Spring Catalogue Sale 2007-04-13 Auction - 453 Price Results - Valley Auctions in VA
80: Lowe. Ferns: British & Exotic, 8v, 1st, 1761 200: The Holy Bible, 1791103: Raynal. Histoire du Commerce, 5v, 1780
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Dublin, VA, United States
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The majority of this sale originated from the residence of one seller, who resided in both New York City and Elizabeth, New Jersey. The seller was a brilliant academic at heart who spoke over sixteen languages and was at the top of his chosen profession. We have an outstanding assortment of rare and unusual items from this estate and other select consignments to be offered at auction consisting of many interest groups.

DAY 1: Early Books- Approximately 2500 books cataloged into 450+ lots, Many very rare hard to find volumes going back as early as 1560! Several different languages including English, French and Latin among others. Interests groups including: American History, The Civil War, The Early American Colonies, Law, Religions, Poetry, and the Classics to name a few. Authors including: Maupassant, Picard, Shakespeare, Mishna, Thackeray, Wentworth, Cicero, Giannone, Josephus, Raynal, Pope, Bayle, Middleton, Pozzo, Baluze, Nevill, Twain, Hawthorne, Beecher Stowe, Chaucer, Irving, Austen, Dumas, and Booker T. Washington.

DAY 2: Tool Collection- Primarily dating to the 17th, 18th and 19th Centuries and grouped into 350+ lots including: blacksmith made hinges, early ironwork, mechanical tools, early Stanley collectables, hardware, assorted copperware, spider trivets and pots, draw knives, lock sets, candy press machine, wood working tools, bit sets, and much, much more! Many rare and hard to find items.

DAY 3: This collection of items represents one of the best assortments of antiques to be offered for auction in this part of Virginia in some time. A few items of note will be a rare life size 19th Century tack shop advertising horse, period Duncan Phyfe sofa table, Edward Priestley Pier table, excellent pair of early19th Century portraits, clocks by Tiffany & Co., Carl Suchy, etc, fire backs, New York sideboard with bottle drawers, rare mechanical banks, and more!
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Cooper. Cooper's Novels, 32v,1872: Cooper, J. Fenimore. Cooper's Novels. Complete 32 volume set. New York: Hurd and Houghton. Each volume containing vignette illustrations after engravings by FOC Darley. Vibrant half-leather over
0001: Cooper. Cooper's Novels, 32v,1872Est. $400-$600
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Thomas. The Holy Bible, 6v, 1830: Scott, Thomas (Rector of Aston Sandford). The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments according to the Authorized Version; with Explanatory Notes, Practical Observations, and Copious
0002: Thomas. The Holy Bible, 6v, 1830Est. $350-$450
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Anti-Jacobin Review, v1-9, 1789-1801: Anti-Jacobin Review and Magazine, or Monthly Political and Literary Censor, July to December 1798 - April to August 1801, Volumes 1-9. London: J. Whittle, T. Crowder, et al. (The Anti-Jacobin
0003: Anti-Jacobin Review, v1-9, 1789-1801Est. $400-$600
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Gibbon. History/Decline of Roman Empire, 1804-05: Gibbon, Edward. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. 6 total volumes. Philadelphia: William Y. Birch and Abraham Small. (Volumes 1-3 and 5-7). Fully leather bound with gilt
0004: Gibbon. History/Decline of Roman Empire, 1804-05Est. $400-$600
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Senate/Trial of Andrew Johnson. 3v, 1868: United States Senate. The Trial of Andrew Johnson, President of the United States, Before the Senate of the United States, on Impeachment by the House of Representatives for High Crimes and
0005: Senate/Trial of Andrew Johnson. 3v, 1868Est. $350-$450
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Hawthorne. The Marble Fawn, 2v, 1860: Hawthorne, Nathaniel. The Marble Fawn: or, the Romance of Monte Beni. Boston: Ticknor and Fields. Two volumes. Bound in brown cloth with blind stamping to boards and gilt titles on spine. Covers
0006: Hawthorne. The Marble Fawn, 2v, 1860Est. $300-$600
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Phillips. History/Vegetable, 2v, 1822.: Phillips, Henry. History of Cultivated Vegetable; Comprising their Botanical, Medicinal, Edible and Chemical Qualities, Natural History and Relation to Art, Science and Commerce. London: Henry
0007: Phillips. History/Vegetable, 2v, 1822.Est. $200-$500
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(Quaker) Sermons by Members of. 1827: (Quaker) Members of the Society of Friends. Quaker Being a Series of Sermons by members of the Society of Friends. Philadelphia: Marcus, T.C. Gould, Volumes 1-4. Bound in leather with gilt titles on
0008: (Quaker) Sermons by Members of. 1827Est. $100-$175
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Johnson. Works of Johnson, 6v, 1716: Johnson, Ben. The Works of Ben Johnson, in six volumes. London. Complete set. Bound in leather with gilt tooling on covers and spine. Raised spine with gilt lettering and ornamentation. Covers worn
0009: Johnson. Works of Johnson, 6v, 1716Est. $100-$200
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Longfellow. Poetical Works,3v,1879,1882,1883: Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Illustrated. Three volumes (with) The Complete Prose Works of Longfellow with His Later Poems. Illustrated. Boston:
0010: Longfellow. Poetical Works,3v,1879,1882,1883Est. $200-$300
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Taylor. Works of Taylor, 11v, 1864-67: Taylor, Bayard. Works of Bayard Taylor. 11 volumes. New York: G.P. Putnam; Hurd and Houghton. Complete Eleven Volume Set. Green half-leather binding with marbled boards. Spines contain brown
0011: Taylor. Works of Taylor, 11v, 1864-67Est. $500-$650
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Fraser. Locke: An Essay, 2v,1894: Fraser, Alexander Campbell. John Locke: An Essay Concerning Human Understanding. In two volumes. Oxford: Clarendon Press. Collated and annotated with prolegomena, biographical, critical and
0012: Fraser. Locke: An Essay, 2v,1894Est. $150-$250
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Anstey. The Pleader's Guide, 1815: Anstey, John (pseudonym John Surrebutter). The Pleader's Guide, A Didactic Poem, In Two Parts: Containing the conduct of a suite at law, with the arguments of Counselor Bother'um and Counselor
0013: Anstey. The Pleader's Guide, 1815Est. $90-$150
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Motley. Life/Death Barneveld, 2v,1874: Motley, John Lothrop. The Life and Death of John Barneveld, Advocate of Holland - two volumes. New York: Harper & Brothers, Complete two volume set, half-leather bound in red leather with marbled
0014: Motley. Life/Death Barneveld, 2v,1874Est. $200-$400
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Chalmers. Bristiah Essayists, 45v, 1817: Chalmers, Alexander - biographer. The British Essayists; With Prefaces, Historical and Biographical. 45 volumes. Presumed First Edition - advertisements for 1st and 2nd editions. London: Nicols and
0015: Chalmers. Bristiah Essayists, 45v, 1817Est. $400-$900
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The British Classics. 24v. 1810-13.: The British Classics. Volumes 1-24. London: Printed by C. Whittingham, Published by John Sharpe and W. Suttaby. Volumes 1-24 which includes The Tatler, The Spectator, The Guardian, The Ramblor, The
0016: The British Classics. 24v. 1810-13.Est. $1,000-$2,000
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Boote. Historical Action/Suit, 1814: Boote, R. London: An Historical Treatise of an Action or Suit at Law and of the Proceedings used in the Courts of King's Bench and Common Pleas, from the Original Processes to the Judgments in Both
0017: Boote. Historical Action/Suit, 1814Est. $100-$250
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Prideaux. History of the Jews, 4v, 1815, 1816: Prideaux, Humphrey (Bishop of Norwich). The Old and New Testaments Connected in the History of the Jews and Neighboring Nations. Middlesex Bookstore. Charleston, Mass. Complete 4 Volume Set. First
0019: Prideaux. History of the Jews, 4v, 1815, 1816Est. $250-$350
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Maupassant. The Life Work of, 17v, 1903: Maupassant, Henri Rene Guy. The Life Work of Henri Rene Buy de Maupassant: Embracing Romance, Travel, Comedy & Verse. For the First Time in Complete English. 17 Volume Set. London & New York:
0020: Maupassant. The Life Work of, 17v, 1903Est. $1,500-$1,800
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Burton. Anatomy of Melancholy, 2v, 1837: Burton, Robert (pseudonym Democritus Junior). The Anatomy of Melancholy, What it is, with All the Kinds, Causes, Symptoms, Prognostics, and Several Cures of it. In three partitions: With their
0021: Burton. Anatomy of Melancholy, 2v, 1837Est. $400-$800
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Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin, 2v, 1853: Stowe, Harriet Beecher. Uncle Tom's Cabin; or Life Among the Lowly. In Two Volumes. Boston: John P. Jewett & Company and Cleveland, Ohio: Jewett, Proctor & Washington. "Two Hundred and Sixty-Third
0022: Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin, 2v, 1853Est. $500-$600
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Boudinot. Life/Letters Elias Boudinot, 2v, 1896: Boudinot, Elias. The Life Public Services, Addresses and Letters of Elias Bondinot, LL.D. President of the Continental Congress. In Two Volumes. Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company.
0023: Boudinot. Life/Letters Elias Boudinot, 2v, 1896Est. $600-$800
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Mercier. Le Parfait Praticien Francois, 1683: Mercier (Avocat en Parlement/Parlement Lawyer). Le Parfait Praticien François. Reforme Suivant L'Usage qui se pratique à presant par toute la France . . . /Reform According to the Practice which is
0024: Mercier. Le Parfait Praticien Francois, 1683Est. $500-$800