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Prince, Thomas (1687-1758) A Chronological History of New-England in the Form of Annals.
Lot: 209Sold for: $369$300Prince, Thomas (1687-1758) A Chronological History of New-England in the Form of Annals. Boston: Kneeland & Green, 1736. First edition, octavo, volume one only, title printed in red and black, ...
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The Laws of the United States of America.
Lot: 231Sold for: $677$550The Laws of the United States of America. Philadelphia: Folwell, 1796. [and] Acts Passed at the First [Second and Third] Session[s] of the Fifth Congress of the United States of America, ...
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Travel Engravings, Late 18th-Early 19th Century, Two Volumes.
Lot: 236Sold for: $185$150Travel Engravings, Late 18th-Early 19th Century, Two Volumes. Two oblong octavo volumes without title pages, likely Dutch imprints, containing about 175 engravings of sights of interest to ...
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Trotter, William (1769-1822) Seven Manuscript Ship's Logs, 1787-1800
Lot: 237Sold for: $22,140$18,000Trotter, William (1769-1822) Seven Manuscript Ship's Logs, 1787-1800 Seven small-folio volumes completed by hand detailing Trotter's voyages to Britain, Cadiz, Madeira, St. Jago, Rio de Janeiro, ...
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The Phillips Family Needlework Picture
Lot: 30Sold for: $903,000$750,000The Phillips Family Needlework Picture, Sarah Phillips (b. Rowley, Massachusetts, 1656), Boston, Massachusetts, c. 1670, worked in red, blue, yellow, black, and white wool and silver and gold ...
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Fifty Assorted Publications
Lot: 1511Sold for: $308$250Fifty Assorted Publications, Japan, China, and United States, books, journals, dictionaries, catalogs, brochures, and postcards, on Japanese and Chinese art and archaeology, with thirty-three ...
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Abbot, George (1562-1633) Cases of Impotency and Divorce, as Debated in England, In that remarkable Tryal, 1613. between Robert Earl of
Lot: 112Sold for: $1,107$900Abbot, George (1562-1633) Cases of Impotency and Divorce, as Debated in England, In that remarkable Tryal, 1613. between Robert Earl of Essex, and the Lady Frances Howard, who, after Eight Years of ...
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American History, Eight Volumes.
Lot: 124Sold for: $584$475American History, Eight Volumes. Isaac Weld's (1774-1856) Travels through the States of North America and the Provinces of Upper and Lower Canada during the Years 1795, 1796, and 1797, London: ...
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American History, Two Volumes, 1780 and 1809.
Lot: 125Sold for: $2,337$1,900American History, Two Volumes, 1780 and 1809. An Impartial History of the War in America, Between Great Britain and Her Colonies, London: For Faulder and Milliken, 1780, sometimes attributed to ...
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Decorative Bindings, Sets, English Literature, Sixteen Volumes.
Lot: 192Sold for: $369$300Decorative Bindings, Sets, English Literature, Sixteen Volumes. Including: Alexander Nisbet's An Essay on the Ancient and Modern Use of Armories, Edinburgh: Mack-Euen, 1718, quarto, illustrated ...
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Dickens, Charles (1812-1870) A Child's History of England.
Lot: 200Sold for: $369$300Dickens, Charles (1812-1870) A Child's History of England. London: Bradbury & Evans, 1852-1854. Three 12mo volumes, each with a frontispiece, bound in publisher's reddish brown cloth, blocked in ...
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English Letters, Erotica, Eight Volumes.
Lot: 216Sold for: $1,476$1,200English Letters, Erotica, Eight Volumes. An incomplete copy of Choice Drollery, London: by J.G. for Pollard, 1656, 12mo, lacking title and all preliminaries, half green morocco, marbled boards, 5 ...
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Granger, James (1723-1776) A Biographical History of England , Extra-illustrated.
Lot: 260Sold for: $492$400Granger, James (1723-1776) A Biographical History of England, Extra-illustrated. London: Baynes & Son, 1824. Six octavo volumes uniformly bound in full dark green straight-grain morocco, gilt ...
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Jones, Inigo (1573-1652), Walter Charleton (1619-1707), and John Webb (1611-1672) The Most Notable Antiquity of Great Britain, Vulgarly
Lot: 286Sold for: $615$500Jones, Inigo (1573-1652), Walter Charleton (1619-1707), and John Webb (1611-1672) The Most Notable Antiquity of Great Britain, Vulgarly called Stone-Heng, on Salisbury Plain. London: for D. Browne, ...
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Shakespeare, William (1564-1616) The Works
Lot: 366Sold for: $615$500Shakespeare, William (1564-1616) The Works. New York: Nonesuch Press, 1929-1933. Seven large octavo volumes, bound in full tan niger morocco, copy number 1520 of the limited edition of 1600, ...
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The Laws of the United States of America.
Lot: 390Sold for: $738$600The Laws of the United States of America. Philadelphia: Folwell, 1796. [and] Acts Passed at the First [Second and Third] Session[s] of the Fifth Congress of the United States of America, ...
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Bullen, Arthur Henry (1857-1920) England's Helicon; More Lyrics; Lyrics; and Poems.
Lot: 87Sold for: $400$325Bullen, Arthur Henry (1857-1920) England's Helicon; More Lyrics; Lyrics; and Poems. London: Nimmo, 1887-1890. Four large paper edition quarto volumes of Elizabethan verse, all limited numbered ...
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Catholic Devotional and Historical Books, 1599-1743, Four Volumes.
Lot: 95Sold for: $554$450Catholic Devotional and Historical Books, 1599-1743, Four Volumes. Diurnum Romanum, ex Decreto Sacrosancti Concilii Tridentini Restitutum, Venice: Juntas, 1599, printed in red and black ...
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Denton, Sherman F. (fl. circa 1900) Moths and Butterflies of the United States
Lot: 116Sold for: $1,230$1,000Denton, Sherman F. (fl. circa 1900) Moths and Butterflies of the United States. Boston: Bradlee Whidden, 1900. First edition, two large octavo volumes, limited edition, copy number 119 of 500, ...
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Force, Peter, ed. (1790-1868) American Archives: Fourth and Fifth Series
Lot: 144UnsoldForce, Peter, ed. (1790-1868) American Archives: Fourth and Fifth Series. Washington, D.C.: St. Clair Clarke and Force, 1837-1853. Nine folio volumes, consisting of volumes one through six of the ...
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Madison, James (1751-1836) and William Bainbridge (1774-1833) Message from the President of the United States, Transmitting a Letter fr
Lot: 208UnsoldMadison, James (1751-1836) and William Bainbridge (1774-1833) Message from the President of the United States, Transmitting a Letter from Cap. Bainbridge, now Commanding U. States' Frigate ...
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Midwifery, Gynecology, Obstetrics, Three Volumes.
Lot: 227Sold for: $369$300Midwifery, Gynecology, Obstetrics, Three Volumes. Francis Mauriceau's (1637-1709) The Diseases of Women with Child, and in Child-bed, London: Darby, 1683, translated by Hugh Chamberlen Jr.; ...
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Royal Society, Great Britain. The Philosophical Transactions and Collections to the End of the Year 1700
Lot: 270Sold for: $492$400Royal Society, Great Britain. The Philosophical Transactions and Collections to the End of the Year 1700. London: for Knapton et al., 1731. Fourth edition, in three large quarto volumes, ...
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Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe (1793-1864) Information Respecting the History, Condition and Prospects of the Indian Tribes of the United Stat
Lot: 278UnsoldSchoolcraft, Henry Rowe (1793-1864) Information Respecting the History, Condition and Prospects of the Indian Tribes of the United States, Presentation Copy. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Grambo & Co., ...
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Scott, Sir Walter (1771-1832) Original Gouache Illustrations for the Waverley Novels
Lot: 279Sold for: $3,567$2,900Scott, Sir Walter (1771-1832) Original Gouache Illustrations for the Waverley Novels. England, c. 1856. Two oblong octavo albums, containing a total of 108 miniature paintings created to ...
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Large Group of Commemorative Stamps and First Day Covers
Lot: 1263Sold for: $123$100Large Group of Commemorative Stamps and First Day Covers, including two boxes of United Nations first day covers, a World Federation of First Day Cover Collectors binder, PCS The History of America ...
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Large Mosaic Glass "Grape" Table Lamp Attributed to Morgan & Sons
Lot: 147Sold for: $5,700$4,750Large Mosaic Glass "Grape" Table Lamp Attributed to Morgan & Sons Art glass, metal United States, early 20th century Shade with vines of pink and yellow blossoms, cherries, and grape clusters ...
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Acts and Laws Passed by the Great and General Court or Assembly of the Colony of the Massachusetts-Bay in New-England.
Lot: 65Sold for: $2,400$2,000Acts and Laws Passed by the Great and General Court or Assembly of the Colony of the Massachusetts-Bay in New-England. Watertown and Boston: various printers, including Ede, Adams, and Larkin, ...
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Gilliss, James Melville (1811-1865) U.S. Naval Astronomical Expedition to the Southern Hemisphere
Lot: 147Sold for: $240$200Gilliss, James Melville (1811-1865) U.S. Naval Astronomical Expedition to the Southern Hemisphere. Washington, D.C.: Nicholson, 1855. Volumes one and two (of four), illustrated, including colored ...
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Royal Society, Great Britain. The Philosophical Transactions and Collections to the End of the Year 1700
Lot: 265UnsoldRoyal Society, Great Britain. The Philosophical Transactions and Collections to the End of the Year 1700. London: for Knapton et al., 1731. Fourth edition, in three large quarto volumes, ...