Lots 101 - 110

Lot #101: (KAY NIELSEN) QUILLER-COUCH, ARTHUR. "IN POWDER AND CRINOLINE."
London, (Hodder & Stoughton), 1913. 4TO. Illustrated by Kay Nielsen with 24 mounted color plates. Rebound in blue cloth. Internally fine.
Estimate: $ 500.00 - $ 750.00 Sold at $250

Lot #102: RACKHAM, ARTHUR. "THE SLEEPING BEAUTY" AND "CINDERELLA."
London, 1919 & 1920. 4TO. Both first trade editions. Both are fine copies in dust jackets. Dust jacket for "Sleeping Beauty" has very minor closed tears; dust jacket for "Cinderella" has large chip on upper front panel and chips on upper and lower spine. Front endpaper chipped. Lot includes a trade edition of "Rip Van Winkle" (no dust jacket).
Estimate: $ 500.00 - $ 750.00 Sold at $375

Lot #103: (SIGNED RACKHAM) LAMB, CHARLES AND MARY. "TALES FROM SHAKESPEARE."
London, (Dent), 1909. 4TO. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. 1 of 750 copies signed by Rackham. Re-bound in tan buckram. Internally fine.
Estimate: $ 500.00 - $ 750.00 Sold at $250

Lot #104: VICTORIAN BLOCK PUZZLE - 36 BLOCKS WITH COLOR LITHOGRAPH COVERS
Circa 1880. 8 1/4 x 9 1/2 in. (complete puzzle). Each block with an illustration on paper glued to block. Some soiling and chipping. Housed in a wooden box with a color illustration of the completed puzzle on the cover.
Estimate: $ 200.00 - $ 300.00 Sold at $150

Lot #105: ANTOINE, FRANZ DE PAULA. (PEACHES) "ABBILDUNG VON PFIRSCH GOTTUNGEN NOCH DER NATUR."
Vienna, 1821. First edition, folio. Engraved frontis and title page. 42 (of 50) hand-colored plates of peaches. Plates depict the blossom, the full fruit and half of the fruit with the stone. Binding - later morocco; large pieces missing. Plate #1 is lightly soiled with a stain spot. Plates 41 and 44 are loose with margin chips. Missing plates 42, 43 and 45 - 50. An extremely rare depiction of peaches.
Estimate: $ 1500.00 - $ 2000.00 Sold at $1400

Lot #106: BEACH, S.A. "THE APPLES OF NEW YORK."
Albany, 1905. First edition, 8VO, 2 volumes. Color plates of apples grown in New York state. Green gilt decorated cloth. Slight spine fade - else fine. Lot also includes: Hedrick, U.P. "Cherries of New York." Albany, 1915. Color plate of cherries and one other.
Estimate: $ 200.00 - $ 300.00 Sold at $250

Lot #107: HOUGH, ROMEYN BECK. "THE AMERICAN WOODS, EXHIBITED BY ACTUAL SPECIMENS AND WITH COPIUS EXPLANATORY TEXT."
Lowville, New York, 1894 - 1928. 14 volumes, 8VO. Text volumes in original wraps. Green cloth covers in slipcases hold the text and loose cards. 1063 samples of wood, each wafer-thin transverse, radial and tangential sections illustrating 355 species; window mounted on 355 cards (some cracks and warping to a few samples) (there are mounts 7A, 7B, 26A and 62A - in addition there are 2 mounts #25 - showing different species). 2 transverse sections - cards 336 and 344 - did not have a transverse section issued. First edition of volumes 5 - 8 and 11 - 14. Second edition of vols. 3, 4 , 9 and 10. Third edition of volumes 1 and 2. Complete sets are very rare. This is a fine bright set.
Estimate: $ 15,000.00 - $ 20,000.00

Lot #108: (LARGE PAPER/BINDING) HUDSON, W.H. "BIRDS OF LA PLATA."
London, Dent, 1920. First edition, small 4TO. 22 colored plates. Full gilt morocco by Penrose - dated 1934. Gilt florals and vines on boards and spine. Doublures of orange morocco - heavily gilt decorated. Small nick on one volume - else fine. 1 of 200 large paper copies.
Estimate: $ 500.00 - $ 750.00 Sold at $600

Lot #109: JARDINE, WILLIAM. "THE NATURALIST'S LIBRARY."
Edinburgh, W.H. Lizar's, 1836 - 43. 12MO, 13 volumes. Handcolored plates of insects, fish, birds and mammals. 3/4 red calf; one volume has chips on spine. 13 volumes only - 7 volumes - entomology; 4 volumes Ichthyology; 1 volume ornithology (ducks) and 1 volume mammals (ruminantia). Provenance: The Estate of Cynthia Phipps.
Estimate: $ 500.00 - $ 750.00 Sold at $600

Lot #110: (NATURE PRINTING) JOHNSTONE, WILLIAM G. AND CROALL, ALEXANDER "THE NATURE-PRINTED BRITISH SEA-WEEDS ..."
London, Bradbury & Evans, 1859 - 60. First edition, large 8VO, 4 volumes. 208 nature printed color plates and 1 plain plate. 3/4 green morocco. Minor rubs. Some scattered foxing - overall a very nice copy.
Estimate: $ 1000.00 - $ 1500.00 Sold at $900