Sale 624: Rare Books & Manuscripts, with the Fred Bennett Collection of the Book Club of California (#624) 09/07/2017 11:00 AM PDT Closed Starts Ending 09/07/2017 11:00 AM PDT Auction Info PDF Prices Realized View ▼ Items per page 102550100 Sort by DefaultTime LeftLot#TitleNewestHighest PriceLowest PriceBidsViewsAuthorProvenancePublisherDate PublishedConditionCode Filter By Categories Category match ANY of the aboveALL of the above ConditionCodeConditionCode-Select-finenear finevery goodgoodfairpoor sold as is Featured Exclude closed lots Price Lot Number Results: Viewing items 1-10 of 10. Previous|1|Next Lot #3 Original program from a dinner given in honor Alcoholics Anonymous co-founder Bill Wilson (aka "Bill W"), signed by Bill and his wife Lois Heading(Alcoholics Anonymous)HeadlineProgram signed by AA founder Bill WilsonDate PublishedOctober 7, 1967 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold Lot #25 The Tiny Book on Cocktails Heading(Cocktails)HeadlineLivermore & Knight Tiny Book on CocktailsPublisherLivermore & KnightDate Published1905 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$687.50StatusSold Lot #28 Letter to Charles Darwin's Cambridge mentor from a fellow clergyman-botanist Heading(Darwin, Charles - his Cambridge mentor, 1829)AuthorEllicombe, H.T., Rev.Headline1829 letter to Charles Darwin's Cambridge mentor from a fellow clergyman-botanistDate Published1829 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #51 Cut signature "Emma" framed with a photograph Heading(Hawaii)AuthorEmma, Queen, consort of Kamehameha IV, King of the Hawaiian IslandsHeadlineSignature of Hawaiian Queen EmmaDate PublishedNo date View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #55 Two letters from Queen Liliuokalani to "Cousin William," writing about the publication of her autobiography Heading(Hawaii)AuthorLiliuokalani, Lydia Kamakaeha Kaomalii, Queen of HawaiiHeadlineTwo autograph letters from Hawaii's Queen Liliuokalani 1897Date Published1897 View details Estimate$7,000 - $10,000Sold for$6,250StatusSold Lot #74 Manuscript notebook with 39 ink and watercolor drawings in illustration of 39 manuscript limericks, in the style of Edward Lear Heading(Limericks)HeadlineManuscript Limericks & Drawings in manner of LearDate Published19th century View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000StatusUnsold Lot #102 Herman Melville's older brother and mentor launches his ill-fated political career while the future author is still at sea Heading(Melville, Herman)AuthorMelville, GansevoortHeadlineHerman Melville's older brother - rare 1844 political letterDate Published1844 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500StatusUnsold Lot #138 Songs. Bound volume of approximately forty-five pieces of sheet music with title pages Heading(Sheet music)Author[Chisholm, Fannie M., compiler]HeadlineBound volume of 19th century sheet musicDate Published[1800's] View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #144 "Pay Less and Dress Better." - Trade catalog for The Royal Tailors, Fall & Winter Season 1912-13 Heading(Trade Catalogs)AuthorRoyal TailorsHeadlineSuperb trade catalog for The Royal Tailors 1912-13 seasonPublisherThe Royal TailorsDate Published1912 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$1,062.50StatusSold Lot #252 Near complete run of Book Club of California annual keepsake sets, from 1933-2011 Heading(Book Club of California Keepsakes)HeadlineBCC annual keepsakes 1933-2011PublisherBook Club of CaliforniaDate Published1933-2011 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$562.50StatusSold Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next