American Art Association: The Collection of the late William F. Gable of Altoona, Pennsylvania Part Eight. American, English, first editions, manuscripts autographs of famous authors and statesmen, presidents of the United States, Signers and other celebrities, &c. To be sold on t, 1925Apr16,

Auction Details

Auction Date: April 16, 1925 - April 16, 1925

Page Size: 578 items in 6 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
101	Humboldt (Alexander von)	A Collection of 9 Autograph Letters Signed by Alexander von Humboldt. 9pp. 4to to 18mo, Potsdam, etc ...			USD -	Unknown
102	Halliwell (J. O. H.--Editor)	Humorous. Jokes of the Cambridge Coffee House of the 17th Century. Cambridge, 1842. 2 copies; Onwhyn ...			USD -	Unknown
103		Illustrated Books. Goff (R. C. and C.). Florence and Some Tuscan Cities. Painted by Colonel R. C ...	London	1835--[1868]	USD -	Unknown
104		Illustrated Books. Punch. Humorists of the Pencil. Charles Keene, Phil May, L. Raven-Hill ...			USD -	Unknown
105		Inness (George). Trumble (Alfred). George Inness, N.A. A Memorial of the Student, the Artist, and ...	New York	1895-1917	USD -	Unknown
106	Joly (Henri L.)	Japanese Art. Legend in Japanese Art. A Description of Historical Episodes, Legendary Characters ...	London	1908	USD -	Unknown
107	Wilson (Francis)	Jefferson (Joseph). Joseph Jefferson. Reminiscences of a Fellow Player. Portraits and other ...	New York	1906-1909	USD -	Unknown
108	Jerome (Jerome K.)	Three Men in a Boat. First Edition. Illustrations by Frederics. Bristol, 1889. Presentation Copy ...	Bristol and London	1889-1897	USD -	Unknown
109	Johnson (Samuel)	Irene; a Tragedy. As it is Acted at the Theatre Royal in Drury-Lane.	London	1749	USD -	Unknown
110		Johnson (Samuel). Select Essays of Dr. Johnson. Edited by George Birkbeck Hill. Etchings by Herbert ...			USD -	Unknown
111	Leland (Charles Godfrey)	Works of.	Various places	1855-1904	USD -	Unknown
112	Leland (Charles Godfrey)	Works of.	Various places	1863-1892	USD -	Unknown
113	Linton (W. J.)	Love-Lore. Vignette on title. Square 18mo, full rose crushed levant morocco, inside gilt dentelle ...			USD -	Unknown
114	Locker-Lampson (Frederick)	Lyra Elegantiarum. London, 1867. First Edition. Scarce, with suppressed poems of Landor; A Selection ...			USD -	Unknown
115	Lossing (Benson J.)	History of the United States of America. From the Aboriginal Times to the Present Day.	New York	[1913]	USD -	Unknown
116	Lowell (James Russell)	Autograph Letter Signed, J. R. Lowell.	Elmwood	1847	USD -	Unknown
117	Lowell (James Russell)	Autograph Letter Signed, J. R. Lowell.	Elmwood	1850	USD -	Unknown
118	Lowell (James Russell)	Two Autograph Letters Signed, J. R. Lowell. 5pp. collectively, 8vo; Engraved bust portrait of ...			USD -	Unknown
119	Lowell (James Russell)	Autograph Letter Signed with initials, J. R. L.	Elmwood	1861	USD -	Unknown
120	Lowell (James Russell)	Two Autograph Letters Signed, J. R. Lowell.			USD -	Unknown
121	Lowell (James Russell)	Autograph Letter Signed.		1880	USD -	Unknown
122	Lowell (James Russell)	Autograph Letter Signed, J. R. Lowell.	London	1880	USD -	Unknown
123	Lowell (James Russell)	Autograph Letter Signed, J. R. Lowell.	Boston	1885	USD -	Unknown
124	Lowell (James Russell)	Two Autograph Letters Signed.		1847 and 1884	USD -	Unknown
125	Lowell (James Russell)	Two Autograph Letters Signed, J. R. Lowell.			USD -	Unknown
126	Lucas (E. V.--Compiler)	The Open Road. A Little Book for Wayfarers.	London	1907	USD -	Unknown
127	Lyman (Theodore, Jr.--Boston Philanthropist)	Autograph Letter Signed.	Boston	1821	USD -	Unknown
128	Lyon (Gen. Nathaniel)	Autograph Letter Signed.		1847	USD -	Unknown
129	Macdonald (George)	Three Autograph Letters Signed.		1879 to 1884	USD -	Unknown
130	Markham (Edwin)	The Man with the Hoe, and Other Poems.	New York	1900	USD -	Unknown
131	Masters (Edgar Lee)	Spoon River Anthology. Illustrated by Oliver Herford. N. Y., 1916; Another Copy. N. Y., 1915 ...			USD -	Unknown
132	May (Phil)	Phil May's Illustrated Winter Annual. Season 1902-1903.	London	[1902]	USD -	Unknown
133	May (Phil)	Phil May's Illustrated Winter Annual. Season 1903-1904. Edited by Harry Thompson. With 30 sketches ...	London	[1903] and n.d.	USD -	Unknown
134	May (Phil)	Phil May's Graphic Pictures.	London	no date	USD -	Unknown
135	Mayer (Brantz)	Original Autograph Manuscript, Unsigned, of his fine poem, entitled, Rhymes for My Esteemed Friend ...	New Orleans	1856	USD -	Unknown
136	Mazzini (Joseph--Italian Patriot)	Five Autograph Letters Signed. 9pp. 16mo, no date. Accompanied by Autograph Letter Signed by W. J ...			USD -	Unknown
137	Meade (Gen. George Gordon)	Four Autograph Letters Signed.		1860 to 1866	USD -	Unknown
138	Meade (Gen. George Gordon)	Three Autograph Letters Signed.		1863 to 1869	USD -	Unknown
139	Meade (Gen. George Gordon)	Three Autograph Letters Signed.		1864 to 1866	USD -	Unknown
140	Menken (Adah Isaacs)	Autograph Letter Signed, Menken.		1866	USD -	Unknown
141	Menken (Adah Isaacs)	Autograph Letter Signed, A. I. M. Heenan and Adah Isaacs Menken.		1862	USD -	Unknown
142	Meyerbeer (Giacomo--Celebrated German Composer)	Two Autograph Letters Signed.			USD -	Unknown
143	John Guille Millais	Millais (Sir John Everett). Life and Letters of Sir John Everett Millais.	New York	1899	USD -	Unknown
144	Miller (Joaquin)	Songs of the Sierras.	Boston	1871	USD -	Unknown
145	Miller (Joaquin)	Six Autograph Letters, Signed. 7pp. collectively, 16mo to 4to. 1875 to 1893. (Also) Fine proof ...			USD -	Unknown
146	Miller (Joaquin)	The Baroness of New York. N. Y., 1877. Inscribed by Author; Songs of Italy. Boston, 1878; In Classic ...			USD -	Unknown
147	Miller (Joaquin)	Seven Autograph Letters, Signed.		1894-1901	USD -	Unknown
148	Miller (Joaquin)	Two Autograph Manuscript Poems, Signed.			USD -	Unknown
149	Mitford (Mary Russell)	Two Autograph Letters Signed.		1834, and no date	USD -	Unknown
150	Monahan (Michael)	Palms of Papyrus. East Orange, 1908. Limited to 700 copies, signed by author; New Adventures. N. Y ...			USD -	Unknown
151	Monahan (Michael)	The Papyrus. Vol. 4. Somerville, 1905; The Papyrus. Vol. 5. E. Orange, 1909; Nova Hibernia. N. Y ...	New York, etc.	1909-[1917]	USD -	Unknown
152	Moore (Clement C.)	Poems.	New York	1844	USD -	Unknown
153	Moore (Clement C.)	A Visit from Saint Nicholas.	New York	1862	USD -	Unknown
154	Morris (William)	The Odyssey of Homer.	London	1887	USD -	Unknown
155	Nordau (Max--Famous German Radical Writer)	Six Autograph Letters Signed.		1899 to 1909	USD -	Unknown
156	Norton (Charles Eliot)	A Collection of Fifteen Autograph Letters Signed.		1857 to 1898	USD -	Unknown
157	Norton (Charles Eliot)	The Poet Gray as a Naturalist. With facsimiles of some of his drawings. Full crimson straight grain ...	Boston	1903-1913	USD -	Unknown
158	Paderewski (Ignace Jan--Greatest Pianist in the World)	Two Autograph Letters Signed (one in English, the other in French). 4pp. 12mo, October 5, 1888, and ...			USD -	Unknown
159	Paganini (Nicolo--Celebrated Italian Violinist)	Two Autograph Letters Signed.		1829	USD -	Unknown
160	Page (Prof. Curtis Hidden)	Two Typewritten Letters Signed.		1906, and 1914	USD -	Unknown
161	Paine (Thomas--Celebrated American Statesman, Author, etc.)	Autograph Document Signed.			USD -	Unknown
162	Page (Thomas Nelson--Celebrated American Novelist)	Five Autograph Letters Signed.		1887 to 1905	USD -	Unknown
163	Paoli (Pasquale de--Celebrated Corsican General)	Autograph Letter Signed.		1793	USD -	Unknown
164	Park (Mungo--Celebrated African Explorer)	Autograph Letter Signed.	Foweshiels	1800	USD -	Unknown
165	Penn (John--Colonial Governor of Pennsylvania)	Autograph Letter Signed. 3pp. 4to, Stoke, Sept. 1st, 1725. Accompanied by Two Documents Signed by ...			USD -	Unknown
166	Penn (John--Colonial Governor of Pennsylvania)	Autograph Letter Signed. 2pp. 4to, London, February 10th, 1730. To James Steele. Accompanied by ...			USD -	Unknown
167	Penn (Thomas--Son of William Penn, and one of the Principal Proprietors of Pennsylvania)	Two Autograph Letters Signed. 3pp. 4to, Sept. 14, 1765, and Aug. 13,1770. To Benjamin Chew and to ...			USD -	Unknown
168	[Poe (Edgar Allan)]	The American Review: A Whig Journal of Politics, Literature, Art and Science. Vol. I. New York, 1845 ...			USD -	Unknown
169	Poe (Edgar Allan)	Works by and about Poe.			USD -	Unknown
170		Poe (Edgar Allan). The Poems of Edgar A. Poe. Woodcut title-page. New York: The Laurentian Press ...			USD -	Unknown
171		Poe (Edgar Allan). Tamerlane. London, 1884. Limited; Ingram (J. H.) Edgar Allan Poe. 2 vols. London ...	London, etc.	various dates	USD -	Unknown
172	Poe (Edgar Allan)	The Raven, The Pit and The Pendulum. With seven illustrations and a cover design by William T ...			USD -	Unknown
173	Washington (George--First President)	Autograph Check Signed in ink, G. Washington.	Mount Vernon	1798	USD -	Unknown
174	[Washington (George)]	Copy of a letter by Washington, dictated to, and in the handwriting of, his Secretary, Tobias Lear ...			USD -	Unknown
175	Jefferson (Thomas--Third President, Signer of Declaration of Independence, etc.)	Two Documents Signed.		1790	USD -	Unknown
176	Jefferson (Thomas)	Autograph Letter Signed.	Washington	1804	USD -	Unknown
177	Jefferson (Thomas)	Document Signed.		1806	USD -	Unknown
178	Jefferson (Thomas)	Autograph Letter (third person).	Washington	1809	USD -	Unknown
179	Jefferson (Thomas)	Autograph Letter Signed.	Monticello	1815	USD -	Unknown
180	Jefferson (Thomas)	Autograph Letter Signed.	Monticello	1815	USD -	Unknown
181	Jefferson (Thomas)	Autograph Letter Signed.	Monticello	1817	USD -	Unknown
182	Jefferson (Thomas)	Autograph Letter Signed.	Monticello	1818	USD -	Unknown
183	Adams (John Quincy--Sixth President)	Autograph Letter Signed,--J. Q. Adams.	Quincy [Massachusetts]	1827	USD -	Unknown
184	Jackson (Andrew--Seventh President)	Autograph Document Signed.		1813	USD -	Unknown
185	Jackson (Andrew)	Letter Signed.		1829	USD -	Unknown
186	Jackson (Andrew)	Autograph Letter Signed.		1838	USD -	Unknown
187	Jackson (Andrew)	Autograph Letter Signed.		1822	USD -	Unknown
188	Jackson (Andrew)	Document Signed.		1830	USD -	Unknown
189	Harrison (William Henry--Ninth President)	Two Letters Franked by him,--Free. W. H. Harrison.			USD -	Unknown
190	Harrison (William Henry)	Autograph Letter Signed,--Willm. H. Harrison.	Washington	1818	USD -	Unknown
191	Harrison (William Henry)	Autograph Letter Signed,--Willm. Henry Harrison.		1812	USD -	Unknown
192	Tyler (John--Tenth President)	Autograph Letter Signed.		[1842]	USD -	Unknown
193	Tyler (John)	Autograph Letter Signed.		no date	USD -	Unknown
194	Tyler (John)	Autograph Letter Signed.		1829	USD -	Unknown
195	Tyler (John)	Autograph Letter Signed.		1845	USD -	Unknown
196	Tyler (John)	Autograph Letter Signed. One page 12mo, no date. To Mr. Spencer. Accompanied by Two Autograph ...			USD -	Unknown
197	Taylor (Zachary--Twelfth President, General in War with Mexico, etc.)	Letter Signed.		1828	USD -	Unknown
198	Taylor (Zachary)	Document Signed.	Washington	1849	USD -	Unknown
199	Taylor (Zachary)	Letter Signed.	Washington	1849	USD -	Unknown
200	Taylor (Zachary)	Letter Signed.	Washington	1849	USD -	Unknown

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.
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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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