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Souvenir from Wembley N Mandela 70th B'day Tribute

History of early post-colonial New York city.

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Souvenir from Wembley N Mandela 70th B'day Tribute: Nelson MANDELA (1918-2013).Nelson MANDELA 70th Birthday Tribute. An original color-printed section/poster removed from the front of the stage area after the concert held on 11th June 1988 at Wembley

0001: Souvenir from Wembley N Mandela 70th B'day TributeEst. $700-$1,000Lot Closed

History of early post-colonial New York city.: Peter LACOUR (owner, compiler) A manuscript pocket-sized day-book/receipt book, covering the period 2nd June 1797 - November 1803. Small oblong octavo (4 3/8 x 7 1/4 inches), 60

0002: History of early post-colonial New York city.Est. $1,500-$2,000Lot Closed

Complete run The Connecticut war record: Complete run of this Civil War newspaper, Presentation copy to GAR John M. Morris, editor. The Connecticut war record, v. 1-2, Aug. 1863-Aug. 1865. Includes an extra number, with analytical index,

0003: Complete run The Connecticut war recordEst. $750-$950Lot Closed

Fine album of autograph material from missionaries: Jane CRAWSHAW (1828-1856, nee ARTHINGTON) and Simon CRAWSHAW (1830-1918), compilors.[The Crawshaw Family Album]. A fine album featuring sentiments and signatures from a large number of the reformers,

0004: Fine album of autograph material from missionariesEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Closed

A devout Christian life: Jane Arthington 1828-1856: Maria ARTHINGTON (1795-1866, nee JOWITT, editor, author, transcriber).[Life, thoughts and writings of Jane Crawshaw, 1828-1856] original fair-copy manuscript “Recollections of dear Jane, for

0005: A devout Christian life: Jane Arthington 1828-1856Est. $1,000-$1,500Lot Closed

A long birthday letter (130 inches !), March 1857.: A long birthday letter (130 inches !), 20 March 1857.Jonathan BAGSTER (1813-1872) A long letter to Ada Eunice Bagster, “Dearest Ada” from her “affectionate Uncle J

0006: A long birthday letter (130 inches !), March 1857.Est. $300-$500Lot Closed

Excellent drawings to Lord Bateman Ballad, 1849: [Charles DICKENS & George CRUIKSHANK]. – Brooke SMITH, jnr. (artist).“Ye Pleasante Ballade of ye Lord Bateman”, a series of five original oblong folio drawings illustrating

0007: Excellent drawings to Lord Bateman Ballad, 1849Est. $700-$1,000Lot Closed

Robert Burns unpubl. ?magnum opus? Scottish author: Unpublished â€˜magnum opusâ€™ from a successful Scottish author + his Press Cuttings bookRobert WATSON ((b. Glasgow 1882 â€“ d. California 1948).Original unpublished typescript

0008: Robert Burns unpubl. ?magnum opus? Scottish authorEst. $2,000-$2,800Lot Closed

Important NOVELLO music manuscript, WW II + book: Res: 600 1000-1500"Important Ivor NOVELLO music manuscript, WW II","Ivor NOVELLO (1893-1951). Autograph Musical Manuscript signed of the song “We’ll Remember”, notated in faded

0009: Important NOVELLO music manuscript, WW II + bookEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Closed

Marc Chagall, Drawings for the Bible: Marc Chagall, Drawings for the BibleHarcourt, Brace, 1960. Includes all lithographs. Jacket has chipping along edges, a few small pieces are missing, marginal stains at corners of prelims not

0010: Marc Chagall, Drawings for the BibleEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Closed

Rare Kiowa Indian Art Pochoirs 1929: Oscar Brousse Jacobson, Kiowa Indian Art, First edition signed by publisher, Rare American Indian Art, Kiowa Indian Art, Watercolor Paintings in Color, By the Indians of

0011: Rare Kiowa Indian Art Pochoirs 1929Est. $2,000-$3,000Lot Closed

J.A. Grant 8 photo. albums Europe + Middle East: John Adrian GRANT, M.V.O. (b1915, diplomat and photographer). Collection of 8 albums containing over 420 photographs by Grant, offering a partial chronicle of the places Grant visited during his

0012: J.A. Grant 8 photo. albums Europe + Middle EastEst. $3,000-$5,000Lot Closed

Murray-Prior family & Royalty photo album: [MURRAY-PRIOR Album (?)]. - Camille SILVY, John MAYALL, Robert HILLS & John Henry SAUNDERS, and many others (photographers).[VICTORIAN Royalty, Nobility and Celebrities] an

0013: Murray-Prior family & Royalty photo albumEst. $700-$1,000Lot Closed

Speaking book + very rare original box: F.A.O. SCHWARZ (publisher). [MOVABLE BOOK] The Speaking Picture Book A special book with picture, rhyme and sound for little people. Nineteenth Edition… This work can be

0014: Speaking book + very rare original boxEst. $1,200-$1,500Lot Closed

1840 Humming-birds large-paper copy of vol II Rare: JARDINE, Sir William (1800-1874). The Natural History of Humming-Birds. Edinburgh, London & Dublin: W.H. Lizars, S. Highley and W. Curry, 1840. Volume II only (of 2), demy octavo (8 3/8 x 5

0015: 1840 Humming-birds large-paper copy of vol II RareEst. $400-$600Lot Closed

Very rare 1882 equestrian broadside: COVERT Mfg. Co. (publishers).[Horse Harnesses, etc.] Covert’s Horse and Mule Jewelry Bulletin. Vol.2 … No.2. [No place but probably West Troy, NY: undated but after 9th November 1882].

0016: Very rare 1882 equestrian broadsideEst. $300-$500Lot Closed

Nonesuch Press SHAKESPEARE Works 1929-33 in 7 vols: NONESUCH PRESS. - William SHAKESPEARE. The Works of Shakepeare The text of the First Folio with Quarto variants and a selection of modern readings: edited by Herbert Farjeon. New York: The Nonesuch

0017: Nonesuch Press SHAKESPEARE Works 1929-33 in 7 volsEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Closed

Nonesuch Press HOMER. Iliad & Odyssey 1931 2 vols: NONESUCH PRESS. - HOMER. Iliad & Odyssey. [London:] Nonesuch Press, 1931. 2 volumes, large octavo (10½x6inches; 265 x 150mm). Text in Greek and in English (Alexander Pope's 1715 and 1725

0018: Nonesuch Press HOMER. Iliad & Odyssey 1931 2 volsEst. $800-$1,200Lot Closed

Nonesuch William BLAKE Writings 3vol & Life 1vol: NONESUCH PRESS. – William BLAKE. The Writings of … Blake edited in three volumes by Geoffrey Keynes. London: The Nonesuch Press, 1925. 3 volumes. Plates, illustrations. Limited edition

0019: Nonesuch William BLAKE Writings 3vol & Life 1volEst. $600-$900Lot Closed

Douglas COCKERELL binder & manager for W.H. Smith: [Douglas COCKERELL, binder and manager of W.H. Smith bindery].R. Phene SPIERS. Architecture East and West A collection of essays written at various times during the last sixteen years … now

0020: Douglas COCKERELL binder & manager for W.H. SmithEst. $800-$1,200Lot Closed

Harriett Cope + double fore-edge painting: Harriett COPE (translator, poet & publisher). – Alphonse DE LAMARTINE. The Death of Socrates, a poem; translated from the French of A. De Lamartine. London: printed [by W.

0021: Harriett Cope + double fore-edge paintingEst. $500-$800Lot Closed

[WOMEN ARTISTS] The Holy Experiment Oakley: PORTFOLIO containing a loose collection of 22 color illustrations, LTD 500 copiesA striking tribute to a covenanted people, a decade in the making, by an early student of Howard Pyle's Brandywine

0022: [WOMEN ARTISTS] The Holy Experiment OakleyEst. $750-$1,500Lot Closed

Rackham ltd ed signed The Tempest by Shakespeare: Arthur RACKHAM. – William SHAKESPEARE. The Tempest. London & New York: William Heinemann and Doubleday, Page & Co, [1926] Quarto (11 1/2 x 9 inches; 290 x 230mm). Pp. xiv, 185, [1].

0023: Rackham ltd ed signed The Tempest by ShakespeareEst. $800-$1,200Lot Closed

Basan. Graveurs + c. 340 plates, in 4 vols.: Thomas WESTWOOD (d. 1888), and William Horatio CRAWFORD (d. 1888), of Lakelands, co. Cork. - Pierre-François BASAN

0024: Basan. Graveurs + c. 340 plates, in 4 vols.Est. $3,000-$5,000Lot Closed

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