Sothebys: VALUABLE AUTOGRAPH LETTERS HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS AND PRINTED BOOKS., 23Apr1934,

Auction Details

Auction Date
April 23, 1934 - April 23, 1934
Page Size: 678 items in 7 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
198 CHARLES I. Doc. s. on vellum, 1619 (1)

1619

 GBP - 0.10
199 NAPOLEON I; FOUCHE, Joseph Doc. s. Buonaparte,; Auto. Paris

GBP - 6.10
200 KIPLING, Rudyard A.L.s. (Author Letter signed)

GBP - 1.10
201 SHERIDAN, R. B. A.L.s. (Author Letter signed)

GBP - 4.10
202 SCOTT, Sir Walter A.L.s. (Author Letter signed)

1809

 GBP - 1.05
203 WHISTLER, J. M. (Butterfly) lp. 8vo, a dinner invitation to Mr. McLean

GBP - 0.10
204 ALBANY, John Stewart, Duke of, 1481-1536; ADOLPHUS, Frederick, King of Sweden; BONELLI, Girolamo Regent of Scotland; L. s. in French; Nephew of Pius V.

8th April; 1765; 22 Dec. 1571

 GBP - 0.10
205 MENDEZ DE GALVEZ, Baltasar Statement signed by himself re-lating to his services in connection with the Conquest of Peru and other Campaigns

c. 1548

 GBP - 1.00
206 Santeris, Padre Tray Alonso; Salgrado, Padre Francisco; Borja, Padre Francisco de; Salgrado, Padre F.; Pantoja, Padre Alonso; Morales, Padre Luis de; San Benaventura, Fr. Francisco; Vidal, Padre Joseph; Vidal, Joseph; Valleys, Padre Thomas; Adams, Father JESUIT LETTERS; to the Duchess; A. L. s.; Salgrado; to the same; MS. Memorial to King Charles II of Spain; Lista de la Cordillera de las Islas Marianas; Manuscript Memorandum from Documents on the Mariannas and Philippines; A. L. s. on the Marianna Missio

c. 1680; 27 Sept. 1682; 7 June, 1678; 14 June, 1678; 24 June, 1684; June 20, 1687; 1658; 1670?; 1685; 1679; 18 Feb. 1658; Jan. 12, 1686; 3 May, 1685; 14 June, 1680

 GBP - 5.00
207 ABRANTES, Duke d' MONTEZUMA

GBP - 0.10
208 GEORGE III Thirty-two Docs

1793

 GBP - 2.05
209 MURNETA OTALORA, Joseph de L. s. (in Spanish)

22 Oct. 1687

 GBP - 0.10
210 ANNE OF BEAUJEU, daughter of Louis XI (1460-1522)

GBP - 3.00
211 LORRAINE, Charles de, Duke of Mayenne causin of Mary Queen of Scots

GBP - 0.15
212 FRANCIS I OF FRANCE.

GBP - 0.15
213 GEORGE III; MARY, Princess, daughter of George III Doc. s. on vellum; GEORGE IV as Prince Regent; A. L. s.

12 Aug. 1783; 1811-8

 GBP - 0.05
214 LIONNE, Hughes de Louis XVI's Minister for Foreign Affairs. Paris

6th Sept. 1647

 GBP - Not Sold
215 GEORGE I. A. L. s. George Louis as Elector of Hanover

16/26 June, 1685

 GBP - 0.15
216 ELIZABETH OF BOHEMIA grand-daughter of James I. L. 9.

27th June 1675

 GBP - 0.05
217 DEBUSSY, Claude A.L.s. (Author Letter signed)

12 Mars, 1914

 GBP - 0.10
218 LISZT, Franz. 1811-1886 Hungarian Musician and Composer.

1886

 GBP - 175.00
219 SOSPIRI piece for piano

23 July, 1879

 GBP - 6.00
220 SCHLUMMEB LIED IM GRABE

1873/75

 GBP - 6.10
221 LISTZ-MOZART CONFUTATIS MALEDICTTS

GBP - 6.00
222 Go NOT HAPPY DAY

GBP - 12.00
223 VALSE in C sharp major

GBP - 5.05
224 ICH LIEBE DICH

GBP - 4.10
225 NOCTURNE in F sharp major

GBP - 9.00
226 LISZT-SCHUMANN

GBP - 6.00
227 IN STILLER EINSAMKEIT

GBP - 5.00
228 VERGESSENE ROMANZE (Romance oubliee); ANDANTINO; Two pages music

GBP - 4.05
229 PIECE in F sharp major; Valse movement in E major; TOCCATA for piano in A minor; Two pages music beginning ruhig,; ADAGIO; One page folio of rewritten passages of music

GBP - 4.05
230 TRISTBSSE, Alfred de Musset; LA NOTTE song set to music; musical composition by Liszt on a poem by Michel Angelo; CARROUSEL de Madame Pelet-Narbonne

GBP - 19.00
231 DER BLINDE SAENGER; TRISTIA; CHORAL; VIVE HENRI IV Ballade von Graf Alexis Tolstoy; La vallee d'Oberman,; ACH GOTT VOM HIMMEL SICH DAREIN;title and full signature by Liszt

GBP - 6.00
232 A, B. A Treatise of the way to life London

n. d.

 GBP - 3.00
233 Watson, Christopher Briefe Principles of religion London

1581

 GBP - 3.05
234 Rogers, John The Summe of Christianitie London

1679 (for 1579)

 GBP - 3.05
235 W., T. Summarie and short meditations London

1580

 GBP - 3.17
236 TYNDALE, WILLIAM THE PRAC-TYSE OF PRELATES.

1530

 GBP - 5.00
237 Howell, James Some sober inspections made into the carriage and consults of the late Long-Parliament, unbound 1656

1656

 GBP - 0.10
238 Lessons of thrift

1820

 GBP - 0.05
239 BAILETT, Walter A Briefe Treatise touching the preservation of the eie-sight Oxford

1602

 GBP - 11.00
240 ARCANDAM THE MOST EXCELLENT

1598

 GBP - 27.00
241 Compleat History of the Intrigues of Priests and Nuns

GBP - 5.05
242 Randolph, Thomas Poems with the Muses Looking-Glass, and Amyntas Oxford

1668

 GBP - 0.05
243 Joujou, Le des Demoiselles Paris

c. 1752

 GBP - 3.10
244 Vicars, John Jehovah-Jireh ... or Englands Parliamentary Chronicle

1644-46

 GBP - 0.10
245 Catechism A breefe Catechisme so necessary and easie to be learned even of the simple sort London

1579

 GBP - 7.00
246 Beza, T. A little Catechisme London

1579

 GBP - 6.00
247 Meditations sur la regie de S. Benoist Paris

1717

 GBP - 2.15
248 Freemasons; The Free-Masons Accusation and Defence ... the fourth edition

1723

 GBP - 14.00
249 Citizen's (The) Companion: or the Trades-man's Mirrour

1673

 GBP - 3.00
250 Sparke, Thomas A short Treatise London

1580

 GBP - 3.05
251 JONES, RICHARD A Briefe and Necessarie Catechisme. London

1583

 GBP - 14.10
252 Le Magon, Robert A Catechisme and playne instruction for Children London

n. d. [1580]

 GBP - 10.10
253 Bossuet, J. B. L'Apocalypse avec une Explication Paris

1789

 GBP - 2.00
254 Bossuet, J. B. Divers Ecrits ov Memoires sur le Livre intitule Explication des Maximes des Saints, &c Paris

1698

 GBP - 3.15
255 Bossuet, J. B. Libri Salomonis Paris

1693

 GBP - 2.00
256 Bossuet, J. B. Liber Psalmorum

1691

 GBP - 2.00
257 Le Blond, J. Translator of More's Utopia Paris

1553

 GBP - 0.05
258 Legende Joyeuse, La ou Les Cent Legons de Lampsaque--Suitte de la Legende Joyeuse, etc.

1749-50

 GBP - 5.05
259 Le Sage, A. R. Une Journee des Parques Paris

1735

 GBP - Not Sold
260 Le Sage Histoire d'Estevanille Gonzalez Paris

1734-41

 GBP - Not Sold
261 Le Sage Nouvelles Avantures de Fadmirable Don Quichotte de a Manche Paris

1704

 GBP - 3.15
262 Swift, J. Travels into several remote nations of the world

1726

 GBP - 5.10
263 Smollett, T. Expedition of Humphrey Clinker

1771

 GBP - 3.15
264 Saint Germain, Charles de The Royal Physician or the perfect charitable physician ... Teaching by order alphabetical Edinburgh

1689

 GBP - 5.00
265 Book of common Prayer

1561-2

 GBP - 3.05
266 Thackeray, W. M. The Irish sketch-book

1843

 GBP - 1.15
267 Deuteronome, Le Traduit en Frangois Paris

1685

 GBP - 1.00
268 Fenelon Sophronime Paris

1700

 GBP - 1.00
269 Francisci Priscianensis Argumentorum Observationes in omnnes Ciceronis epistolas

1549

 GBP - 0.15
270 Hall, Joseph, Bishop Virgidemiarium.

GBP - 4.00
271 Halliwell-Phillipps, J. O. Outlines of the Life of Shakespeare

1886

 GBP - 0.08
272 Hardy, Thomas A Group of Noble Dames

GBP - 0.14
273 Harington, Sir John Epigrams

1618

 GBP - 2.00
274 La Bruyere Les Caracteres de Theophraste Paris

1696

 GBP - Not Sold
275 La Fontaine, J. Poeme du Quinquina Paris

1682

 GBP - 2.05
276 LA FONTAINE, J. Contes et Nouvelles

1743-4

 GBP - 60.00
277 LA FONTAINE, J. Contes et Nouvelles Amsterdam

1762

 GBP - 20.00
278 CARMELIANUS, PETKUS CARMEN. LONDON

1508

 GBP - 195.00
279 LADMIRAL, Jan Albinus (B.S.) Dissertatio de Arteriis et Venis

1736-38

 GBP - 30.00
280 BOSWELL, JAMES LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON

1791

 GBP - 12.10
281 Svpplication, A. of the Family of Loue ... for grace and fauour.

1606

 GBP - 2.00
282 Donne, J. A Declaration of that Paradoxe

1648

 GBP - 8.10
283 TURBERVILE, G. THE BOOKE OF FALCONRIE OR HAWKING ... now newly; THE NOBLE ART OF VENERIS OR HVNTING

GBP - 13.00
284 Gunpowder Plot.

GBP - 8.05
285 CERVANTES, M. DE THE; SECOND PART OF THE HISTORY OF THE VALOROUS AND WITTY KNIGHT-ERRANT London

1620

 GBP - 19.10
286 Byron, Lord A Bibliography of his writings in prose and verse by T. J. Wise

1932

 GBP - 2.18
287 Baskerville Press.

1761

 GBP - 7.00
288 ANDERSON, JAMES The Constitutions of the Free-Masons.

1723

 GBP - 7.05
289 America.

1686

 GBP - 0.10
290 Hildebrand, Wolffgang Magia Naturalis Leipzig

1619-22

 GBP - 1.05
291 Goltzius Les Images presque de tous les Empereurs depuis C. Caesar jusques á Charles V.

1559

 GBP - 0.05
292 Baker, George History and Antiquities of the County of North-ampton

1822-41

 GBP - 2.00
293 Shaw, Henry Encyclopaedia of Ornament, coloured phtes, half roan 1842

1842

 GBP - 0.10
294 New Testament

1731

 GBP - 0.15
295 WEEVER, JOHN Ancient Funerall Monuments

1631

 GBP - 1.10
296 Book (The) of Common Prayer London

1715

 GBP - 1.12
297 Stillingfleet, Ed. Origines Britannicae, or, the Antiquities of the British Churches London

1685

 GBP - 3.10
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