Sold2023John Updike Impressions, Sylvester & Orphanos 1/330Heading: Author: Updike, John Title: Impressions Place Published: Los Angeles Publisher:Sylvester & Orphanos Date Published: 1985 Description: Color illustrations. Gray gilSee Sold Price
Sold2016[Miniature Books, Signed & Limited]Including: ***** 1: Cheever, John; Updike, John; Cowley, Malcolm. EXPELLED. [Hollywood]: Sylvester & Orphanos, January, 1988 (from limitation leaf.) Approx. 2.75" x 2.25". Cloth hardcover, in slipcaseSee Sold Price
Sold2016Signed by John Cheever, Binder's CopyHeading: Author: Cheever, John Title: The Leaves, The Lion-Fish and The Bear Place Published: Los Angeles Publisher:Sylvester & Orphanos Date Published: 1980 Description: (See Sold Price
Sold2022Henry John Sylvester Stannard (1870-1951)Henry John Sylvester Stannard (1870-1951) Henry John Sylvester Stannard (1870-1951) 'The River at Amberley, Sussex'; 'In the Heart of England' a pair, both signed 'H Sylvester Stannard' l.l., watercolSee Sold Price
Sold2017A Russian Icon of Saint George with Silver-Gilt &with the second Kokoshnik mark, circa 1908-1926, maker's mark in Cyrillic, presented in wooden frame with applied gilt metal mount. DOA 9.25 x 8 in. Collection of John Sylvester, Durham, NC AdditionalSee Sold Price
Sold2016SET OF FIRST EDITION EATON & FRANKLIN MINT LEATHER68 total volumes of various titles and authors including: Gay Talese:"Unto the Sons," John Updike: "Memories of the Ford Administration," & "Brazil," Isabel Allende: "Eva Luna," Kurt Vonnegut: "HocusSee Sold Price
Sold2021RARE SYLVESTER & MATZ FOR BRAMIN TEAK ARMCHAIRRare Danish Modern armchair in teak with black vinyl upholstery, designed by John Sylvester and Jorgen Matz for Bramin, c. 1959. Dimensions: H 28" x W 22.5" x D 21" x SH 16" Condition: In very good viSee Sold Price
Sold2015ZOFFANY, Johann J (Attributed). Oil on Wood Panel.Oval Form Portrait of Sit John Sylvester. Johann Joseph Zoffany (British, 1733-1810). Faintly inscribed/signed (?) verso. From a Norwalk, CT estate. With original receipt from Sotheby's London, NovembSee Sold Price
Sold2020(8) Easton Press Leather Bound Books.(8) Easton Press leather bound books. Kurt Vonnegut Timequake, signed 1st ed; John Updike Bech at Bay, signed 1st ed; Joseph Heller Catch 22; George Orwell 1984; Ray Bradbury Fahrenheit 451; R. L. SteSee Sold Price
Sold2021Fine & Small Press, (10) volumes, some signedFine & Small Press, (10) volumes, some signed, Includes: 1) Tennessee Williams. It Happened the Day the Sun Rose. Sylvester & Orphanos, 1981, "Presentation Copy" of 330, signed by Williams, in slipcasSee Sold Price
Sold2023ASSORTED FRANKLIN LIBRARY FIRST EDITION SOCIETY VOLUMES, LOT OF 36, including titles by WilliamASSORTED FRANKLIN LIBRARY FIRST EDITION SOCIETY VOLUMES, LOT OF 36, including titles by William Faulkner, Kurt Vonnegut, Edith Wharton, Michael Crichton, Robert Penn Warren, and John Updike. Each haviSee Sold Price
SoldUPDIKE, John. A group of 19 FIRST EDITIONS, MANY SIGNED.UPDIKE, John (1932-2009). A group of 19 FIRST EDITIONS of Updike’s works, MANY SIGNED, comprising: 1) The Poorhouse Fair. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1959. Original cloth; publisher’s dustSee Sold Price
Sold2023[McMURTRY, Larry (1936-2021)]. UPDIKE, John (1932-2009). A ...[McMURTRY, Larry (1936-2021)]. UPDIKE, John (1932-2009). A pair of type letters signed (“John”) to Larry McMurtry, Beverly Farms, Massachusetts, November 15, and December 4, 1983. Both oneSee Sold Price
SoldUPDIKE, John. A group of 10 fine press limited editions, MANY SIGNED.UPDIKE, John (1932-2009). A group of 10 fine press limited editions of Updike’s works, MANY SIGNED, comprising: 1) Cunts. (Upon Receiving The Swingers Life Club Membership Solicitation. NeSee Sold Price
Sold2018J.J. Audubon ''Band-tailed Pigeon'' Plate 367 TintedJ.J. Audubon ''Band-tailed Pigeon'' Plate 367 Tinted Aquatint Etching 29''x21.5'' Impression. Original impression by John James Audubon, engraved by R. Havell London 1837. No.74 Plate CCCLXVII. J. WhaSee Sold Price
Sold2018J.J. Audubon ''Zenaida Dove'' Plate 162 Tinted AquatintJ.J. Audubon ''Zenaida Dove'' Plate 162 Tinted Aquatint Etching 25.5''x20.5'' Impression. Original impression by John James Audubon, engraved by R. Havell London 1833. No.33 Plate CLXII. No visible waSee Sold Price
Sold2018J.J. Audubon ''Yellow Bird or American Goldfinch''J.J. Audubon ''Yellow Bird or American Goldfinch'' Plate 33 Tinted Aquatint Etching 19.5''x12.25'' Impression. Likely an original impression by John James Audubon, engraved by R. Havell London 1828. NSee Sold Price
Sold2018J.J. Audubon ''Blue Winged Yellow Warbler'' Plate 20J.J. Audubon ''Blue Winged Yellow Warbler'' Plate 20 Tinted Aquatint Etching 19.5''x12.25'' Impression. Likely an original impression by John James Audubon, engraved by R. Havell London. No.4 Plate XXSee Sold Price
Sold2019John Sloan, Mosaic, Original EtchingTitle: Mosaic. John Sloan (1871-1951) Medium: Etching, 1917. Edition 100 - printing 35. Signed in pencil. Inscribed "100 proofs" and "JS imp." This impression was printed by John Sloan. Plate sizeSee Sold Price
Sold2019A 9TH-10TH CENTURY MESOPOTAMIAN ABBASID GLAZED POTTERYA 9TH-10TH CENTURY MESOPOTAMIAN ABBASID GLAZED POTTERY BOWL bearing an image of a bird in the centre, possibly Basra-Iraq.See Sold Price
Sold2015James March Phillips (1913-1981 San Francisco, CA)''Monday Impression, Potrero Hill San Francisco'', view of container ships and tug boats, signed lower left: James March Philips, titled on a gallery label affixed to the backing paper, watercolor onSee Sold Price
Sold2023Jules Cheret (1836-1932), "Musee Greavin, Theatre les Fantoches de John Hewelt," 1900, Lithograph inJules Cheret(1836-1932)"Musee Greavin, Theatre les Fantoches de John Hewelt," 1900Lithograph in colors on cream wove paper laid to linenA proof impression printed before the addition of the poster texSee Sold Price
Sold2021FRANK BENSON (1862-1951)"The Punter, 1927" Paff 273. etching. 7 5/8 x 11 5/8 inches . signed. framed 14 3/4 x 17 1/2 inches. A rich impression with plate tone printed on cream laid paper. Signed in pencilSee Sold Price
Sold2024JOHN MARTIN Group of 5 mezzotints from Paradise Lost.JOHN MARTIN Group of 5 mezzotints from Paradise Lost. Group of 5 mezzotints, 1824. Published by Prowett, London. Various sizes and conditions. Very good, richly-inked impressions with little to no sigSee Sold Price
Oct 19Sunstone Auction HouseGRAHAM GREENE Signed A QUICK LOOK BEHIND Sylvester & Orphanos LIMITED EDITION$50
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4 days LeftForum Auctionsle Carré (John) A Murder of Quality, first edition, second impression, signed by the author, 1962£500(1 bid)
4 days LeftForum AuctionsBenjamin Franklin's printing press.- This impression was taken...at the identical press at which Dr.£400
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8 hrs LeftCarlsen Gallery, Inc.1832 FEDERAL PERIOD MAHOGANY BREAKFRONT, PRINCE OF WALES PLUME CARVING & DRAWER ATTRIB. TO JOHN$250