Fine Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana. Part 2

Fine Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana. Part 2

Fine Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana. Part 2

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Please note that the results listed on this page are inclusive of any Sotheby's Premiums and exclusive of any applicable taxes and costs, unless otherwise noted.

Fine Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana. Part 2

7 July - 21 July 2022 • New York

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Overview
Alken, Henry | A sweeping depiction of English sport

1014 Alken, Henry | A sweeping depiction of English sport

Alken, Henry | A fine set of this rare collection of Alken's major works

1015 Alken, Henry | A fine set of this rare collection of Alken's major works

Alken, Henry | A very sporting binding

1016 Alken, Henry | A very sporting binding

(Alken, Henry) | A group of seven titles with illustrations by Henry Alken related to sporting

1017 (Alken, Henry) | A group of seven titles with illustrations by Henry Alken related to sporting

Beer, John | Off to the races!

1018 Beer, John | Off to the races!

Berners, [Dame Juliana] | Hawking with a fine provenance

1019 Berners, [Dame Juliana] | Hawking with a fine provenance

(Binding) — [Ellis, George, editor] | An ornate mosaic binding

1020 (Binding) — [Ellis, George, editor] | An ornate mosaic binding

Brown, Peter | "New, Curious, and Non-Descript Birds, with a Few Quadrupeds, Reptiles, and Insects."

1021 Brown, Peter | "New, Curious, and Non-Descript Birds, with a Few Quadrupeds, Reptiles, and Insects."

Catesby, Mark | With plates much-loved by Jefferson

1022 Catesby, Mark | With plates much-loved by Jefferson

Clark, Roland | Presentation copy, number 44 of 50 numbered copies

1023 Clark, Roland | Presentation copy, number 44 of 50 numbered copies

[Clemens, Samuel L.] | First American edition, one of 200 in the half brown morocco binding

1024 [Clemens, Samuel L.] | First American edition, one of 200 in the half brown morocco binding

Coleridge, Samuel Taylor, John Keats, and Percy Bysshe Shelley | An exceptional association copy of the first collected edition of Keats' works

1025 Coleridge, Samuel Taylor, John Keats, and Percy Bysshe Shelley | An exceptional association copy of the first collected edition of Keats' works

[Crawhall, Joseph] | Presentation copy of "The Compleatest Angling Booke that Ever was Writ..."

1026 [Crawhall, Joseph] | Presentation copy of "The Compleatest Angling Booke that Ever was Writ..."

[Defoe, Daniel] | The birth of the novel in English

1027 [Defoe, Daniel] | The birth of the novel in English

Dickens, Charles | Bleak House, in original monthly parts

1028 Dickens, Charles | Bleak House, in original monthly parts

Dickens, Charles | A Tale of Two Cities, in original monthly parts

1029 Dickens, Charles | A Tale of Two Cities, in original monthly parts

Frost, Arthur Burdett | A complete copy of Frost's masterpiece of sporting art

1030 Frost, Arthur Burdett | A complete copy of Frost's masterpiece of sporting art

Goode, George Brown and Kilbourne, Samuel A. | With their natural habitats beautifully depicted

1031 Goode, George Brown and Kilbourne, Samuel A. | With their natural habitats beautifully depicted

[Gosden, Thomas] | Three handsome sporting bindings, one with a fore-edge painting

1032 [Gosden, Thomas] | Three handsome sporting bindings, one with a fore-edge painting

Gould, John | It's Lear

1033 Gould, John | It's Lear

Hodges, W.P., and Henry Alken | Tally-ho!

1034 Hodges, W.P., and Henry Alken | Tally-ho!

Hunt, Lynn Bogue | U.S. game birds, with an original watercolor

1035 Hunt, Lynn Bogue | U.S. game birds, with an original watercolor

La Fontaine, Jean de | With Moreau's plates in two states

1036 La Fontaine, Jean de | With Moreau's plates in two states

Morris, Beverley R. | First edition of British Game Birds and Wildfowl

1037 Morris, Beverley R. | First edition of British Game Birds and Wildfowl

(New York) | Attractive lithographed maps of Nassau County

1038 (New York) | Attractive lithographed maps of Nassau County

North, Roger — Eleazar Albin (illustrator) | Beautifully colored fish...

1039 North, Roger — Eleazar Albin (illustrator) | Beautifully colored fish...

Poe, Edgar Allen, and John Tenniel (illustrator) | With original drawings and an autograph letter

1040 Poe, Edgar Allen, and John Tenniel (illustrator) | With original drawings and an autograph letter

Remington, Frederic | "...the Frontier glows before us once more in living flesh and blood..."

1041 Remington, Frederic | "...the Frontier glows before us once more in living flesh and blood..."

[Schiff, Mortimer L., collection] — de Ricci, Seymour, compiler | The catalogue of Schiff's library of signed bindings

1042 [Schiff, Mortimer L., collection] — de Ricci, Seymour, compiler | The catalogue of Schiff's library of signed bindings

Sewell, A[nna] | First American edition

1043 Sewell, A[nna] | First American edition

Shelley, Percy Bysshe | An ornately bound Prometheus Unbound

1044 Shelley, Percy Bysshe | An ornately bound Prometheus Unbound

Smith, Jerome V. C | Reprint of the limited release of earliest American literature on angling

1045 Smith, Jerome V. C | Reprint of the limited release of earliest American literature on angling

Stowe, Harriet Beecher | First English edition, in the original parts

1046 Stowe, Harriet Beecher | First English edition, in the original parts

Stubbs, George | A landmark work in the study of equine anatomy

1047 Stubbs, George | A landmark work in the study of equine anatomy

[Swift, Jonathan] | "One of the earliest and greatest of all English novels"

1048 [Swift, Jonathan] | "One of the earliest and greatest of all English novels"

Vieillot, L[ouis] P[ierre] | With handsome colored plates of tropical birds

1049 Vieillot, L[ouis] P[ierre] | With handsome colored plates of tropical birds

Wordsworth, William | Dora Wordsworth's inscribed set of her father's works—a remarkable association copy

1050 Wordsworth, William | Dora Wordsworth's inscribed set of her father's works—a remarkable association copy

Allen, Ethan | The rare first publication in the United States openly against Christianity

1051 Allen, Ethan | The rare first publication in the United States openly against Christianity

(Civil War) | Includes a chart of Mobile Bay inscribed by Farragut

1052 (Civil War) | Includes a chart of Mobile Bay inscribed by Farragut

Custer, George Armstrong | Custer attacks Andrew Johnson and advocates for Black suffrage

1053 Custer, George Armstrong | Custer attacks Andrew Johnson and advocates for Black suffrage

Benjamin Franklin Imprints | A pair of Benjamin Franklin's rarest imprints

1054 Benjamin Franklin Imprints | A pair of Benjamin Franklin's rarest imprints

Gardner, Alexander | A check signed three times by Alexander Gardner

1055 Gardner, Alexander | A check signed three times by Alexander Gardner

(Hamilton, Alexander) | A volume from Hamilton's library, also signed by two of his sons

1056 (Hamilton, Alexander) | A volume from Hamilton's library, also signed by two of his sons

Jackson, Thomas J. ("Stonewall") | A firsthand report of the Siege of Veracruz by Stonewall Jackson

1057 Jackson, Thomas J. ("Stonewall") | A firsthand report of the Siege of Veracruz by Stonewall Jackson

Jefferson, Thomas | A Northwest Territory land grant signed by Jefferson and Madison

1058 Jefferson, Thomas | A Northwest Territory land grant signed by Jefferson and Madison

Jefferson, Thomas | Supervising the supervisor at Monticello

1059 Jefferson, Thomas | Supervising the supervisor at Monticello

Jefferson, Thomas | President Jefferson writes that his "retirement from office … will be a day of great relief & joy to me"

1060 Jefferson, Thomas | President Jefferson writes that his "retirement from office … will be a day of great relief & joy to me"

Lincoln, Abraham | A lengthy Lincoln legal document signed "Lincoln & Herndon for Complt"

1061 Lincoln, Abraham | A lengthy Lincoln legal document signed "Lincoln & Herndon for Complt"