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Auction Name Rare Antiquarian and Illustrated Books Total Sales (USD) 8,921.25
Auction Date June 19, 2021 - June 19, 2021 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 8,760.00
Sale Number #61921 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 12,175.00
Total Lots 210
Sold Lots 57 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 133,905.00
% of Lots Sold 27.14% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 191,215.00
Unsold Lots 153 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 4.67%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
133 MARCUS AURELIUS, Emperor of Rome.

Marcus Aurelius Antoninus the Roman emperor, his meditations concerning himselfe: treating of a naturall mans happinesse; wherein it consisteth, and of the meanes to attaine unto it.

1635 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 1,012.50
83 CUMMING, Alexander (1732-1814).

The Elements of Clock and Watch-Work, adapted to Practice.

1766 USD 800.00 - 900.00 USD 650.00
77 CERVANTES Saavedra, Miguel de (1547-1616).

Don Quixote de la Mancha. Translated from the Original Spanish ... by Charles Jarvis, Esq.

1819 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 543.75
121 HOVEY, Charles Mason (1810-1887).

The Fruits of America, containing richly colored figures and full descriptions of all the choicest varieties cultivated in The United States.

[no date, but circa 1847-1852] USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 506.25
87

DECORATIVE BINDING. [18th-century French red morocco binding]. for a work called Plainte de la Typographie Contre Certains Imprimeurs Ignorans…

 1785 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 500.00
177 BENSON, Frank W. - Adam E. M. PAFF, compiled and arranged by.

Etchings and Drypoints ... An illustrated and descriptive catalogue.

1917 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 500.00
49 [PUSHKIN, Alexandre] - CHOUKHAEFF, Vassili, artist (1887-1973).

La Dame de Pique [The Queen of Spades].

1923 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 437.50
130 MARCUS AURELIUS, Emperor of Rome.

Marcus Aurelius Antoninus the Roman Emperour, his meditations concerning himself: treating of a natural man’s happiness; wherein it consisteth, and of the means to attain unto it.

1673 USD 100.00 - 150.00 USD 400.00
140 MOTLEY, John Lothrop (1814-1877).

The Rise of the Dutch Republic: A History.

1855 USD 150.00 - 200.00 USD 193.75
4 BAUDELAIRE, Charles (1821-1867) - Andre DIGNIMONT (1891-1965).

Les Fleurs du Mal.

1947 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 187.50
64 AUSTEN, Jane; and Oliver GOLDSMITH.

Pride and Prejudice [with:] Mansfield Park [with:] The Vicar of Wakefield.

1907; 1908; 1904. USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 187.50
131 MARCUS AURELIUS, Emperor of Rome.

The meditations of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus the Roman emperor, concerning himself. Treating of a natural man's happiness: wherein it consisteth, and of the means to attain unto it.

1692 USD 100.00 - 150.00 USD 175.00
135 MARCUS AURELIUS, Emperor of Rome.

The commentaries of the Emperor Marcus Antoninus. Containing his maxims of science, and rules of life.

1747 USD 150.00 - 200.00 USD 175.00
114 HEDRICK, Ulysses Prentice (1870-1951.

The Plums of New York.

1911 USD 150.00 - 200.00 USD 168.75
134 MARCUS AURELIUS, Emperor of Rome; and Jeremy COLLIER.

The Emperor Marcus Antoninus his conversation with himself. Together with the preliminary discourse of the learned Gataker.

1701 USD 150.00 - 200.00 USD 168.75
136 MARCUS AURELIUS, Emperor of Rome; and Jeremy COLLIER.

The Emperor Marcus Antoninus his conversation with himself. Together with the preliminary discourse of the learned Gataker.

1702 USD 150.00 - 200.00 USD 162.50
132 MARCUS AURELIUS, Emperor of Rome; and Jeremy COLLIER.

The Emperor Marcus Antoninus his conversation with himself. Together with the preliminary discourse of the learned Gataker.

1708 USD 150.00 - 200.00 USD 150.00
157 VAN ROTTERDAM, ERASMUS.

Encomium Moriae i.e. Stultitiae Laus: Praise of Folly, Published at Basle in 1515.

1931 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 150.00
198 RAPHAEL, Sandra.

An Oak Spring Pomona: A Selection of the Rare Books on Fruit in the Oak Spring Garden Library.

1990 USD 35.00 - 45.00 USD 143.75
19 DELIERRE, Auguste (1829-1891) - [Jean de LA FONTAINE (1621-1695)].

[Fables de La Fontaine].

1880-1883. USD 100.00 - 150.00 USD 125.00
31 KESSEL, Joseph (1898-1979); and Alexandre ALEXEIEFF, illustrator.

Les Nuits de Sibérie.

1928 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 125.00
78 [CHICAGO].

[Late 19th-century scrapbook on Chicago].

C. 1871. USD 150.00 - 200.00 USD 125.00
119 HOMER, Winslow, illustrator; and James Russell LOWELL.

The Courtin'.

1874 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 125.00
158 WEEMS, M. L. (1759-1825) and GEN. HORRY.

The Life of Gen. Francis Marion, a Celebrated Partisan Officer in the Revolutionary War, against the British and Tories in South Carolina and Georgia.

1845 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 125.00
185 GREGO, Joseph.

Rowlandson the Caricaturist A Selection from His Works with Anecdotal Descriptions of His Famous Caricatures and a Sketch of his Life, Times and Contemporaries.

1880 USD 150.00 - 250.00 USD 125.00
  • Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 546. Christoph Jacob Trew. Plantae selectae, 1750-1773.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 70. Thomas Murner. Die Narren beschwerung. 1558.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 621. Michael Bernhard Valentini. Museum Museorum, 1714.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 545. Sander Reichenbachia. Orchids illustrated and described, 1888-1894.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1018. Marinetti, Boccioni, Pratella Futurism - Comprehensive collection of 35 Futurist manifestos, some of them exceptionally rare. 1909-1933.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 634. August Johann Rösel von Rosenhof. 3 Original Drawings, around 1740.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 671. Jacob / Picasso. Chronique des Temps, 1956.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1260. Mary Webb. Sarn. 1948. Lucie Weill Art Deco Binding.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 508. Felix Bonfils. 108 large-format photographs of Syria and Palestine.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 967. Dante Aligheri and Salvador Dali. Divina Commedia, 1963.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1316. Tolouse-Lautrec. Dessinateur. Duhayon binding, 1948.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1303. Regards sur Paris. Braque, Picasso, Masson, 1962.
  • Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: McCarthy (Cormac). Cities of the Plain, N.Y., 1998, First Edn., signed on hf. title; together with Uncorrected Proof and Uncorrected Advance Reading Copies, both signed by the Author. €800 to €1,000.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Stanihurst (Richard). De Rebus in Hibernia Gestis, Libri Quattuor, sm. 4to Antwerp (Christi. Plantium) 1584. First Edn. €525 to €750.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Fleischer (Nat.) Jack Dempsey The Idol of Fistiana, An Intimate Narrative, N.Y., 1929, First Edn. Signed on f.e.p. by Rocky Marciano. €400 to €600.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Smith - Classical Atlas, Lond., 1820. Bound with, Smiths New General Atlas .. Principal Empires, Kingdoms, & States throughout the World, Lond. 1822. €350 to €500.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Rare Auction Catalogues – 1856: Bindon Blood, of Ennis, Co. Clare: Sotheby & Wilkinson. €320 to €450.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: [Mavor (Wm.)] A General Collection of Voyages and Travels from the Discovery of America to the Commencement of the Nineteenth Century, 28 vols. (complete) Lond., 1810. €300 to €400.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Mc Carthy (Cormac). Outer Dark, N.Y. (Random House)1968, Signed by Mc Carthy. €250 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Three signed works by Ted Huges - Wodwo, 1967; Crow from the Life and Songs of the Crow, 1970; and Tales from Ovid, 1997. €200 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: The Garden. An Illustrated Weekly Journal of Horticulture in all its Branches, 7 vols. lg. 4to Lond. 1877-1880. With 127 colored plates. €200 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Procter (Richard A.) Saturn and its System: Containing Discussions of The Motion (Real and Apparent)…, Lond. 1865. First Edn. €160 to €220.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: [Ashe] St. George, Lord Bishop of Clogher, A Sermon Preached to the Protestants of Ireland, now in London,... Oct. 23, 1712, London 1712. Second Edn. €130 to €180.
  • 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
  • Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Piccolomini's De La Sfera del Mondo (The Sphere of the World), 1540.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Vellutello's Commentary on Petrarch, With Map, 1525.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Finely Bound Definitive, Illustrated Edition of I Promessi Sposi, 1840.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Rare First Edition of John Milton's Latin Correspondence, 1674.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Giolito's Edition of Boccaccio's The Decamerone, with Bedford Binding, 1542.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of the First Biography of Marie of the Incarnation, with Rare Portrait, 1677.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Aldine Edition of Volume One of Cicero's Orationes, 1540.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Bonanni's Illustrated Costume Catalogue, with Complete Plates, 1711.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: An Important Incunable, the First Italian Edition of Josephus's De Bello Judaico, 1480.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Jacques Philippe d'Orville's Illustrated Book of the Ruins of Sicily, 1764.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: An Incunable from 1487, The Contemplative Life, with Early Manuscript.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Ignatius of Loyola's Exercitia Spiritualia, 1563.
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