Sothebys: PRINTED BOOKS, 16Nov1959,

Auction Details

Auction Date: November 16, 1959 - November 16, 1959

Page Size: 604 items in 7 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
202	Smith William C.	A Bibliography of the Musical Works published by John Walsh			GBP -	2.00
203	McKerrow R. B. F. S. Ferguson	Title-Page Borders used in England and Scotland		1932	GBP -	2.00
204	Hodnett Edward	English Woodcuts		1935	GBP -	6.00
205	Grey W. W.	A Bibliography of the English Printed Drama to the Restoration		1939-51-57	GBP -	20.00
206	McKerrow R. B.	Printers' and Publishers' Devices in England and Scotland		1949	GBP -	2.00
207	Masson Sir Irvine	The Mainz Psalters and Canon Missae		1954	GBP -	3.00
208	Redgrave G. R.	Erhard Ratdolt and his work at Venice			GBP -	8.00
209	Bourdillon F. W.	The Earl Editions of the Roman de la Rose			GBP -	5.00
210	Gibson	(Strickland)			GBP -	4.00
211		Biographie Universale	Paris	1811-47	GBP -	5.00
212	Black G. F.	A Gypsy Bibliography			GBP -	6.00
213	Bloom J. Harvey	English Tracts			GBP -	20.00
214		Book Collector (The)		1953-58	GBP -	3.00
215		BOOK-PRICES CURRENT		1888-1948	GBP -	38.00
216	Leighton J. J.	Booksellers' Catalogues.			GBP -	7.00
217		British Museum.		1884	GBP -	12.00
218	Franks Bequest	British Museum.		1903-04	GBP -	3.00
219	Queen Mary's Psalter	British Museum.		1912	GBP -	5.00
220		British Museum.		1932	GBP -	16.00
221	Britwell	(The) Handlist, or short-title catalogue of the principle principal volumes		1933	GBP -	2.00
222	Brooke Thomas	A Catalogue of the Manuscripts and Printed Books collected by Thomas Brooke		1891	GBP -	4.00
223	Brunei J. C.	Manuel du Libraire et de l'Amateur de Livres		1860-80	GBP -	42.00
224	Burckhard J.	Historia Bibliothecae Augustae quae Wolff-enbutteli est			GBP -	16.00
225		Cambridge Bibliographical Society.		1949-58	GBP -	6.00
226	Robson James	Catalogues.			GBP -	4.00
227		Catalogues.			GBP -	22.00
228	Bibliotheque A. Firmin Didot	Catalogues.			GBP -	1.00
229	Chetham Humphrey	The Will of Humphrey Ccetham	Manchester		GBP -	10.00
230	CHEVALIER ULYSSE	Repertoire des Sources Historiques du Moyen Age.	Paris	1894-1903, 1905-07	GBP -	32.00
231	Clark J. W.	The Care of Books		1909	GBP -	7.00
232		Clemens (Claudius) Musei		1635	GBP -	14.00
233	Cobden-Sanderson T. J.	The Journals		1926	GBP -	14.00
234	Cockerell Sydney C.	The Gorleston Psalter		1907	GBP -	13.00
235		Constantino (R.) Nomenclator insignium scriptorum	Paris	1555	GBP -	55.00
236	Cordesius Joannes	Biblliothecae Cordesianae Catalogus	Paris	1643	GBP -	26.00
237	Davenport Cyril	English Heraldic Book-Stamps		1909	GBP -	3.00
238	Davenport Cyril	Cameo Book-Stamps figured and described		1911	GBP -	6.00
239		DICTIONARY (THE) OF NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY		1885-1937	GBP -	36.00
240	Durie John	The Reformed-School and the Reformed Librarie-Keeper		1651	GBP -	165.00
241	Edwards Edward	Memoirs of Libraries including a hand book of Library Economy			GBP -	16.00
242	Ellis F. S.	The Hours of Albert of Brandenburg			GBP -	5.00
243		[Franecker Library, Holland.]			GBP -	18.00
244	Franklin Alfred	Les anciennes Bibliotheques de Paris		1867-70	GBP -	18.00
245	Franklin Alfred	Recherches sur la Bibliotheque de la Faculte de Medicine			GBP -	16.00
246	Gibbs H. H.	A Catalogue of some printed Ibooks and manuscripts			GBP -	8.00
247	Grimani Breviary	Prospectus and 25 plates, some in colour		1904	GBP -	6.00
248		Haydn's Dictionary of Dates			GBP -	3.00
249	Hindley Charles	The Old Book Collector's Miscellany			GBP -	7.00
250		Historical Manuscripts Commission			GBP -	1.00
251	Hobson G. D. Maioli	Canevari and others		1926	GBP -	10.00
252	Hortulus Animae	Cod. Bibl. Pal. Vindob.		1907-10	GBP -	42.00
253		Huth Library.		1911-20	GBP -	22.00
254	James M. R.	A Descriptive Catalogue of the Manuscripts in the Library of St. John's College, Cambridge			GBP -	7.00
255	ames M. R.	J A Catalogue of the Mediaeval Manuscripts in the University Library, Aberdeen			GBP -	10.00
256	Jenkinson Hilary	Palaeography and the Practical Study of Court Hand			GBP -	8.00
257	Johnston W. D.	History of the Library of Congress			GBP -	4.00
258	Kirkwood James	An Overture for founding and maintaining of Bibliothecks in every paroch throughout this kingdom			GBP -	105.00
259	Kranz Gottlob	Memorabilia Bibliothecae Publicae Elisabetanae Wratislaviensis			GBP -	28.00
260	Landsburger Franz	Der St. Galler Folchart-Psalter		1912	GBP -	10.00
261	Le Gallois Le Sieur	Traitte des plus belles bibliotheques de l'Europe	Paris	1685	GBP -	12.00
262	Le Turc M.	Echelles pour les Bibliotheques plus commodes et plus solides que celles dont on fait actuellement usage			GBP -	48.00
263	Levis H. C.	A Descriptive Bibliography of the most important books in the English language relating to the art and history of engraving and the collecting of prints		1912	GBP -	5.00
264	Levis Howard C.	A Descriptive Bibliography of the most important books in the English Language relating to the Art and History of Engraving		1912-13	GBP -	8.00
265		Library Chronicle (The).			GBP -	1.00
266		Library of Congress.			GBP -	16.00
267	Lipsius Justus	De Bibliothecis Syntagma		1602	GBP -	9.00
268	Lipsius Justus	De Bibliothecis Syntagma			GBP -	170.00
269	Livingston Luther S.	Auction Prices of Books		1905	GBP -	2.00
270	Lomeier Johannes	De Bibliothecis liber singularis		1680	GBP -	8.00
271		London Library (The) Catalogue by C. T. H. Wright and C. J. Purnell			GBP -	45.00
272	Lowndes W. T.	The Bibliographer's Manual of English Literature			GBP -	6.00
273	Martin Robert	Catalogus Librorum		1640	GBP -	135.00
274		Memoire concernant la Bibliotheque des Chanoines Reguliers de l'Abbaye St. Victor de Paris		17th and 18th centuries	GBP -	170.00
275	Morison Stanley	The English Newspaper		1932	GBP -	8.00
276	MURRAY C. FAIRFAX	CATALOGUE OF A COLLECTION OF EARLY GERMAN BOOKS in the Library of C. Fairfax Murray		1913	GBP -	130.00
277		Music Loan Exhibition held by the Worshipful Company of Musicians, Illustrated Catalogue		1909	GBP -	6.00
278	Naude Gabriel	Advis pour dresser une Bibliotheque	Paris	1627	GBP -	44.00
279	Naude G.	Advis pour dresser une Bibliotheque	Paris	1644	GBP -	30.00
280	Naude G.	Instructions concerning erecting of a Library		1661	GBP -	50.00
281	Naude G.	Bibliographia Politica			GBP -	28.00
282	Naude G.	News from France or a description of the Library of Cardinall Mazarin before it was utterly ruined		1652	GBP -	200.00
283		[Oldys (William, attributed to)]		1739	GBP -	22.00
284	Orcutt W. D.	The Book in Italy		1928	GBP -	7.00
285	Panzer G. W.	Annales Typographici ab artis inventae origine ad annum MD		1793-97	GBP -	13.00
286	N. C. de Fabri, seigneur de	Peiresc Lettres de Peiresc		1888-98	GBP -	16.00
287	Petit-Kadel	(L. C. F.)			GBP -	6.00
288	Plomer Henry R.	English Printers' Ornaments		1924	GBP -	4.00
289	Polain Louis	Catalogue des Livres Imprimes au Quinzieme Siecle des Bibliotheques de Belgique		1932	GBP -	11.00
290		Print Prices Current		1919-36	GBP -	6.00
291		Roxburghe Club.		1926	GBP -	10.00
292	Sainte-Marthe	(Abel de)			GBP -	44.00
293		Sale Catalogues.			GBP -	8.00
294	Sayle C. E.	Early English Printed Books in the University Library		1900-07	GBP -	10.00
295	Scholes P. A.	The Oxford Companion to Music			GBP -	6.00
296	Scott Dr. S. Davey	A Guide to the Collector of Historical Documents			GBP -	12.00
297	Sears G. E.	A Collection of Works illustrative of the Dance of Death			GBP -	12.00
298	Septier A.	Manuscrits de la Bibliotheque d'Orleans			GBP -	1.00
299	Smith George Frank Benger	The Oldest London Bookshop			GBP -	9.00
300	Smith Richard	An exact copy of some genuine letters wrote by the late unhappy Mr. Smith		1732	GBP -	18.00
301	Stevens Henry	Recollections of Mr. James Lenox			GBP -	7.00

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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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Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of Sense and Sensibility, the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.
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Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000.

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.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000.

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.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.