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Previous|1|Next Lot #28 The Bible of the Anaesthetist AuthorBullard, F.W.HeadlineTongue-in-cheek essay by Anaesthetist, 1903Date Published[ca. 1903] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #49 Helados & Bebidas Mexicanas - Mexican manuscript cookbook from 1909 Heading(Cookery - Mexican)HeadlineMexican manuscript cookbook from 1909Date Published1909 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold Lot #50 Herencia de Sabores [with] Delicias y Sabores - two manuscript cookbooks from the Rivero family of Puebla, Mexico Heading(Cookery - Mexican)HeadlineTwo 19th century manuscript cookbooks from Puebla, MexicoDate Published1888-89 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,625StatusSold Lot #57 Cocina 10 y 20 Anos, 1919 [cover title] Heading(Cookery - Mexican)AuthorValdes, R.HeadlineManuscript Mexican cookbook 1919Date Published1919 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #60 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Heading(Dali, Salvador, artist)AuthorCarroll, LewisHeadlineDali's Alice in Wonderland, signedPublisherMaecenas Press / Random HouseDate Published1969 View details Estimate$6,000 - $9,000Sold for$6,875StatusSold Lot #77 Author's offprint from Faraday’s Experimental Researches in Electricity, from the Philosophical Transactions, inscribed by Michael Faraday AuthorFaraday, MichaelHeadlinePresentation copy of Michael Faraday offprint 1833PublisherPrinted by Richard TaylorDate Published1833 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$4,062.50StatusSold Lot #84 Check signed by Greta Garbo, made out to the New York Telephone Company for $34.30 Heading(Garbo, GretaHeadlineCheck signed by Greta GarboDate PublishedMarch 26, 1963 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$750StatusSold Lot #114 Autograph signed letter from Helen Keller to Mrs. Bridges Heading(Keller, Helen)HeadlineHelen Keller ALS soliciting funds for U.S. blind-deafDate Published1948 View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #119 "The Head of Christ" - Calligraphic manuscript on vellum with a color miniature of the painting by Leonardo Da Vinci Heading(Leonardo da Vinci)HeadlineLeonardo's Head of Christ with calligraphic descriptionDate Publishedc.1910 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #128 Rubricated leaf from the 15th century Heading(Manuscript Leaf)HeadlineRubricated vellum leafDate Published[c. 1440?] View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #139 Letter from Major General Berthier to General Caffarelli, then in Spain Heading(Napoleonic Era)AuthorBerthier, Louis-AlexandreHeadlineLetter from Napoleon's Chief of StaffDate Published18 Fevrier 1811 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #140 Certificate of Discharge for a soldier in the Regiment d'Artillerie a Cheval, during the First Restoration Heading(Napoleonic Era)HeadlineSoldier discharged from Napoleon's army 1814Date Published21 Septembre 1814 View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #141 Document signed by Daure as chief commissary of the French expeditionary forces in Egypt Heading(Napoleonic Era)AuthorDaure, Jean-Pierre-Paulin-HectorHeadlineDocument from the French expedition to Egypt, 1799Date Published1799 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$1,250StatusSold Lot #142 Document signed by Alexandre Berthier as Ministre de la Guerre, and secretarially signed "Bonaparte" as premier Consul de la République, promoting a lieutenant in the army Heading(Napoleonic Era)HeadlineMilitary appointment signed by Napoleon BonaparteDate Publishedc.1803 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold Lot #143 Manuscript document signed by Brigadier General François Dutertre Heading(Napoleonic Era)AuthorDutertre, FrançoisHeadlineDocument signed by notorious Napoleonic generalDate PublishedUndated View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #145 Letter from Édouard Mortier, Duke of Trévise, to Le Comte Dupont Heading(Napoleonic Era)HeadlineLetter from general under Napoleon, 1814Date Published26 Juillet 1814 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #146 Document signed by Jacques MacDonald as chancellor of the Legion of Honour, appointing Leopold Ferdinand de Zychlinsky as Capitaine d'Infantrie Legere Saxonne Heading(Napoleonic Era)AuthorMacDonald, Étienne Jacques Joseph AlexandreHeadlineDocument signed by Napoleonic General MacDonaldDate Published26 Mai 1816 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #148 Letter from August de Marmont, Duc de Raguse, a recommendation for an officer Heading(Napoleonic Era)AuthorMarmont, Auguste deHeadlineNapoleonic general recommends an officer in 1822Date Published1822 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #149 Letter from Lieutenant-General Moncey to Brigadier-General Charpentier, nominating him a major-general Heading(Napoleonic Era)AuthorMoncey, Bon-Adrien Jeannot deHeadlineAppointment of major-general in Napoleon's Italy ArmyDate Published31 May 1801 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #151 Letter from Marshal Ney to Marshal Berthier recommending a promotion Heading(Napoleonic Era)AuthorNey, MichelHeadlineLetter from Marshal Ney elegantly presentedDate Published3 March 1811 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,875StatusSold Lot #152 Original French Revolution document appointing a lieutenant in the "citizens army" Heading(Napoleonic Era)HeadlineDocument from the French RevolutionDate Published1795 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #153 Letter from General Sir Thomas Picton, written to his agent in London following his arrival in Lisbon, Portugal, describing conditions there Heading(Napoleonic Era)AuthorPicton, ThomasHeadlineLetter from British General in Peninsular War, 1810Date Published9th Feby. 1810 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold Lot #154 Letter from Marshal General Jean-de-Dieu Soult to the president of the French Chamber of Deputies, about the establishment of the French Foreign Legion Heading(Napoleonic Era)AuthorSoult, Jean-de-DieuHeadlineBeginnings of the French Foreign LegionDate Publishedc.1830-34 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #156 Document signed by General Dominique-Joseph René Vandamme Heading(Napoleonic Era)AuthorVandamme, DominiqueHeadlinePassport signed by Napoleon's General VandammeDate Published1807 View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #183 The Tempest Heading(Rackham, Arthur, illustrator)AuthorShakespeare, WilliamHeadlineThe Tempest Arthur Rackham Signed with jacketPublisherWilliam Heinemann Ltd.Date Published[1926] View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,500StatusSold Lot #185 The Springtide of Life. Poems of Childhood - with holograph letter Heading(Rackham, Arthur, illustrator)AuthorSwinburne, Algernon CharlesHeadlineSigned by Rackham w/original letter by SwinburnePublisherWilliam Heinemann Ltd.Date Published[1918] View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$437.50StatusSold Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next