Sothebys: Catalogue of the Valuable Library of Ancient and Modern Printed Books and Illuminated and other Manuscripts. Sold by Auction by Messrs. Sotheby Wilkinson & Hodge at their House, No. 13, Wellington Street, Strand, W.C. on Monday, 13th Dec. 1909., 13Dec1909,

Auction Details

Auction Date: December 13, 1909 - December 13, 1909

Page Size: 1019 items in 11 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
301	[Holbein]	Dance of Death. Hans Holbein's Todtentanz	Munchen	1884	USD -	Unknown
302	[Holbein]	Dance of Death. Der Todtentanz oder der Triumph des Todes nach den Original Holzschnitten des Hans Holbein Von C. Hellmuth	Magdeburg	1836	USD -	Unknown
303	[Holbein]	Dance of Death. The Dance of Death, Painted by H. Holbein and Engraved by W. Hollar (with the Dance of Macaber, by John Lydgate)..	n. p. d. or n. [Lond]	[1790]	USD -	1.40
304	[Holbein]	Dance of Death. The Dance of Death, Painted by Hans Holbein and Engraved by W. Hollar (with the Dance of Macabre by John Lidgate)	Lond. G. Edwards	1794	USD -	Unknown
305	[Holbein]	Dance of Death. The Dances of Death through the various Stages of Human Life		1803	USD -	Unknown
306	[Holbein]	Dance of Death. The Dance of Death, from the original designs of Hans Holbein (with the Dance of Macaber)		1816	USD -	1.55
307	[Holbein]	Dance of Death. The Dance of Death from the original designs of Hans Holbein (with the Dance of Macaber by Lydgate)		1816	USD -	Unknown
308	[Holbein]	Dance of Death. With Historical and Literary Introduction		1849	USD -	Unknown
309	[Holbein]	Dance of Death. The Dance of Death, by Hans Holbein..			USD -	Unknown
310	[Holbein]	Dance of Death. Holbein's Dance of Death, a Photographic Facsimile by W. Griggs, from the Ottley Collection in the British Museum		n.d.	USD -	Unknown
311	[Holbein-Diepenbeck]	Dance of Death. A Series of Fifty-one Engravings of the Dance of Death after Holbein, designed by Adr. a Diepenbeke, and engraved by W. Hollar, within emblematic borders		-1651	USD -	4.90
312	Bewick (John)	Dance of Death. Emblems of Mortality, representing in upwards of Fifty Cuts, Death seizing all Ranks and Degrees of People, from a Painting at Basle (Preface by J. S. Hawkins)		1789	USD -	2.60
313	Chytraeus (David)	Dance of Death. Libellus de Morte et Vita AEterna, Editio Postrema, cui additae sunt Imagines Mortis, illustratae Epigrammatis G. AEmylii		1590	USD -	1.25
314	[COMBE & ROWLANDSON]	DANCE OF DEATH AND LIFE. THE ENGLISH DANCE OF DEATH, from the designs of Thomas Rowlandson, with Metrical Illustrations by the author of Dr. Syntax (Wm. Combe), with the Dance of Life		1815-17	USD -	12.00
315	Hull (Edw.)	Dance of Death. Illustrations of Death's Ramble from the Whims and Oddities of Thos. Hood		-1827	USD -	1.30
316	Dagley (R.)	Dance of Death. Death's Doings in Twenty-four Plates, with Illustrations in Prose and Verse by various Writers		1826	USD -	Unknown
317	Edel (F. W.)	Dance of Death. Die Neue-Kirche in Straszburg. Nachrichten von ihrer Entstehung, etc	Strasburg	1825	USD -	Unknown
318		Dance of Death. Emblems of Mortality representing, by numerous Engravings, Death smiting all ranks and conditions of People	Charleston	1846	USD -	Unknown
319	Jubinal (Achille)	Dance of Death. Explication de la Danse des Morts de la Chaise Dieu, fresque inedite du XV Siecle, precedee de quelques details sur les autres Monumens de ce genre	Paris	1841	USD -	Unknown
320		Dance of Death. Kakodamen der Schreckliche		-1799	USD -	Unknown
321	Kastner (Georges)	Dance of Death. Les Danses des Morts, Dissertations et Recherches..	Paris, etc.	1852	USD -	1.90
322	Langlois (E. H.)	Dance of Death. Essai Historique, Philosophique et Pittoresque sur les Danses des Morts, complete et publie par A. Pettier et A. Baudry, portrait and numerous plates and woodcuts after Holbein and others	Rouen,	1852	USD -	Unknown
323		Dance of Death. Manni (P. G. B. S.J.) Varii c Vera Ritratti della Morte, disegnati in Immagini, ed espressi in essempii al Peccatore dura di cuore, novamente ordinati & accresiute	Milano,	1671	USD -	1.65
324		Dance of Death. Meyer (Conrad, Maalern in Zurich) Todtendantz. Sterbensspiegel das ist sonnenklare Vorstellung menschlicher Nichtigkeit durch alle Stand und Geschlecter, etc	Zurich	1650	USD -	3.30
325	Peignot (Gabriel)	Dance of Death. Recherches Historiques et Litteraires sur les Danses des Morts, et sur l'Origine des Cartes a Jouer	Dijon et Paris	1826	USD -	Unknown
326	Rethel (Alfred)	Dance of Death. Auch ein Todtentanz aus dem Jahre 1848	Leipz.	1848	USD -	Unknown
327		Dance of Death. REUTZ. Geistliche Todts-gedancken bey allerhand Gemahlden und Schildereyen in Vorbildung unterschiedlichen Geschlechts, Alters, Standes und Wurdens-Parsohnen sich des Todes zu erinnern, etc	Passau,	1753	USD -	1.00
328	Rusting (Salomon van)	Dance of Death. Het Schouw-Toneel des Doods, waar op na't leeven vertoont wort de doot op den Throon des Aard-bodems	t' Amsterdam	1707	USD -	Unknown
329	[Rusting]	Dance of Death. Het Schouw-Toneel des Doods, waar op na't leven vertoont word de Dood op den Throon des Aard-Bodems, etc	t' Amsterdam	1735	USD -	Unknown
330	[Rusting]	Dance of Death. Schau-Platz des Todes, oder Todten-Tanz in kupffern und Versen vorgestellet von Sal. van Rusting			USD -	1.15
331	[RUSTING]	Dance of Death. Schau-Platz des Todes oder Todten-Tanz in kupfern und Versen vorgestellet; chemals von Sal. van Rusting in Nieder-Teutscher sprache nun aber in hoch-teutscher herausgegeben von J. G. Daniel,	Nurnberg	1736	USD -	1.10
332		Dance of Death. Santa Clara (P. Abraham Van) De Kapelle der Dooden, op de algemeene Doodenspiegel . . . om indagtig te zyn het Memento Mori, etc	t' Amsterdam	1741	USD -	Unknown
333	[SCHELLENBERG]	Dance of Death. Freund Heins Erscheinungen in Holbeins Manier von J. R. Schellenberg		1785	USD -	3.00
334	Schultz-Jacobi (J. C.)	Dance of Death. De Nederlandsche Doodendans	Utrecht	1849	USD -	Unknown
335	Sears (G. E.)	Dance of Death. A Collection of Works illustrative of the Dance of Death in the Library of George Edward Sears,	New York	1889	USD -	1.25
336	Steinhauer (Ant.)	Dance of Death. Vado Mori das ist; Bereitschaft zum Tod, oder der Weg alles Fleisches, durch eine ordentliche Todten-procession, herausg. von Jo. N. Weislinger	Straszburg, etc.	1744	USD -	Unknown
337	[Van Assen]	Dance of Death. The British Dance of Death, exemplified by a series of engravings from drawings by Van Assen, with Explanatory and Moral Essays		n. d. (1822)	USD -	5.00
338	Walasser (Adam)	Dance of Death. Kunst wol zu sterben. Ein gar nutzliches, hochnothwendiges Buchlein ausz heiliger Schrifft, etc		1621	USD -	2.10
339	David (Joanne)	Veridicus Christianus, Editio Altera, auctior	Antw.	1606	USD -	Unknown
340	Davie (W. Galsworthy)	Architectural Studies in France		1877	USD -	Unknown
341	Davies (C. M.)	History of Holland, and the Dutch Nation, NUMEROUS EXTRA ILLUSTRATIVE ENGRAVINGS INSERTED		1851	USD -	2.10
342	[Davies (Myles)]	Eikon Mikro-Biblike, sive Icon Libellorum, or a Critical History of Pamphlets..		1715	USD -	1.60
343	Davis (Edw.)	Gothic Ornaments illustrative of Prior Birde's Oratory in the Abbey Church		1834	USD -	Unknown
344	DECKER (THOMAS)	ENGLISH VILLANIES seven severall times..		1638	USD -	7.50
345	Degen (Louis)	Les Constructions en Bois avec le Supplement	Paris	1859-62	USD -	Unknown
346	De Gomberville	Doctrine of Morality, or a View of Human Life according to the Stoick Philosophy, translated from the French by T. M. Gibbs		1721	USD -	Unknown
347	Delille	Les Georgiques de Virgile, traduction nouvelle en vers Francois, enrichies des Notes	Paris	1770	USD -	1.50
348	Dent	Catalogue of the Library of John Dent, Esq. M.P. F.R.S		1825	USD -	Unknown
349	De-Rossi (G. B.)	Dizionario Storico degli Autori Ebrei e delle loro opere			USD -	Unknown
350	De Vinne (Theo. L.)	The Invention of Printing, a Collection of Facts and Opinions descriptive of Early Prints and Playing Cards, Block-Books, Coster, Gutenberg, etc	New York	1876	USD -	Unknown
351	Bierstadt (O. A.)	De Vinne Press. The Library of Robert Hoe, a Contribution to the History of Bibliophilism in America	New York	1895	USD -	2.35
352		De Vinne Press. Ives. Catalogue of the Collection of Books and Manuscripts belonging to Mr. Brayton Ives of New York, comprising Early Printed Books, Americana		ib. 1891	USD -	1.40
353	Dibdin (Chas.)	History and Illustrations of the London Theatres..		1826	USD -	Unknown
354	DIBDIN (Dr. T. F.)	Poems, ORIGINAL EDITION		1797	USD -	Unknown
355	Dibdin (T. F.)	Poems, ORIGINAL EDITION		1797	USD -	1.20
356	[Dibdin (T. F.)]	History of Cheltenham and its Environs; including an Inquiry into the Nature and Properties of the Mineral Waters, etc		1803	USD -	Unknown
357	Dibdin (T. F.)	Fenelon's Treatise on the Education of Daughters, translated and adapted to English Readers		1805	USD -	Unknown
358	[Dibdin (T. F.)]	The Director: A Weekly Literary Journal; containing Essays, Bibliographiana, Royal Institution; British Gallery, etc		1807	USD -	Unknown
359	Dibdin (T. F.)	Some Account of the First Printed Psalters at Mentz 1457, 1459, 1490 (contributed to The Athenaeum in 1807)		-1807	USD -	Unknown
360	Dibdin (T. F.)	More (Sir T.) Utopia, translated into English by Raphe Robinson, A.D. 1551, a New Edition with Copious Notes and Introduction		1808	USD -	1.55
361	Didbin (T. F.)	Specimen Bibliothecae Britannicae: Specimen of a Digested Catalogue of Rare, Curious and Useful Books in the English Language, etc		1808	USD -	1.25
362	Dibdin (T. F.)	Specimen of an English De Bure		1810	USD -	1.00
363	Dibdin (T. F.)	Bibliography: a Poem in Six Books (Book I, all written)		1812	USD -	Unknown
364	Dibdin (T. F.)	Typographical Antiquities; or the History of Printing in England, Scotland and Ireland, begun by Joseph Ames, continued by Wm. Herbert, and now greatly enlarged with copious notes		1810-19	USD -	6.25
365	Dibdin (T. F.)	Book Rarities, a Descriptive Catalogue of Some Curious, Rare and Valuable Books of early date, chiefly in the collection of Earl Spencer (specimen of the proposed Bibliotheca Spenceriana)		1811	USD -	Unknown
366	Dibdin (T. F.)	Book Rarities: a Descriptive Catalogue of Some Curious, Rare and Valuable Books of early date, chiefly in the collection of Earl Spencer (specimen of the proposed Bibliotheca Spenceriana)		ib. 1811	USD -	Unknown
367	Dibdin (T. F.)	The Linclone Nosegay: beyng a brefe table of certaine Bokes in the possession of Maister Thomas Frognal Dibdin Clerk, which be to be sold to him who shal gyve the moste for ye same		ib. (1811)	USD -	1.00
368	Dibdin (T. F.)	Rastell (John) The Pastime of People; or the Chronicles of Divers Realms, especially England (1529), now first reprinted with facsimile woodcuts		1811	USD -	Unknown
369	Dibdin (T. F.)	Gardiner (W. N.) A Review of Thos. Frognal Dibdin's Bibliomania		1812	USD -	Unknown
370	Dibdin (T. F.)	A Ballad entitled Rare Doings at Roxburghe Hall (4 ll.)			USD -	1.75
371	[Dibdin (T. F.)]	Catalogue of a Portion of the Valuable Library of Stanesby Alchorne, Esq. with Duplicates from the Library of a Nobleman (Lord Spencer), sold by Auction by R. H. Evans, May 22, 1813		1813	USD -	1.00
372	DIBDIN (T. F.)	BIBLIOTHECA SPENCERIANA: a Descriptive Catalogue of the Books printed in the Fifteenth Century and of many Valuable First Editions..		1814-23	USD -	8.00
373	Dibdin (T. F.)	Cassano Catalogue of Books printed in the 15th century, now in the Library of Earl Spencer		1823	USD -	Unknown
374	Dibdin (T. F.)	Catalogue of the Library of Jas. Edwards, Esq. sold by auction by R. H. Evans, April, 1815 (compiled by T. F. Dibdin, see Bibl. Dec. III, 439)		1815	USD -	Unknown
375	[Dibdin (T. F.)]	A Roxburghe Garland		1817	USD -	4.80
376	[Dibdin (T. F.)]	Catalogue of the Celebrated Library of the late Count Borromeo of Padua, containing the most rare Italian Novels of the XVth and XVIth Century, and the First Decamerone; sold by auction by R. H. Evans		1817	USD -	Unknown
377	[Dibdin (T. F.)]	Catalogue of the Celebrated Library of the late Count Borromeo of Padua, sold by auction by R. H. Evans		1817	USD -	Unknown
378	Dibdin (T. F.)	Catalogue of the Library of an Eminent Bibliographer (Dr. T. F. Dibdin), containing a most interesting and curious Collection of Bibliography and literary history, sold by auction by R. H. Evans in June, 1817		1817	USD -	Unknown
379	Dibdin (T. F.)	The BIBLIOGRAPHICAL DECAMERON; or Ten Days pleasant Discourse upon illuminated Manuscripts, and Subjects connected with Early Engraving, Typography and Bibliography		1817	USD -	9.00
380	Dibdin (T. F.)	Complaint of a Lover's Life; and Controversy between a Lover and a Jay (presented to the Roxburghe Club by T. F. Dibdin)		1818	USD -	6.25
381	Dibdin (T. F.)	Sermons, Doctrinal and Practical, preached in King St. Brompton; Quebec and Fitzroy Chapels, calf, 1820; Lent Lectures preached in St. Mary's, Bryanston Square			USD -	Unknown
382	Dibdin (T. F.)	Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany		1821	USD -	4.30
383	Dibdin (T. F.)	Lettre Trentieme concernant l'Imprimerie et la Librairie traduite de l'Anglais, avec des Notes par G. A. Crapelet (on the Bibliographical Tour in France and Germany)	Paris	1821	USD -	Unknown
384	Dibdin (T. F.)	A Roland for an Oliver, or Brief Remarks upon the Preface and Notes of G. A. Crapelet attached to his Translation of the Thirtieth Letter of the Bibliographical Tour by the Author		1821	USD -	1.90
385	Dibdin (T. F.)	Lettre Trentieme concernant l'Imprimerie et la Librairie de Paris traduite de l'Anglais avec des Notes par G. A. Crapelet			USD -	2.50
386	Dibdin (T. F.)	Lettre Neuvieme relative a la Bibliotheque Publique de Rouen, traduite de l'Anglais (de Dibdin) avec des Notes par Th. Licquet	Paris	1821	USD -	Unknown
387	[Dibdin (T. F.)]	Lettre un Relieur Francais a un Bibliographe Anglais, par Lesne, Relieur, a Paris		ib. 1822	USD -	Unknown
388	Dibdin (T. F.)	Catalogue of the Original Drawings executed for Dibdin's Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour, by Mr. George Lewis and some foreign artists, sold by auction by Mr. R. H. Evans on Wednesday, 13 Feb. 1822		1822	USD -	Unknown
389	Dibdin (T. F.)	Catalogue of the Original Drawings by Lewis and others for the Bibliographical Tour; another copy		1822	USD -	Unknown
390	Dibdin (T. F.)	Catalogue of Books the property of G. Isted, Esq. with the entire Collection of Drawings executed by G. Lewis and others for his Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour, sold by R. H. Evans, Feb. 11, 1822		1822	USD -	Unknown
391	Lewis (Geo.)	Dibdin (T. F.) Observations intended to accompany the Third Part of the Groups, the Controversy between Dibdin and Lewis (on the latter's remuneration for drawings supplied to Dibdin's Tours)		-1823	USD -	Unknown
392	Lewis (Geo.)	Dibdin (T. F.) A Series of Groups illustrating the Physiognomy, Manners and Character of the People of France and Germany (illustrating Dibdin's Bibliographical Tour in France and Germany)		1823	USD -	1.80
393	Lewis (Geo.)	Dibdin (T. F.) Advertisement of a Series of Groups of the People of France and Germany..		1823	USD -	Unknown
394	Garrick (David)	[Dibdin (T. F.)] Catalogue of the Library, splendid Books of Prints..		1823	USD -	1.10
395	Dibdin (T. F.)	The Library Companion, or the Young Man's Guide and the Old Man's Comfort in the Choice of a Library		1824	USD -	Unknown
396	Dibdin (T. F.)	The Library Companion, or the Young Man's Guide and the Old Man's Comfort in the Choice of a Library		1824	USD -	Unknown
397	Dibdin (T. F.)	A Merry and Conceited Song to be Sung at Roxburghers Hall		1825	USD -	Unknown
398	Dibdin (T. F.)	The Street Companion, or the Young Man's Guide and The Old Man's Comfort in the Choice of Shoes, by the Rev. Tom. Foggy Dribble		1825-24	USD -	1.25
399	Dibdin (T. F.)	Introduction to the Knowledge of Rare and Valuable Editions of the Greek and Latin Classics, fourth edition, greatly enlarged and corrected		1827	USD -	1.60
400	Dibdin (T. F.)	Imitation of Jesus Christ, translated from the Latin original, with Introduction and Notes		1828	USD -	Unknown

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Rare Books Signature Auction
December 15, 2025

Heritage, Dec. 15: John Donne. Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death. London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.

Heritage, Dec. 15: Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.

Heritage, Dec. 15: F. Scott Fitzgerald. Tender is the Night. A Romance.

Heritage, Dec. 15: Bram Stoker. Dracula. Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897.

Heritage, Dec. 15: Jerry Thomas. How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…
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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.
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Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

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.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Billon. Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur, Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000.

Sotheby’s
Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

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.