Lots 1021 - 1030

Lot #1021: LOUIS XIV, JULES MANSART, ET AL - MARRIAGE CONTRACT, 1704
Signed by Louis XIV, the architect Jules Mansart and many others. Provenance: Estate of Louis S. Auchincloss
Estimate: $ 1000.00 - $ 1500.00 Sold at $6000

Lot #1022: LOUIS XV, XVI, XVII & CHARLES X - MARRIAGE CONTRACT, 1767
Signed by three King Louis' and Charles X. Provenance: Estate of Louis S. Auchincloss
Estimate: $ 1000.00 - $ 1500.00 Sold at $4750

Lot #1023: FRENCH SCHOOL: ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT PAGE
From a "Book of Hours," ink, pigment and gilt on vellum, 4 1/2 x 3 1/8 in., unsigned.
Estimate: $ 200.00 - $ 400.00 Sold at $275

Lot #1024: (PRESENTATION COPIES) ZOLA, EMILE. TWO FIRST EDITION TITLES
(1) "Le Docteur Pascal," Paris, 1893. Inscribed on the half title; bound in full red gilt morocco. (2) "Madeleine Ferat," Paris, 1868. Inscribed on the half title. Bound in modern cloth. Provenance: Estate of Louis S. Auchincloss
Estimate: $ 400.00 - $ 600.00 Sold at $1500

Lot #1025: LEATHER BINDINGS - LARGE GROUP OF FINE LEATHER BINDINGS
Many are richly gilt decorated. Provenance: Estate of Louis S. Auchincloss
Estimate: $ 1500.00 - $ 2000.00 Sold at $5000

Lot #1026: RICHARDSON, SAMUEL. "CLARISSA"
London, 1748. First Edition, 12MO. Full morocco binding. Bookplates of Rodman Wanamaker and Louis Auchincloss. Provenance: Estate of Louis S. Auchincloss
Estimate: $ 300.00 - $ 400.00 Sold at $2500

Lot #1027: (INSCRIBED) GONCOURT, EDMOND DE. TWO FIRST EDITIONS IN FINE BINDINGS
(1) Goncourt, Edmond de & Jules. "Renée Mauperin," Paris, 1864. Long inscription by Edmond. Ten etchings by Tissot for the 1883 edition, all bound-in. Original wraps bound-in. (2) "Les Freres Zemganno," Paris, 1879. Inscribed on the half title. 1 of 100 copies on Holland. Provenance: Estate of Louis S. Auchincloss
Estimate: $ 750.00 - $ 1000.00 Sold at $4500

Lot #1028: (FINE PRESS & BINDING) DRAYTON, MICHAEL. "NYMPHIDIA & THE MUSES ELIZIUM"
London, Ballantyne Press, 1896. Tall 8VO. Woodcut frontis and borders by Charles Ricketts. Handcolored by Gloria Cardew. Elaborate gilt morocco by the Hampstead Binding. Provenance: Estate of Louis S. Auchincloss
Estimate: $ 400.00 - $ 600.00 Sold at $900

Lot #1029: (SAMUEL JOHNSON) SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM. "PLAYS"
London, Tonson, 1765. First Johnson Edition, large 8VO, 8 volumes. Frontis portrait of Shakespeare. Modern 3/4 morocco binding. An important edition of Shakespeare's plays. Provenance: Estate of Louis S. Auchincloss
Estimate: $ 400.00 - $ 600.00 Sold at $2400

Lot #1030: LITERATURE - 28 VOLUMES
Fine group of literature including works by Congreve, Dickinson, George Eliot, Trollope, Thackeray, Walpole and others. Most are first editions. Provenance: Estate of Louis S. Auchincloss
Estimate: $ 750.00 - $ 1000.00 Sold at $2800