Sale 740: Fine Books - Fine Press - Fine Bindings - With a Taste of Golf (#740) 09/16/2021 11:00 AM PDT Closed Starts Ending 09/16/2021 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 1-69 of 69. Previous|1|Next Lot #4 The Little of our Earthly Trust Heading(Arion Press)AuthorBishop, ElizabethHeadlineSigned by artist John NewmanPublisherArion PressDate Published2016 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$593.75StatusSold Lot #5 Don Quixote Heading(Arion Press)AuthorCervantes, Miguel deHeadlineArion Press Don Quixote, W. Wiley printsPublisherArion PressDate Published2009 View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$3,125StatusSold Lot #6 The Bridge Heading(Arion Press)AuthorCrane, HartHeadlineArtist's book by Joel Shapiro in scroll formatPublisherArion PressDate Published2017 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$1,500StatusSold Lot #7 A Coney Island of the Mind Heading(Arion Press)AuthorFerlinghetti, LawrenceHeadlineSigned by Lawrence Ferlinghetti and R.B. KitajPublisherArion PressDate Published2005 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$500StatusSold Lot #12 Rarities of Numismata Typographica Heading(Bird & Bull Press)AuthorBlades, WilliamHeadlineNumismata Typographica with 4 facsimile guild medalsPublisherBird & Bull PressDate Published1996 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #20 Practical Remarks on Modern Paper Heading(Bird & Bull Press)AuthorMurray, JohnHeadlineBird & Bull Press, Remarks on Modern Paper Ltd.EdPublisherBird & Bull PressDate Published1981 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #40 A Study of the Illuminated Books of William Blake, Poet, Printer, Prophet Heading(Blake, William - Trianon Press)AuthorKeynes, GeoffreyHeadlineStudy of Illuminated Books of William BlakePublisherTrianon PressDate Published1964 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$237.50StatusSold Lot #44 Irish Strategies AuthorBorges, Jorge LuisHeadlineBorges in English and Irish, Dolmen EditionsPublisherDolmen EditionsDate Published[1975] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #47 Le Costume Historique Heading(Costume)AuthorRacinet, M.A.HeadlineLe Costume Historique, nicely bound, 1888PublisherFirmin-DidotDate Published1888 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$1,750StatusSold Lot #50 Séance for a Minyan Heading(Double Elephant Press)AuthorHecht, Anthony, Michael Kuch, et al.HeadlineSéance for a Minyan, 2001PublisherDouble Elephant PressDate Published2001 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$1,375StatusSold Lot #51 Amour & Armor Heading(Double Elephant Press)AuthorKuch, MichaelHeadlineAmour & Armor by Michael Kuch, 1/75PublisherDouble Elephant PressDate Published1996 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold Lot #52 The Complete Works of Gaius Petronius Done Into English by Jack Lindsay with One Hundred Illustrations by Norman Lindsay. Heading(Fanfrolico Press)AuthorPetronius, GaiusHeadlineSigned by Jack LindsayPublisherFanfrolico PressDate Published[1927] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$175StatusSold Lot #75 The Tarot AuthorLaLiberté, NormanHeadlineNorman LaLiberté's suite of Tarot lithographsPublisherCircle GalleryDate Published1974 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$593.75StatusSold Lot #80 Three volumes of classics published by Limited Editions Club Heading(Limited Editions Club)HeadlineClassics & poetry from Limited Editions ClubPublisherLimited Editions Club View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #96 Nine volumes on typography, fine press, and the history of printing Heading(Typography)HeadlineNine volumes on typography and book artsDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #101 Zapata: A Narrative, in dramatic form, of the life of Emiliano Zapata Heading(Yolla Bolly Press)AuthorSteinbeck, JohnHeadlineA heretofore unpublished Steinbeck workPublisherYolla Bolly PressDate Published[1991] View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$875StatusSold Lot #102 Aesop's Fables: A New Translation by V.S. Vernon Jones with an Introduction by G.K. Chesterton Heading(Bayntun-Riviere)AuthorAesopHeadlineAesop's Fables bound by Bayntun-RivierePublisherWilliam HeinemannDate Published1912 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$2,812.50StatusSold Lot #103 The Care and Feeding of Books AuthorBiblion, Dr. PhiloHeadlineBeautiful box for storing book suppliesPublisherLeather Vita CompanyDate Published1941 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #105 Bookbinders and their Craft Heading(Bookbinding)AuthorPrideaux, S.T.Headline1903 Bookbinders and their craftPublisherCharles Scribner's SonsDate Published1903 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #108 Poems of Robert Browning AuthorBrowning, RobertHeadlineSangorski and Sutcliffe Poems of BrowningPublisherOxford University PressDate Published1925 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$468.75StatusSold Lot #109 The Works of Lord Byron AuthorByron, LordHeadlineWorks of Lord Byron nicely boundPublisherJohn MurrayDate Published1827 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #110 The Life of Benvenuto Cellini, Written by Himself AuthorCellini, BenvenutoHeadlineLife of Cellini finely bound by Brentano'sPublisherBrentano'sDate Published[1906] View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #111 [The Works of Lady Jackson] AuthorCharlotte, Catherine, Lady JacksonHeadlineThe Works of Lady Jackson Finely BoundPublisherGrolier SocietyDate Published[c. 1900] View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #112 Robinson Crusoe AuthorDefoe, DanielHeadlineRobinson Crusoe bound by BayntunPublisherJ.M. DentDate Published[1970] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$468.75StatusSold Lot #113 The Life and Works of George Eliot AuthorEliot, George and J.W. Cross, editorHeadline30 vols. George Eliot, bound by Riviere and SonPublisherWilliam Blackwood and SonsDate Published1858-1885 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,000StatusSold Lot #114 Three Finely Bound Books Heading(Fine Bindings)HeadlineThree finely bound books, one by Riviere View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$237.50StatusSold Lot #115 The Vicar of Wakefield AuthorGoldsmith, OliverHeadlineVicar of Wakefield finely bound by BayntunPublisherJohn C. NinmoDate Published1886 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,000StatusSold Lot #116 The Life of Napoleon AuthorHazlitt, WilliamHeadlineLife of Napoleon, nicely bound, 1/75 setsPublisherThe Grolier SocietyDate Published[c. 1900] View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$500StatusSold Lot #117 The Art of the Book AuthorHolme, CharlesHeadlineExquisite binding of The Art of the BookPublisherThe StudioDate Published1914 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$750StatusSold Lot #118 The Essays of Elia AuthorLamb, CharlesHeadlineEssays of Elia finely bound by BayntunPublisherChapman & Hall, Ltd.Date Published[c. 1920] View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #119 Abraham Lincoln and the Fifth Column Heading(Lincoln, Abraham)AuthorMilton, George FortHeadlineAbraham Lincoln and the Fifth Column, inscribedPublisherThe Vanguard PressDate Published1942 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #120 The Life of Abraham Lincoln Heading(Lincoln, Abraham)AuthorTarbell, Ida M.HeadlineTarbell's classic biography of Lincoln beautifully boundPublisherLincoln History SocietyDate Published1909 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$225StatusSold Lot #121 I Promessi Sposi (The Betrothed) AuthorManzoni, AlessandroHeadlineThe Betrothed by Manzoni, nicely boundPublisherD. Appleton & Company; Geo. S. AppletonDate Published[1845] View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #122 Byron by André Maurois AuthorMaurois, AndréHeadlineByron, bound by Sangorski & SutcliffePublisherJonathan CapeDate Published1930 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #123 Exquisite finely bound folio blank book AuthorMosalov, SashaHeadlineFinely bound folio book by Sasha MosalovDate PublishedNo date View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$175StatusSold Lot #124 Everybody's Pepys: The Diary of Samuel Pepys 1660-1669 AuthorPepys, SamuelHeadlineSangorski and Sutcliffe Diary of Samuel PepysPublisherG. Bell and SonsDate Published1929 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$1,062.50StatusSold Lot #125 Queen Mary: 1867-1953 Heading(Queen Mary of Teck)AuthorPope-Hennessy, JamesHeadlineAn elegant binding for Queen MaryPublisherGeorge Allen and Unwin LimitedDate Published[1959] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$593.75StatusSold Lot #126 Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World Heading(Rackham, Arthur, illustrator)AuthorSwift, JonathanHeadlineSigned by Rackham, bound by Bayntun-RivierePublisherJ.M. Dent & Co.Date Published1909 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$2,375StatusSold Lot #127 The Complete Works of James Whitcomb Riley AuthorRiley, James WhitcombHeadlineJames Whitcomb Riley finely boundPublisherC.B. RandallDate Published1914 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #128 La Princesse Lointaine: Pièce en quatre actes en vers AuthorRostand, EdmondHeadlineExtraordinary binding, La Princess LointainePublisherAux Dépens D'un AmateurDate Published1919 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$3,750StatusSold Lot #129 Modern Painters AuthorRuskin, JohnHeadlineRuskin's Modern Painters bound by W. NuttPublisherSmith, Elder and Co.Date Published1856-1860 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$812.50StatusSold Lot #130 The Stones of Venice AuthorRuskin, JohnHeadlineThe Stones of Venice bound by W. NuttPublisherSmith, Elder and Co.Date Published1853, 1858 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$2,500StatusSold Lot #131 The Medici Heading(Sangorski & Sutcliffe)AuthorYoung, Colonel G.F.HeadlineFinely bound by Sangorski & SutcliffePublisherE.P. DuttonDate Published[1928] View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$875StatusSold Lot #132 The Old Huntsman and Other Poems AuthorSassoon, SiegfriedHeadlineSassoon's The Old Huntsman , nicely boundPublisherWilliam HeinemannDate Published1917 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #133 The Waverley Novels AuthorScott, Sir WalterHeadlineThe Waverley Novels 74 vols. bound by BayntunPublisherVarious publishersDate Published1814-1831 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$2,000StatusSold Lot #134 The Cambridge Edition of the Poets AuthorScudder, Horace E., editorHeadlineThe Cambridge Edition Poetical WorksPublisherHoughton Mifflin CompanyDate Published[1898-1903] View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #135 The Heritage Shakespeare AuthorShakespeare, WilliamHeadlineThe Heritage Shakespeare bound by BayntunPublisherHeritage PressDate Published[1958] View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #136 Set of five Sporting Novels by Surtees AuthorSurtees, Robert SmithHeadlineHandsome set of Surtees' sporting booksPublisherBradbury, Agnew, & Co.Date Published[1899] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #137 The Life and Works of Alfred Lord Tennyson in Twelve Volumes AuthorTennyson, Alfred LordHeadlineWorks of Tennyson, bound by Riviere & SonPublisherMacmillan & Co. Ltd.Date Published1898-1899 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$875StatusSold Lot #138 Vanity Fair AuthorThackeray, William MakepeaceHeadlineVanity Fair finely bound by BayntunPublisherHodder & StoughtonDate PublishedNo date View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #139 The Writings of Henry David Thoreau AuthorThoreau, Henry DavidHeadlineWritings of Henry David Thoreau, Walden EditionPublisherHoughton MifflinDate Published1906 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$1,000StatusSold Lot #140 Trevelyan's Garibaldi Trilogy AuthorTrevelyan, G.M.HeadlineTrevelyan's Garibaldi trilogy, nicely boundPublisherLongmans, Green, and Co.Date Published1914-1915 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #141 A Journey to the Centre of the Earth AuthorVerne, JulesHeadlineFinely bound by Asprey & Co.PublisherBlackie and SonDate PublishedNo date View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$937.50StatusSold Lot #143 The Lives of Dr. John Donne; Sir Henry Wotton; Mr. Richard Hooker; Mr. George Herbert; and Dr. Robert Sanderson. AuthorWalton, IzaakHeadlineBell and Dandy Pocket Edition of Walton's LivesPublisherBell and DandyDate Published1864 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #144 De rebus Alexandri Magni, cum commentario perpetuo & indice absolutissimo Samuelis Pitisci Heading(Alexander the Great)AuthorCurtius Rufus, QuintusHeadlineWith view of Babylon and the Hanging GardensPublisherApud Franciscum HalmaDate Published1685 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$875StatusSold Lot #145 Sumerian Clay Tablet Incised with Cuneiform Script Heading(Antiquities - Cuneiform)HeadlineSumerian Cuneiform Tablet c. 2054 BCDate Published[c. 2054 BC] View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$4,375StatusSold Lot #152 Anathema! Medieval Scribes and the History of Book Curses Heading(Book Curses)AuthorDrogin, MarcHeadlineHistory of Medieval Scribes and Book CursesPublisherAllanheld & SchramDate Published[1983] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #154 Ioannis Michaelis Brvti Florentinae Historiae Libri Octo Priores, Cum Indice locupletissimo AuthorBruto, Giovanni MicheleHeadlineGiovanni Bruto's Florentine Histories, 1562PublisherIacobi IuntaeDate Published[1562] View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #157 Costumes Anciens Et Modernes. Habiti Antichi et Moderni di tutto il Mondo... precedes d'un Essai Sur la Gravure sur Bois par M. Amb. Firmin Didot. Heading(Costume)AuthorVecellio, CesareHeadlineCostumes Anciens Et Modernes printed by DidotPublisherDidot FreresDate Published[1860] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #181 Anglorum Speculum, Or the Worthies of England, in Church and State. Author[Fuller, Thomas]HeadlineFuller's Worthies of England, 1684 editionPublisherPrinted for John Wright, Thomas Passinger, and William ThackaryDate Published1684 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #183 Storia d'Italia AuthorGuicciardini, FrancescoHeadlineGuicciardini's History of Italy, 19th century ed.PublisherBorroni e ScottiDate Published1843 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #184 The Giunti of Florence Heading(Guilds)AuthorPettas, William A.HeadlinePettas' history the Giunti publishing familyPublisherBernard M. Rosenthall, Inc.Date Published1980 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #185 A Complete Body of Heraldry: containing an historical enquiry into the origins of armories and the rise and progress of heraldry... Heading(Heraldry)AuthorEdmondson, JosephHeadlineJacobson's exhaustive work on heraldryPublisherFor the Author by T. SpilsburyDate Published1780 View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #190 Lights and Shades of San Francisco. AuthorLloyd, Benjamin E.HeadlineLights and Shades of San Francisco 1876PublisherA.L. BancroftDate Published1876 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #191 Manual for Instruction in Military Maps and Aerial Photographs AuthorMaclean, Norman F. and Everett C. OlsonHeadlineMilitary Maps and Aerial PhotographsPublisherHarper & Bros.Date Published[1943] View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #194 Five volumes signed by Manly P. Hall Heading(Occult)AuthorHall, Manly P.HeadlineFive volumes signed by Manly P. HallDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$687.50StatusSold Lot #204 On the Principles of Political Economy, and Taxation. AuthorRicardo, DavidHeadlineRicardo's 1819 treatise on Taxes and PoliticsPublisherJohn MurrayDate Published1819 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$1,187.50StatusSold Lot #209 The Guilds of Florence AuthorStaley, EdgcumbeHeadlineA handsomely bound copyPublisherMethuen and A,C, McClurg & Co.Date Published1906 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #222 Early Golf at St Andrews AuthorHamilton, DavidHeadlineSigned by David Hamilton, one of 350PublisherThe Patrick PressDate Published[1986] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next