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SOLOMON GUGGENHEIM’S 1757 LIFE OF MOHAMET.

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Potsdam, NY, United States

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Art appreciation, Forgeries, Horace Walpole, etc.: 4 vols. Robinson, Frederick S. The Connoisseur: Essays on the Romantic and Picturesque Associations of Art and Artists. London: George Redway, 1897. Octavo, orig. cloth. Mostly unopened (uncut).

0547: Art appreciation, Forgeries, Horace Walpole, etc.Est. $20-$40

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Fairbairn’s Book of Crests, Boutell’s Heraldry.: 2 vols. ODD VOLUME: Fairbairn’s Book of Crests of the Families of Great Britain and Ireland; being a 4th edition revised and enlarged. London: T. C. & E. C. Jack, n.d. (circa 1910?). Vol. 2

0548: Fairbairn’s Book of Crests, Boutell’s Heraldry.Est. $20-$40

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Books on Daguerreotype Cases, Miniatures, Inkwells: 4 vols. Aslin, Elizabeth. The Aesthetic Movement: Prelude to Art Nouveau. New York: Frederick Praeger, (1969). Quarto, orig. cloth, dust jacket. Profusely photomechanically illustrated, much in

0549: Books on Daguerreotype Cases, Miniatures, InkwellsEst. $15-$30

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Historic United States swords, and others: 4 volumes. Peterson, Harold L. The American Sword 1775-1945. New revised edition including American Silver Mounted Swords 1700-1815. Philadelphia: Ray Riling Arms Books Co., 1970. Octavo, orig.

0550: Historic United States swords, and othersEst. $15-$30

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PASTEUR on WINE (1875), Wooster ALPINES (1874): 2 vols. Pasteur, Louis. Etudes sur le Vin, ses Maladies, causes qui les Proviquent, procedes nouveaux pour le conserver et pour le Viellir. ... Avec 32 planches imprimees en couleur et 25 gravures

0551: PASTEUR on WINE (1875), Wooster ALPINES (1874)Est. $100-$200

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Arabic Calligraphy, 1880 edition of The Koran, etc: 4 vols. The KORAN: commonly called the ALKORAN OF MOHAMMED. Translated into English from the Original Arabic, by George Sale. New York: American Book Exchange, Tribune Building, 1880. Duodecimo,

0552: Arabic Calligraphy, 1880 edition of The Koran, etcEst. $20-$40

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SOLOMON GUGGENHEIM’S 1757 LIFE OF MOHAMET.: 2 volumes. Simon Ockley, THE HISTORY OF THE SARACENS, THE THIRD EDITION (including the Life of Mohamet). Cambridge: Printed for the sole benefit of Mrs. Anne Oakley, by Permission of Henry Lintot,

0553: SOLOMON GUGGENHEIM’S 1757 LIFE OF MOHAMET.Est. $350-$700

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Australian RARITY and Walter Crane’s Baby’s Aesop.: 2 vols. ESTIMATE 75-150 THE AUSTRALIAN UNCLE; OR, HELP IN TIME OF NEED. London, Edinburgh: Gall & Inglis, (1873). Duodecimo, 64 pp., original blue cloth stamped in blind, black, red, and gilt.

0554: Australian RARITY and Walter Crane’s Baby’s Aesop.Est. $75-$150

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Henry W. Parker’s 1850 Sonnet to CALIFORNIA, etc.: Parker, Henry Webster. POEMS. Auburn: James M. Alden, 1850. Small octavo, orig. boards, glazed white endpapers, front free endpaper inscribed “William H. Bogart | Albany” and “Miss

0555: Henry W. Parker’s 1850 Sonnet to CALIFORNIA, etc.Est. $20-$40

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Early Women’s Literature and Advice Books.: 7 volumes. Chapone, Hester. LETTERS ON THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE MIND ADDRESSED TO A LADY. London: C. Whittingham, 1810. “A New Edition.” Duodecimo, orig. or early full black roller-grained

0556: Early Women’s Literature and Advice Books.Est. $30-$60

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Gertrude Stein, Conan Doyle, Edith Wharton, etc.: 12 vols. Stein, Gertrude. GERTRUDE STEIN FIRST READER & THREE PLAYS. Dublin (and) London: Maurice Fridberg (1946). Octavo, Copyright page ink stamped “Printed in Ireland,” orig.

0557: Gertrude Stein, Conan Doyle, Edith Wharton, etc.Est. $50-$100

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Darwin ORIGIN OF SPECIES 1889 with his corrections: 2 vols. Darwin, Charles. The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection ... With additions and Corrections from Sixth and Last English Edition. New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1889. 2 vols.,

0558: Darwin ORIGIN OF SPECIES 1889 with his correctionsEst. $20-$40

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WHISTLER’S GENTLE ART MOSTLY UNOPENED: Whistler, James Abbott MacNeill. THE GENTLE ART OF MAKING ENEMIES. Chelsea, (1890). Octavo, orig. cloth-backed gilt-stamped boards. Title-page signed by early reader, with engraved calling card of

0559: WHISTLER’S GENTLE ART MOSTLY UNOPENEDEst. $60-$120

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Eighteenth-Century British Poets on SLAVERY, etc.: Title: QUOTATIONS FROM THE BRITISH POETS: being A Pocket Dictionary of their Most Admired Passages, the whole Alphabetically Arranged according to the Subjects. PHILADELPHIA: J. P. AYRES, 1828. 24mo

0560: Eighteenth-Century British Poets on SLAVERY, etc.Est. $35-$70

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Eighteenth-Century English Poetry and Drama: 5 volumes. Moore, Thomas. Memoirs of the Right Honorable RICHARD BRINSLEY SHERIDAN. London: Longman, Rees, etc., 1826. Fifth edition. 2 VOLUMES, octavo, orig. scarlet roller-grained morocco extra

0561: Eighteenth-Century English Poetry and DramaEst. $25-$50

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Voltaire, ZADIG: 1 OF ONLY 15 SIGNED BY THE ARTIST: Voltaire. ZADIG (with) An Introduction by David Garnett & Illustrations by Valenti Angelo. New York: Rimington & Hooper, 1929. Large octavo, orig. cream-colored cloth, leather spine label GONE, else

0562: Voltaire, ZADIG: 1 OF ONLY 15 SIGNED BY THE ARTISTEst. $75-$150

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PRESENTATION COPY Burnham & Bennett, CHICAGO, 1909: 3 volumes. Moore, Charles (editor). Plan of CHICAGO prepared under the direction of the Commercial Club during the years MCMVI, MCMVII, and MCMVIII,by Daniel H. Burnham and Edward H. Bennett

0563: PRESENTATION COPY Burnham & Bennett, CHICAGO, 1909Est. $1,500-$3,000

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Montgomery Maxwell’s WATERLOO Adventures & 2 other: 4 vols. Maxwell, Archibald Mongomery. MY ADVENTURES. London: Henry Colburn, 1845. 2 VOLUMES, octavo, orig. gift binding: full gilt-stamped darkest green pebbled morocco, all edges gilt. Binding

0564: Montgomery Maxwell’s WATERLOO Adventures & 2 otherEst. $20-$40

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Marmontel, 1806, uniformly printed at 4 presses: 4 vols. Marmontel, Jean Francois. MEMOIRS OF MARMONTEL, written by himself: continuing his Literary and Political Life, and Anecdotes of the Principal Characters of the Eighteenth Century. The Second

0565: Marmontel, 1806, uniformly printed at 4 pressesEst. $25-$50

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Godey’s Lady’s Book for 1850 bound for Lydia Corli: (Hale, Sarah Josepha, editor). GODEY’S LADY’S BOOK FOR 1850. Philadelphia, January-December 1850. Large octavo, chock full of plates, some colored, fashion plates, music, house plans,

0566: Godey’s Lady’s Book for 1850 bound for Lydia CorliEst. $10-$20

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Humor: John Leech, Punch, H. T. Webster, Wodehouse: 4 volumes Leech, John. John Leech’s Pictures of Life and Character from the Collection of “Mr. Punch.” London: Bradbury, Agnew, & Co., 1886. 2 VOLUMES, FOLIO, orig. 3/4 vellum over

0567: Humor: John Leech, Punch, H. T. Webster, WodehouseEst. $25-$50

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Craven’s TREASURY OF AMERICAN PRINTS, boxed: Craven, Thomas (editor). A Treasury of American Prints: A Selection of One Hundred Etchings and Lithographs by the Foremost Living American Artists. New York: Simon and Schuster, (1939). FOLIO, orig.

0568: Craven’s TREASURY OF AMERICAN PRINTS, boxedEst. $10-$20

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West India Boys, Mrs Brown’s Winter School, Franks: BROWN, Mrs. H. E. THE WINTER SCHOOL; The Boys’ Campaign against one of their Worst Enemies. Boston: American Tract Society, (copyright 1862). Duodecimo, orig. gilt-stamped cloth, gift

0569: West India Boys, Mrs Brown’s Winter School, FranksEst. $10-$20

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Limited Editions Club 1938 WAR & PEACE, Finger-pri: 6 volumes Leo Tolstoy, WAR AND PEACE, translated from the Russian by Louise and Aylmer Maude with a special introduction for this edition by Aylmer Maude, illustrated with lithographs and drawings by

0570: Limited Editions Club 1938 WAR & PEACE, Finger-priEst. $45-$90

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