Fine Books and Manuscripts

Fine Books and Manuscripts

Fine Books and Manuscripts

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Fine Books and Manuscripts

22 November - 8 December 2023 • New York

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[Austen, Jane] — Isaac D'Israeli | Jane Austen's copy of Curiosities of Literature

1001. [Austen, Jane] — Isaac D'Israeli | Jane Austen's copy of Curiosities of Literature

[Austen, Jane] | A handsome first edition in boards of the author's debut novel

1002. [Austen, Jane] | A handsome first edition in boards of the author's debut novel

[Austen, Jane] | "It is a truth universally acknowledged..."

1003. [Austen, Jane] | "It is a truth universally acknowledged..."

[Austen, Jane] | Mansfield Park, the first edition in original boards — a rare survival

1004. [Austen, Jane] | Mansfield Park, the first edition in original boards — a rare survival

[Austen, Jane] | Emma—Lady Guilford's copy of this "perfect" novel in the original boards

1005. [Austen, Jane] | Emma—Lady Guilford's copy of this "perfect" novel in the original boards

Austen, Jane | The author's posthumous final novels

1006. Austen, Jane | The author's posthumous final novels

Blackmore, R.D. | Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor, the first edition

1007. Blackmore, R.D. | Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor, the first edition

[Brontë, Emily, and Ann Brontë] — Ellis Bell and Acton Bell | An outstanding survival of the sisters' debut novels

1008. [Brontë, Emily, and Ann Brontë] — Ellis Bell and Acton Bell | An outstanding survival of the sisters' debut novels

Brontë, Anne | The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, the author's second and final novel

1009. Brontë, Anne | The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, the author's second and final novel

Brontë, Charlotte | "I am no bird; and no net ensnares me..."

1010. Brontë, Charlotte | "I am no bird; and no net ensnares me..."

Brontë, Charlotte | The author's third novel, the last published in her lifetime

1011. Brontë, Charlotte | The author's third novel, the last published in her lifetime

Brontë, Charlotte | The Professor, the author's first novel, published posthumously

1012. Brontë, Charlotte | The Professor, the author's first novel, published posthumously

Collins, Wilkie | The trailblazer of British detective fiction

1013. Collins, Wilkie | The trailblazer of British detective fiction

Dickens, Charles | "Please, sir, I want some more."

1014. Dickens, Charles | "Please, sir, I want some more."

Dickens, Charles | The Christmas Books in their original cloth

1015. Dickens, Charles | The Christmas Books in their original cloth

Dickens, Charles | David Copperfield, first edition in book form

1016. Dickens, Charles | David Copperfield, first edition in book form

Dickens, Charles | Little Dorrit, first edition in book form

1017. Dickens, Charles | Little Dorrit, first edition in book form

Dickens, Charles | "I called myself Pip, and came to be called Pip."

1018. Dickens, Charles | "I called myself Pip, and came to be called Pip."

Doyle, Arthur Conan | A truly exceptional pair of the Memoirs and Adventures

1019. Doyle, Arthur Conan | A truly exceptional pair of the Memoirs and Adventures

Doyle, Arthur Conan | The Hound of Baskervilles; perhaps the best-loved crime story

1020. Doyle, Arthur Conan | The Hound of Baskervilles; perhaps the best-loved crime story

Doyle, Arthur Conan | Sherlock Holmes returns, the first edition

1021. Doyle, Arthur Conan | Sherlock Holmes returns, the first edition

Doyle, Arthur Conan | The Valley of Fear, a fine, bright copy

1022. Doyle, Arthur Conan | The Valley of Fear, a fine, bright copy

Doyle, Arthur Conan | His Last Bow, the penultimate collection of Holmes stories

1023. Doyle, Arthur Conan | His Last Bow, the penultimate collection of Holmes stories

Eliot, George | The author's debut novel

1024. Eliot, George | The author's debut novel

Eliot, George | The first work published with Eliot's identity revealed

1025. Eliot, George | The first work published with Eliot's identity revealed

Eliot, George | Silas Marner, the author's third novel

1026. Eliot, George | Silas Marner, the author's third novel

Eliot, George | Felix Holt. The Radical, a fine copy

1027. Eliot, George | Felix Holt. The Radical, a fine copy

Eliot, George | The author's magnum opus

1028. Eliot, George | The author's magnum opus

Falkner, J. Meade | The Lost Stradivarius, first edition of the popular ghost tale

1029. Falkner, J. Meade | The Lost Stradivarius, first edition of the popular ghost tale

Gaskell, Elizabeth | The Moorland Cottage, her second published work

1030. Gaskell, Elizabeth | The Moorland Cottage, her second published work

Hardy, Thomas | The first work to bear Hardy's name

1031. Hardy, Thomas | The first work to bear Hardy's name

Hardy, Thomas | “Why is it that a woman can see from a distance what a man cannot see close?”

1032. Hardy, Thomas | “Why is it that a woman can see from a distance what a man cannot see close?”

Hardy, Thomas | A Group of Noble Dames, signed by the author

1033. Hardy, Thomas | A Group of Noble Dames, signed by the author

Hardy, Thomas | Tess of the d'Urbervilles, an exceptionally fine copy

1034. Hardy, Thomas | Tess of the d'Urbervilles, an exceptionally fine copy

James, Henry | The Portrait of a Lady, the author's enduring and best-loved tale

1035. James, Henry | The Portrait of a Lady, the author's enduring and best-loved tale

Reade, Charles | The Cloister and the Hearth, the first edition of this historical novel

1036. Reade, Charles | The Cloister and the Hearth, the first edition of this historical novel

Reid, Thomas Mayne | The first edition of No Quarter!

1037. Reid, Thomas Mayne | The first edition of No Quarter!

Thackeray, William Makepeace | Vanity Fair, Thackeray's satirical masterwork

1038. Thackeray, William Makepeace | Vanity Fair, Thackeray's satirical masterwork

Trollope, Anthony | The novel that popularised the Chronicles of Barsetshire series

1039. Trollope, Anthony | The novel that popularised the Chronicles of Barsetshire series

Trollope, Anthony | The Claverings, a fine copy

1040. Trollope, Anthony | The Claverings, a fine copy

Trollope, Anthony | Castle Richmond, the first edition

1041. Trollope, Anthony | Castle Richmond, the first edition

Trollope, Anthony | Framley Parsonage, the fourth in the Barsetshire series

1042. Trollope, Anthony | Framley Parsonage, the fourth in the Barsetshire series

Trollope, Anthony | Orley Farm, the author's favourite of his novels

1043. Trollope, Anthony | Orley Farm, the author's favourite of his novels

Trollope, Anthony | A remarkable association copy inscribed by Effie C. Millais (née Gray)

1044. Trollope, Anthony | A remarkable association copy inscribed by Effie C. Millais (née Gray)

Trollope, Anthony | Miss Mackenzie, the first edition

1045. Trollope, Anthony | Miss Mackenzie, the first edition

Trollope, Anthony | The final book in the Chronicles of Barsetshire series, Trollope's "best novel"

1046. Trollope, Anthony | The final book in the Chronicles of Barsetshire series, Trollope's "best novel"

Trollope, Anthony | Ralph the Heir, Sadleir's copy

1047. Trollope, Anthony | Ralph the Heir, Sadleir's copy

Trollope, Anthony | The Way We Live Now, the first edition

1048. Trollope, Anthony | The Way We Live Now, the first edition