Sothebys: CATALOGUE OF THE MAGNIFICENT LIBRARY. FORMED BY THE LATE H. B. WHEATLEY, ESQ. F.S.A., Author of "Pepysiana," and Editor of "Pepys' Diary." FIRST AND SECOND DAYS' SALE. PART I. AN INTERESTING AND VALUABLE COLLECTION OF BOOKBINDINGS, ENG, Apr081918,

Auction Details

Auction Date: April 08, 1918 - April 08, 1918

Page Size: 1534 items in 16 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
1102		London Library. Catalogue of the London Library...			GBP -	Unknown
1103		Catalogues. Catalogi Godicum Manuscriptorum Bibliothecae Bodleianae...			GBP -	Unknown
1104		British Museum. A Catalogue of the Manuscripts in the British Museum hitherto undescribed...			GBP -	Unknown
1105		BIBLIOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY. ILLUSTRATED MONOGRAPHS, nos. I-XV		1894-1909	GBP -	Unknown
1106	Fletcher (W. Y.)	English Bookbindings in the British Museum		1895	GBP -	Unknown
1107	Techener (J. et L.)	Histoire de la Bibliophilie	Paris	1861	GBP -	Unknown
1108	Libri (G.)	Monuments Inedits ou peu connus faisant partie du Cabinet de Guillaume Libri, avec le Supplement		1862-4	GBP -	Unknown
1109	Fletcher (W. Y.)	Foreign Bookbindings in the British Museum		1896	GBP -	Unknown
1110	Wallis (A.)	Examples of the Book-Binders' Art of the XVI and XVII Centuries	Exeter and London	1890	GBP -	Unknown
1111		British Museum. Catalogue of Maps		1829	GBP -	Unknown
1112		Catalogue of the Library at Hackwood Park		1849	GBP -	Unknown
1113		Catalogue of the Library of the Alfred		1848	GBP -	Unknown
1114	WHEATLEY (H. B.)	A very large number of Letters addressed to him by some of his most distinguished contemporaries in Art			GBP -	Unknown
1115		DIVINES			GBP -	Unknown
1116	NEWMAN (Cardinal)	Three A. L. s. 5 1/2 pp. 8vo, 1869-71, one an interesting Letter to Rev. W. Maskell			GBP -	Unknown
1117	WILKIE (Sir David, R.A.)	Three A. L. s, 6 1/2 pp. folio and 4to, 1818-35, one a long and interesting letter from Spain about the Escurial and the Prado		1818-35	GBP -	Unknown
1118	ETTY (William, R.A.)	Six A. L. s.			GBP -	Unknown
1119	FLAXMAN (John, R.A.)	Two A. L. s. 4 1/2 pp. 4to, 1799-1813, one an interesting letter about Carrara marble		1799-1813	GBP -	Unknown
1120	HAYDON (B. R. R.A.)	Five A. L. s. 5 1/2 pp. 8vo and 4to, one an intensely pathetic letter to T. N. Talfourd		July 7, 1827	GBP -	Unknown
1121	CRUIKSHANK (George)	Two A. L. s. 3 pp. 8vo, with envelopes, 1868-72, to Capt. J. C. Roger		1868-72	GBP -	Unknown
1122		CRUIKSHANK (G.) A. L. s. 2 pp. 8vo, May 10, 1862, to W.F. Fry...			GBP -	Unknown
1123	WHISTLER (J. M.)	A. L. a. 4 pp. 8vo, 33, Rue de Tournon, Paris, June 12, 1892, to M. Richards	33, Rue de Tournon, Paris	June 12, 1892	GBP -	Unknown
1124	WHISTLER (J. M.)	A. L. s. 1 p. oblong 8vo, March 23, 1895, to Herbert Vivian		March 23, 1895	GBP -	Unknown
1125		MILLAIS (Sir J. E., P.R.A.) Five A. L. s. 7 1/2 pp. 8vo, 1865, etc...			GBP -	Unknown
1126		PUNCH ARTISTS. A. L. s. of G. du Maurier, Sir J. Tenniel (3)...			GBP -	Unknown
1127		SCULPTORS AND ARCHITECTS			GBP -	Unknown
1128		ROYAL ACADEMICIANS AND ASSOCIATES			GBP -	Unknown
1129		ARTISTS			GBP -	Unknown
1130	BURNEY (Dr. Charles) Musician and Father of Fanny Burney	Two A. L. s. one 3 full pp. 4to, Oct. 9, 1793, to J. C. Walker			GBP -	Unknown
1131		KEELEY (Mrs. M. A.) Actress, 1805-99, Three A. L. s....			GBP -	Unknown
1132		KNOWLES (James Sheridan) Dramatist, Eight A. L. s. about 16 pp. 4to, 1825-38, seven of them to W. C. Macready...			GBP -	Unknown
1133		KEAN (Charles) Actor, Three A. L. s. 7 pp. 8vo, two to T. N. Talfourd and his wife...			GBP -	Unknown
1134		KEMBLE (John Philip) 1757-1823, Founder of the declamatory school of acting, Four A.L. s. 4 pp. 4to and 8vo, one mentioning Mrs. Siddons...			GBP -	Unknown
1135	MATHEWS (Charles) 1776-1835, Comedian	A.L. s. 4 pp. 4to, Kentish Town, Oct. 23, fine letter, speaking of the portraits of Kemble by Lawrence and Harlowe, and of his admiration for Kemble	Kentish Town	Oct. 23	GBP -	Unknown
1136		MATHEWS (C.) Three A.L. s....			GBP -	Unknown
1137	SIMPSON (C. W.) Master of the Ceremonies at Vauxball	A. L. s. 1 p. 4to, July 6,1833, with curious broadside and portrait		July 6,1833	GBP -	Unknown
1138	BUOKSTONE (J. B.) Comedian	A number of A. L. s. from him to C. J. Mathews, 1843; etc.		1843	GBP -	Unknown
1139		SINGERS AND MUSICIANS			GBP -	Unknown
1140		SINGERS, MUSICIANS AND COMPOSERS			GBP -	Unknown
1141		ACTORS, ACTRESSES AND DRAMATISTS...			GBP -	Unknown
1142		LAWYERS...			GBP -	Unknown
1143		WELLINGTON (Duke of) Two A. L. s. and two A.L....			GBP -	Unknown
1144		NELSON (Lord) Signature, right hand...			GBP -	Unknown
1145	GLADSTONE (W. E.)	Three A. L. s....			GBP -	Unknown
1146	DISRAELI (B. afterwards Earl of Beaconsh'eld)	Two A. L. s. 6 pp. 8vo, one all interesting letter to his sister describing the house at Woolbeding near Midhurst where he was staying			GBP -	Unknown
1147		ROYALTIES, including Queen Victoria, A.L. third person, to the Duke of Wellington; William IV, A. L. s....			GBP -	Unknown
1148		PEERS AND POLITICIANS			GBP -	Unknown
1149		PRIME MINISTERS...			GBP -	Unknown
1150	BANKS (Sir Joseph) Bart., P.R.S.	Four A. L. s. 6 1/2 pp. 4to and folio, 1770-1814, on scientific subjects, with portrait; etc.			GBP -	Unknown
1151	DAVY (Sir Humphrey) Bart., P.R.S.	Three A. L. s. Auto. Doc. and signature			GBP -	Unknown
1152		DARWIN (Charles) Two A. L.s....			GBP -	Unknown
1153		SCIENTISTS			GBP -	Unknown
1154		HERSCHEL (Sir William) Astronomer, Two A.L. s. 3 pp. 4to, one of Feb. 21, 1812, an important letter on the comet of 1811, the other to Sir Joseph Banks...			GBP -	Unknown
1155	THACKERAY (W. M.)	A. L. s. (initials) 1/2 p. 8vo, to Vizetelly about some illustrations			GBP -	Unknown
1156	COLERIDGE (Hartley)	Three A. L. s. and a portion of an A. L. 6 1/2 pp. 4to, 1828-38, with Auto. Verses signed			GBP -	Unknown
1157	DICKENS (Charles)	A.L. third person, 1 p. 8vo, July 31, 1850, to W. Dowton		July 31, 1850	GBP -	Unknown
1158	AINSWORTH (W. Harrison)	Five A.L. s.		1857-74	GBP -	Unknown
1159	JOHNSON (Dr. Samuel)	A. L. s. 1 1/2 pp. 4to, Lichfield, June 20, 1767, to Dr. Lawrence describing the symptoms of a sick woman	Lichfield	June 20, 1767	GBP -	Unknown
1160	FITZ GERALD (Edward) Translator of Omar Khayyam	A. L. 4 pp. 8vo, Dec. 17, to Joseph Fletcher (Posh) the Captain of his yacht at Lowestoft			GBP -	Unknown
1161	SWINBURNE (A. C.)	A.L. s. 3 pp. 8vo, to A. Chatto			GBP -	Unknown
1162	DE QUINCEY (Thomas)	Two A. L. s. 4 1/2 pp. 4to, to J. A. Hessey...		1825	GBP -	Unknown
1163		SHELLEY (Mary Wollstonecraft) Wife of P. B. Shelley, Two A. L. s. 3 pp. 8vo, to Mrs. Wood and Charles Ollier...			GBP -	Unknown
1164		SMITH (Rev. Sydney) Seven A. L. s....			GBP -	Unknown
1165	RUSKIN (John)	Six A.L. s. and a portion of an A.L. 7 1/2 pp. 8vo, 1864-88, one saying his father is in high glee over an order for sherry from the Queen			GBP -	Unknown
1166	SCOTT (Sir W.)	A. L. s. 1 p. 4to, Abbotsford, Nov. 7, 1825, to Mr. Peter Buchan, the Aberdeenshire balladist	Abbotsford	Nov. 7, 1825	GBP -	Unknown
1167	SOUTHEY (Robert)	Seven A. L. s. (one initials only) 11 pp. 4to and 8vo, 1806-37, to the Rev. W. L. Bowles, Edith Southey, William Turner, mentioning Coleridge and Wordsworth		1806-37	GBP -	Unknown
1168		ANTIQUARIES, SCHOLARS, BIBLIOGRAPHERS, COLLECTORS, ETC.			GBP -	Unknown
1169		MOORE (Thomas) A. L. s. 1 p. 4to, June. 25, 1819, to Mr. Power...			GBP -	Unknown
1170		BROWNING (Robert) A. L. 3rd person...			GBP -	Unknown
1171		WORDSWORTH (William) A. L. s. 2 pp. 8vo, April 16, 1843, to Serjeant Talfourd...			GBP -	Unknown
1172		SCOTCH POETS...			GBP -	Unknown
1173		POETS, including Sir F, H. Doyle, Bishop Heber, Rev. J. Montgomery, L. E. Landon, Sir Henry Taylor, Sir Edwin Arnold, Aubrey de Vere, Edward Quillinan, etc.			GBP -	Unknown
1174		HUMORISTS, including Edward Lear, Two A.L. s. and an Auto. Receipt...			GBP -	Unknown
1175		ESSAYISTS, JOURNALISTS, PHILOSOPHERS, ETC.			GBP -	Unknown
1176		WOMEN NOVELISTS, including Jane Porter, Charlotte Yonge, Hon. Mrs. Norton, Miss Mitford, Mrs. Lynn Linton, with portrait, etc.			GBP -	Unknown
1177		LEWIS (M. G.) author of "The Monk," A. L. s....			GBP -	Unknown
1178		NOVELISTS, including Samuel Warren, Rev. Charles Kingslcy, Henry Mackenzie, Anthony Trollope, Tom Hughes, Wilkie Collins, P. 1). Blackmore, G. P. R. James, etc.			GBP -	Unknown
1179		CAKLYLE (T.) L. S. 4 pp. 8vo, and an Auto Note in pencil...			GBP -	Unknown
1180		HISTORIANS AND BIOGRAPHERS, including J. G. Lockhart, Nine A. L. s. (some initials only)...			GBP -	Unknown
1181	SOMERS (John Lord, Lord Chancellor)	A. L. s. 1 1/2 pp. 4to, Leic. Fields, Hep. 9, 1710, to a colleague	Leic. Fields	Hep. 9, 1710	GBP -	Unknown
1182		TEMPLE-GRENVILLE FAMILY. A very large number of letters from various members of this great family			GBP -	Unknown
1183	SANDWICH (Edward Montagu, Earl of (Pepys' "My LORD")	L. s. 1 p. folio, Naseby in ye Downes, June 30, 1658, about some negotiations with the Spanish Governor of Ostend	Naseby in ye Downes	June 30, 1658	GBP -	Unknown
1184	BURKE (Edmund)	A. L. s. 4 pp. 4to, July 29 [1763], to Mrs. Elizabeth Montagu		July 29 [1763]	GBP -	Unknown
1185	REYNOLDS (Sir Joshua)	A. L. s. 1 1/2 pp. 4to, stained and slightly imperfect...			GBP -	Unknown
1186	WALPOLE (Horace)	A. L. s. 1/2 p. 4to, June 24, 1756, to Grosvenor Bedford, on money matters...			GBP -	Unknown
1187	KEN (Bishop)	A. L. s. as Bishop of Bath and Wells, 1 p. 4to, Aug. 1, to Popys		Aug. 1	GBP -	Unknown
1188	WALLER (Edmund) Poet	Doc. s. in a very senile hand, March 25, 1687, the year of his death		March 25, 1687	GBP -	Unknown
1189	HENRI II (King of France)	L. s. 1 p. folio, June 13, 1555, to the Cardinal de Lorraine and the Duc de Montmorency		June 13, 1555	GBP -	Unknown
1190	ORLEANS (Charles, Due d') commanded at the battle of Agincourt, where he was taken prisoner	Order on vellum, signed, oblong folio, for raising money for his ransom, Blois, March 19, 1450, with remains of seal, fine and rare; and another Document			GBP -	Unknown
1191		ARTISTS...			GBP -	Unknown
1192	HEARNE (Thomas)	Antiquary and Non-Juror, Ten A. L. s. and an A. L. 12 1/2 pp. 4to, 1724-5, to Thomas Ward		1724-5	GBP -	Unknown
1193	PERCY (Dr. Thomas, Bp. of Dromore)	Two A. L. s. 3 pp. 4to and folio, 1778-1800, one to Shute Barrington, Bp. of Llandaff, the other to Mr. Jamieson		1778-1800	GBP -	Unknown
1194		WOMEN WRITERS OF THE 18TH CENTURY...			GBP -	Unknown
1195		WRITERS OF THE 18TH CENTURY, including E. Gibbon, Receipt sub. and s....			GBP -	Unknown
1196		STATESMEN OF QUEEN ANNE'S BEIGN, Doc. s. by Robert Harley, Earl of Oxford; John Sheffield, Duke of Buckingham; Edward Russell, Earl of Orford, etc.			GBP -	Unknown
1197	Fox (Charles James)	Two A. L. s. (one initials only), 3 pp. 4to, 1784, one an interesting letter about his love for botany...			GBP -	Unknown
1198	SHERIDAN (B. B.)	A. L. s. 1 p. 8vo, asking a theatrical manager to keep a good place for the writer's son Charles to see Miss O'Neill			GBP -	Unknown
1199		PITT (William) A. L. 3rd person...			GBP -	Unknown
1200		WILKES (John) interesting A. L. s. 4 pp. 8vo, from the King's Bench Prison...			GBP -	Unknown
1201		GEORGE III, Auto. Order s....			GBP -	Unknown

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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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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.

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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.