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Sir Walter Raleigh's copy (possibly) of Jan Jansz Orlers Victoires??.. le Prince de Nassau? 1612

1863 Draft Riots in New York, a sammelband of contemporary works, including very rare pamphlets

V. rare same-size print of Montresor's 1766 manuscript 'Plan of the City of New York', 1 of 3 copies

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Sir Walter Raleigh's copy (possibly) of Jan Jansz Orlers Victoires??.. le Prince de Nassau? 1612: Military exploits of Prince Maurice of Nassau, 1st ed. in French; Fairfax/Osterley Park copy, with notes attrib. to Sir Walter Raleigh.Jan Jansz ORLERSDescription & Representation de

0001: Sir Walter Raleigh's copy (possibly) of Jan Jansz Orlers Victoires??.. le Prince de Nassau? 1612Est.

$15,000

$25,000

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1863 Draft Riots in New York, a sammelband of contemporary works, including very rare pamphlets: Sammelband of 1863 Draft Riots in New York pamphlets[The Draft Riots in New York City, 13-16 July 1863]. A sammelband, including one lengthy pamphlet, two shorter pamphlets, two extracts from

0002: 1863 Draft Riots in New York, a sammelband of contemporary works, including very rare pamphletsEst.

$8,000

$10,000

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A.M. Duggan-Cronin set 1928-54 The Bantu Tribes of S Africa, 4 vols in 11 parts, 376 photogravures: Alfred Martin DUGGAN-CRONIN (1874-1954, photographer).The Bantu Tribes of South Africa Reproductions of photographic studies. Cambridge, UK & Kimberley, SA: printed at the Cambridge University

0003: A.M. Duggan-Cronin set 1928-54 The Bantu Tribes of S Africa, 4 vols in 11 parts, 376 photogravuresEst.

$3,000

$5,000

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Martin Gardner: 46 original letters to John McClellan: friend, artist and mathematician, 1962-1975: Martin GARDNER (1914-2010). A series of 46 letters to John Ward McClellan , most typed (with corrections and additions in manuscript, but including a few entirely hand written, all signed

0004: Martin Gardner: 46 original letters to John McClellan: friend, artist and mathematician, 1962-1975Est.

$3,000

$5,000

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Presentation copy, an extremely rare edition [Penzance 1809] of Seward?s Monody on Major John Andre: Edward Collins GIDDY (1775-1833, editor). – Anna SEWARD (1742-1809).Monody on Major Andre, by Miss Seward. Also, letters addressed to her by Major Andre, in the year 1769. To which is

0005: Presentation copy, an extremely rare edition [Penzance 1809] of Seward?s Monody on Major John AndreEst.

$2,000

$3,000

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Der glucklich gewordne Friseur [The Happy Hairdresser] ? very rare anonymous 1778 novel.: [ANONYMOUS]. [The Happy Hairdresser…] Der glucklich gewordne Friseur, welcher durch besondere Begebenheiten auf Reisen zu Wasser und zu Lande zu einem ansehnlichen Vermogen gelanget. Von

0006: Der glucklich gewordne Friseur [The Happy Hairdresser] ? very rare anonymous 1778 novel.Est.

$800

$1,200

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V. rare same-size print of Montresor's 1766 manuscript 'Plan of the City of New York', 1 of 3 copies: John MONTRESOR & H.C. PAULI (surveyors and cartographers).[New York City] Plan of the City of Newyork and its Environs to Greenwich on the North or Hudsons River and to Crown Point on the

0007: V. rare same-size print of Montresor's 1766 manuscript 'Plan of the City of New York', 1 of 3 copiesEst.

$7,000

$10,000

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F.W. Beers' County Atlas of Litchfield Ct., 1874, disbound: F.W. BEERS & Co., publisher.[CONNECTICUT] County Atlas of Litchfield Connecticut. From actual surveys by and under the direction of … Beers. New York: F.W. Beers & Co., 1874. Folio (16

0008: F.W. Beers' County Atlas of Litchfield Ct., 1874, disboundEst.

$500

$800

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(MAP) History of the Town of Litchfield, Conn. 1845: Woodruff, George C. History of the Town of Litchfield, Connecticut. Litchfield : Charles Adams, 1845. 64 pp., map frontispiece. Stitched pamphlet, lacking front wrapper, title

0009: (MAP) History of the Town of Litchfield, Conn. 1845Est.

$100

$150

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Manuscript Americana. Clerk's record book South Goshen School District 1824-1851; S Norfolk to 1904: Reuben Brown, Chosen Moderator, et al. Manuscript Americana. Record book of the clerk of the South Goshen School District 1824-1851; continued as South Norfolk to 1904Connecticut Education:

0010: Manuscript Americana. Clerk's record book South Goshen School District 1824-1851; S Norfolk to 1904Est.

$200

$300

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Jenyns work, from an 18th-century Salisbury Connecticut library: ex - Lot Norton's collection: From an 18th-century Salisbury Connecticut library: ex - Lot Norton's collection SALISBURY, Connecticut. - Soame JENYNS (1704-1787).A View of the Internal Evidence of Christian

0011: Jenyns work, from an 18th-century Salisbury Connecticut library: ex - Lot Norton's collectionEst.

$80

$120

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1853 L. Fagan - R. Clark. Huge Wall "Map of ... Salisbury Litchfield Co., Ct.", framed & glazed: Wall Map of SALISBURY, Connecticut. - Lawrence FAGAN (surveyor). - Richard CLARK (publisher). Map of the Town of Salisbury Litchfield Co. Connecticut Surveyed &

0012: 1853 L. Fagan - R. Clark. Huge Wall "Map of ... Salisbury Litchfield Co., Ct.", framed & glazedEst.

$2,500

$3,500

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2 William Keith orig. watercolors probably in the High Sierras pencil note to Jo? (Muir? Worcester?): Two 7x10” watercolors mounted on boards, numbered and signed in pencil #1 and #2 on verso, the first with a pencil inscription faintly readable, “ Dear Joe (or Jose), this is sketch of

0013: 2 William Keith orig. watercolors probably in the High Sierras pencil note to Jo? (Muir? Worcester?)Est.

$1,500

$2,000

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Thomas Rowlandson's Tours of Dr. Syntax, 1812, 1820, 1821, 3 works, red morocco bindings by Morrell: A beautifully presented set: the best-known works to result from the Combe-Rowlandson collaboration.Thomas ROWLANDSON (illustrator). – [William COMBE]. The Tour of Doctor Syntax, in

0014: Thomas Rowlandson's Tours of Dr. Syntax, 1812, 1820, 1821, 3 works, red morocco bindings by MorrellEst.

$1,200

$1,800

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A professional photographer's personal album: pictorialist, x-ray, color photographs, c.1920-1953: The binding design is based on the compilor's own photographic x-ray imagesEdward Charles LE GRICE (F.R.P.S., 1888-1970, compilor and photographer ). An album

0015: A professional photographer's personal album: pictorialist, x-ray, color photographs, c.1920-1953Est.

$2,000

$3,000

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Original unpublished script on Robert Burns by Robert Watson, c.1940 + press cuttings book: Unpublished ‘magnum opus’ from a successful Scottish author + his Press Cuttings book Robert WATSON (b. Glasgow 1882 – d. California 1948). Original

0016: Original unpublished script on Robert Burns by Robert Watson, c.1940 + press cuttings bookEst.

$1,500

$2,500

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[Isaac Ledyard] An Essay on Matter. Phila.: for the Author, 1784. Orig. wrappers. 1st ed. rare thus.: Rare in this condition.[Isaac LEDYARD (1755-1803)]. An Essay on Matter In five chapters. Philadelphia: printed for the Author, 1784. Octavo (7 ¾ x 5 inches). Pp. [i-viii; 1-]26. Half-title.

0017: [Isaac Ledyard] An Essay on Matter. Phila.: for the Author, 1784. Orig. wrappers. 1st ed. rare thus.Est.

$1,500

$2,500

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0018: Webster?s sister-in-law?s copy of the 1st octavo edition of his American DictionaryEst.

$2,500

$3,500

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John E. Newton, a Notary Public of the City of London. 2 volumes of Notarial Certificates from 1916: John Edward NEWTON, Notary Public, Lombard Street, London.[Notarial Certificates &c. No. 1. 1916; ….. No. 2. 1916 ]. [London:] 1916.Two volumes, folio (12 7/8 x 8 ¾ inches; 327 x

0019: John E. Newton, a Notary Public of the City of London. 2 volumes of Notarial Certificates from 1916Est.

$1,200

$1,800

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The future Earl of Liverpool's album 'Ferns from the South Sea Islands' 1863 - 1865: George Savile FOLJAMBE, 1st Earl of Liverpool (1846-1907, compiler). [Hortus Siccus] A mid-Victorian album, titled ‘Fern Book’ on the upper cover, containing mounted dried

0020: The future Earl of Liverpool's album 'Ferns from the South Sea Islands' 1863 - 1865Est.

$900

$1,400

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Amy Lowell's first book: "Dream Drops" ltd to 250 copies, 1887, wrappers: [Amy LOWELL ( 1874-1925)]. Dream Drops or Stories from Fairy Land. By a Dreamer. Boston: Printed for the Author by Cupples and Hurd, [no date, but 1887]. 12mo (7 1/8 x 4 ¾

0021: Amy Lowell's first book: "Dream Drops" ltd to 250 copies, 1887, wrappersEst.

$1,200

$1,800

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3 original Berenice Abbott New York photos for the Landmarks Preservation Commission dated 1943: Three original Berenice Abbott photographs for the Landmarks Preservation Commission dated 1943, size 7.7x9.5”, one with pin holes at top corners, all three with stamps of the photographer

0022: 3 original Berenice Abbott New York photos for the Landmarks Preservation Commission dated 1943Est.

$750

$1,000

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Katherine Mansfield, a modernist master: The Garden Party, ltd ed with Marie Laurencin lithos.: Katherine MANSFIELD (1888-1923). The Garden Party & Other Stories with coloured lithographs by Marie Laurencin. London: [printed in Verona at the Officina Bodoni for] The Verona Press, [colophon:

0023: Katherine Mansfield, a modernist master: The Garden Party, ltd ed with Marie Laurencin lithos.Est.

$700

$1,000

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Virginia Woolf 'To the Lighthouse' NY July 1927 1st US ed, 3rd printing, with dust-jacket: Virginia WOOLF (1882-1941).To the Lighthouse. New York: Harcourt, Brace & Company, [July 1927]. Octavo (7 ½ x 5 1/8 inches; 190 x 130 mm). Pp. [1-]9-310[-312]. Half-title. Light green

0024: Virginia Woolf 'To the Lighthouse' NY July 1927 1st US ed, 3rd printing, with dust-jacketEst.

$500

$800

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