Sale
17520 - Fine Books and Manuscripts, 19 Oct 2009
Los Angeles and New York
Session One, 10:00am PST / 1:00pm EST
Early Printed Material: lots 1 - 9
Natural History and Science: lots 10 - 28
Art, Illustration and Fine Binding: lots 29 - 99
Literature: lots 100 - 187
Americana: lots 188 - 244
World Figures and Events: lots 245 - 257
Session Two, 1:00pm PST / 4:00pm EST
Pacific Exploration and Hawaiiana: lots 258 - 478
General Travel Literature and Letters: lots 479 - 491
Surfing History from the Collection of Mark Blackburn: lots 492 - 525
On Offer by Private Treaty: a number of groupings of books by subject category, including Pacific Native Language Imprints (over 800 items), Hawaiian Missionaries (over 500 items), Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum (approximately 500 items), and further possible Pacific-themed books on voyages, travel, natural history, Polynesia, and Hawaiian monarchy and goverment. Click here for more details.
Lot No: 100
[AUSTEN, JANE. 1775-1817.]
Emma: a Novel. London: John Murray, 1816. 3 volumes. [4], 322; [2], 351, [1]; [2], 363, [1] ad pp. 12mo (170 x 100 mm). Modern red calf gilt by Frost, a.e.g., slipcase. Lacking half-titles, occasional light spotting or soiling, a couple of gatherings foxed, paper flaw affecting four words.
First edition of Austen's fourth novel, which was dedicated to the Prince Regent on his librarian's suggestion. Gilson A8.
Provenance: Mary Elphinstone (period ownership inscription on titles).
See illustration.
Sold for $10,370 inclusive of Buyer's Premium
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