONLY. ALL LOTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PHYSICAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO SALE, AND BIDDERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO INSPECT LOTS PRIOR TO BIDDING.
2. All bids are to be per lot as numbered in the catalogue.
3. Neither Addison & Sarova (nor any agent or representative thereof) nor the Consignor makes any representation that the purchaser of print material or works of art will acquire any copyright or reproduction rights thereto.
4. Addison & Sarova reserves the absolute right to withdraw any property at any time before its actual final sale, including during the bidding. Addison & Sarova also reserves the right to refuse any bid from any bidder. The auctioneer is the sole judge as to the amount to be advanced by each succeeding bid.
5. Any right of the purchaser under this agreement or under the law shall not be assignable and shall be enforceable only by the original purchaser. No purchaser shall be entitled to any remedy, relief or damages beyond return of the property, rescission of the sale and refund of the purchase price; and without limitation, no purchaser shall be entitled to damages of any kind.
6. The highest bidder acknowledged by the auctioneer shall be the purchaser. In the event of any dispute between bidders, the auctioneer shall have the absolute discretion either to determine the successful bidder or to re-offer and resell the lot in dispute. If any dispute arises after the sale, Addison & Sarova sales records shall be conclusive as to the purchaser, amount of highest bid, and in all other respects.
7. The purchase price paid by a purchaser shall be the sum of the final bid and a buyer's premium of 20% of the final bid on each lot ("the Buyer's Premium"), plus all applicable sales taxes. An additional 2% to 5% may be charged on any purchase made via an online bidding platform (fee varies by platform). Tax-exempt bidders must provide proof of exemption at the time of registration if they are A) a Georgia resident, or B) making their purchase on-site.
8. On the fall of the auctioneer's hammer, title to the offered lot or article will pass to the highest acknowledged bidder, who thereupon immediately assumes full risk and responsibility therefor, and who will immediately pay the full purchase price therefor. If the foregoing conditions or any other applicable conditions herein are not complied with, in addition to other remedies available to Addison & Sarova and the Consignor by law (including without limitation the right to hold the purchaser liable for the bid price), Addison & Sarova, at its option, may either (a) cancel the sale, retaining as liquidated damages all payments made by the purchaser, or (b) resell the property, either publicly or privately, for the account and risk of the purchaser. In such event the purchaser shall be liable for the payment of all deficiencies plus all costs, including warehousing, the expenses of both sales, and sales commission at its regular rates and all other charges due hereunder. Addison & Sarova may also impose late charges of 1.5% per month (or the highest rate allowed under applicable law, whichever is lower) on any amounts unpaid.
9. All property shall be removed from Addison & Sarova by the purchaser at his expense no later than five (5) days following its sale (unless we are shipping your purchase), and if not so removed may be sent to a public warehouse at the account, risk and expense of the purchaser. Whether sent to a warehouse or stored by Addison & Sarova, the purchaser shall be liable for all actual expenses incurred plus a storage charge of 5% of the purchase price. Unless we are shipping your lots and payment for shipping has been completed, any lots not removed from our premises (and/or storage facility) within 30 calendar days of the auction date will be forfeited, along with any sums paid.
10. Under no circumstances will the Consignor receive any rebate commission. Under no circumstances may the Consignor bid upon or buy back his property. Addison & Sarova reserves the right to bid on lots as may be necessary to protect seller interests (e.g. reserves.) "By- bidding" or any other fraudulent bidding or collusion by bidders in an effort to affect selling prices is strictly prohibited, and any parties found to be engaged in such activity may be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
11. Except as may be otherwise expressly provided herein, any and all claims of a purchaser shall be deemed to be waived and without validity unless delivered in writing by registered mail return receipt requested to Addison & Sarova within fifteen (15) calendar days of the date of sale.
12. The rights and obligations of the parties shall be governed by the laws of the State of Georgia. All bidders and the purchaser submit to the personal jurisdiction of the Georgia State courts and their rules and procedures in the event of any dispute.
13. No waiver or alteration of any of these Conditions of Sale or the Advice to Bidders shall be effective unless it is in writing and signed by a representative of Addison & Sarova or unless it is publicly announced by the auctioneer from the auction block prior to sale.
14. Payment is due at the end of the sale, and floor bidders must pay before leaving. Out of town bidders will be sent an invoice and sums shall be due within 5 days. For live auctions, payment may be remitted by Credit Card (for invoices under $3,000, fee applies), Cash, Cashier's Check, Money Order, Personal Check, or by Wire. Buyers paying by personal check will not be allowed to take property into their possession until the funds have cleared our bank. Wire transfers must be sent in funds denominated in U.S. Dollars, and the buyer is responsible for all costs related to the transfer. For any checks returned by our bank, Addison & Sarova will assess a $100 fee to the buyer.
15. In the event of non-payment by the bidder within 2 weeks of the sale date, legal action may be taken by Addison & Sarova, in their discretion, to obtain the funds due. In such case, the bidder agrees to pay any and all attorney's fees and/or related travel expenses of Addison & Sarova, or any agent thereof.
16. WITHOUT EXCEPTION, bidders who are bidding by any electronic means (e.g. computer or smart phone) are responsible for any and all bids placed ON THEIR DEVICE; this includes (but is not limited to) a bid that was placed by a bidder in error, a perceived or actual "glitch" in the electronic bidding platform causing an errant bid, a bid placed by a pet or any other unauthorized user, or any bid for any other reason . If we receive a bid from your electronic device, you are responsible for that bid.
17. THE "CONDITIONS OF SALE" AND "ADVICE TO PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS" ATTACHED HERETO FORM PART OF THIS BIDDER CONTRACT. BY BIDDING IN THIS AUCTION, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF THE ABOVE AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS BIDDER CONTRACT.
Advice to Bidders
1. ALL PROPERTY IS SOLD SUBJECT TO THIS ADVICE AND THE CONDITIONS OF SALE.
2. IDENTIFICATION. Government issued ID, preferably a current driver's license, is required to register for any auction. For out-of-town bidders, a photo-copy or facsimile of ID is sufficient.
3. INSPECTION OF PROPERTY. Prospective bidders or their agents should inspect property prior to the auction. Addison & Sarova staff are available to advise prospective bidders at all pre-sale exhibitions and by appointment. Catalogue descriptions are provided for the bidder's consideration but should not be construed as a substitute for physical examination of property. Books are collated to the extent shown in the description.
4. SALES TAX. All items purchased are subject to payment of City and State sales taxes unless the purchaser presents proof of exemption therefrom. Purchases will not be released unless all sales tax requirements are satisfied. Purchases shipped outside of the State of Georgia are not subject to sales tax.
5. BIDDING INCREMENTS. $5 up to $50; $10 up to $150; then $25 to $500; $50 to $1,000; $100 to $2,000; $250 to $5,000; $500 to $10,000; $1,000 to $15,000; $2,500 to $50,000; and approximately 10% of the current bid thereafter. However, the auctioneer may modify the increments at any time. The auctioneer reserves the right to refuse any bids.
6. RESERVES. Lots are sold subject to a reserve, which is the confidential minimum price agreed to with the seller below which the lot will not be sold. In most cases, the auctioneer will implement such reserve by opening the bidding at the reserve price.
7. ESTIMATES. The estimates provided are only intended to provide a general framework for the bidding. The estimates do not imply any warranty or guarantee of retail or intrinsic value.
8. BIDDING. All persons attending the auction must obtain a bidding number prior to bidding. If bids cannot be made in person or by an agent, they may be made by mail, fax, telephone or online (for most auctions). Regardless of the bidding method, each bidder is required to register for the sale by signing the Bidder Contract and obtaining a bidder number.
9. ABSENTEE BIDS will be executed competitively by Addison & Sarova on the bidder's behalf. Bids by absentee should be stated in U.S. dollars using the Absentee bidder form available online, by email or by postal mail.
10. SHIPMENT. Upon request, we will facilitate the shipping of purchases to out-of-town buyers at an additional charge for packing, postage and insurance, but will not be responsible for any loss, damage or delay resulting from the packing, handling and shipping thereof. Addison & Sarova is the sole judge of the method to be used for shipment, and shipping will be provided by either UPS or FedEx. If we ship to the address which the bidder provides and the shipment is undeliverable (due to error, buyer's negligence, or absence), then the buyer is responsible for the return shipping costs we incur when the item is returned to us as well as the re-shipping of the item back to them.
11. CREDIT. Bidders registering for the sale may, at our discretion, be required to provide credit references, additional proof of identity, or any other details Addison's deems necessary to establish the bidders credibility.
12. DESCRIPTIONS. Descriptions of quality, grade, weight, measurements or any other statements of condition made in the online catalogue, print catalogue, or made orally by the auctioneer (or any agent of Addison & Sarova) are statements of opinion only and should not be relied upon as a substitute for physical inspection of property by the bidder prior to bidding.
13. BOOK COLLATION. Books are collated to the extent shown in the catalogue descriptions. For example: If the pagination is shown, then that means the book has been collated and the pagination is as shown (this is typically the case in our descriptions.) However, some books are not fully collated and thus the collation/pagination will not appear in the description; for example, multi-volume sets (bindings), shelf-lots, and grouped lots containing multiple books are not typically collated. Any missing text that we discover (whether during full collation or brief inspection) will always be noted in the description. However, all items are sold as-is and not subject to return, and physical inspection prior to bidding is always encouraged.
14. Online bidders may be required to provide credit card information to us prior to the auction to secure their bids. Any lots won, and shipping charges, will be charged to the credit card provided.
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Live auction of rare books, manuscripts, and ephemera. Bidding available online (either live or pre-bidding), by phone, by absentee, or live on the auction floor. 1 [Bindings] Works by Hugh Miller Estimate: 15 150 Uniformly bound collection of Hugh Miller's works. Edinburgh: William P. Nimmo, 1869. 12 vols (13.) 8vo. Bound in period 1/2 calf over marbled boards, spines gilt, with marbled page-ends and endpapers. Provenance: from the co... 2 Jefferson, Notes of Virginia, 1803 Estimate: 70 700 Jefferson, Thomas. NOTES ON THE STATE OF VIRGINIA. WITH AN APPENDIX RELATIVE TO THE MURDER OF LOGAN'S FAMILY. Trenton: Wilson and Blackwell, July 12, 1803. 12mo. With portrait frontis, map of Virginia, folding table of Indian ... 3 [Map] Tanner, Georgia and Alabama Estimate: 400 4000 Tanner, Henry Schenck. GEORGIA AND ALABAMA, BY H. S. TANNER. Philadelphia: Tanner, 1823. 27.75" x 21.75 (borders), 30.75" x 23.75" (sheet.) Hand-colored by county. From Tanner's celebrated first edition American Atlas. An... 4 [Early Oregon Printing] Crossing the Plains Estimate: 400 4000 Duniway, Abigail J. CAPTAIN GRAY'S COMPANY; OR, CROSSING THE PLAINS AND LIVING IN OREGON. Portland, Oregon: S. J. McCormick, 1859. 7.25" x 4.35". 342 pp. Publisher's cloth. FIRST EDITION OF THE FIRST LITERARY PRODUCTION WR... 5 Map of the Oregon Territory Estimate: 20 200 Map of the Oregon Territory by the U.S. Ex. Ex. 1841. N.p., n.d. Sheet 14" x 9.5". Appears to be a smaller version of the map by Charles Wilkes published in Philadelphia in 1841 (or a map derived from that one.) Offered as-is. C... 6 [Maps, Napoleonic Wars] Estimate: 40 400 Lot of 12 maps related to the Napoleonic Wars, ranging from 4to to folio in size (the largest 17.25" x 10.75".) Several with partial hand-coloring. All published 1803, by Cadell and Davies. A nice assortment. Condition: Some with... 7 [Binding, Diogenes Laertius, 1566] Estimate: 100 1000 Diogenes, Laertius. DE VITA ET MORIBUS PHILOSOPHORUM LIBRI X. Antwerp: Plantin, 1566 [colophon dated 1567.] 6.5" x 4.25". 456, [16] pp. Title with several early ink inscriptions, contents with marginal notes in manuscript thr... 8 Aristotle, Scientific Works, 1558 Estimate: 250 2500 Aristotle. [Collection of Scientific Works]: PHYSICORUM ARISTOTELIS LIBRI. Joanne Argyropylo & Francis. [20], 214, [2] pp. ** Bound with ** DE CAELO LIBRI QUATUOR. Ioanne Argyropylo interprete. 115, [21] pp. ** Bound With **... 9 1664, Schott's Technica Curiosa Estimate: 250 2500 Schott, Gaspar. TECHNICA CURIOSA, SIVE MIRABILIA ARTIS, LIBRIS XII COMPREHENSA. Nuremberg: Jobst Hertz for Johann Andreas Endter and the heirs of Wolfgang the Younger, 1664. 8" x 6". 2 parts bound in 1 volume. [40], 579, [3], ... 10 Ars Magna Sciendi, 1669 Estimate: 350 3500 Kircher, Athanasius. ARS MAGNA SCIENDI. Amsterdam: Janssonius van Waesberge, 1669. Folio, 14.75" x 9.5". Text in two parts with continuous pagination. [16], 482, [10] pp., with engraved portrait, two additional engraved titles,... 11 19th c. Masonic Manuscript, Untraced Estimate: 70 700 "Masonry / A Soul in Symbolism." Author unknown, apparently unpublished. Circa 1890. 12mo album with manuscript in ink. In limp morocco covers, inner cover with small stationer's label of Hall and English Stationers of Birmingha... 12 Alchemical Manuscript, ca. 17th c. Estimate: 200 2000 An extensive German manuscript related to medical alchemy. Circa mid-17th century with some later additions. 7.25" x 6". Early full sheep. Approximately 650 pages present, though the page numbering (around 1000) suggests this ... 13 [Gold Mining, 1752] Estimate: 40 400 [Lisbon]: Na Officina de Miguel Rodrigues, 1752. "Alvara, em que determina a forma para os pagamentos dos Contratos Reaes das Minas." Folio, 1 sheet. Tipped into modern wrapper. Decree related to a new system of foundry houses ... 14 1529, Ovid, Epistole Heroides Estimate: 150 1500 Ovid. EPISTOLE HEROIDES. Lyon: Joannes David, March 13, 1529 (colophon), with printer's device Estienne Maillet to final leaf verso. 9.25" x 6.5". [4], 136 leaves, with numerous woodcuts, title printed in red and black within w... 15 [Incunabula] Cordiale quattuor novissimorum Estimate: 800 8000 CORDIALE QUATTUOR NOVISSIMORUM. Cologne: Heinrich Quentell, 1492. 7.75" x 5.25". 39 (of 42) leaves, wanting final blank and leaves g3 and g4 at end, which are often not included and the loss of which does not cause noticeable... 16 Works of Davenant, 1673, Folio Estimate: 90 900 Davenant, William. THE WORKS CONSISTING OF THOSE WHICH WERE FORMERLY PRINTED, AN THOSE WHICH HE DESIGN'D FOR THE PRESS: NOW PUBLISHED OUT OF THE AUTHORS ORIGINALL COPIES. London: T.N. for Henry Herringman, 1673 (divisional titles d... 17 [Utopia, Imaginary Worlds, Doni, 1597] Estimate: 50 500 Doni, Anton Francesco. MONDI CELESTI, TERRESTRI, & INFERNALI. Vicenza: appresso gli heredi di Perin Libraro (colophon: per Giorgio Greco), 1597. 5.75" x 3.75". [16], 431, [15] pp. (note, some leaves near end bound out of order,... 18 [Anti-Utopia, Satire, Hermaphrodites] Estimate: 40 400 Thomas d'Embry, Artus. DESCRIPTION DE L'ISLE DES HERMAPHRODITES NOUVELLEMENT DECOUVERTE. Cologne: Herman Demen, 1724. 12mo. Engraved frontispiece, [6], 352 pp. Period calf boards rebacked in paper, marbled endpapers. Front bla... 19 Plato's Dialogues in Greek, 1760 Estimate: 80 800 Plato. [Ek to¯n peri So¯kratous] Title transliterated from Greek.] Selections from Plato's Dialogues. London: B. Barker, 1760. 8vo. [8], 240, [4] pp., including engraved frontis portrait and engraved vignette to title. Boun... 20 Plato's Works, w/ Heavily Annotated Estimate: 20 200 PLATONIS OPERA OMNIA. Leipzig: Holtze, volumes variously dated between 1869 and 1886. 8 volumes bound in 10. 5.25" x 3.5". Bound in period 1/2 calf. Text in Greek. *** Volumes interleaved with blanks, many with annotations. O... 21 1722, Fables of Aesop, Croxall Estimate: 100 1000 Croxall, Samuel, translator. FABLES OF AESOP AND OTHERS, NEWLY DONE INTO ENGLISH ILLUSTRATED WITH CUTTS. London: for J. Tonson and J. Watts, 1722. 8vo. Engraved frontis, [54], 344 pp. Numerous woodcut illustrations to text t... 22 1694, Fables of Aesop, Folio Estimate: 30 300 L'Estrange, Roger, Sir (translator.) FABLES OF AESOP AND OTHER EMINENT MYTHOLOGISTS: WITH MORALS AND RELECTIONS. London: R. Sare, B. Took, M. Gillyflower [et al], 1694. 12.5" x 7.75". With engraved frontis portrait but without ... 23 Ogle's Chaucer, Canterbury Tales Estimate: 70 700 Chaucer, Geoffrey; Ogle, George. THE CANTERBURY TALES OF CHAUCER, MODERNIS'D BY SEVERAL HANDS. London: for J. and R. Tonson, 1741. 8vo, 3 vols. [2], lx, 250; [4], 324; xxxii, 271 pp. No portrait (as usual.) Bound in full pe... 24 Signed/Limited Rackham, Shakespeare Estimate: 120 1200 Lamb, Charles and Mary; Rackham, Arthur (ill.) TALES FROM SHAKESPEARE. London and New York: J. M. Dent and E. P. Dutton, 1909. 4to. With 13 tipped in color plates, 2 plates in black and white, and other illustrations in-text... 25 [Spanish Literature, Guillen de Castro. Estimate: 200 2000 Castro, Guillen de. LAS MOCEDADES DEL CID. Valencia: e la Imprenta de Joseph y Tomas de Orga, 1796 (colophon.) Caption title. 8.75" x 6.15". 2 parts in 1, disbound. 36; 36 pp. An important piece of Spanish literature by Guil... 26 Violet Oakley, Law Triumphant Estimate: 100 1000 Oakley, Violet. LAW TRIUMPHANT. [N.p. but Philadelphia], [privately printed by Violet Oakley], [1932.] #37 of 300 copies, signed by Oakley on the limitation page. Folio, 15.5" x 11.25". In leather folio with copper-gilt clasp... 27 Violet Oakley, The Holy Experiment Estimate: 100 1000 Oakley, Violet. THE HOLY EXPERIMENT: A MESSAGE TO THE WORLD FROM PENNSYLVANIA. SERIES OF MURAL PAINTINGS BY VIOLET OAKLEY Philadelphia, 1922. Elephant folio (22.5" x 15".) Text printed in red and black after Oakley's calligraphy, ... 28 Phillis Wheatley, Recollection, 1772 Estimate: 60 600 [Wheatley, Phillis.] "Recollection. To Miss A__ M__, Humbly Inscribed by the Authoress." From The Annual Register for the Year 1772... London: Dodsley, 1795. 8vo. Modern 1/4 calf over early paper boards, untrimmed copy. ***** This... 29 [PROVENANCE] Walt Whitman, Two Rivulets Estimate: 700 7000 Whitman, Walt. TWO RIVULETS INCLUDING DEMOCRATIC VISTAS, CENTENNIAL SONGS, AND PASSAGE TO INDIA. Author's Edition. Camden, New Jersey, 1876. 8vo. Photo of Whitman mounted to inserted leaf at front, contents complete including d... 30 [INSCRIBED/SIGNED] Whitman, Two Rivulets Estimate: 600 6000 Whitman, Walt. TWO RIVULETS INCLUDING DEMOCRATIC VISTAS, CENTENNIAL SONGS, AND PASSAGE TO INDIA. Author's Edition. Camden, New Jersey, 1876. 8vo. Text complete, including divisional blanks and ad leaf at rear. Signed woodcut ... 31 SIGNED Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass Estimate: 300 3000 Whitman, Walt. LEAVES OF GRASS. Author's Edition. Camden, New Jersey, 1876. 8vo. 384, [2, blank], [1, ad] pp. + two portraits inserted in text. 1/4 leather over marbled boards, discreetly recased and endpapers renewed. SI... 32 Whitman's Leaves of Grass, Two Copies Estimate: 175 1750 Pair of copies of Walt Whitman's LEAVES OF GRASS. Both 8vo. *** First copy printed in Washington, D.C., 1872. The 5th edition. 384, 120 pp., extra-illustrated with the addition of 4 portraits and one clipping bound in. 20t... 33 Whitman's Leaves of Grass, Two Copies Estimate: 150 1500 Pair of copies of Walt Whitman's LEAVES OF GRASS. Both 8vo. *** First copy printed in Washington, D.C., 1872. The 5th edition. 384, 120 pp. Bound in publisher's green cloth. Front endpaper with ownership inscription of J.... 34 [SIGNED, LIMITED] Whitman's Poems and Prose Estimate: 600 6000 Whitman, Walt. COMPLETE POEMS AND PROSE. [Camden, N.J.], [1888/9.] 10" x 6.25". Title with portrait, [2], 382, 374, 140, 2 pp., + 3 portraits inserted. Period 1/2 calf with spine chipped and boards detached. *** NUMBER 81 O... 35 Walt Whitman, After All Not to Create. Estimate: 70 700 Whitman, Walt. AFTER ALL, NOT TO CREATE ONLY. Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1871. 8vo. Original publisher's flexible green cloth (BAL's binding A) with gilt to front cover. 24, [4] pp. FIRST EDITION. Condition: Cloth with light w... 36 Walt Whitman, Pair of Books Estimate: 80 800 A pair of books by Walt Whitman, including: NOVEMBER BOUGHS. Philadelphia: David McKay, 1888 (but likely 1891 according to BAL, which notes the present as the 3rd printing. This copy with the BOOKPLATE OF CAROLYN WELLS, the Whit... 37 [Bindings] Sir Walter Scott's Works Estimate: 60 600 A uniformly bound collection of Sir Walter Scott's works, all published in Edinburgh, by Archibald Constable in the 1820s. 60 volumes in total, 6.5" x 4". Bound in attractive straight-grained morocco, gilt, all edges gilt. Pres... 38 H. G. Wells, War of the Worlds Estimate: 150 1500 Wells, H. G. THE WAR OF THE WORLDS. New York and London: Harper and Brothers, 1898. 8vo. With 16 plates including frontis. Publisher's green cloth stamped in gilt. ***** FIRST AMERICAN EDITION of this classic work. Condi... 39 Charles Dickens, Little Dorrit, 1st ed. Estimate: 60 600 Dickens, Charles; Browne, H. K., illustrator. LITTLE DORRIT. London: Bradbury and Evans, 1857. 8vo. xiv, 625 pp. + 40 plates; note leaf xiii/xiv (list of plates) is bound at the rear of this copy, and leaf xi/xii (contents) bound o... 40 Twain, Huckleberry Finn, 1st ed. Estimate: 120 1200 Twain, Mark (Samuel Clemens.) ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN. NY: Charles Webster, 1885. 8.75" x 6.75". Frontis and 366 pp. First Edition. Bound in publisher's green pictorial gilt-stamped cloth. First Edition with the following ... 41 Twain, Life on the Mississippi, 1st ed. Estimate: 200 2000 Twain, Mark (Samuel Clemens.) LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI. Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1883. 8vo. 624 pp., illustrated throughout. Bound in publisher's original cloth stamped in gilt and blind. First edition, TRUE FIR... 42 Mark Twain on General Grant Estimate: 25 250 Northampton Semi-Weekly Free Press. Northampton, Mass., Tuesday, December 29, 1868. Large folio, 4 pp. Includes a contribution from Mark Twain to The Tribune "Concerning Gen. Grant's Intentions," humorously approaching the matter... 43 Autograph Album, Kipling, Powell, and Others Estimate: 30 300 An autograph album, 6" x 4", containing signatures of Rudyard Kipling, Robert Baden Powell, Arthur Christopher Benson, Flora Annie Steel, and others. 13 in total with balance of album blank. Condition: Album with light wear, intact... 44 Hitler Signed Doc. w/ Archive Estimate: 300 3000 Berlin, 20, August 1941. Typed war-time letter signed by Adolph Hitler, on Hitler's letterhead with Nazi eagle over swastika. A letter of appreciation written to Luftwaffe ace Werner Molders and his wife, signed in blue ink. S... 45 [German Enigma Code Breaker, Chess] Estimate: 80 800 Autograph letter signed by Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander, who was deputy head of Hut 8 under Alan Turing at Bletchley Park, in the effort of break the German codes during WWII. Alexander was also a renowned chess player. The curren... 46 Einstein, Relativitatstheorie, 1916 Estimate: 80 800 Einstein, Albert. DIE GRUNDLAGE DER ALLGEMEINEM RELATIVITATSTHEORIE. Leipzig: Johann Ambrosius Barth, 1916 (i.e. 1919.) 8vo. 64 pp. Bound in modern cloth hardcovers, original front wrapper trimmed and mounted to leaf preceding... 47 Apollo 11, Manuscript, Transcript Estimate: 40 400 "Apollo 11 NASA Voice Line." Lengthy manuscript in pencil on leaves numbered 56, 99, 7, 4, 12, and 23 (appears complete.) 12mo leaves placed in wrappers with cloth tape for spine (meant to hold the leaves together but many are loo... 48 Engravings of Human Bones Estimate: 30 300 Cheselden, William. ENGRAVINGS OF THE HUMAN BONES, SELECTED AND REDUCED FROM THE LARGE PLATES OF CHESELDEN. London: for E. Cox and Son, [et al], 1822. 12mo, in early paper wrappers rebacked in paper. Engraved frontis portrait a... 49 [Hand-Colored Illustration] Estimate: 40 400 PICTURE STORY OF MU LAN. "An extraordinary brave girl at the time of Northern Wei Dynasty, in the Fifth Century A.D., who enlisted for military service in lieu of her father and was an active service for 12 years." N.p., n.d., cir... 50 Congreve, Way of the World, 1706 Estimate: 40 400 Congreve, William. THE WAY OF THE WORLD, A COMEDY. London: for Jacob Tonson, 1706. 8.25" x 6.5". [8], 68 pp. Bound in 1/2 morocco ca. 1900. The second edition of Congreve's masterpiece of comedy, first published in 1700. Cond... 51 Dryden, Marriage A-la-Mode, 1673 Estimate: 40 400 Dryden, John. MARRIAGE A-LA-MODE. A COMEDY. London: by T. N. for Henry Herringman, 1673. 8.5" x 6.15". [12], 85, [3] pp., including final blank. In 20th c. paper hardcovers, morocco label to spine lettered in gilt. First Edit... 52 [Spanish Comedy, Ramirez de Arellano] Estimate: 40 400 Ramirez de Arellano, Jose. LOF QUE CIEGA UNA PASION A UNA MUGER DESPECHADA. Caption title. Valencia: en la Imprenta de la Viuda de Josef de Orga, 1768 (colophon.) 8.75" x 6.15". Disbound. 36 pp. ** First edition, by Spanis... 53 Shadwell, The Scowrers, 1691 Estimate: 20 200 Shadwell, Thomas. THE SCOWRERS. A COMDEY, ACTED BY THEIR MAJESTIES SERVANTS. London: for James Knapton, 1691. 8.5" x 6.5". [4], 53, [3] pp., includes final ad leaf. Modern 1/4 morocco. Modern bookplate of Christopher Clark Gee... 54 Dryden, Annus Mirabilis, 1688 Estimate: 25 250 Dryden, John. ANNUS MIRABILIS. THE YEAR OF WONDERS, 1666. AN HISTORICAL POEM. London: for Henry Herringman, 1688. 8.5" x 6". [20], 16 pp. In parts with divisional titles. Bound in modern marbled boards. Condition: Some light fo... 55 1652, Poetae Minores Graeci Estimate: 60 600 POETAE MINORES GRAECI ACCEDUNT ETIAM NUPERAE OBSERVATIONES RADULPHI WINTERTONI IN HESIODUM. Cambridge: Thomas Buck, 1652. 6.75" x 4.15". [8], 533, [91] pp. (collation note: page numbering omits 225/6 but text and register continu... 56 15th c. Manuscript, Spain Estimate: 50 500 1499. Zamora, Spain. Manuscript, ink on laid paper. 9" x 6.25". Stitched. 16 pp., plus paper covers (added ca. 19th c., containing manuscript description of contents to front cover.) A legal document written in an elegant secr... 57 16th c. Manuscript w/ Seal Estimate: 60 600 An attractive manuscript document on vellum, dated 1591. With red was seal affixed. 11.5" 9". Condition: Lightly toned and dust-soiled, creased (as folded), Good. 58 Life of Clarendon, Folio, 1759 Estimate: 40 400 THE LIFE OF EDWARD EARL OF CLARENDON WRITTEN BY HIMSELF. PRINTED FROM ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPTS. Oxford: Clarendon Printing-House, 1759. Folio, 15.75" x 10". With engraved frontis portrait and engraved title vignette along with othe... 59 Antonio Perez, Spanish Court, 1715 Estimate: 40 400 Perez, Antonio. THE FATAL EFFECTS OF ARBITRARY POWER, AND THE DANGEROUS CONDITION OF COURT-FAVOURITES DEMONSTRATED BY THE WICKED INTRIGUES OF THE COURT OF PHILIP II, KING OF SPAIN. London: for Jonas Brown and J. Richardson, 1715.... 60 [Rare Buenos Aires Printing, 1816] Estimate: 30 300 Hilarion de Quintana. Breve Manifesto Justificando con Documentos su Conducta Publica Contra las Invasiones de la Calumnia. Buenos Aires: Imprenta del Sol, [1816.] Folio, 4 pp. Tipped into modern folder. **** Hilarion de Quin... 61 [Music] Antiquae Musicae, 1652 Estimate: 60 600 Meibom, Marcus. ANTIQUAE MUSICAE AUCTORES SEPTEM. Amsterdam: Lodewijk Elzevier, 1652. 8.5" x 6". 2 volumes bound in one, titles printed in red and black. This example with 1 only (of 5) folding letterpress tables and sold as-is... 62 [1664, Whaling in Bermuda] Estimate: 60 600 PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS. Num. 8. January 8, 1664. Oxford: Lichfield, 1666. 8.25" x 6.5". Disbound. 131-146 pp. ** Includes an article on whaling around Bermuda and the New-England coast. Condition: Very Good. 63 John Donne and Dutton, Paradoxes Estimate: 30 300 [Dutton, John.] ATHENIAN SPORT: OR TWO THOUSAND PARADOXES MERRILY ARGUED, TO AMUSE AND DIVERT THE AGE. London: B. Bragg, 1707. 8vo. xxxii, 544 pp. Bound in period calf. Bookplates of Sir John Cope and Robert Hayhurst to pasted... 64 The Comical Revenge, 1669 Estimate: 30 300 Etherege, George. THE COMICAL REVENGE, OR, LOVE IN A TUB. London: for Henry Herringman, 1669. 8.25" x 6". [6], 71, [3] pp. Bound in modern 1/4 morocco over marbled boards. ***** The fourth edition of Etherege's first play. ... 65 1703, Letters from Living to Living Estimate: 40 400 LETTERS FROM THE LIVING TO THE LIVING. London: Printed in the Year, 1703. 7.5" x 4.65". [16], 215, [1], 24 pp. Bound in period calf, rebacked. Scarce, first edition. An imitation of Thomas Brown's Letters from the Dead to the... 66 1678, Thomas Hobbes, Peak in Darby-shire Estimate: 40 400 Hobbes, Thomas. DE MIRABILIBUS PECCI: BEING THE WONDERS OF THE PEAK IN DARBY-SHIRE, COMMONLY CALL THE DEVIL'S ARSE OF PEAK. London: for William Crook, 1678. 12mo. Bound here with a folding engraved frontis, [2], 85 (i.e. 83), [... 67 [William Penn, Quakers, 17th c.] Estimate: 80 800 Penn, William. THE TRYAL OF WILLIAM PENN, AND WILLIAM MEAD SHEWING THE ARBITRARY, ILLEGAL, AND TYRANNICAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE HIGH-CHURCH PARTY AT THAT TIME. London: J. How, T. Harrison, and J. Baker, 1710. 7.25" x 4.25". 16 pp.... 68 [Mohammed and Islam, 1651] Estimate: 80 800 Hottinger, Johann Heinrich. HISTORIA ORIENTALIS: QUAE, EX VARIIS ORIENTALIUM MONUMENTIS COLLECTA, AGIT I: DE MUHAMMEDISMO II: DE SARACENISMO III: DE CHALDAISMO IV: DE STATU CHRISTIANORM & JUDAEORUM V: DE VARIIS INTER IPSOS MUHAMMED... 69 Fuchs on Metoscopy, 1615 Estimate: 80 800 Fuchs, Johann Samuel. METOPOSCOPIA & OPHTHALMOSCOPIA. Strassburg: Theodosius Glaserus sumptibus Pauli Ledertz, 1615. 6" x 3.5". [16], 140, [4, blank] pp. With numerous woodcut portraits to text. Bound in period vellum over boa... 70 1633, Epictetus, Rare Edition Estimate: 20 200 Epictetus. EPICTETI ENCHIRIDION GRAE & LATINE. [Paris]: apud Sebastian Cramoisy via Iacobea, sub Ciconiis, 1633. 4" x 2". 5, [3, blank], 180 pp. Woodcut to title. Bound in period vellum. An extremely scarce edition of this c... 71 [Aldus] Sallust, Conspiracy of Catiline Estimate: 40 400 Sallust. CONIURATIO CATILINAE ET BELLUM IUGURTHINUM FRAGMENTA. Venice: Aldus, 1567. 6" x 4". [8], 189, [19] leaves. Bound in period limp vellum, with title in manuscript to bottom page-ends, front and rear blanks with manuscrip... 72 Historia Indiae Orientalis, 1608 Estimate: 60 600 Arthus, Gothard. HISTORIA INDIAE ORIENTALIS. Cologne: Wilhelm Lutzenkirch, 1608. 5.75" x 3.75". [20, inc. one blank], 616 [i.e. 612] pp. Lacking maps. Bound in period vellum, housed in custom drop-spine box. First separate ed... 73 1582, English History, Anglorum Praelia Estimate: 70 700 Ockland, Christopher. ANGLORUM PRAELIA AB ANNO DOMINI 1327 1558 ITEM DE PACATISSIMO ANGLIAE STATU, IMPERANTE ELIZABETHA, COMPENDIOSA NARRATIO. London: Radulphum Nubery, Henrici Bynneman, 1582. 5.75" x 3.75". In three parts, e... 74 [Free Press, Obscenity, Ralph Ginzburg] Estimate: 50 500 Schroeder, Theodore (compiler.) FREE FRESS ANTHOLOGY. New York: Free Speech League and Truth Seeker Publishing, 1909. 9.25" x 6.5". Bound in original cloth. **** RALPH GINZBURG'S COPY, with a number of autograph annotations i... 75 [Slave Trade] Portugal, 1772 Estimate: 20 200 Portuguese declaration relating to navigation and trade. Dated December 12, 1772. [Lisbon]: Na Regia Officina Typografica, [1772.]. 4to. 3, [1] pp. Tipped in folder. Pombal forbade direct commerce between Mozambique and Brazil (... 76 1815, Montevideo, Buenos Aires Printing Estimate: 60 600 Buenos Aires, March 30, 1815. Folio, 2 pp. Signed at end by Nicolas Herrera. "Desde que D. Jose Artigas vio recompensados prodigamente sus primeros trabajos. " Tipped into modern folder. *** A circular relating to the siege of ... 77 Autograph Collection, 18th and 19th c. Estimate: 30 300 Collection of fourteen autograph items, mostly notable British 18th and 19th century legal figures, including Henry Peter Brougham, John Campbell (Lord Chancellor), Sir Fitzroy Kelly (Chief Baron of the Exchequer), Lord Ellenboroug... 78 [1666, Virginia Farming, Robert Boyle] Estimate: 60 600 PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS. Num. 12. May 7, 1666. [London]: John Martyn and James Allestry, 1666. Disbound. 8.25" x 6.25". 199-214 pp. Includes "An Extract of a Letter, sent lately to Sir Robert Moray out of Virginia, conce... 79 Declaration of Independence, Early Printing Estimate: 60 600 The Annual Register... for the Year 1776. Fourth Edition. London: Dodsley, 1788. 8v. Early paper over board rebacked in modern calf. *********** Contains an early printing of the DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, followed by the early... 80 [French and Indian War, Battle Plan] Estimate: 20 200 [Lithograph.] "A Prospective View of the Battle fought near Lake George, on the 8th of Sept. 1755, between 2000 English, with 250 Mohawks and 2500 French and Indians." Albany [NY]: Lith. Of Richard H. Pease, 1852. Measured from ... 81 Revolutionary War, Benjamin Lincoln Document Estimate: 60 600 February 14, 1776. Watertown, Massachusetts-Bay Colony. Partially printed document completed in manuscript. 15.5" x 12.75". ******** Appointing Samuel Barnard to Major in the 1st Regiment of the Militia in the County of Middlese... 82 Benedict Arnold, Unpublished Manuscript Play Estimate: 200 2000 "Treachery of Arnold. A Tragedy in 5 Scenes." Dated 1838 at end. Folio, 6 pages, plus docket leaf at end. Ink on wove. Docket leaf notes the title and reads "For the Repository Van Rensselaer, March 23, 1838." An apparently u... 83 1791, American Congress, Maritime Act Estimate: 60 600 First Congress. AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE UNLADING OF SHIPS AND VESSELS, IN CASES OF OBSTRUCTION BY ICE. [Philadelphia, 1791.] Broadside, 11.25" x 7.5". A rare and unusual imprint from the First Congress, still in slip bill form... 84 [Georgia, Creek Indians, James Jackson] Estimate: 70 700 New York, August 30, 1789. Letter signed by James Jackson (1757-1806, Georgia Governor from 1798 to 1801, and served in US House and Senate.) Folio, 2 pg. ***** A letter of introduction sent to Joseph Clay in Savannah, GA, int... 85 Otsego Herald, 1797 Estimate: 10 100 OTSEGO HERALD: OR, WESTERN ADVERTISER. Thursday, September 21, 1797. Cooperstown (NY): Elihu Phinney, 1797. Folio, 4 pp. Includes a letter supposedly written by John Wesley at 81 years of age to a 23 year old lady. Condition: F... 86 Lot of 13 George Washington Eulogies Estimate: 100 1000 A group of 13 eulogies and orations on the death of Georgia Washington, 8vo and smaller, some disbound and some in later wrappers, overall Good to Very Good, including: ** Brooks, John. AN EUGLOGY, ON GENERAL WASHINGTON. Bosto... 87 Quincy, Clay, and Jackson, Hand-colored Etching Estimate: 60 600 [Akin, James, attributed to.] THE PEDLAR AN HIS PACK OR THE DESPERATE EFFORT; AN OVER BALANCE. [Philadelphia, 1828.] Hand-colored etching, sheet 14" x 9.5". John Binns, an editor in Philadelphia, had circulated several critica... 88 [Amistad, Slavery, Message from the President] Estimate: 30 300 SCHOONER AMISTAD. MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, TRANSMITTING SUNDRY LETTERS BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND THE CHEVALIER D'ARGAIZ, ON THE SUBJECT OF THE SCHOONER "AMITSAD." 27TH Congress, 3d Session, Doc. N... 89 1841, Missouri's Northern Boundary Estimate: 50 500 [Allen, Beverly.] [Correspondence between Beverley Allen and other members of the State Constitutional Convention.] Jefferson City, Missouri, 1841. 8vo. 15, [1, blank] pp. Disbound. A rare collection of correspondence relatin... 90 Colonial South Carolina, Signed Document Estimate: 20 200 October 6, 1767. Document by William Glascock (1730-1793) relating to the sale of a plantation in South Carolina. "I do humbly certify for Mathew Singleton a Plantation or Tract of Land containing 150 acres." Witnessed by John Tr... 91 Louisiana Secession, Judaica, 1860 Estimate: 50 500 Benjamin, Judah. SPEECH OF HON. J. P. BENJAMIN, OF LOUISIANA, ON THE RIGHT OF SECESSION. DELIVERED IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES, DEC. 31, 1860. [Washington: Towers, 1861..] 8vo. 16 pp. Disbound, with caption title (as is... 92 South Carolina Secession, Lincoln Election Estimate: 30 300 THE TRIBUNE ALMANAC FOR 1861. New York, [1860.] 12mo, in original publisher's printed wrappers. 80 pp. ********* Scarce. Contains the December 1860 Declaration of Independence of South Carolina, along with an article explaining... 93 [South Carolina, Judiciary System] Estimate: 30 300 THE PRESENT JUDICIARY SYSTEM OF SOUTH-CAROLINA; ITS DEFECTS REVIEWD AND MODES SUGGESTED FOR ITS IMPROVEMENT [FROM THE SOUTHERN QUARTERLY REVIEW.] Charleston, S.C.: Steam-Power Press of Walker and James, 1850. 8vo. 24 pp. Bound i... 94 Civil War, General's Letter Estimate: 30 300 March 2, 1865. Paducah, Kentucky. Autograph letter signed by Union General Samuel P. Heintzelman (1805-1880). 8vo, 3 pp. ******* Addressed to "My dear Captain," Heintzelman writes of proceedings, guerillas robbing stores, gun-bo... 95 Civil War Map, Tennessee, 1862 Estimate: 20 200 The Dollar Weekly Times. Cincinnati, Thursday, December 25, 1862. Large folio, 4 pages. Christmas day issue, with front page containing a map and report on the "Situation in Tennessee." Also includes reports on The Shenandoah Va... 96 McClellan's Dream, Rare Broadside Estimate: 100 1000 Bradshaw, Wesley. GENERAL M'CLELLAN'S DREAM. [Washington?] Daily News Job Office, [1861.] Broadside, 13" x 8.75". Printed on pink wove paper. A rare broadside, apparently printed in several locales (all of them rare.) In was... 97 Florida General Assembly, Civil War Era Estimate: 200 2000 [Florida.] Twelve sessions of the Florida General Assembly, printed before, during, and after the Civil War. All printed in Tallahassee, 1853-1869. Bound in 9 volumes, 8vo, 8 clothbound and 1 in wrappers. Bookplates of the Soc... |
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