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
51

Epitome Instituti Societatis Iesu

Rome 1689 USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 USD 437.50
52 Higden, Ranulph

Two printed leaves from the Polycronicon

[Westminster] [1495] USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 625.00
53 [Dodsley, Robert]

The Oeconomy of Human Life. Translated from an Indian Manuscript, Written by an Ancient Bramin. To Which is Prefixed an Account of the Manner in Which the Said Manuscript was Discovered. In a Letter from an English Gentleman Now Residing in China to the E

London 1795 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 468.75
54 John, of Salisbury, Bishop of Chartres

Joannes Saresberiensis Metalogicus

Paris 1610 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,000.00
55 Boswell, James

Dr. Johnson's Table-Talk: Containing Aphorisms on Literature, Life and Manners; With Anecdotes of Distinguished Persons: Selected and Arranged from Mr. Boswell's Life of Johnson.

London 1798 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 500.00
56 Boswell, James

The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Comprehending an Account of his Studies and Numerous Works, in Chronological Order; A Series of His Epistolary Correspondence and Conversations With Many Eminent Persons; and Various Original Pieces of His Composition, Ne

London 1799 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 200.00
57 Boswell, James

The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Comprehending an Account of his Studies and Numerous Works, in Chronological Order; A Series of His Epistolary Correspondence and Conversations With Many Eminent Persons; and Various Original Pieces of His Composition, Ne

London 1791 USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD 2,812.50
58 Browne, Thomas

Christian Morals...With a Life of the Author by Samuel Johnson

London 1756 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 406.25
59 [Burney, Fanny] Madame d'Arblay

Memoirs of Doctor Burney, Arranged From His Own Manuscripts...

London 1832 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 187.50
60 Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope, [4th] Earl of

Letters written by the Late Right Honourable Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield, to his Son, Philip Stanhope, Esq., late Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Dresden: Together with other pieces on various subjects

London 1774 USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 Not Sold
61 Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope, [4th] Earl of

Miscellaneous Works of the Late Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield...

London 1777 USD 300.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
62 Dodsley, Robert

The Preceptor: Containing a General Course of Education. Wherein the First Principles of Polite Learning Are Laid Down in a Way Most Suitable for Trying the Genius, and Advancing the Instruction of Youth. In Twelve Parts...

London 1748 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 250.00
63 [Garrick, David]

Lilliput. A Dramatic Entertainment. As it is performed at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane

London 1757 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 150.00
64 Garrick, David

The Dramatic Works of David Garrick, Esq. to Which is Prefixed a Life of the Author in Three Volumes

London [1798] USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 281.25
65 Goldsmith, Oliver

The Diverting History of the Life, Memorable Exploits, Pranks, and Droll Adventures of the Most Heroic, Valiant and Renowned Sir John Falstaff of Facetious Memory...To which is added A Short Dissertation on His Character, and the History of the Boar's Hea

London 1789 USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 USD 875.00
66 [Hawkesworth, John]

Almoran and Hamet: An Oriental Tale. In Two Volumes

London 1761 USD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
67 Kennedy, John

A New Method of Stating and Explaining the Scripture Chronology, Upon Mosaic Astronomical Principles, Mediums and Data, As laid down in the Pentateuch.

London 1751 USD 300.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
68 [Lennox, Charlotte]

Henriette. En Deux Volumes. Traduit de L'Anglois

Amsterdam 1760 USD 400.00 - 600.00 Not Sold
69 Linneus [Linnaeus, Carl]

A System of Vegetables, According to Their Classes, Genera, Orders, Species, With Their Characters and Differences...Translated from the Thirteenth Edition (as Published by Dr. Murray) of the Systema Vegetabilium of the Late Professor Linneus; And from th

Lichfield 1783 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 187.50
70 [Piozzi, Hester Lynch]

Love Letters of Mrs. Piozzi Written When She Was Eighty to William Augustus Conway

London 1843 USD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
71 [Johnson, Samuel]

Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces

London [1773; 1774] USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 200.00
72 Johnson, Samuel

Irene: A Tragedy. As it is Acted at the Theatre Royal in Drury-Lane.

London 1749 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 1,000.00
73 Johnson, Samuel

The Life of Mr. Richard Savage [with] Poetical Works of Samuel Johnson

London 1769; 1850 USD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
74 Johnson, Samuel

The Poetical Works of Samuel Johnson, L.L.D. with the Life of the Author [bound with] The Poetical Works of William Collins with the Life of the Author

Philadelphia 1805 USD 300.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
75 Johnson, Samuel

The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

Oxford 1825 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 312.50
  • 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.
  • Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 11. Blaeu's Superb World Map on a Polar Projection (1695) Est. $5,500 - $7,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 36. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 49. One of the First Lunar Globes to Show the Far Side of the Moon (1963) Est. $1,000 - $1,300
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 5. The First World Map with Lavish Allegorical Vignettes of the Continents (1594) Est. $15,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 55. Anti-British Propaganda Map with Churchill as an Octopus (1942) Est. $2,000 - $2,300
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 197. One of the Most Influential Maps of Westward Expansion (1846) Est. $9,500 - $12,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 10. Scarce Pitt Edition of Carte-a-Figures Map of the World (1680) Est. $9,500 - $11,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 220. A Fine, Early Rendering of San Francisco (1874) Est. $2,200 - $2,500
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 707. Hand-Colored Image of the Presentation of Jesus with Gilt Highlights (1450) Est. $1,600 - $1,900
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 80. One of the Most Important Maps Perpetuating the Myth of the Island of California (1680) Est. $3,250 - $4,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 725. Homann's Atlas Featuring 26 Folio-Sized Maps in Original Color (1715) Est. $4,500 - $5,500
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 169. One of the Earliest Maps to Show Philadelphia (1695) Est. $4,750 - $6,000
  • Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: DALVIMART, Octavien ou d’ALVIMAR(T). The Costume of Turkey
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: DALVIMART, Octavien ou d’ALVIMAR(T)]. CLARK. The Military Costume of Turkey
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: HOMMAIRE DE HELL, Ignace-Xavier. LAURENS, Jules. Voyage en Turquie et en Perse
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: POSTEL, Guillaume. De la République des Turc
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PREZIOSI, Amadeo. Stamboul. Souvenir d’Orient.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: COSTUMES. EMPIRE OTTOMAN.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PRISSE D'AVENNES, Achille Constant T. Emile. L'Art Arabe
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PRISSE D'AVENNES. Histoire de l'art Egyptie
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: BESANCENOT, Jean. Costumes et types du Maroc.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: COSTUMES OTTOMANS. Suite de figures ottomanes à l’aquarelle
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: LES MILLE ET UNE NUIT, contes arabes
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: SCHLEGEL, Hermann et A. H. VERSTER van WULVERHORST. Traité de Fauconnerie - Planches
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: THEVENOT, Melchisédec. Relation de divers voyages curieux
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:
  • 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