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BEAUMONT, FRANCIS. 1584-1616, & JOHN FLETCHER. 1579-1625. Comedies and Tragedies. London: Printed for Humphrey Robinson & Humphrey Moseley, 1647.

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BEAUMONT, FRANCIS. 1584-1616, & JOHN FLETCHER. 1579-1625.
Comedies and Tragedies. London: Printed for Humphrey Robinson & Humphrey Moseley, 1647.

Sold for US$3,500 inc. premium

BECKFORD, WILLIAM THOMAS. 1760-1844. [Vathek] An Arabian Tale. London: for J. Johnson, 1786.

1002 —
BECKFORD, WILLIAM THOMAS. 1760-1844.
[Vathek] An Arabian Tale. London: for J. Johnson, 1786.

Sold for US$275 inc. premium

CALDERARI, OTTONE. 1730-1803. Disegni e scritti d'architettura. Vincenza: Paroni, 1808-[1817].

1003 —
CALDERARI, OTTONE. 1730-1803.
Disegni e scritti d'architettura. Vincenza: Paroni, 1808-[1817].

US$2,000 - US$3,000

CAMDEN, WILLIAM. 1551-1623. Britannia: or, a Chorographical Description of the Flourishing Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland and the Islands Adjacent; from the Earliest Antiquity. London: John Nichols, 1789.

1004 —
CAMDEN, WILLIAM. 1551-1623.
Britannia: or, a Chorographical Description of the Flourishing Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland and the Islands Adjacent; from the Earliest Antiquity. London: John Nichols, 1789.

Sold for US$687.50 inc. premium

CROLL, OSWALD. 1563-1609. La Royalle Chymie. Lyons: Pierre Drobet, 1624.

1005 —
CROLL, OSWALD. 1563-1609.
La Royalle Chymie. Lyons: Pierre Drobet, 1624.

US$700 - US$900

CYRIL OF ALEXANDRIA, SAINT, c.375-444. Opus in evangelium Joannis. Paris: Wolfgang Hopyl for himself, Jean Petit, and Thielmann Kerver, 1508.

1006 —
CYRIL OF ALEXANDRIA, SAINT, c.375-444.
Opus in evangelium Joannis. Paris: Wolfgang Hopyl for himself, Jean Petit, and Thielmann Kerver, 1508.

US$800 - US$1,200

DUGDALE, WILLIAM. 1605-1686. The Antiquities of Warwickshire Illustrated.... London: Thomas Warren, 1656.

1007 —
DUGDALE, WILLIAM. 1605-1686.
The Antiquities of Warwickshire Illustrated.... London: Thomas Warren, 1656.

Sold for US$1,000 inc. premium

EPIDEMIOLOGY. LANCISI, GIOVANNI MARIA. 1654-1720. Dissertatio de nativis, deque adventitiis Romani coeli qualitatibus, qui accedit historia epidemiae rheumaticae.... Rome: Gonzago, 1711.

1008 —
EPIDEMIOLOGY.
LANCISI, GIOVANNI MARIA. 1654-1720.
Dissertatio de nativis, deque adventitiis Romani coeli qualitatibus, qui accedit historia epidemiae rheumaticae.... Rome: Gonzago, 1711.

Sold for US$400 inc. premium

EVANS, ARTHUR JOHN, SIR. 1851-1941. The Palace of Minos at Knossos. London: Macmillan and Co., 1921-1935.

1009 —
EVANS, ARTHUR JOHN, SIR. 1851-1941.
The Palace of Minos at Knossos. London: Macmillan and Co., 1921-1935.

Sold for US$2,000 inc. premium

ICELAND. Laxdæla-Saga, sive historia de rebus gestis Laxdölensium. Copenhagen: Legati Magnæani, 1826.

1010 —
ICELAND.
Laxdæla-Saga, sive historia de rebus gestis Laxdölensium. Copenhagen: Legati Magnæani, 1826.

Sold for US$375 inc. premium

LEAR, EDWARD. 1812-1888. Journals of a Landscape Painter in Albania, &c. London: Richard Bentley, 1851.

1011 —
LEAR, EDWARD. 1812-1888.
Journals of a Landscape Painter in Albania, &c. London: Richard Bentley, 1851.

Sold for US$375 inc. premium

LEWIS, MATTHEW GREGORY. 1775-1818. The Monk. London: For J. Bell, 1796.

1012 —
LEWIS, MATTHEW GREGORY. 1775-1818.
The Monk. London: For J. Bell, 1796.

Sold for US$1,062.50 inc. premium

MALINOWSKI, BRONISLAW. 1884-1942. The Sexual Life of Savages in North-Western Melanesia. London: George Routledge & Sons, 1929.

1013 —
MALINOWSKI, BRONISLAW. 1884-1942.
The Sexual Life of Savages in North-Western Melanesia. London: George Routledge & Sons, 1929.

Sold for US$312.50 inc. premium

PARK, MUNGO. 1771-1806.

1014 —
PARK, MUNGO. 1771-1806.

Sold for US$875 inc. premium

SHELLFISH. BORN, IGNAZ EDLER VON. 1742-1791. Index rerum naturalium Musei Caesarei Vindobonensis. Pars I. Testacea. Vienna: Kraus, 1778.

1015 —
SHELLFISH.
BORN, IGNAZ EDLER VON. 1742-1791.
Index rerum naturalium Musei Caesarei Vindobonensis. Pars I. Testacea. Vienna: Kraus, 1778.

Sold for US$525 inc. premium

SHELLFISH. KLEIN, JACOB THEODOR. 1685-1759. Tentamen Methodi Ostracologicae sive Dispositio Naturalis Conchlidum et Concharum in suas Classes, Genera et Species.... Leiden: George Jacob Wishoff, 1753.

1016 —
SHELLFISH.
KLEIN, JACOB THEODOR. 1685-1759.
Tentamen Methodi Ostracologicae sive Dispositio Naturalis Conchlidum et Concharum in suas Classes, Genera et Species.... Leiden: George Jacob Wishoff, 1753.

Sold for US$350 inc. premium

STRABO. 63 B.C.E.-24 C.E. Geographicorum lib. xvii. Basel: [Joannes Walder, 1539].

1017 —
STRABO. 63 B.C.E.-24 C.E.
Geographicorum lib. xvii. Basel: [Joannes Walder, 1539].

US$700 - US$900

STRABO. 63 B.C.E.-24 C.E. Rerum geographicarum. BOUND WITH: MELA, POMPONIUS. [De Orbis situ libri tres.] Basel: ex officina Henricpetrina, [1571 & 1557].

1018 —
STRABO. 63 B.C.E.-24 C.E.
Rerum geographicarum. BOUND WITH: MELA, POMPONIUS. [De Orbis situ libri tres.] Basel: ex officina Henricpetrina, [1571 & 1557].

Sold for US$4,250 inc. premium

THACKERAY, WILLIAM MAKEPEACE. 1811-1863. Vanity Fair, A Novel Without a Hero. London: Bradbury and Evans, January 1847-July 1848.

1019 —
THACKERAY, WILLIAM MAKEPEACE. 1811-1863.
Vanity Fair, A Novel Without a Hero. London: Bradbury and Evans, January 1847-July 1848.

Sold for US$1,500 inc. premium

THACKERAY, WILLIAM MAKEPEACE. 1811-1863. Vanity Fair, A Novel Without a Hero. London: Bradbury and Evans, 1848.

1020 —
THACKERAY, WILLIAM MAKEPEACE. 1811-1863.
Vanity Fair, A Novel Without a Hero. London: Bradbury and Evans, 1848.

Sold for US$600 inc. premium

THACKERAY, WILLIAM MAKEPEACE. 1811-1863. The History of Pendennis. His Fortunes and Misfortunes, His Friends and his Greatest Enemy. London: Bradbury and Evans, November 1848-December 1850.

1021 —
THACKERAY, WILLIAM MAKEPEACE. 1811-1863.
The History of Pendennis. His Fortunes and Misfortunes, His Friends and his Greatest Enemy. London: Bradbury and Evans, November 1848-December 1850.

Sold for US$250 inc. premium

THACKERAY, WILLIAM MAKEPEACE. 1811-1863. The Newcomes. Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family. London: Bradbury and Evans, October 1853-August 1855.

1022 —
THACKERAY, WILLIAM MAKEPEACE. 1811-1863.
The Newcomes. Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family. London: Bradbury and Evans, October 1853-August 1855.

Sold for US$200 inc. premium

WORDSWORTH, WILLIAM. 1770-1850. & SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE. 1772-1834. Lyrical Ballads. London: T.N. Longman and O. Rees, 1800.

1023 —
WORDSWORTH, WILLIAM. 1770-1850. & SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE. 1772-1834.
Lyrical Ballads. London: T.N. Longman and O. Rees, 1800.

US$3,000 - US$5,000

ANGELO, VALENTI. 1897-1982.

1024 —
ANGELO, VALENTI. 1897-1982.

Sold for US$812.50 inc. premium

APOLLINAIRE, GUILLAUME. 1880-1918. Le Cortège priapique. [No place: 1947.]

1025 —
APOLLINAIRE, GUILLAUME. 1880-1918.
Le Cortège priapique. [No place: 1947.]

Sold for US$500 inc. premium

ARION PRESS. TOOMER, JEAN. 1894-1967. Cane. San Francisco: Arion Press, 2000.

1026 —
ARION PRESS.
TOOMER, JEAN. 1894-1967.
Cane. San Francisco: Arion Press, 2000.

Sold for US$525 inc. premium

BASKIN, LEONARD. 1922-2000.

1027 —
BASKIN, LEONARD. 1922-2000.

US$1,000 - US$1,500

[BELKIN, ARNOLD.] HIRSCHMAN, JACK. B.1933. Two. Los Angeles: The Zora Gallery, 1964.

1028 —
[BELKIN, ARNOLD.]
HIRSCHMAN, JACK. B.1933.
Two. Los Angeles: The Zora Gallery, 1964.

US$500 - US$700

[BUENOS AIRES – PHOTOGRAPHY.]

1029 —
[BUENOS AIRES – PHOTOGRAPHY.]

Sold for US$5,625 inc. premium

[CÉZANNE, PAUL. 1839-1906.] VOLLARD, AMBROISE. Paul Cézanne. Paris: Gallerie A. Vollard, 1914.

1030 —
[CÉZANNE, PAUL. 1839-1906.]
VOLLARD, AMBROISE.
Paul Cézanne. Paris: Gallerie A. Vollard, 1914.

Sold for US$812.50 inc. premium

COBURN, ALVIN LANGDON. 1882-1966. Men of Mark. London & New York: Duckworth & Mitchell Kennerley, 1913.

1031 —
COBURN, ALVIN LANGDON. 1882-1966.
Men of Mark. London & New York: Duckworth & Mitchell Kennerley, 1913.

Sold for US$1,062.50 inc. premium

INDIA. WADDELL, CLYDE. A Yank's Memories of Calcutta. [Houston: Waddell, 1946].

1032 —
INDIA.
WADDELL, CLYDE.
A Yank's Memories of Calcutta. [Houston: Waddell, 1946].

Sold for US$812.50 inc. premium

JACKSON, WILLIAM HENRY. 1843-1942. 7 Albumen print photographs, each approximately 4 by 7 inches, all laid down to larger mount, of various views in the west, including

1033 —
JACKSON, WILLIAM HENRY. 1843-1942.
7 Albumen print photographs, each approximately 4 by 7 inches, all laid down to larger mount, of various views in the west, including

US$1,000 - US$1,500

JAZZ—ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATIONS. BUEL, HURBERT.

1034 —
JAZZ—ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATIONS.
BUEL, HURBERT.

Sold for US$1,500 inc. premium

KATZ, ALEX. B.1927. Primus Inter Pares. New York: Peter Blum Edition, 2003.

1035 —
KATZ, ALEX. B.1927.
Primus Inter Pares. New York: Peter Blum Edition, 2003.

Sold for US$437.50 inc. premium

KEMBLE, EDWARD WINDSOR. 1861-1933.

1036 —
KEMBLE, EDWARD WINDSOR. 1861-1933.

US$600 - US$900

LEECH, JOHN. 1817-1864.

1037 —
LEECH, JOHN. 1817-1864.

Sold for US$125 inc. premium

[MANET, ÉDOUARD. 1832-1883.] BAZIRE, EDMOND. Manet. Paris: A. Quantin, 1884.

1038 —
[MANET, ÉDOUARD. 1832-1883.]
BAZIRE, EDMOND.
Manet. Paris: A. Quantin, 1884.

Sold for US$1,375 inc. premium

[MANET, EDOUARD. 1832-1883.] DURET, THEODORE. 1838-1927. Manet and the French Impressionists. London & Philadelphia: Grant Richards & J.B. Lippincott, 1910.

1039 —
[MANET, EDOUARD. 1832-1883.]
DURET, THEODORE. 1838-1927.
Manet and the French Impressionists. London & Philadelphia: Grant Richards & J.B. Lippincott, 1910.

Sold for US$1,750 inc. premium

[MAN RAY. 1890-1976.] PERET, BENJAMIN. Immortelle maladie. [Paris]: 1924.

1040 —
[MAN RAY. 1890-1976.]
PERET, BENJAMIN.
Immortelle maladie. [Paris]: 1924.

Sold for US$812.50 inc. premium

[MCGARRELL, JAMES. B.1930.] WILLIAMS, JAMES. Sharp Tools for Catullan Gardens. [Bloomington]: University of Indiana Fine Arts Department, [1968].

1041 —
[MCGARRELL, JAMES. B.1930.]
WILLIAMS, JAMES.
Sharp Tools for Catullan Gardens. [Bloomington]: University of Indiana Fine Arts Department, [1968].

US$1,000 - US$2,000

MILOSZ, CZESLAW. 1911-2004. Dziewiec wierszky. Lodz: Correspondance des Arts II, 1987.

1042 —
MILOSZ, CZESLAW. 1911-2004.
Dziewiec wierszky. Lodz: Correspondance des Arts II, 1987.

US$600 - US$800

MORRIS, WRIGHT. 1910-1998. 15 photographs, gelatin silver prints, c. 1935-1950,

1043 —
MORRIS, WRIGHT. 1910-1998.
15 photographs, gelatin silver prints, c. 1935-1950,

US$8,000 - US$12,000

NICHOLSON, WILLIAM. 1872-1949. Twelve Portraits. Second Series. London: William Heinemann, 1902.

1044 —
NICHOLSON, WILLIAM. 1872-1949.
Twelve Portraits. Second Series. London: William Heinemann, 1902.

Sold for US$525 inc. premium

PARACHUTING.

1045 —
PARACHUTING.

Sold for US$100 inc. premium

[PHOTOGRAPHS—AUTHORS, ARTISTS & COMPOSERS.]

1046 —
[PHOTOGRAPHS—AUTHORS, ARTISTS & COMPOSERS.]

Sold for US$3,750 inc. premium

POMPEII & NAPLES.

1047 —
POMPEII & NAPLES.

Sold for US$475 inc. premium

SULTAN, DONALD. B.1951. MAMET, DAVID. Warm and Cold. New York: Fawbush Editions & Solo Press, 1985.

1048 —
SULTAN, DONALD. B.1951.
MAMET, DAVID.
Warm and Cold. New York: Fawbush Editions & Solo Press, 1985.

Sold for US$1,000 inc. premium

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