Sothebys: VALUABLE PRINTED BOOKS, FINE BINDINGS, MUSIC, AUTOGRAPH LETTERS AND HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS, GREENWICH,

Auction Details

Auction Date
December 16, 1963 - December 16, 1963
Page Size: 555 items in 6 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
493 GOETHE (J. W. VON) His poem Die Feier des siebenten Novembers 1825

November 1825

USD - 280.00
494 IRVING (WASHINGTON) A.L.s. London

7 June 1831

USD - 168.00
495 PENN (Sir WILLIAM, Vice-Admiral, father of the founder of Pennsylvania) A.L.s.

9 April 1653

USD - 14.00
496 RUSKIN (JOHN) ALBUM containing three A.Ls.s.

USD - 476.00
497 SCOTT (Sir WALTER) A.L. (third person) Ashestiel

[1 October 1809]

USD - 42.00
498 SCOTT (Sir WALTER) A.L.s.

11 April 1832

USD - 56.00
499 THACKERAY (W. M.) A.L.s. (initials, in his sloping hand)

USD - 33.60
500 THACKERAY (W. M.) A.L. (in his upright hand)

USD - 22.40
501 THREE ALBUMS containing letters and papers

USD - 84.00
502 BROWNING (ROBERT) FINE A.L.s.

24 November [18]74

USD - 84.00
503 BROWNING (ROBERT) Pencil drawing of an Arab maiden illustrating lines 129-30 of Shelley's "Alastor"

USD - 39.20
504 COLERIDGE (S. T.) A.L. (imperfect)

[c. 1820]

USD - 5.60
505 DISRAELI (BENJAMIN, Earl of Beaconsfield) A.L.s. ("B Disraeli")

USD - 22.40
506 GODWIN (MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT) TWO Interesting A.Ls.

[1797]

USD - 336.00
507 LITERARY

USD - 70.00
508 MULOCK (DINAH MARIA, Mrs. Craik, author of "John Halifax, Gentleman") The Autograph Manuscript of her essay Work for Idle Hands

USD - 117.60
509 SWINBURNE (A. C.) A.L.s.

14 September [c. 1865]

USD - 50.40
510 SWINBURNE (A. C.) A.L.s.

29 December [18]89

USD - 56.00
511 SWINBURNE (A. C.) AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT OF HIS ELEGY ON THE DEATH OF BARRY CORNWALL [Bryan Waller Procter]

USD - 126.00
512 DICKENS (CHARLES) A.L.s.

USD - 56.00
513 LONGFELLOW (H. W.) Three A. Ls. s. and one L.s.

13 July 1868-14 November 1881

USD - 98.00
514 COLLINS (WILKIE) Three A.Ls.s.

5 June 1883 - 5 April 1887

USD - 126.00
515 RUSKIN (JOHN) Fine Series of 5 A.Ls.s.

1 July 1878 -16 September 1879

USD - 210.00
516 BROWNING (ROBERT) Three A.Ls.s.

USD - 112.00
517 TENNYSON (ALFRED, Lord) Autograph Manuscript

USD - 14.00
518 NIGHTINGALE (FLORBNCE) A.L.s.

1 March 1880

USD - 50.40
519 MISCELLANEOUS

USD - 22.40
520 LAUTREC (HENRI DE) TOULOUSE

USD - 126.00
521 BROWNING (ROBERT) Fine A.L.s.

27 October [18]73

USD - 84.00
522 ROBERTS (FREDERICK SLEIGH, Earl Roberts, Field Marshal) Series of 61 A.Ls.s.

USD - 28.00
523 TENNYSON (ALFRED, Lord) A.L.s.

USD - 33.60
524 THACKERAY (W M.) FINE A. L. s. (initials)

USD - 154.00
525 THACKERAY (W. M.) FINE A.L.s.

28 March [1850]

USD - 126.00
526 THACKERAY (W. M.) VERY FINE A. L. s. (initiais)

USD - 210.00
527 TRELAWNY (EDWARD JOHN, friend of Byron and Shelley) Intimate Series of 11 A.Ls.s.

November 1836 - 30 November 1875

USD - 196.00
528 WILLIAMS (EDWARD ELLERKER, 1793-1822, friend of Shelley) FINE A. L. s. ("E. Ell. W")

3 June, [1821]

USD - 70.00
529 WILLIAMS (EDWARD ELLEKER) FINE A. L. s. (initiais)

6 December 1821

USD - 210.00
530 SKETCH PLAN AND ELEVATION OF THE INTERIOR OF SHELLEY'S BOAT THE "DON JUAN"

USD - 252.00
531 CODE OF SIGNALS OF BYRON'S BOAT THE "BOLIVAR"

USD - 154.00
532 HUNT (LEIGH) FINE A. L. (lacking conclusion)

13 February 1822

USD - 280.00
533 HUNT (LEIGH) A.L.s. Pisa

1 August 1822

USD - 224.00
534 BYRON (GEORGE GORDON, Lord) A.L.s.

2 September 1822

USD - 56.00
535 ROBERTS (Captain DANIEL) A.L.s. Pisa

14 September 1822

USD - 532.00
536 SHELLEY (MARY, wife of the poet) AUTOGRAPH DOC.S. (in Italian) Genova

16 Settembre 1822

USD - 112.00
537 ROBERTS (Captain DANIEL) A.L.s.

18 September 1822

USD - 952.00
538 SHELLEY (MARY, wife of the poet) FINE A. L. s. ("MWS")

Saturday, [c. 1822]

USD - 364.00
539 ROBERTS (Captain DANIEL) TWO A.Ls.s. Genoa

21 April-5 June 1823

USD - 420.00
540 HUNT (LEIGH) A.L.s.

14 July 1823

USD - 168.00
541 STANHOPE (Colonel LEICESTER, agent in Greece of the Anglo-Greek Committee, later Lord Harrington) Two A.Ls.s.

USD - 280.00
542 STANHOPE (Colonel LEICESTER) A.L.s.

17 April 1824

USD - 336.00
543 HUNT (LEIGH) FINE A.L.s. Florence

12 May - June 1824

USD - 336.00
544 NAPIER (Colonel CHARLES JAMES, future conqueror of Sind) A.L.s.

USD - 42.00
545 SHELLEY (MARY) and HUNT (LEIGH) FINE AND LONG JOINT A. L. (initialled by Mary, unsigned by Hunt)

Sunday 1827

USD - 476.00
546 SHELLEY (MARY) A.L.s. (initials)

14 May 1836

USD - 476.00
547 [TRELAWNY (EDWARD JOHN)] A.Ls.s. to him from Count d'Orsay

USD - 168.00
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