Ripley Auctions: Timed Estates Book Collection Blowout - Reference Books, Fiction, Nonfiction & More!, 22626, Indianapolis

Auction Details

Auction Date
February 26, 2026 - February 26, 2026
Page Size: 195 items in 8 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1

Researches into Chinese Superstitions by Henry Dore, S. J. Translated from the French with notes, historical and explanatory by M. Kennelly, S. J.Tusewei Printing Press, Shanghai 1920

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2 books: Animal and Vegetable Physiology, Considered with Reference to Natural Theology, by Peter Mark Roget, M. D., F. R. S. Vol. 1 & 2, London 1867.

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2 books: The Montgomery manuscripts, Belfast 1830; the Spectator in 8 volumes, volume 5, 1776

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Pair of books: Travels in Africa - The Life and Travels of Mungo Park with a supplementary chapter detailing the results of recent discovery in Africa, with illustrations, by William P. Nimmo, Edinburgh 1870. Cornish of

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Group of 3 books: Beasts and Saints, Translations by Helen Waddell. Woodcuts by Robert Gibbings. London 1934.Queer Pets at Marcy's, by Olive Thorne Miller. New York 1880.Humor in Animals, by W.H. Beard. New York 1885.

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Group of 3 books: Pinocchio in Africa, translated from the Italian of Cherubini, by Angelo Patri. Original drawings by Charles Copeland. Boston 1911. Beyond the Border, by Walter Douglas Campbell, with illustrations by H

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2 books: The Fifth String, by John Philip Sousa. Illustrations by Howard Chandler Christy. Brooklyn, NY 1902. Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, translated by Edward Fitzgerald, withdrawing by Edmond, J. Sullivan. NY 1859.

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2 unique illustrated books: The Hundred Headless Woman (La femme 100 tetes), by Max Ernst. New York 1981. Orestes Or The Art of Smiling, by Domenico Gnoli. London 1961.

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3 books: The Case Against Einstein, by Arthur Lynch. New York 1933, includes someone's personal notes., Space, Gravity and the Flying Saucer, by Leonard G. Cramp. New York 1955., The Hollow Earth, by Raymond Bernard. New

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2 books: The Oxford Book of Death, byD.J. Enright. New York 1983. Confessions of an Opium Eater, by Thomas De Quincey. New York 1950.

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2 books: New Physiognomy, OR Signs of Character as Manifested through Temperament and External Forms, and Especially in "The Human Face Divine." By Samuel R. Wells. More than one thousand illustrations. New York 1891. Ps

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3 books: The racing calendar for the year 1839, by Robert Hunter. Dublin 1840. Irish Folk Tales, edited by William Butler Yeats, illustrated by Rowel Friers. Connecticut 1973. Dublin Penny Journal 1835-6

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4 books: Bundling, it's Origin, Progress and Decline in America. By Henry Reed Stiles, M.D. Albany, NY 1871., Modern Man in Search of a Soul, by C.G. Young. New York 1933., Woman as a Sexual Criminal, by Erich Wulffen M.

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San Francisco, the Pacific Coast Metropolis, volume 1 & 2, signed by John P. Young. Dec. 11, 1912, San Francisco. Extremely limited edition

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3 books: Golden Age Marvel Comics Omnibus Vol.1. Carl Burgos, Bill Everett, Paul Gustafson & Ben Thompson., Completely Mad - a History of the Comic Book and Magazine, by Maria Reidrlbach., Hockney's Alphabet. Drawings by

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2 books: Sportin' House - New Orleans and the Jazz Story. A history of New Orleans sinners and the birth of Jazz, by Stephen Longstreet, 1965., 1886 Professional Criminals of America, by Inspector Thomas Byrnes. New York

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5 books: Willem Plaisir d'Esthete. Le Dernier Terrain Vague. 1982., Dice - Deception, Fate & Rotten Luck, by Ricky Jay. New York 2003., Kenneth Amger's Hollywood Babylon. San Francisco 1975., Fables of La Fontaine, by Ma

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2 books: The Forgotten Characters of Old San Francisco , by Robert Ernest Cowan, Anne Bancroft & Addie L. Ballou. Printed in USA 1964. Sketches of Californians Hawaii by William H. Meyers Gunner, U.S.N. Aboard the United

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4 sbooks by Upton Sinclair, 1 map and 10 personal photos. All books are signed by Sinclair with the exception of the autobiography. Contains special dedication to Sinclair's wife, The Autobiography of Upton Sinclair. New

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The Irish Dragoon, by Charles O'Malley Vol. 1 & 2. Dublin 1841.

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3 novels & 3 books of stories:, the Player, by Michael Tolkien. First edition, New York 1988., Get Shorty, by Elmore Leonard. First edition, New York 1990., The Fermata, by Nicholson Baker. New York 1994., Dangerous Laug

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2 collectible books: Learned Pigs & Fireproof Women. Unique, Eccentric & Amazing Entertainers: stone eaters, mind readers, poison resisters, daredevils, singing mice, etc, etc, etc. by Ricky Jay. New York 1987. Freaks, G

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St. Nicholas: an Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks. Volumes 38, 39 & 40. New York 1911, 1912 & 1913.

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4 vintage books: All Embarrassed, by William Steig. USA 1944.Ulster, by Stephen Gwynn. Glasgow 1911. Brendan Behan's Island. An Irish Sketch Book. London 1962. Crainquebille, by Anatole France. New York 1949.

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4 vintage books: Curious Punishments if Bygone Days, by Alice Morse Earle. Chicago 1896. The Black Cat Club -Negro Humor & Folklore, by James D. Corrothers. London 1902. John Henry, by Roark Bradford. New York 1931. Bad

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  • 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
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    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
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    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
  • 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