Sothebys: PRINTED BOOKS, 21Feb1974,

Auction Details

Auction Date: February 21, 1974 - February 21, 1974

Page Size: 509 items in 6 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
101		SPORTING REPOSITORY (THE), 2 vol. in 1, BOTH NUMBER 39 OF 50 COPIES ON HAND-MADE PAPER		1904	GBP -	85.00
102		Sporting Repository (The)		1904	GBP -	42.00
103	SURTEES, R. S.	The analysis of the hunting field, ONE OF 50 COPIES		1903	GBP -	80.00
104	Surtees, R[obert] S[mith]	Jorrocks's Jaunts and Jollities, 2 vol., NUMBER 32 OF 90 LARGE PAPER COPIES		1901	GBP -	75.00
105	Mr. Ferguson	[T. (S. A.)] COCKING AND ITS VOTARIES		1885	GBP -	170.00
106	Tattersall, George	The Pictorial Gallery of English Race Horses		1850	GBP -	135.00
107	Taunton, Theo[philus]	Famous Horses		1895	GBP -	60.00
108	Taunton, Thomas Henry	Portraits of Celebrated Racehorses of the Past and Present Centuries, 4 vol.		1887-88	GBP -	150.00
109	Thomson, David Croal	The Life and Works of Thomas Bewick, NUMBER 48 OF 75 LARGE PAPER COPIES		1882	GBP -	58.00
110	Thomson, David Croal	The water colour drawings of Thomas Bewick		1930	GBP -	48.00
111	Vyner, Robert T.	Notitia Venatica. A Treatise on Fox-Hunting ... [edited] by William C. A. Blew, 2 vol.		1910, n.d.	GBP -	35.00
112	Whitman, Alfred	Charles Turner		1907	GBP -	15.00
113	Wood, Arnold	A bibliography of the Complete Angler	New York	1900	GBP -	30.00
114	Zimmer, John Todd	Catalogue of the Edward E. Ayer Ornithological Library, 2 parts in 1 vol.	Chicago	1926	GBP -	44.00
115	Vandérem, Fernand, La Marche, Olivier de, Washington, D.C.	Annales du Bibliophile Beige, Nouvelle Série, vol. I and II, in 1 vol. Labriolle (Pierre de) Histoire de la Littérature latine chrétienne La Bibliophile Nouvelle: Chroniques du Bulletin Le Chevalier Delibéré ... A Reproduction	Brussels, Paris, Paris, Paris ...	1882-86, 1920, 1922-26, 1931, 1488, 1946	GBP -	2.00
116	[Ashbee, H. S.]	Bibliography of Prohibited Books ... by Pisanus Fraxi. Introduction by G. Legman, 3 vol.	New York	1962	GBP -	38.00
117	[Astor, John Jacob], Robinson W. H.	Catalogue ... of the Astor Library ... A-[P], 3 vol. Menorah. IIIustr. Monastschrift fur die judische Familie, vol. I-III, in 1 vol. Ltd Catalogue 81: A Selection of Precious Manuscripts, Historic Documents and Rare Books Whitaker J., & Sons, Ltd.) Cumula	New York, Vienna	1857-59, 1923-24, 1950, 1945-46, January-September 1947, 1948-65, Jan.-Sep. 1947, 1947-66	GBP -	2.00
118	Avery, Myrtilla	The Exultet Rolls of South Italy, vol. II: Plates	Princeton, N.J.	1936	GBP -	12.00
119		Bibliography--A small quantity of booksellers' catalogues, mostly continental, with 14 vol. of the Cumulative Book Index covering the years 1928-66			GBP -	5.00
120		BOOK AUCTION RECORDS, vol. 1-55, 57-68 [first, second and eighth indexes], 70 vol.		1903-72	GBP -	150.00
121		BOOK COLLECTOR (THE) vol. 1-21, lacking vol. 6 no. 2, vol. 22 nos. 1 & 2		1953-73	GBP -	62.00
122	British Museum	Facsimiles of Royal, Historical, Literary and other Autographs ... edited by George F. Warner, Series I-V			GBP -	22.00
123	Brunet, Gustave	Imprimeurs imaginaires et libraires supposes: Etude bibliographique	Paris	1866	GBP -	13.00
124	Brunet, G. and P. Deschamps	Manuel du libraire et de l'amateur de livres: Supplement, 2 vol. in one Morgand (Damascene) and Charles Fatout. Bulletin de la libraire Morgand et Fatout... no. 1 a 4562; Repertoire méthodique de la libraire Damascene Morgand, together 2 vol. Essai de bib	Paris, Paris, Paris	1878-80, 1876-93, 1906-07	GBP -	10.00
125		Cambridge bibliography (The) of English literature, 5 vol. Stonehill (C. A. & C. W.) & A. Block. Anonyma and pseydonyma, 4 vol.		1940-57, 1926-27	GBP -	32.00
126	Casati, Giovanni	Dizionario degli Scrittori d'ltalia (dalle Origini Fino ai Viventi), 3 vol.	Milan	1925-33	GBP -	5.00
127		Catalogues. A Collection of approximately 150 catalogues, mostly Sotheby book catalogues, including the catalogue of the Hamilton library and some parts of the Chester Beatty, Dyson Perrins and Phillips catalogues (mostly unillustrated) and some duplicate		1884-1973	GBP -	2.00
128	Choulant, Ludwig, Austin, Robert B., Washington, D.C., Fulton, John F.	Graphische Incunabeln für Naturgeschichte und Medicin Early American Medical Imprints ... The Great Medical Bibliographers, plates A Hand-List of English Books in the Library of Emmanuel College	Hildesheim, Philadelphia, Pa., Cambridge	1963, 1668-1820, 1961, 1951, 1641, 1915	GBP -	5.00
129	Christie Miller, R. S.	Catalogue of the library, nos. 3-20, 18 parts and 3 duplicates, with a copy of the catalogue of the Italian majolica collection		30 June 1919-11 July 1927	GBP -	1.00
130	Courboin, François and Marcel Roux	La Gravure francaise: Essai de bibliographic, 3 vol. (including Table)	Paris, N. Y.	1928	GBP -	32.00
131	Davies, Hugh W.	Devices of the early printers		1935	GBP -	23.00
132		DEUTSCHE BIBLIOGRAPHIE. Halbjahres Verzeichnis	Frankfurt-am-Main	Januar 1953-Juni 1972, 1953-72	GBP -	Not Sold
133	Dibdin, T. F.	The Library Companion; or, The Young Man's Guide, and the Old Man's Comfort, in the Choice of a Library, 2 vol.		1824	GBP -	24.00
134	Sir Leslie Stephen and Sir Sidney	DICTIONARY (THE) OF NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY edited by Sir Leslie Stephen and Sir Sidney Lee, (First and second supplements; with index to second); errata vol.;		Twentieth century 1912-30, 1885-1937	GBP -	80.00
135	Eckel, John C.	The first editions of the writings of Charles Dickens		1932	GBP -	32.00
136		English Catalogue of Books (The) for 1835-1889, 1898-1915, 1921-1960, in 24 vol.; Index for 1837-1880 Cumulative Book Index for 1938-July 1944		1864-1961, 1947-1948, 1958, 1961-1971	GBP -	48.00
137		English Catalogue of Books (The) ... issued in Great Britain and Ireland, vol. 13-18, 6 vol. Whitaker's Cumulative book list La librairie Francaise catalogue ...	Paris	1936-60, 1951-72, 1946-56, 1957	GBP -	20.00
138	Scheiwilier, Vanni, Laurenti, Joseph L.	Fava (Domenico) La Culturae la stampa italiana nel Quattrocento, vol. I: Modena, Reggio Emilia Edizioni di Giovannie Vanni Scheiwiller con uno scritto di Ezra Pound Seris (Homero) Manual de bibliografia de la literatura española [1. a parte: Obras general	Milan, Syracuse, N. Y., Madrid	1943, 1925-68, 1968, 1948, 1554-1964, 1968	GBP -	5.00
139	Fortescue, G. K.	A Subject Index of the Modern Works added to the Library of the British Museum ...		1880 -95, 1886-97	GBP -	5.00
140	Fox-Davies, A. C.	Armorial Families: A Directory of Gentlemen of Coat-Armour, 2 vol.		1929-30	GBP -	30.00
141		Gesamtkatalog der Wiegendrucke, vol. I-IV (of 7 vol. so far published); Nachträge zu Hain's Repertorium Bibliographicum ... als Probe des Gesamtkatalogs der Wiegendrucke, together 5 vol.	Leipzig	1925-30-10	GBP -	30.00
142	Grove, Sir George, editor, Glaister, Geoffrey Ashall	A Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 4 vol. Glossary of the Book Block (Andrew) Key Books, of British Authors		1899-98, 1960, 1600-1932, 1933	GBP -	17.00
143	HALKETT, SAMUEL AND JOHN LAING, J. Kennedy, W. A. Smith, A. F. Johnson, D. E. Rodes, and A. C. Simoni	DICTIONARY OF ANONYMOUS AND PSEUDONYMOUS ENGLISH LITERATURE		1926-62	GBP -	150.00
144	Hatton, Thomas and A. H. Cleaver	A bibliography of the periodical printed works of Charles Dickens		1933	GBP -	18.00
145	HINRICH, J. C.	HINRICHS' FÜNFJAHRIGER BÜCHER-CATALOG, vol. 3-5, 7-13, 18 vol. (some vol. in 2 parts), without; the subject indexes to vol. 3, 4, 5, 7 DEUTSCHES BÜCHERVERZEICHNIS. Eine Zusammenstellung der in deutschen Buchhandel erschienen Bücher, Zeitschriften und Land	Leipzig, Leipzig	1866-1913, 1916-72	GBP -	400.00
146	Hodnett, Edward, Smith, William C. and Charles Humphries, Meyer-Baer, Kathi, Watson, Andrew G.	English Woodcuts A Bibliography of the Musical Works published by the Firm of John Walsh Liturgical Music Incunabula: a Descriptive Catalogue The Manuscripts of Henry Savile of Banke	Oxford, frontispiece	1480-1535, 1973, 1968, 1962, 1969	GBP -	15.00
147	Holford, Sir George, Abbey, J. R.	The Holford Library, part I-III only (of 4 parts), in 2 vol. Catalogue of the Westbury Collection of Cookery Books Catalogue of Valuable Printed Books and Fine Bindings from the Celebrated Collection Bibliotheca Phillippica. Catalogue of French, Spanish,		1927-28, 1965, 1965, 1970	GBP -	5.00
148	Humphries, Charles and William C. Smith	Music Publishing in the British Isles		1954	GBP -	5.00
149	J. H. Mason	Imprint (The), edited by J. H. Mason and others, no. 1-9 [COMPLETE SET]		January-November 1913	GBP -	48.00
150	Jouin, E. and V. Descreux, Stern-Szana, Bernhard	Bibliographic occultiste et maconnique ... Tome I: Jusqu'a l'annee 1717 Grasse (J. G. T.) Bibliotheca Magica et Pneumatica Bibliotheca Curiosa et Erotica Englisch (Paul) Geschichte der erotischen Literatur	Paris, Magstadt bei Stuttgart	1930, 1960, n.d., 1963	GBP -	40.00
151	Klebs, Arnold C.	Incunabula Scientifica et Medica	Hildesheim	1963	GBP -	17.00
152	Lodge, Edmund, Thane, J., Smith, R. Baird	Portraits of Illustrious Personages of Great Britain, 4 vol. British Autography. A Collection of Fac-Similes of the Hand Writing of Royal and Illustrious Personages, with their Authentic Portraits, 2 vol. Isographie des hommes célèbres, ou collection de f	Paris	1821-34, 1793, 1828-30	GBP -	22.00
153	Lorenz, O.	Catalogue général de la librarire Française depuis 1840, vol. "Biblio", vol. [I]--VI, VIII-XIV, XXXII, 30 vol. Brink-man's cumulatieve catalogus van boeken 43 vol. (vol. for 1970 in 2 parts)	Paris, Paris	1876-1934, 1935-66, 1931-72	GBP -	190.00
154	Lowndes, William T.	The bibliographer's manual of English literature, 10 vol., (without the appendix)		1857-64	GBP -	12.00
155	Lowndes, W. T.	The Bibliographer's Manual of English Literature ... [edited] by Henry G. Bohn, 6 vol. (including Appendix)		1858-64	GBP -	34.00
156	Maggs Bros, Edward Lazare, S. R. Shapiro	A collection of 42 catalogues American Book-Prices Current. Index United States Cumulative Book Auction Records	New York, New York	1919-60, 1955-1960 ..., 1961, 1940-45, 1946	GBP -	10.00
157	Mejer, Wolfgang	Bibliographic der Buchbindereiliteratur	Leipzig	1925	GBP -	16.00
158	Penzer, Norman M.	An annotated bibliography of Sir Richard Francis Burton		1923	GBP -	17.00
159	Pritzel, G. A.	Thesaurus Literaturae Botanicae		1950	GBP -	30.00
160	QUERARD, J. M.	Les Supercheries littéraires dévoilées, 3 vol.; Barbier (A. A.) Dictionnaire des ouvrages anonymes, 4 vol.; Brunet (G.) Supplement aux supercheries littéraires dévoilées et au dictionnaire des ouvrages anonymes, together 8 vol.	Paris	1869-79 and n.d.	GBP -	52.00
161	Quinn, John	Complete catalogue of the library, 2 vol.	New York	1924	GBP -	16.00
162	Riccardi, Pietro	Biblioteca Matematica Italiana dalla Origine della Stampa ai Primi Anni del Secolo XIX, 2 vol.	Milan	1952	GBP -	28.00
163	Robertson, Edward	Catalogue of the Samaritan Manuscripts in the John Rylands. Library, Manchester	Manchester	1938	GBP -	7.00
164	Rose, Alfred	Register of Erotic Books, 2 vol.	New York	1965	GBP -	17.00
165	Rouveyre, Édouard	Conaissances nécessaires à un bibliophile, 10 vol.	Paris	1899	GBP -	20.00
166	SADLEIR, MICHAEL	XIX century fiction a bibliographical record, 2 vol.		1951	GBP -	90.00
167	Schwartz, Jacob	1100 obscure points		1931	GBP -	16.00
168	Tosi, Paolo Antonio	Bibliografia dei romanzi e poemi cavallereschi Italiani	Milan	1838	GBP -	6.00
169	S. R. Shapiro, Wright, C. T. Hagberg and C. J. Purnell, Fortescue, G. K.	United States Cumulative Book Auction Records American Book-Prices Current ... Subject-Index of the London Library ... vol. II Book Auction Records, vol. IX A Subject Index of the Modern Works added to the Library of the British Museum ...	New York	1945-47, 1947, 1924-25, 1926, Additions, 1909-22, 1923, 1912, 1891-95, 1897	GBP -	5.00
170	Wanley, Humfrey, McKenzie, D. F. and J. C. Ross, Carter, Harry and H. D. L. Vervliet, Williams, Franklin B., Stevenson, Allan, Wiener, Joel H.	The Diary ... edited by C. E. Wright and Ruth C. Wright, 2 vol. editors, A Ledger of Charles Ackers Civilité Types Index of Dedications and Commendatory Verses in English Books before 1641 The Problem of the Missale Speciale A Descriptive Finding List of	frontispiece	1966, 1968, 1966, 1962, 1967, 1970	GBP -	6.00
171	Westwood, T. and T. Satchell	Bibliotheca Piscatoria		1883	GBP -	26.00
172	[Adams, C. K.]	A Catalogue of the Pictures in the Garrick Club		1936	GBP -	19.00
173	Armengaud, J. G. D., Lasteyrie, R. de, Codrington, K. de B.	Les Galeries publiques de l'Europe ... Rome L'Architecture religieuse en France a l'époque gothique, 2 vol. L'lnde ancienne ... traduit de 1'Anglais par Mme. Jean Locquin Topoloski (Feliks) Britain in Peace and War	Paris, Paris, Paris	1857, 1926-27, 1928, 1941	GBP -	9.00
174	Audin, Marius and Eugene Vial	Dictionnaire des artistes et ouvriers d'art du Lyonnais, 2 vol.		1918-19	GBP -	8.00
175	Audin, Marius and Eugène Vial	Dictionnaire des artistes et ouvriers d'art du Lyonnais, 2 vol.		1918-19	GBP -	8.00
176	Barnard, George	The Theory and Practice of Landscape Painting in Water-Colours		1871	GBP -	20.00
177	Hauser, Arnold, Barnes, Albert C. and Violette de Mazia	Bief: Jonction surréaliste, no. 1-12 [all published], in 1 vol.	Paris	1958-60, 1951	GBP -	17.00
178	Bouvy, Eugene	Daumier: L'OEuvre gravé du maitre, 2 vol.	Paris	1933	GBP -	12.00
179	Bowes, James L., Smeeton, George	Notes on Shippo. A sequel to Japanese enamels [Reprints of rare and curious tracts], 1 vol. only (of 2) containing 10 tracts		1895	GBP -	1.00
180	Bradlow, Edna and Frank	Thomas Bowler of the Cape of Good Hope: His Life and Works, with a Catalogue of Extant Paintings ... [and] a Commentary on the Bowler Prints by A. Gordon-Brown	Cape Town & Amsterdam	1955	GBP -	26.00
181		British Museum. Croft-Murray (Edward) and Paul Hulton. Catalogue of British Drawings. Volume One: XVI & XVII Centuries, 2 vol. (including vol. of plates)		1960	GBP -	4.00
182	Buonarotti, Michel Angelo, Bell, Malcolm Sir Edward Burne-Jones	Sixty Outlines from the Principal Works ... A Record and Review Read (Sir Hercules) and A. B. Tonnochy. Catalogue of the Silver Plate ... bequeathed to the British Museum by Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks		1863, 1903, 1928	GBP -	2.00
183		Burlington Fine Arts Club. [Catalogue of an] Exhibition of English Embroidery, executed prior to the Middle of the XVI Century		1905	GBP -	11.00
184		Burlington Fine Arts Club. [Catalogue of an] Exhibition of English Mezzo tint Portraits; French Art of the Eighteenth Century; The Venetian School: Pictures by Titian and his Contemporaries; Ancient Egyptian Art, together 4 vol.		1902-22	GBP -	18.00
185	Byron, Robert and David Talbot Rice	The Birth of Western Painting		1930	GBP -	17.00
186		Catalogues. A Collection of approximately 400 sale catalogues of English, Continental and Oriental Pottery and Porcelain		1949-72	GBP -	18.00
187		Catalogues. A Collection of approximately 260 sale catalogues largely of Glass, Arms and Armour, Silver and Books		1937-72	GBP -	2.00
188	Cescinsky, Herbert	English Furniture from Gothic to Sheraton	Garden City, N. Y.	1937	GBP -	13.00
189	Chabouillet, A.	Description des antiquités et objets d'art composant le cabinet de M. Louis Fould	Paris	1861	GBP -	19.00
190	Clark, Kenneth, Lord	A Catalogue of the Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci... at Windsor Castle, 2 vol. (including vol. of plates)	Cambridge	1935	GBP -	32.00
191		Courthion (Pierre) Raoul Dufy	Geneva	1951	GBP -	8.00
192	Delteil, Loys	Manuel de l'amateur d'estampes des XIXe et XXe siècles, 2 vol.	Paris	1925	GBP -	18.00
193	EARLE, Major CYRIL	The Earle Collection of early Staffordshire Pottery		1915	GBP -	52.00
194	Foster, J. J.	A Dictionary of Painters of Miniatures (1525-1850) ... edited by Ethel M. Foster		1926	GBP -	7.00
195	Fouchet, Max-Pol A.	Dunoyer de Segonzac: Saint-Tropez et la Provence	Paris	1964	GBP -	35.00
196	Fowler, Lawrence Hall and Elizabeth Baer	The Fowler Architectural Collection of The Johns Hopkins University	Baltimore, Maryland	1961	GBP -	40.00
197	Grosch, H.	Kristiania Kunstindustrimuseum 1876-1901.	Kristiania	1901	GBP -	Not Sold
198	Gudlaugsson, S. J.	Geraert Ter Borch, 2 vol.		1959-60	GBP -	14.00
199	Haan, J. C. J. Bierens de	L'CEuvre gravé de Cornells Cort, graveur hollandais 1533-78	The Hague	1948	GBP -	17.00
200	Hardie, Martin	Water-colour Painting in Britain, 3 vol.		1967-68	GBP -	21.00

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Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Francesco Colonna. Hypnerotomachie, Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Nausea. De principiis dialectices Gorgias, and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000.

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Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000.

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Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000.

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