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THE PRIVATE LIBRARY OF M. PIERRE BUTTNER late of Strasburg, Alsace-Lorraine. Embracing a Remarkable Collection of Scarce Works on Costumes with thousands of Colored Plates; Finely Illustrated Works; Typography, Bibliography and Engraving; Curious and Out-
Auction Date
06/12/1908 - 06/12/1908
Year of Sale
1908
Sale Number
#692
Total Lots
355
Sold Lots
0
Lots Sold
0.0%
Unsold Lots
0
Price Unknown
355
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Currency
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Inflation Adjusted Price in U.S. Dollars
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Top twenty five by sale price

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Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
14 AMERICA. Weltbuch | spiegel und bildenis des gantzen Erdtbodens | von Sebastiano Franco Wordensi inn vier bucher | namlich in Asiam | Aphricam | Europam und Americam, etc.

1542

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273 J. M. Papillon WOOD ENGRAVING. Traite historique et pratique de la gravure en bois.

1766

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274 ZURICH. Neujahrsblatt herausgegeben von der Stadtbibliothek in, 1849 und 1850. 3 plates; letter inserted.

USD - Unknown
275 BOOKCASE. Combination Desk and Bookcase in Black Walnut.

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276 BIBLE. The Holy Bible, with Notes by Chr. Wordsworth.

1869

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355 YELLOW BOOK (The): an Illustrated Quarterly. Vols. 4-7.

1895

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21 ARMS AND ARMOR. Der Rittersaal. Eine Geschichte des Ritterthums, seines Eutstehens und Fortgangs, seiner Gebrauche und Sitten. Artistisch erlautert von Friedrich Martin von ...

1842

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20 P. Lacombe ARMES et les Armures (Les.)

1868

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19 Gen. Louis P. di Cesnola ARCHAEOLOGY. Cyprus: Its Ancient Cities, Tombs and Temples.

1878

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18 F. S. Cozzens AMERICAN HUMOR. The Sparrowgrass Papers.

1856

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17 AMERICAN HUMOR. Quodlibet: Some Annals Thereof, etc.

1840

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16 [Seba Smith.] AMERICAN HUMOR. Letters of J. Downing, Major, Downingville Militia, to Mr. Dwight.

1834

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15 AMERICAN ART REVIEW (The). Hundreds of choice etchings and other engravings.

1880

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265 F. L. Clarke and William Dunlap WELLINGTON (ARTHUR), Marquis and Earl of. Life.

1814

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13 J. A. Doyle AMERICA, English Colonies in.

1889

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12 Vasco Lobeira AMADIS OF GAUL. By Vasco Lobeira. From the Spanish Version of Garciodonez de Montalvo, by Robert Southey.

1803

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11 ALSATISCHE SAITENKLANGE. Sammtliche Gedichte von C. F. Hartmann.

1848

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10 ALSATICA, Catalogue des, de la bibliotheque de Oscar Berger-Levranlt.

1886

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9 ALSACE-LORRAINE. Vues pittoresques des environs de la Montagne de Ste. Odile, dessinees d'apres nature et lithographiees par un Amateur. (51 views, including some inserted.)

circa, 1830

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272 WOOD ENGRAVING. Titus Livius und Lucius Florus. Engraved title and many initial letters, and numerous spirited engravings on wood.

1581

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271 A. F. Didot WOOD ENGRAVING. Essai typographique et bibliographique sur l'histoire de la gravure sur bois.

1863

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270 [WHITMAN.] Voices from the Press; Essays, etc. [containing The Tomb Blossoms, by W. W.].

1850

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269 [WHISTLER.] The Gentle Art of Making Enemies, etc.

1906

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268 WEST POINT. Regulations of the U. S. Military Academy at.

1832

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267 WESTERN TRAVELLER'S POCKET DIRECTORY and Stranger's Guide (Canal and Stage Routes, Rail Roads, Broken Banks, Tolls, etc., etc.)

1836

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    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.
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    Sotheby’s
    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.
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    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.
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    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.