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Source Title	Illustrated Catalogue of The Marshall Americana, Printed and in Manuscript
Description	Constituting the remarkable collection formed by the late Orsames H. Marshall, a founder and one-time president of the Buffalo Historical Society and Chancellor or the University of Buffalo, and continued after his death by his son, the Late Charles D. Marshall. Sale held March 16th, 17th and 18th, 1914.
Scope of Text	Containing 1,036 books and manuscripts and an additional 36 etchings and engravings by old and modern masters. These records do not include the final 36 lots.
Total Records in AED	1044

Swann Auction Galleries: Ian Fleming, Goldfinger, first edition, inscribed to Sir Henry Cotton, MBE, London, 1959. Sold for $25,000.

Swann Auction Galleries: Joseph Brant, Mohawk Chief, ALS, writing after pledging support to King George III against American rebels, 1776. Sold for a record $35,000.

Swann Auction Galleries: Sonia Delaunay, Ses Peintures . . ., 20 pochoir plates, Paris, 1925. Sold for a record $13,750.

Swann Auction Galleries: Diana, Princess of Wales, 6 autograph letters signed to British Vogue editor, 1989-92. Sold for $10,400.

Swann Auction Galleries: Alexander Hamilton, ALS, as Secretary of the Treasury covering costs of the new U.S. Mint, 1793. Sold for $12,500.

Swann Auction Galleries: Benjamin Graham & David L. Dodd, Security Analysis, first edition, inscribed by Graham to a Wall Street trader, NY, 1934. Sold for $20,000.

Swann Auction Galleries: George Barbier & François-Louis Schmied, Personnages de Comédie, Paris, 1922. Sold for $9,375.

Swann Auction Galleries: Alphonse Mucha, Ilsée, Princesse de Tripoli, Paris, 1897. Sold for a record $13,000.

Swann Auction Galleries: Ralph Waldo Emerson, The Dial, first edition of the reconstituted issue, Emerson’s copy with inscriptions, Cincinnati, 1860. Sold for a record $3,250.
Mayfair Book Auctions, July 17: Lot 14. [CRIMEAN WAR] HAMLEY. The Story of the Campaign of Sebastopol. 1855. £150 to £200

Mayfair Book Auctions, July 17: Lot 17. JONGH & D'ALMEIDA. L’armee Russe... c.1898. Colour plates and many illustrations. £500 to £600

Mayfair Book Auctions, July 17: Lot 18. [RUSSIA] LE PRINCE. Oeuvres. 1782. Rare folio format with 80 etchings and 74 aquatints. £4000 to £6000

Mayfair Book Auctions, July 17: Lot 21. [RUSSIA] MORNAY. Set of 8 hand-coloured aquatints of carriages, sleighs and occupants. c.1825. £1200 to £1800

Mayfair Book Auctions, July 17: Lot 33. BOWDICH. Excursions in Madeira and Porto Santo. 1825. A fine copy. £800 to £1200

Mayfair Book Auctions, July 17: Lot 37. QUIN. An Historical Atlas. 1836. 2nd edn, 21 hand-coloured maps revealing civilisation. £800 to £1200

Mayfair Book Auctions, July 17: Lot 39. LE BRUN. Voyages [...] par la Moscovie, en Perse... 1718. 300+ engravings, panorama. £4500 to £5500

Mayfair Book Auctions, July 17: Lot 48. BRIERLY. The English and French fleets in the Baltic. 1855. Colour lithographs. £7000 to £9000

Mayfair Book Auctions, July 17: Lot 60. DELLA VALLE. Reise Beschreibung... in Turckey, Egypten, Palestina[...]. 1674. £1500 to £2000

Mayfair Book Auctions, July 17: Lot 77. MURRAY, Mrs. Watercolour Album of Heaths. c.1860. 55 original watercolours. £750 to £1000

Mayfair Book Auctions, July 17: Lot 91. ADDISON. Works... 1721. 4 vols, large paper copy, English red morocco. £2500 to £3500

Mayfair Book Auctions, July 17: Lot 96. HOLBEIN. Imitations of original drawings. 1792-1800. Exceptional copy. £4000 to £6000
Bonhams, Jun 13 results: Darwin, Charles. On the Origin of Species. Presentation Copy. Sold for $500,075.

Bonhams, Jun 13 results: Darwin, Charles. Autograph Letter Signed, 3 pp, negotiating the 2nd American edition with Appleton. Sold for $21,325.

Bonhams, Jun 13 results: Hemingway, Ernest. Autograph Letter Signed, 8 pp, Paris, 1924, to his father discussing Bullfighting, Stories, and his new baby. Sold for $25,075.

Bonhams, Jun 13 results: Shakespeare, William. Corialanus. London, 1623. 1st printing [Extracted from the First Folio]. Sold for $50,075.

Bonhams, Jun 13 results: Swift, Jonathan. Gulliver's Travels. London, 1726. 1st edition, Teerink's A edition, fine, large copy. Sold for $21,325.

Bonhams, Jun 13 results: Fitzroy, Robert. Autograph Letter Signed to agent Thomas Stilwell, informing him of the progress of H.M.S. Beagle. Sold for $17,575.

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Bonhams, Jun 13 results: Shakespeare, William. Sonnets. 1901. 2 volumes. Printed on vellum and illuminated by Ross Turner, bound by Trautz-Bauzonnet. Sold for $13,825.

Bonhams, Jun 13 results: Beardsley, Aubrey. The Birth, Life, and Acts of King Arthur. 1893-94. 2 volumes. Contemporary painted vellum gilt by Chivers. Sold for $5,325.

Bonhams, Jun 13 results: Assisi, St. Francis. The Canticle of Brother Sun. Illuminated on vellum, for the Grolier Society. Sold for $7,575.

Bonhams, Jun 13 results: Rackham, Arthur. Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens. 1/500 copies signed by Rackham. Sold for $4,825.

Bonhams, Jun 13 results: Proust, Marcel. Du coté de chez Swann. 1st edition, 1st issue. Inscribed by Proust. Sold for $8,825.

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