Fine Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana. Part 2

Fine Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana. Part 2

Fine Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana. Part 2

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.

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

6 July - 20 July 2023 • New York

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Overview
Ade, George | Fables in Slang and More Fables in Slang

1024 Ade, George | Fables in Slang and More Fables in Slang

Alcott, Louisa May | "'She is too fond of books, and it has turned her brain'."

1025 Alcott, Louisa May | "'She is too fond of books, and it has turned her brain'."

Beerbohm, Max | Zuleika, in her original jacket

1026 Beerbohm, Max | Zuleika, in her original jacket

[Boldrewood, Ralph] Thomas Alexandre Brown | A fine example of an Australian classic — the Bradley Martin copy

1027 [Boldrewood, Ralph] Thomas Alexandre Brown | A fine example of an Australian classic — the Bradley Martin copy

[Brontë, Charlotte] | A fine copy of the author's third novel—the last published before her death

1028 [Brontë, Charlotte] | A fine copy of the author's third novel—the last published before her death

[Brontë, Charlotte] | A handsome copy of the author's posthumously published work

1029 [Brontë, Charlotte] | A handsome copy of the author's posthumously published work

Burnett, Frances Hodgson | “If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden.”

1030 Burnett, Frances Hodgson | “If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden.”

Carroll, Lewis [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson] | Presentation copy inscribed by the author

1031 Carroll, Lewis [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson] | Presentation copy inscribed by the author

Clemens, Samuel | A fine, completely unsophisticated copy of Tom Sawyer

1032 Clemens, Samuel | A fine, completely unsophisticated copy of Tom Sawyer

Clemens, Samuel Langhorne | Virtually flawless copy of Huckleberry Finn

1033 Clemens, Samuel Langhorne | Virtually flawless copy of Huckleberry Finn

Conrad, Joseph | A fine presentation copy of the author's second book

1034 Conrad, Joseph | A fine presentation copy of the author's second book

Conrad, Joseph | “The horror! The horror!”

1035 Conrad, Joseph | “The horror! The horror!”

Conrad, Joseph | A bomb plot in London

1036 Conrad, Joseph | A bomb plot in London

Cooper, James Fenimore | The romance of the American frontier

1037 Cooper, James Fenimore | The romance of the American frontier

Dickens, Charles | A fine copy of Dickens' first book in an apparently variant form

1038 Dickens, Charles | A fine copy of Dickens' first book in an apparently variant form

Dickens, Charles | Sketches by Boz, in the scarce monthly parts

1039 Dickens, Charles | Sketches by Boz, in the scarce monthly parts

Dickens, Charles | Second Series of Boz

1040 Dickens, Charles | Second Series of Boz

Dickens, Charles | Pickwick, in the original monthly parts

1041 Dickens, Charles | Pickwick, in the original monthly parts

Dickens, Charles | Pickwick, in the original publisher's cloth

1042 Dickens, Charles | Pickwick, in the original publisher's cloth

Dickens, Charles | First American edition of Pickwick, in original boards

1043 Dickens, Charles | First American edition of Pickwick, in original boards

Dickens, Charles | The "scarcest and the costliest of all Dickens pamphlets."

1044 Dickens, Charles | The "scarcest and the costliest of all Dickens pamphlets."

Dickens, Charles | First edition, with the fireside plate

1045 Dickens, Charles | First edition, with the fireside plate

Dickens, Charles | Oliver Twist, in the original monthly parts

1046 Dickens, Charles | Oliver Twist, in the original monthly parts

Dickens, Charles | Nicholas Nickleby, in the original monthly parts

1047 Dickens, Charles | Nicholas Nickleby, in the original monthly parts

Dickens, Charles | Master Humphrey's Clock, in the original weekly parts

1048 Dickens, Charles | Master Humphrey's Clock, in the original weekly parts

Dickens, Charles | Martin Chuzzlewit, in the original monthly parts

1049 Dickens, Charles | Martin Chuzzlewit, in the original monthly parts

Dickens, Charles | "in a hundred points immeasurably the best of my stories"

1050 Dickens, Charles | "in a hundred points immeasurably the best of my stories"

Dickens, Charles | “Bah!” said Scrooge, “Humbug!” — the complete Christmas books, all in original cloth

1051 Dickens, Charles | “Bah!” said Scrooge, “Humbug!” — the complete Christmas books, all in original cloth

Dickens, Charles | “God bless us every one!”

1052 Dickens, Charles | “God bless us every one!”

Dickens, Charles | Dombey and Son, in the original monthly parts

1053 Dickens, Charles | Dombey and Son, in the original monthly parts

Dickens, Charles | David Copperfield, in the original monthly parts

1054 Dickens, Charles | David Copperfield, in the original monthly parts

Dickens, Charles | First edition of David Copperfield in a variant binding

1055 Dickens, Charles | First edition of David Copperfield in a variant binding

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

1056 Dickens, Charles | Bleak House, in the original monthly parts

Dickens, Charles | The author's commentary on urban environments, with a note from Dickens

1057 Dickens, Charles | The author's commentary on urban environments, with a note from Dickens

Dickens, Charles | Little Dorrit, in the original monthly parts

1058 Dickens, Charles | Little Dorrit, in the original monthly parts

Dickens, Charles | "the ham (though it was good enough of itself) seemed to blow a faint simoom of ham through the whole Marshalsea.”

1059 Dickens, Charles | "the ham (though it was good enough of itself) seemed to blow a faint simoom of ham through the whole Marshalsea.”

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

1060 Dickens, Charles | A Tale of Two Cities, in the original monthly parts

Dickens, Charles | "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times..."

1061 Dickens, Charles | "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times..."

Dickens, Charles | A bright first edition, with a letter from the illustrator

1062 Dickens, Charles | A bright first edition, with a letter from the illustrator

Doyle, Conan | A handsome copy of a detective fiction classic

1063 Doyle, Conan | A handsome copy of a detective fiction classic

Eliot, George | The exceptional Bradley Martin copy of the author's first work

1064 Eliot, George | The exceptional Bradley Martin copy of the author's first work

Eliot, George | A fine copy of the author's first novel

1065 Eliot, George | A fine copy of the author's first novel

Eliot, George | A fine copy of the author's most deeply autobiographical work

1066 Eliot, George | A fine copy of the author's most deeply autobiographical work

Eliot, George | A fine copy of one of the author's most sophisticated novels

1067 Eliot, George | A fine copy of one of the author's most sophisticated novels

Eliot, George | A fine copy of the author's most politically-charged work

1068 Eliot, George | A fine copy of the author's most politically-charged work

[Gaskell, Elizabeth] | An exceptional copy of the author's rarest work

1069 [Gaskell, Elizabeth] | An exceptional copy of the author's rarest work

Haggard, Sir Henry Rider | A superb copy of the author's masterpiece

1070 Haggard, Sir Henry Rider | A superb copy of the author's masterpiece

Hardy, Thomas | A fine copy of one of the author's most celebrated works, with distinguished provenance

1071 Hardy, Thomas | A fine copy of one of the author's most celebrated works, with distinguished provenance