Fine Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana. Part 2

Fine Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana. Part 2

Fine Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana. Part 2

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"