Sale 688: Rare Books & Manuscripts - Alcoholics Anonymous - Miniature Books (#688) 11/21/2019 11:00 AM PST Closed Starts Ending 11/21/2019 11:00 AM PST 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 1-57 of 57. Previous|1|Next Lot #3 Æsop's Fables with his Life: In English, French & Latin... Illustrated with One hundred and Twelve Sculptures by Francis Barlow AuthorAesopHeadlineRare illustrated Aesop's Fables, 1666PublisherPrinted by William Godbid for Francis BarlowDate Published1666 View details Estimate$10,000 - $15,000StatusUnsold Lot #4 The Fables of Æsop. Volume I. Paraphras'd in Verse, Adorn'd with Sculpture, and Illustrated with Annotations. By John Ogilby, Esq... [bound with] Æsopicks: or, a Second Collection of Fables... AuthorAesopHeadlineRare octavo edition of Ogilby's Aesop, 1683-4PublisherPrinted for T. Bassett, et al.Date Published1683 & 1684 View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000StatusUnsold Lot #6 The Goose that Laid the Golden Egg AuthorAesopHeadlineAnti-Semitic version of Aesop's Golden GoosePublisherFawcett School of Industrial Arts / Fidelity PrintshopDate Published1928 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$1,062.50StatusSold Lot #9 Jack Sheppard, A Romance [with] The Star-Chamber: An Historical Romance AuthorAinsworth, William HarrisonHeadlineTwo finely bound novels by W.H. AinsworthPublisherGeorge Routledge and SonsDate Published[1856]; [1880] View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #10 The Tower of London. A Historical Romance AuthorAinsworth, William HarrisonHeadlineAinsworth's Tower of London with Cruikshank illustrationsPublisherRichard BentleyDate Published1840 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #34 The Quadrupeds of North America AuthorAudubon, John James and John BachmanHeadlineAudubon's Quadrupeds of North AmericaPublisherVictor Gifford AudubonDate Published1851-54 View details Estimate$7,000 - $10,000Sold for$8,750StatusSold Lot #35 The Yellow Book: An Illustrated Quarterly Author[Beardsley, Aubrey, et al.]HeadlineThe Yellow Book, complete setPublisherElkin Mathews & John LaneDate Published1894-1897 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$531.25StatusSold Lot #40 Bibell: das ist Alle Bücher Alts und News Testaments... Heading(Bible in German)AuthorDietenberger, Johann. (translator)HeadlineGerman Bible Translated by Johann Dietenberger 1577PublisherQuentelDate Published1577 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #41 Biblia Magna: Biblia cum concordantijs ueteris & noui testamenti et sacrorum canonum... Heading(Bible in Latin)HeadlineLatin folio Bible with woodcuts, 1525PublisherJacob MareschalDate Published1525 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,250StatusSold Lot #42 The Office of the Holy Week According to the Missall and Roman Breviary AuthorBlount, Walter KirkhamHeadlineThe Office of the Holy Week, 1670PublisherPrinted by the Widow ChrestienDate Published1670 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$212.50StatusSold Lot #45 Botany displayed; or, a complete and compendious elucidation of Botany (caption title) Heading(Botanical)HeadlineSix colored botanical prints, 1798PublisherPublished for the proprietorsDate Published1798 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #46 Plant Lore of Shakespeare Heading(Botanical)AuthorTowne, Rosa M., illustratorHeadlinePlant Lore of Shakespeare, Rosa TownePublisherThe Frame House GalleryDate Published[1974] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #48 Jurisprudence: A Suite of Etchings AuthorBragg, CharlesHeadlineCharles Bragg law etchingsDate PublishedNo date View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #68 L'Imitation de Jesus-Christ. Traduite & paraphrasée en Vers François par P. Corneille Heading(Corneille, Pierre)Author[Thomas à Kempis]HeadlineImitation of Christ in French trans. by CorneillePublisherRobert BallardDate Published1659 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #75 Alfred Crowquill's Comic History of the Kings and Queens of England AuthorCrowquill, AlfredHeadlineComic History of the Kings and Queens of England, 1850PublisherRead & Co.Date Published[1850] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$175StatusSold Lot #86 A True and Faithful Relation of What passed for many Yeers Between Dr. John Dee and Some Spirits: Tending (had it succeeded) to a General Alteration of most States and Kingdomes in the World...Also the Letters of Sundry Great Men and Princes... AuthorDee, JohnHeadlineDr. John Dee on spirits and apparitions, 1/500PublisherThe Antonine Publishing Co.Date Published1974 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$406.25StatusSold Lot #94 Traité Général des Pesches: et Histoire des Poissons qu'Elles Fournissent, Tant pour la Subsistance des Hommes... AuthorDuhamel du Monceau, Henri-Louis and L H de La MarreHeadlineTraité Général des Pesches, 1769PublisherSaillant & Nyon / DesaintDate Published1769 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold Lot #97 American Entomology, or, Descriptions of the Insects of North America Heading(Entomolgy)AuthorSay, ThomasHeadlineThomas Say, American Entomology 1824-5PublisherPhiladelphia Museum / Samuel Augustus MitchellDate Published1824-5 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$562.50StatusSold Lot #98 Petit Courrier des Dames, Journal des Modes Heading(Fashion)Headline~100 hand colored plates of women's dress from 1839Date Published1839 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #111 The Adventures of Herr Baby finely bound Heading(Fine Bindings)AuthorMolesworth, Mrs. [Mary Louisa Molesworth]HeadlineAdventures of Herr Baby finely boundPublisherMacmillan and Co.Date Published1881 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #115 Modes & Manners of the Nineteenth Century as Represented in the Pictures and Engravings of the Time AuthorFischel, Oskar and Max von BoehnHeadlineModes & Manners of the Nineteenth CenturyPublisherJ. M. Dent / E. P. DuttonDate Published1909 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold Lot #120 Insinuationum divinae pietatis libri quinque, in quibus vita, & acta Sanctae Gertrudis Monialis Ordinis Sancti Benedicti continentur. Accessere nunc denuo exercita ab eàdem Virgine composita... Heading(Gertrude, Saint, the Great)AuthorCastañiza, Juan deHeadlineWritings of St. Gertrude the Great, 1599PublisherApud haeredes Ioannis Iñiguez de LequericaDate Published1599 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$437.50StatusSold Lot #128 The Antiquities of Ireland AuthorGrose, FrancisHeadlineAntiquities of Ireland - Engraved PlatesPublisherS. HooperDate Published1791-95 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,625StatusSold Lot #135 Illustrated Bhagavad Gita printed in ancient Hindi Heading(Hindu Mythology)HeadlineIllustrated Bhagavad Gita printed in ancient HindiDate PublishedEarly/mid 19th century? View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$2,812.50StatusSold Lot #139 Four Prints of an Election AuthorHogarth, WilliamHeadlineHogarth, Four Prints of an ElectionPublisherWilliam HogarthDate Published[1755-58] View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500StatusUnsold Lot #141 British Preserve AuthorHowitt, S.HeadlineScarce 19th c. engravings of British animalsPublisherSherwood, Gilbert & PiperDate Publishedn.d View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #144 Humorous Sketches of the World We Live In Heading(India)AuthorLodwick, R.W.HeadlineComic look at Indian society on eve of Sepoy RebellionPublisherLithographed at the Education Society's PressDate Published1856 View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #147 The Sundering Flood Heading(Kelmscott Press)AuthorMorris, WilliamHeadlineKelmscott Sundering Flood with hand-illuminationsPublisherKelmscott PressDate Published1897 View details Estimate$6,000 - $9,000StatusUnsold Lot #152 Chaldaean Oracles and Theurgy AuthorLewy, HansHeadlineHans Lewy, Chaldaean Oracles and TheurgyPublisherÉtudes AugustiniennesDate Published1978 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$212.50StatusSold Lot #153 Candide, or Optimism Heading(Libanus Press)AuthorVoltaireHeadlineCandide from Libanus Press, 1996PublisherLibanus PressDate Published1996 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #157 The Ten Little Mulligan Guards Heading(McLoughlin Brothers)HeadlineTen Little Mulligan Guards illustrated song/gamePublisherMcLoughlin BrothersDate Published[1874] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #162 The Natural History of the British Surface-Feeding Ducks AuthorMillais, J.G.HeadlineThe Natural History of the British Surface-Feeding DucksPublisherLongmans, Green, and Co.Date Published1902 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #164 Bruin: The Adventure of a Little Bear Heading(Moe, Louis, illustrator)AuthorDavies, MaryHeadlineBruin with color plates by Louis Moe 1922PublisherFunk & Wagnalls CompanyDate Published[1922] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$687.50StatusSold Lot #176 Relacion Historica de la Vida Y Apostolicas Tareas del Venerable Padre Fray Junipero Serra, Y de las Misiones que Fundo en la California Septentrional, y Nuevos Establecimientos de Monterey AuthorPaloú, FranciscoHeadlinePalou's Biography of Serra First EditionPublisherFelipe de Zúñiga y OntiverosDate Published1787 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold Lot #177 [Diseases and Enemies of Poultry] AuthorPearson, Leonard and B.H. WarrenHeadlineDiseases and Enemies of Poultry, 1897PublisherClarence M. Busch, State Printer of PennsylvaniaDate Published1897 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #188 Kupfer-Bibel: in welcher Die Physica Sacra, Oder Beheiligte Naturwissenschafft Derer in Heil. Schrifft Vorkommenden Natürlichen Sachen, Deutlich Erklärt und Bewährt AuthorScheuchzer, Johann JakobHeadlineScheuchzer's Kupfer-Bibel/Physica Sacra, 1731-35PublisherGedruckt bey C.U. WagnerDate Published1731-5 View details Estimate$15,000 - $25,000StatusUnsold Lot #191 Gemology: An Annotated Bibliography AuthorSinkakas, JohnHeadlineGemology: An Annotated Bibliography, 1993PublisherThe Scarecrow PressDate Published1993 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #192 The Romish Ecclesiastical History of Late Years AuthorSteele, RichardHeadlineAnti-Catholic work written as a translation of Papal canonizationPublisherPrinted for J. RobertsDate Published1714 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #203 Miscellaneo Rum Sacrorum AuthorWitsius, HermannHeadlineMiscellaneo Rum Sacrorum, Vol. IPublisherJ.N. AndreaeDate Published1712 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold Lot #212 Lessons for Children: In Four Parts AuthorBarbauld, Mrs.HeadlineLessons for Children In four parts 1808PublisherPrinted for J. JohnsonDate Published1808 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold Lot #213 Collection of small and miniature Bibles and prayer books Heading(Bibles)HeadlineCollection of small and miniature Bibles and prayer booksDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #221 Nine miniature books mostly related to children Heading(Children's Books)HeadlineNine illustrated miniature books mostly related to childrenPublisherVarious publishers View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #229 Collection of miniature flip books Heading(Flip Books)HeadlineCollection of miniature flip booksDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #233 The Book of Ruth Heading(Grabhorn Press)HeadlineThe Book of Ruth Grabhorn PressPublisherBook Club of CaliforniaDate Published1927 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #234 Drawings By Kate Greenaway and Verses By Laura E. Richards From the Ladies' Home Journal 1895 & 1896 Compiled and Arranged By Lucile Rasmussen AuthorGreenaway, Kate & Laura E. RichardsHeadlineDrawings By Kate Greenaway miniature 1/200PublisherThe Rasmussen PressDate Published1974 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #242 The Revivalist: A New Selection Of Hymns And Spiritual Songs, Designed For The Use Of Conference Meetings, Private Circles, And The Class Room. Heading(Hymnals)AuthorGlass, WashingtonHeadlineRevivalist hymnal 1858 scarcePublisherOsgood & PearceDate Published1858 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #251 Miniature Koran (in Arabic) Heading(Koran in miniature)HeadlineMiniature Koran (in Arabic)PublisherDavid Bryce & SonDate Published[c.1900] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #260 Five miniature books Heading(Miniature books)HeadlineFive miniature booksDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #263 Large Group of Miniature Books, Keepsakes, Etc. Heading(Miniature Books)HeadlineLarge Group of Miniature Books, Keepsakes, Etc.Date PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #266 Tiny book Heading(Miniature Books)HeadlineTiny book!Date Published[n.d.] View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #269 Seven Miniature Picture Books Heading(Miniature Picture Books)HeadlineSeven Miniature Picture BooksDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$81.25StatusSold Lot #270 Two miniature prayer books Heading(Miniature Prayer Books)HeadlineTwo miniature prayer booksDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #276 Two Copies of Illustrations in Miniature Heading(Postage Stamps)AuthorKlinefelter, WalterHeadlineKlinefelter Illustrations in Miniature Presentation Copy InscribedPublisherBlack Cat PressDate Published1939 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$468.75StatusSold Lot #283 Flowers & Plants on United States Postage Stamps - four copies Heading(River's Edge Studio)AuthorLawrence, Miriam B.HeadlineFlowers & Plants on U.S. Postage Stamps 4 copiesPublisherRiver's Edge StudioDate Published1970 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #315 Rosamond, Part III; Containing the Story of the Rabbit Author[Edgeworth, Maria]HeadlineTale of Rosamond and the Rabbit from 1801PublisherJ. JohnsonDate Published1801 View details Estimate$10 - $100StatusUnsold Lot #328 Dissertatio Medica Inavgvralis [Inauguralis] De Incantatis Heading(Occult)AuthorCrause, Rudolf Wilhelm and Johann Ernst RauschelbachHeadlineSpellcasting for good and evil 1701PublisherKrebsDate Published1701 View details Estimate$10 - $100Sold for$162.50StatusSold Lot #331 The Bioscope, or Dial of Life Explained. To Which is Added a Translation of St. Paulinus's Epistle to Celantia, on the Rule of Christian Life; and An Elementary View of General Chronology AuthorPenn, Granville, Esq.HeadlineThe Bioscope or Dial of LifePublisherJohn MurrayDate Published1814 View details Estimate$10 - $100Sold for$112.50StatusSold Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next