PBA Galleries: Rare and Antiquarian Books with Illustrated & Children's Books, and the Dr. Richard R. Rutter Collection of Oz , 855, Berkeley

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
January 22, 2026 - January 22, 2026
Page Size: 391 items in 16 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
251 Tannehill, Wilkins

Sketches of the History of Literature, from the Earliest Period to the Revival of Letters in the Fifteenth Century

Nashville 1827 USD 300.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
252 Kay, Christian, Jane Roberts et al.

Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary

[2009] USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 187.50
253 Kirsten, Sven A.

The Book of Tiki: The Cult of Polynesia in Fifties America

Koln, London, Madrid... [2000] USD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
254 Tipping, H. Avray

English Gardens

London 1925 USD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
255 Tolkien, J.R.R.

The Lord of the Rings trilogy

London 1954-1963 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 Not Sold
256 Nouhuys, W.G. van

Egidius de Vreemdeling

Haarlem 1899 USD 400.00 - 600.00 Not Sold
257 Twain, Mark

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Tom Sawyer's Comrade)

New York 1885 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 1,500.00
258 Uzanne, Octave

La Francois du Siecle

Paris 1886 USD 400.00 - 600.00 Not Sold
259 Uzanne, Octave

Son Altesse la Femme

Paris 1885 USD 300.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
260 Apuleius, Lucius

De Cupidinis et Psyches Amoribus Fabula Anilis

[London] [1901] USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 Not Sold
261 Whittier, John Greenleaf

The Works of John Greenleaf Whittier

Boston; Cambridge [1892] USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 250.00
262

Manuscript inventory of articles to be delivered to William IV's family

July 6, 1837 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 150.00
263 Amsden, Charles Avery

Navaho Weaving: Its Technic and History

Albuquerque 1949 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 281.25
264 Anderson, William

The Pictorial Arts of Japan. With a Brief Historical Sketch of the Associated Arts, and Some Remarks upon the Pictorial Art of the Chinese and Koreans

Boston 1886 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 250.00
265

Ausgefuhrte Bauornamente: Vierte Serie

Barcelona [1900-1915?] USD 600.00 - 900.00 Not Sold
266 Filing, H., editor.

Ornamentale Ideen Skizzen in der Kunstrichtung der Neuzeit.

Berlin; New York USD 600.00 - 900.00 Not Sold
267 Friling, H., editor

Two sample books of German architecture featuring Art Nouveau

Berlin; New York [c.1897-1910] USD 300.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
268

Journal de la Decoration: Recueil de dessins pour les arts industriels : figures, sculpture d'ornements, types pittoresques d'animaux et de plantes, trophees, armoiries, attributs de metiers etc., a l'usage des dessinateurs, peintres, sculpteurs, architec

Brussels [c.1920] USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 200.00
269 Lehner, Joseph and E. Mader

Neue Dekorations-Malereien im Modernen Stil - Series I & II

Vienna and Leipzig [c.1900] USD 500.00 - 800.00 USD 750.00
270 Mintalapok : iparosok es ipariskolak szamara.

Mintalapok Iparosok es Ipariskolak Szamara

Budapest [1899; 1904] USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 312.50
271 Odon, Farago, editor

Lakasmuveszet. Wohnungskunst Furniture and Dekoration L'Ameublement D'Art

Budapest 1912 USD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
272

[Album illustrating the manufacture of Batik fabrics]

Jakarta [c.1960s] USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 312.50
273 Herzig, Max, editor

Ars Nova. Hervorragende Werke der bildenden Kunste des Jahres 1901 in Heliogravure.

[Vienna] 1901 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 125.00
274 Fuhrer, Miklos, editor

Foldszintes Lakohazak

Budapest 1914 USD 300.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
275 [Olbrich, Joseph Maria]

Architektur von Olbrich - Serie II

Berlin [c.1901] USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 593.75
  • Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: [Pietro Fabris], 1776, 1779. € 30.000 - 50.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: TULLIO D'ALBISOLA (1899-1971) - Bruno MUNARI (1907-1998) - L'Anguria lirica (lungo poema passionale). Roma e Savona: Edizioni Futuriste di Poesia, senza data [ma 1933?]. € 20.000 - 30.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: IL MANOSCRITTO RITROVATO DI IPPOLITA MARIA SFORZA. TITO LIVIO - Ab Urbe Condita. Prima Decade. Manoscritto miniato su pergamena, metà XV secolo. € 280.000 - 350.000
  • Sotheby's Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: Balthus, Emily Brontë. Wuthering Heights, New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1993. 6,600 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens. Complete Works, Philadelphia & London: J.B. Lippincott Company & Chapman & Hall, LD, 1850. Limited Edition set of 30 volumes. 7,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: John Lennon, Yoko Ono. Handwritten Letter from John Lennon and Yoko Ono to their Chauffer. 1971. 32,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Winston Churchill. First edition of War Speeches, Cassell and Company, Ltd., 1941. Set of 7 volumes. 5,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Andy Warhol, Julia Warhola. Holy Cats First Edition, Signed by Andy Warhol. 1954. 30,000 USD.
  • Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 40
    Ramasvami (Kavali Venkata). A Digest of the Different Castes of India, 83 charming hand-coloured lithographed plates, Madras, 1837. £5,000-7,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 50
    Watson (John Forbes) & John William Kaye. The People of India: A Series of Photographic Illustrations...of the Races and Tribes of Hindustan, 8 vol., 480 mounted albumen prints, 1868-75. £4,000-6,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 53
    Afghanistan.- Elphinstone (Hon. Mountstuart). An Account of the Kingdom of Caubul, first edition, hand-coloured aquatint plates, a fine copy, 1815. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 57
    [Album and Treatise on Hinduism], manuscript treatise on Hinduism in French, 31 watercolours of Hindu deities, Pondicherry, 1865. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 62 Allan (Capt. Alexander). Views in the Mysore Country, [1794]. £2,000-3,000
    Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 76
    Bird (James). Historical Researches on the Origin and Principles of the Bauddha and Jaina Religions..., first edition, lithographed plates, Bombay, American Mission Press, 1847. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 100
    Ceylon.- Daniell (Samuel). A Picturesque Illustration of the scenery, animals, and native inhabitants, of the Island of Ceylon: in twelve plates, 1808. £5,000-7,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 123
    D'Oyly (Charles). Behar Amateur Lithographic Scrap Book, lithographed throughout with title and 55 plates mounted on 43 paper leaves, [Patna], [1828]. £3,000-5,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 139
    Gandhi (known as Mahatma Gandhi,) Fine Autograph Letter signed to Jawaharlal Nehru, Sevagram, Wardha, 1942, emphasising the importance of education in rural communities. £10,000-15,000
    Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 140
    Gantz (John). Indian Microcosm, first edition, Madras, John Gantz & Son, 1827. £10,000-15,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 146
    Grierson (Sir George Abraham). Linguistic Survey of India, 11 vol. in 20, folding maps, original cloth, Calcutta, Superintendent Government Printing, 1903-28. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 195
    Madras.- Fort St. George Gazette (The), No.276-331, pp.493-936 and Index to all of 1834 at end, modern half calf, Madras, 2nd July - 31st December 1834. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 205
    Marshall (Sir John) and Alfred Foucher. The Monuments of Sanchi, 3 vol., first edition, 141 plates, most photogravure, [Calcutta], [1940]. £3,000-4,000