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New England Book Auctions: Fine Books & Ephemera List #15 With An Imporant Oriental Color Costume Book, 1862

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Auction Name Fine Books & Ephemera List #15 With An Imporant Oriental Color Costume Book, 1862 Total Sales (USD) 26,166.00
Auction Date May 31, 2022 - May 31, 2022 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 0.00
Sale Number #15 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 0.00
Total Lots 209
Sold Lots 200 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 0.00
% of Lots Sold 95.69% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 0.00
Unsold Lots 9 Total Sales as a % of High Est. Inf%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
99 Wilson, James.

The Works Of The Honourable James Wilson. Late One Of The Justices Of The Supreme Court Of The United States.

1804 Not Available USD 4,800.00
45a Van-Lennep, H. J.

The Oriental Album: Twenty Illustrations in Oil Colours of the People and Scenery of Turkey, with an explanatory and descriptive text.

1862 Not Available USD 3,000.00
87

Atlas. Carey's American pocket atlas. Lacks US Map. (18) Others Included.

1801 Not Available USD 1,140.00
112

Civil War. The Statues At Large Of The Provisional Government Of The Confederate States Of America.

1864 Not Available USD 600.00
144

(5) 18th Century Elizabeth-Town, N. J. Imprints.

Vd Not Available USD 600.00
52 Sturmy, Samuel Capt..

The Mariners Magazine Or Sturmys Mathematical And Practical Arts. Preliminaries supplied in Facsimile. Sold-As-Is. Full Leather.

1684 Not Available USD 390.00
82

Photography. Cabinet Cards. * Tintypes. * Carte De Visite. In (3) Albums. * Daguerreotype In Case

Vd Not Available USD 360.00
96 Thomas, Isaiah.

The History Of Printing In America.

1810 Not Available USD 360.00
163

Victorian Gift Books. (5) Volumes. The Snowflake. (1854). * Token Of Friendship. (1851). * The Lily Of The Valley. (1859). * Etc.

Vd Not Available USD 330.00
102 Gordimer, Nadine.

"Silver Leaves" A South African Collection Of Good Reading. Signed By Gordimer.

[1952]. Not Available USD 300.00
2 Franklin, Dr. Benjamin.

The Works Of Dr. Benjamin Franklin Written By Himself. American Binding.

1825 Not Available USD 270.00
67 Aristophanes.

Women In Parliament Done Into English By Jack Lindsay. With Illustrations By Norman Lindsay.

1929 Not Available USD 270.00
106

Journals Of Congress. Containing Their Proceedings From November 1, 1784 To November 4, 1785. Volume X.

1801 Not Available USD 270.00
164

(35) Mounted Colored Japan Photographs. With Manuscript Descriptions.

Not Available USD 270.00
195

National Portrait Gallery. (4) Volumes. Gilt Embossed Red Leather. * The National Portrait Gallery Of Distinguished Americans. * The National Portrait Gallery Part II.

Vd Not Available USD 270.00
94

Garrard, Kenner. Nolan's System Of Training Cavalry Horses By Kenner Garrard.

1862 Not Available USD 228.00
130 Weems, M. L.

A History of the Life and Death...of General George Washington…

[1802?] Not Available USD 228.00
166

Milton's Poems With Illustrations By William Blake. * Akiba's Children By Geoffrey H. Hartman. * Note Books Of Percy Bysshe Shelley. . * The Little flowers Of Saint Francis Of Assisi.

Vd Not Available USD 216.00
80 Amundsen, Roald.

The South Pole An Account Of The Norwegian Antarctic Expedition In The "Fram", 1910-1912.

1912 Not Available USD 204.00
173 Essex House Press.

An Endeavour Towards The Teaching Of John Ruskin And William Morris.

1901 Not Available USD 204.00
15 Priestley, Joseph.

An History Of The Corruptions Of Christianity By Joseph Priestley.

1797 Not Available USD 192.00
190 Dickens, Charles.

The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby.

1839 Not Available USD 192.00
78 Dell, Floyd.

Moon - Calf By Floyd Dell. Inscribed To Robert Frost And Signed By Frost.

1920 Not Available USD 180.00
146 Crompton.

Lauthoritie Et Iurisdiction Des Courts De La Maifstie De La Roygne.

1637 Not Available USD 180.00
181 Smith, E. Edward.

Smith, E. Edward. (4) Volumes. Gray Lensman. * The Skylark Of Space. * Children Of The Lens. * First Lensman.

1950s Not Available USD 180.00
  • Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Isaac Newton on chemistry and matter, and alchemy, Autograph Manuscript, "A Key to Snyders," 3 pp, after 1674. $100,000 - $150,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Exceptionally rare first printing of Plato's Timaeus. Florence, 1484. $50,000 - $80,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: On the Philosophy of Self-Interest: Adam Smith's copy of Helvetius's De l'homme, Paris, 1773. $40,000 - $60,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: "Magical Calendar of Tycho Brahe" - very rare hermetic broadside. Engraved by Merian for De Bry. c.1618. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Author's presentation issue of Einstein's proof of Relativity, "Erklärung der Perihelbewegung des Merkur aus der allgemeinen Relativitätstheorie." 1915. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: First Latin edition of Maimonides' Guide for the Perplexed. Paris, 1520. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: De Broglie manuscript on the nature of matter in quantum physics, 3 pp, 1954. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Tesla autograph letter signed on electricty and electromagnetic theory. 1894. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Heinrich Hertz scientific manuscript on his mentor Hermann Von Helmholtz, 1891. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: The greatest illustrated work in Alchemy: Micheal Maier's Atalanta Fugiens. Oppenheim, 1618. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Illustrated Alchemical manuscript, a Mysterium Magnum of the Rosicurcians, 18th-century. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Rare Largest Paper Presentation Copy of Newton's Principia, London, 1726. The third and most influential edition. $60,000 - $90,000
  • Doyle, May 1: Thomas Jefferson expresses fears of "a war of extermination" in Saint-Dominigue. $40,000 to $60,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An exceptional presentation copy of Fitzgerald's last book, in the first issue dust jacket. $25,000 to $35,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The rare first signed edition of Dorian Gray. $15,000 to $25,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The Prayer Book of Jehan Bernachier. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, May 1: Van Dyck's Icones Principum Virorum Doctorum. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The magnificent Cranach Hamlet in the deluxe binding by Dõrfner. $7,000 to $10,000.
    Doyle, May 1: A remarkable unpublished manuscript of a voyage to South America in 1759-1764. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Doyle, May 1: Bouchette's monumental and rare wall map of Lower Canada. $12,000 to $18,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An rare original 1837 abolitionist woodblock. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An important manuscript breviary in Middle Dutch. $15,000 to $25,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An extraordinary Old Testament manuscript, circa 1250. $20,000 to $30,000.
  • Gonnelli
    Auction 51
    Antique prints, paintings and maps
    May 14st 2024
    Gonnelli: Leonard Bramer, The descent from the cross, 1634. Starting price 3200€
    Gonnelli: Gustav Hjalmar de Morner Karel, Rome’s Carnival, 1820. Starting price 1000€
    Gonnelli: Various Authors, Mater Dolorosa, 1700. Starting price 200€
    Gonnelli: Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Carcere Oscura, 1790. Starting price 180€
    Gonnelli: Jan Brueghel, Marine fauna view, 1620 ca. Starting price 28000€
    Gonnelli: Ippolito Scarsella, Mary and Christ with Sant Rocco and Arch-Angel Michele,1615. Starting price 8000€
    Gonnelli: Hans Sebald Beham, Adam and Eve, 1543. Starting price 600€
    Gonnelli: Francesco Burani, Baccanale, 1630. Starting Price 280€
    Gonnelli: Giuseppe Maria Mitelli, Plance from Ventiquattr’ore, 1675. Starting price 800€
    Gonnelli: Giuseppe Angeli, Livorno’s Plan, 1793. Starting price 240€
    Gonnelli: XIV Century Artist, Capital “N” letter, 1350 ca. Starting price 340€
  • Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Winston Churchill. The Second World War. Set of First-Edition Volumes. 6,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: A.A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard. A Collection of The Pooh Books. Set of First-Editions. 18,600 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Salvador Dalí, Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Finely Bound and Signed Limited Edition. 15,000 USD
    Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ian Fleming. Live and Let Die. First Edition. 9,500 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter Series. Finely Bound First Printing Set of Complete Series. 5,650 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell to Arms. First Edition, First Printing. 4,200 USD
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