Waverly Catalog Auction Thursday Dec. 1, 2016 2016-12-01 Auction - 433 Price Results - Quinn's Auction Galleries in VA
LiveAuctioneers Logo

Piranesi: 1 vol (3 works) incl: LAPIDES CAPITOLINIHondius 1628 map of Virginia and the CarolinasArchive & photos TUSKEGEE AIRMEN Chas. Francis
Done
Falls Church, VA, United States
Auction Details

Waverly Catalog Auction Thursday Dec. 1, 2016

Fine and rare books, maps, autographs and Americana with political documents and memorabilia from the estate of Rex Scouten, Chief Usher and Curator for the White House. Notable autographs by Congressman John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jaqueline B. Kennedy, Presidents Truman through Clinton, Cabinet members from Theodore Roosevelt to Carter administrations, First Ladies and Supreme Court Justices. Archive of Tuskegee airmen documents and historic photographs by Charles F. Francis, the author of "The Tuskegee Airmen," the first history of the first Negro military aviators. Signed material from NASA astronauts, signed baseball and hockey memorabilia, 2 guest books from Wash. DC landmark restaurant Paul Young's, scrapbooks, diaries and account books. Rare maps include Herman Moll CAROLINA map of Southeast US and 1628 Hondius map, "Atlas Sive Cosmographicae" showing early representation of the area from Virginia to Florida. Exceedingly rare complete 3 books by PIRANESI with LAPIDES CAPITOLINI, ANTICHITA DI CORA and LE ROVINE DEL CASTELLO bound in one vol. and 3 vols. of hand-drawn illustrations of mushrooms by mid-19thC. amateur English mycologist Miss M. F. Lewis. Flash Gordon for Union Carbide comic artwork by Al Williamson and original Tarzan illustrations by Dave Hoover, Neil Adams with science fiction books and memorabilia from the Phil Petras Collection.
Sold
6 Easton Press: Darwin, Thoreau, Poe, 2 others.: [Easton Press] 6 Titles. ++ Charles Darwin. ON THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES… (1976). ++ THE DESCENT OF MAN AND SELECTION IN RELATION TO SEX. (1979). ++ Edgar Allan Poe. TALES OF MYSTERY & IMAGINATION.
0002: 6 Easton Press: Darwin, Thoreau, Poe, 2 others.Est. $100-$150
See Sold Price
Sold
7 books: Defoe, Franklin, Emerson, Dante...: [Easton Press] 7 Titles. ++ THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN. (1976). ++ Dante Alighieri. THE DIVINE COMEDY. (1978). ++ RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM. (1976). Minor foxing to frontis. ++ (Daniel
0003: 7 books: Defoe, Franklin, Emerson, Dante...Est. $100-$150
See Sold Price
Sold
17 signed books: Martin Amis, mostly firsts.: Amis, Martin. 17 Signed Books, mostly 1st edition or 1st American edition. ++ 2 editions: Martin Amis. THE INFORMATION. Flamingo/HarperCollins, (1995); and NY: Harmony Books (1995). ++ 2 editions:
0008: 17 signed books: Martin Amis, mostly firsts.Est. $100-$150
See Sold Price
Sold
8 Julian Barnes signed books incl. METROLAND.: Barnes, Julian. 8 Signed Books. 8vo. Hardcover, 3 in dj. ++ METROLAND. Signed on title page. Lon: Jonathan Cape, (1980). Barnes’ first book. 1st edition, in 2nd issue dj: The first issue dj was
0011: 8 Julian Barnes signed books incl. METROLAND.Est. $100-$150
See Sold Price
Sold
15 books by Julian Barnes (7 signed).: Barnes, Julian. 15 Vols (7 signed). Signed books are as follows: ++ THE PORCUPINE. Lon: Jonathan Cape, (1992). 1st trade edition. Signed on title page. ++ Julian Barnes. THE PEDANT IN THE KITCHEN.
0013: 15 books by Julian Barnes (7 signed).Est. $100-$150
See Sold Price
Sold
4 signed limited editions: John Barth.: Barth, John. 4 Signed Limited Editions. ++ TODD ANDREWS TO THE AUTHOR: A LETTER FROM LETTERS. Northridge, CA: Lord John Press, 1979. Total of 350 issued; #159 of 350 signed by Barth. Consists of an
0014: 4 signed limited editions: John Barth.Est. $100-$150
See Sold Price
Sold
5 John Barth firsts (4 signed).: Barth, John. 5 Firsts (4 signed). ++ THE FLOATING OPERA. Signed on half title. NY: Appleton- Century- Crofts, Inc., (1956). 1st edition of Barth’s 1st book, with “1” below text on last text
0015: 5 John Barth firsts (4 signed).Est. $100-$150
See Sold Price
Sold
9 Books (8 signed by John Barth).: Barth, John. 9 Vols (8 Signed). ++ THE FLOATING OPERA. Signed on title page. NY: Appleton- Century- Crofts, Inc., (1956). 1st edition of Barth’s 1st book with “1” below text on last text page.
0016: 9 Books (8 signed by John Barth).Est. $100-$150
See Sold Price
Sold
5 First Editions: Saul Bellow.: Bellow, Saul. 5 First Editions. 8vo. Hardcover, 4 in dj, 1 in slipcase. ++ THE ADVENTURES OF AUGIE MARCH. Viking Press, 1953. 1st edition of Bellow’s 3rd book. Base of c-page: “Printed in the
0017: 5 First Editions: Saul Bellow.Est. $100-$150
See Sold Price
Sold
THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES. 1st book ed.: Doyle, A. Conan. THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES. Lon: George Newnes, 1892. 1st edition in book form. 1st state of text (“...Miss Violent Hunter…” in 5th to last line of last text page, later
0018: THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES. 1st book ed.Est. $200-$300
See Sold Price
Sold
Doyle. THE MEMOIRS OF SHERLOCK HOLMES. 1894.: Doyle, Arthur Conan. THE MEMOIRS OF SHERLOCK HOLMES. Illustrations by Sidney Paget. Lon: George Newnes, 1894. 1st edition in book form, consisting of 11 Sherlock Holmes cases, ending with his
0019: Doyle. THE MEMOIRS OF SHERLOCK HOLMES. 1894.Est. $180-$250
See Sold Price
Sold
THE STRAND MAGAZINE. 17 Vols. Sherlock Holmes.: [Doyle, Arthur Conan] THE STRAND MAGAZINE. 17 Vols: Vols II-V, X-XIII, XV, XVIII-XIX, XXII-XXIII, XXVI-XXVIII, XLIX. (Each vol semiannual, July 1891 to June 1893, July 1895 to June 1897, Jan.-June
0021: THE STRAND MAGAZINE. 17 Vols. Sherlock Holmes.Est. $300-$500
See Sold Price
Sold
THE BAKER STREET JOURNAL. 67 issues, 1946-1992.: [Doyle, Arthur Conan] THE BAKER STREET JOURNAL: An Irregular Quarterly of Sherlockiana. 67 issues: Vol I, No. 1 to Vol II, No. 4 (1946-1947, 8 issues); New Series, Vols 25-35 (44 issues, Mar. 1975 to
0024: THE BAKER STREET JOURNAL. 67 issues, 1946-1992.Est. $100-$150
See Sold Price