Sothebys: Fine Books and Manuscripts - online bidding 11/27, N11500, New York

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Auction Date
December 10, 2024 - December 10, 2024
Page Size: 94 items in 4 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1026 Rogers, Robert

Journals... Containing An Account of the several Excursions he made under the Generals who commanded upon the Continent of North America, during the late War.

London 1765 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 5,400.00
1027 Smith, John

Virginia Discovered and Described by Captain John Smith.

London ca. 1625 USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 USD 22,800.00
1028 Story, Joseph

Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States.

Boston; Cambridge 1833 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 14,400.00
1029 Washington, George

The Will of General George Washington

Alexandria, Virginia 1800 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 26,400.00
1030 White, John

Americae pars, nunc Virginia dicta.

Frankfurt 1590 USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 Not Sold
1031 [Austen, Jane]

Emma, A Novel. In Three Volumes. By the Author of "Pride and Prejudice", &C. &C.

London 1816 USD 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 USD 31,200.00
1032 Austen, Jane

Elizabeth Bennet; or, Pride and Prejudice.

Philadelphia 1832 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 9,000.00
1033 William Blake

The Circle of the Corrupt Officials; the Devils Mauling Each Other, from Illustrations to Dante's Divine Comedy (Bindman 649)

USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 2,640.00
1034 [Bronte, Emily, and Anne Bronte] --- Ellis Bell and Acton Bell

Wuthering Heights. A Novel, by Ellis Bell And, Agnes Grey. A Novel, by Acton Bell.

London 1847 USD 90,000.00 - 130,000.00 USD 102,000.00
1035 [Bronte, Charlotte]

Villette. By Currer Bell, Author of "Jane Eyre," "Shirley," Etc.

London 1853 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 Not Sold
1036 Carroll, Lewis

First editions of the author's essential works

USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 7,800.00
1037 Clemens, Samuel Langhorne

Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

Hartford 1876 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 15,600.00
1038 Clemens, Samuel Langhorne

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Tom Sawyer's Comrade) ... By Mark Twain.

New York 1885 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 5,760.00
1039 Dickens, Charles

Oliver Twist; or, the Parish Boy's Progress. By 'Boz'.

London 1838 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 6,600.00
1040 Dickens, Charles

A Christmas Carol.

London 1843 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 20,400.00
1041 Dickens, Charles

A Christmas Carol.

London 1843 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 7,800.00
1042 Dickens, Charles --- Hablot K. Browne (pseud. "Phiz," illustrator)

Bleak House.

London 1853 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,800.00
1043 Dickens, Charles

Autograph letter signed, to Lady Talfourd, upon the death of her husband

USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 Not Sold
1044 Dickens, Charles

Little Dorrit.

London 1857 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 19,200.00
1045 Dickens, Charles

A Tale of Two Cities.

London June - December 1859 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 5,760.00
1046 Dickens, Charles

A Tale of Two Cities.

London 1859 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 3,360.00
1047 Dickens, Charles

Great Expectations.

London 1861 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 Not Sold
1048 Dickens, Charles

Great Expectations.

London 1861 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 2,640.00
1049 (Dickens, Charles)

A group of works from the author's library

USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 8,400.00
1050 (Dickens, Charles) --- Hablot K. Browne (pseud. "Phiz," illustrator)

A group of steel plates, illustrating some of Dickens's early works

USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 5,040.00
  • High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
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    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Ellis Smith Prints unsigned. 20” by 16”.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: United typothetae of America presidents. Pictures of 37 UTA presidents 46th annual convention United typothetae of America Cincinnati 1932.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec signed Paper Impressionism Art Prints. MayMilton 9 1/2” by 13” Reine de Joie 9 1/2” by 13”.
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    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Aberle’ Ballet editions. 108th triumph, American season spring and summer 1944.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Puss ‘n Boots. 1994 Charles Perrult All four are signed by Andreas Deja
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Specimen book of type faces. Job composition department, Philadelphia gazette publishing company .
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    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: An exhibit of printed books, Bridwell library.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur Court By Mark Twain 1889.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 1963 Philadelphia Eagles official program.
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    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
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    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 8 - Esquire the magazine for men 1954.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: The American printer, July 1910.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Leaves of grass 1855 by Walt Whitman.
  • Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: William Shakespeare.
    The Poems and Sonnets of William Shakespeare, 1960. 7,210 USD
    Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens.
    A Christmas Carol, First Edition, 1843. 17,500 USD
    Sotheby’s: William Golding.
    Lord of the Flies, First Edition, 1954. 5,400 USD
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    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: Lewis Carroll.
    Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There, Inscribed First Edition, 1872. 25,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien.
    The Hobbit, First Edition, 1937. 12,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: John Milton.
    Paradise Lost, 1759. 5,400 USD
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