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[LAW] BLACKSTONE, WILLIAM. Commentaries on the Laws of England.

Estimate: $6,000 - $9,000

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Lot image - [VOLTAIRE] Brieven van eenige Portugeesche en Hoogduitsche Jooden aan de heer De Voltaire

Lot 124

[VOLTAIRE] Brieven van eenige Portugeesche en Hoogduitsche Jooden aan de heer De Voltaire. Amsterdam: Yntema en Tieboel, 177...

C Property from the Collection of Jerome M. and Rhoda S. Fischer

Estimate: $300 - $500

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Lot 125

POPE, ALEXANDER Works. London: C. Bathurst, et al, 1770. Nine volumes, contemporary tree calf, the boards ruled with a delic...

Estimate: $250 - $350

Sold for $406 (includes buyer's premium)

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Lot image - JOHNSON, SAMUEL A Dictionary of the English Language

Lot 126

JOHNSON, SAMUEL A Dictionary of the English Language. London: J. F. and C. Rivington, 1790. Gift inscription by playwright...

C Property of a Titled English Lady

Estimate: $400 - $600

Sold for $312 (includes buyer's premium)

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Lot 127

SMITH, ADAM An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. Glasgow: J. & J. Scrymgeour, 1805. A New Edition...

Estimate: $400 - $600

Sold for $1,625 (includes buyer's premium)

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Lot 128

DIDEROT, DENIS Oeuvres. Paris: A. Belin, 1818. Six volumes, contemporary tree calf with red and green lettering labels gilt....

Estimate: $300 - $500

Sold for $500 (includes buyer's premium)

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Lot image - WALPOLE, HORACE Anecdotes of Painting in England

Lot 129

WALPOLE, HORACE Anecdotes of Painting in England. London: printed at the Shakespeare Press ... for John Nicol, 1828. Five vo...

Estimate: $400 - $600

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Lot image - [ESTIENNE-JUDAICA] Liber Genesis

Lot 130

[ESTIENNE-JUDAICA] Liber Genesis. Paris: Caroli Stephani, 1556. Modern vellum gilt. 8 5/8 x 5 3/4 inches (22.5 x 14.5); A-S^...

C Property from the Collection of Jerome M. and Rhoda S. Fischer

Estimate: $500 - $800

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Lot image - [MAZHOR IN HEBREW] [Shaar Bat Rabim Mahzor Helek Rishon: ke-minhag kahal kadosh Ashkenazim]

Lot 131

[MAZHOR IN HEBREW] [Shaar Bat Rabim Mahzor Helek Rishon: ke-minhag kahal kadosh Ashkenazim]. [Venice:] Stamperia Bragadina:...

C Property from the Collection of Jerome M. and Rhoda S. Fischer

Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

Sold for $1,250 (includes buyer's premium)

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Lot 132

ROBERTSON, WILLIAM Shaar o Petah Leshon ha-Kodesh. A Gate or Door to the Holy Tongue ... The Second Gate, or The Inner Door to...

C Property from the Collection of Jerome M. and Rhoda S. Fischer

Estimate: $400 - $600

Sold for $687 (includes buyer's premium)

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Lot 133

ROBERTSON, WILLIAM Shaar o Petah Leshon ha-Kodesh. A Gate or Door to the Holy Tongue ... The Second Gate, or The Inner Door to...

Estimate: $300 - $500

Sold for $687 (includes buyer's premium)

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Lot 134

[JOSEPHUS] BASNAGE, JACQUES. The History of the Jews. London: J. Beaver, 1708. First edition. Contemporary panelled calf. 15...

Estimate: $300 - $500

Sold for $531 (includes buyer's premium)

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Lot 135

VITRUVIUS POLLIO, MARCUS [BARBARO, DANIEL-trans.] I Dieci Libri dell architettura...

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Sold for $750 (includes buyer's premium)

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Lot 136

[ARCHITECTURE] BLONDEL, J.F. Cours darchitecture, ou, Traite de la decoration, distribution & construction des batiments....

Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

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Lot 137

DEZALLIER DARGENVILLE, ANTOINE JOSEPH La theorie, et la pratique du jardinage,ou lon traite a fond des beaux jardins appelles...

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Sold for $812 (includes buyer's premium)

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Lot 138

[HORTICULTURE] VEITCH, JAMES HERBERT. A Manual of Orchidaceous Plants Cultivated under Glass in Great Britain.

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

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Lot image - [ENGINEERING] HORST, TIELEMAN VAN DER. Theatrum machinarum universale

Lot 139

[ENGINEERING] HORST, TIELEMAN VAN DER. Theatrum machinarum universale. Amsterdam: Petrus Schenk, 1757-74. Early leather back...

C Property from the Collection of Jerome M. and Rhoda S. Fischer

Estimate: $600 - $900

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Lot image - [WATERWORKS] BAUD, FREDERIC. Proeve van eenen cursus over de waterbouwkunde

Lot 140

[WATERWORKS] BAUD, FREDERIC. Proeve van eenen cursus over de waterbouwkunde. Amsterdam: Gebroeders Van Cleef, 1836-1838. Fou...

C Property from the Collection of Jerome M. and Rhoda S. Fischer

Estimate: $400 - $600

Sold for $687 (includes buyer's premium)

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Lot image - [THAMES] An Explanation of the Works of the Tunnel under the Thames from Rotherhithe to Wapping

Lot 141

[THAMES] An Explanation of the Works of the Tunnel under the Thames from Rotherhithe to Wapping. London: W. Warrington, 1838...

C Property from the Collection of Jerome M. and Rhoda S. Fischer

Estimate: $300 - $500

Sold for $562 (includes buyer's premium)

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Lot image - [MANUSCRIPT - HYDRAULICS & WATERWORKS] [KOCK, P. Atlas de Waterbouwkundige Cursus]

Lot 142

[MANUSCRIPT - HYDRAULICS & WATERWORKS] [KOCK, P. Atlas de Waterbouwkundige Cursus]. [N.p.: n.d. circa 1820]. Early cal...

C Property from the Collection of Jerome M. and Rhoda S. Fischer

Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

Sold for $3,125 (includes buyer's premium)

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Lot 143

[EINSTEIN] AIGNER, LUCIEN (1901-1999) Einstein at Princeton, 1941

Estimate: $1,200 - $1,800

Sold for $3,437 (includes buyer's premium)

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Lot image - DARWIN, CHARLES The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals

Lot 144

DARWIN, CHARLES The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals. London: John Murray, 1872. First edition, second issue, w...

Estimate: $400 - $600

Sold for $625 (includes buyer's premium)

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Lot 145

[SPACE PHOTOGRAPHY] ANDERS, WILLIAM (b. 1933). Earthrise, Apollo 8, 24 December.

Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

Sold for $1,875 (includes buyer's premium)

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Lot 146

[SPACE PHOTOGRAPHY] View of Earth from Space.

Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

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Lot 147

[SPACE PHOTOGRAPHY] ANDERS, WILLIAM (b. 1933). Earthrise, Apollo 8, 24 December.

Estimate: $6,000 - $9,000

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Lot image - RIEMER, JACOB DE Beschryving van's Graven-Hage

Lot 148

RIEMER, JACOB DE Beschryving vans Graven-Hage Amsterdam: Adrianus Douci, 1736 & The Hague: Johanes de Cros, 1739. Three vol...

C Property from the Collection of Jerome M. and Rhoda S. Fischer

Estimate: $700 - $900

Sold for $2,125 (includes buyer's premium)

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Lot image - [FORE-EDGE PAINTING] The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott Bart

Lot 149

[FORE-EDGE PAINTING] The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott Bart. Edinburgh: A. & C. Black, 1860. Full green morocco gilt of...

Estimate: $400 - $600

Sold for $281 (includes buyer's premium)

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Lot 150

[FINE BINDING] Fads and Fancies of Representative Americans at the Beginning of the Twentieth Century. New York: Town Topic...

Estimate: $300 - $500

Sold for $1,062 (includes buyer's premium)

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Lot image - [FACSIMILE] Da VINCI, LEONARDO. The Madrid Codices, National Library, Madrid

Lot 151

[FACSIMILE] Da VINCI, LEONARDO. The Madrid Codices, National Library, Madrid. [New York: McGraw Hill, 1974]. Numbered 127 fr...

C Property from the Collection of Jerome M. and Rhoda S. Fischer

Estimate: $600 - $900

Sold for $375 (includes buyer's premium)

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Lot 152

BROWNING, ROBERT Works. New York: DeFau, [n.d.]. The Assisi Edition, one of 100 copies. Twelve volumes, contemporary half br...

Estimate: $1,200 - $1,800

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Lot image - CHURCHILL, WINSTON Group of finely bound first editions

Lot 153

CHURCHILL, WINSTON Group of finely bound first editions, each similarly bound by Bayntun in full or half red morocco gilt, t...

Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000

Sold for $10,625 (includes buyer's premium)

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Lot 154

CLEMENS, SAMUEL L. (=TWAIN, MARK). The Writings of Mark Twain.

Estimate: $6,000 - $9,000

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Lot 155

DAUDET, ALPHONSE Works. Boston: Little Brown, 1896. One of 1000 copies. Twenty-four volumes, three-quarter red morocco, the...

Estimate: $600 - $900

Sold for $375 (includes buyer's premium)

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Lot 156

GAUTIER, THEOPHILE Works. New York: Sproul, 1900. Number 9 of 300 sets. Twenty-four volumes, finely bound by Trautz-Bauzonne...

Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

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Lot 157

IRVING, WASHINGTON Works. New York: Putnams, [n.d.]. The Sunnyside Edition, one of 600 copies. Forty volumes, three-quarter...

Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500

Sold for $3,437 (includes buyer's premium)

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Lot 158

KEATS, JOHN Works. New York: Scribners, 1938-39. The Hampstead Edition. Eight volumes, three-quarter blue morocco, the spin...

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Sold for $1,625 (includes buyer's premium)

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Lot 159

KIPLING, RUDYARD Works. Garden City: Doubleday, 1914-26 . The Seven Seas edition. One of 1050 copies. Twenty-four volumes, t...

Estimate: $1,200 - $1,800

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Lot 160

SHELLEY, PERCY BYSSHE Works. London: Julian Editions, 1927. One of 780 copies. Ten volumes, three-quarter purple morocco, th...

Estimate: $600 - $900

Sold for $2,000 (includes buyer's premium)

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Lot image - BEERBOHM, MAX, SIR Zuleika Dobson or an Oxford Love Story

Lot 161

BEERBOHM, MAX, SIR Zuleika Dobson or an Oxford Love Story. London: William Heinemann, 1911. First edition. Original smooth b...

C Property of a Titled English Lady

Estimate: $600 - $900

Sold for $375 (includes buyer's premium)

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Lot image - CLEMENS, SAMUEL L. [=MARK TWAIN] The Prince and the Pauper

Lot 162

CLEMENS, SAMUEL L. [=MARK TWAIN] The Prince and the Pauper. Boston: James R. Osgood, 1882. First edition, first issue (Frank...

Estimate: $400 - $600

Sold for $375 (includes buyer's premium)

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Lot image - CLEMENS, SAMUEL L. (=TWAIN, MARK) Works

Lot 163

CLEMENS, SAMUEL L. (=TWAIN, MARK) Works. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1929. The Stormfield Edition, number 105 of of 1024 se...

Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000

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Lot image - CONRAD, JOSEPH Almayer's Folly. The Story of an Eastern River

Lot 164

CONRAD, JOSEPH Almayers Folly. The Story of an Eastern River. London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1895. First edition, first issue. P...

C Property of a Titled English Lady

Estimate: $300 - $500

Sold for $750 (includes buyer's premium)

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Lot 165

CONRAD, JOSEPH The Secret Agent.

C Property of a Titled English Lady

Estimate: $400 - $600

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Lot image - CONRAD, JOSEPH Youth: A Narrative and Two Other Stories

Lot 166

CONRAD, JOSEPH Youth: A Narrative and Two Other Stories. Edinburgh and London: Blackwood, 1902. First edition, first state,...

C Property of a Titled English Lady

Estimate: $600 - $900

Sold for $2,375 (includes buyer's premium)

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Lot image - DICKENS, CHARLES ["BOZ"] Oliver Twist; or, the Parish Boy's Progress

Lot 167

DICKENS, CHARLES [BOZ] Oliver Twist; or, the Parish Boys Progress. London: Richard Bentley, 1838. First edition, first is...

Estimate: $15,000 - $20,000

Sold for $18,750 (includes buyer's premium)

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Lot 168

DICKENS, CHARLES The Personal History of David Copperfield.

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Sold for $1,625 (includes buyer's premium)

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Lot 169

DICKENS, CHARLES A Tale of Two Cities.

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Sold for $3,125 (includes buyer's premium)

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Lot image - DICKENS, CHARLES Nicholas Nickleby

Lot 170

DICKENS, CHARLES Nicholas Nickleby. London: Chapman and Hall, 1839. First edition, later issue with sister to p. 123. Fine...

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Sold for $625 (includes buyer's premium)

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Lot image - DICKENS, CHARLES Master Humphrey's Clock

Lot 171

DICKENS, CHARLES Master Humphreys Clock. London: Chapman and Hall, 1840-41. First edition in book form. Three volumes. Publ...

C Property of a Titled English Lady

Estimate: $300 - $500

Sold for $250 (includes buyer's premium)

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Lot 172

[NONESUCH PRESS] DICKENS, CHARLES. Works...

Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000

Sold for $7,500 (includes buyer's premium)

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Lot image - DOYLE, ARTHUR CONAN, [SIR] The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Lot 173

DOYLE, ARTHUR CONAN, [SIR] The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes London: George Newnes, 1892. First edition, first issue, with...

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Sold for $5,312 (includes buyer's premium)

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Lot 174

DOYLE, ARTHUR CONAN Works. Garden City: Doubleday, 1930. The Crowborough Edition, number 663 of 760 copies signed by the aut...

Estimate: $600 - $900

Sold for $2,500 (includes buyer's premium)

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Lot image - FAULKNER, WILLIAM. Miss Zilphia Gant

Lot 175

FAULKNER, WILLIAM. Miss Zilphia Gant. [Dallas]: The Book Club of Texas, 1932. First edition, number 90 of 300 copies. Original...

Estimate: $500 - $800

Sold for $312 (includes buyer's premium)

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Lot image - HAWTHORNE, NATHANIEL The Scarlet Letter

Lot 176

HAWTHORNE, NATHANIEL The Scarlet Letter. Boston: Ticknor, Reed and Fields, 1850. First Edition, first issue with ads dated ...

Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000

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Lot 177

HEMINGWAY, ERNEST A Farewell to Arms.

Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500

Sold for $2,000 (includes buyer's premium)

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Lot 178

HEMINGWAY, ERNEST Three volumes inscribed to Ben Strauss, comprising Farewell to Arms, To Have and Have Not, and Fo...

Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

Sold for $5,000 (includes buyer's premium)

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Lot 179

HEMINGWAY, ERNEST Four titles. Comprising: The Old Man and the Sea. New York: Scribners, 1952. First edition (with se...

Estimate: $300 - $500

Sold for $562 (includes buyer's premium)

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Lot 180

HUDSON, WILLIAM HENRY Green Mansions.

C Property of a Titled English Lady

Estimate: $400 - $600

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Lot 181

JAMES, HENRY The Awkward Age. New York & London: Harpers, 1899. First edition, with an autograph note signed H. James aff...

Estimate: $600 - $900

Sold for $375 (includes buyer's premium)

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Lot 182

KAFKA, FRANZ. Group of three first editions. Comprising Amerika. Munich: Kurt Wolff, 1927. Original orange cloth with...

Estimate: $700 - $1,000

Sold for $1,750 (includes buyer's premium)

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