Lots 91 - 100
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Lot #91: (CAVALRY) FOUQUET, SAMUEL. "L'ART DE MONTER A CHEVAL,"
Paris, 1664. Second edition, duodecimo. Engraved frontis and five folding plates. Bound in contemporary calf. Bound with Beaureper "Traites des Remedes..." Paris, 1663. Provenance: bookplate of Count Fournier-Sarlouege, a cavalry general in Napoleon's army.
Estimate: $ 750.00 - $ 1000.00 Sold at $800 |
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Lot #92: HALPIN, WARREN. "HOOFBEATS."
New York, Lippincott, 1938. De Luxe Edition, quarto. Illustrated by the author. Bound in full white gilt pictorial vellum. A few smudges. 1 of 160 signed copies with the frontispiece specially colored and signed.
Estimate: $ 750.00 - $ 1000.00 |
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Lot #93: SCOTT, PETER. "MORNING FLIGHT."
London, Country Life, 1935. First edition, quarto. 16 colored and 42 plain plates. Bound in 1/2 cloth. The dust jacket is chipped. 1 of 750 copies signed by Scott.
Estimate: $ 500.00 - $ 750.00 |
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Lot #94: (SIGNED) SCHALDACH, WILLIAM. "FISH BY SCHALDACH."
Philadelphia, Lippincott, 1937. Deluxe edition, quarto. Bound in full gilt pictorial white vellum. It is a fine copy with a small smudge at the bottom of the first board. 1 of 157 copies signed by Schaldach with an original signed etching.
Estimate: $ 750.00 - $ 1000.00 |
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Lot #95: WALTON, IZAAK & COTTON, CHARLES. "THE COMPLETE ANGLER."
London, Sampson, Low, 1888, 100th edition. 54 photogravures on India and numerous woodblock illustrations in the text. Bound in original full green morocco. Rubs at the bottom of the spine of volume 2. The other volume also has minor rubs. Royal quarto edition deluxe with illustrations on India paper. 250 copies printed.
Estimate: $ 1000.00 - $ 1500.00 Sold at $1400 |
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Lot #96: SPORTING BOOKS, THREE SCARCE TITLES
(1) Thomas, B. "The Shooter's Guide ..." London, 1820. Four engraved plates. Bound in 3/4 green calf. (2) Dykes, T. "All Round Sport with Fish, Fur and Feather." London, 1886. 24 tinted lithographs. Bound in 3/4 red morocco. (3) Bishop, Richard. "Bishop's Birds." Philadelphia, 1936. Bound in pictorial cloth.
Estimate: $ 500.00 - $ 750.00 |
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Lot #97: (AESCHYLUS) AESCHYLI. "TRAGAEDIAE."
Hague, gosse, 1745. Quarto, 2 volumes. Bound in full wine crushed morocco with gilt spine. There is some browning to the set but it is otherwise very attractive.
Estimate: $ 750.00 - $ 1000.00 Sold at $375 |
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Lot #98: BALZAC, HONORE. "OEUVRES ILLUSTREES."
Paris, L. Herbert. Large octavo, 20 volumes. Bound in 3/4 brown morocco by Bennett. Gilt Fleur de Lis on the spine.
Estimate: $ 500.00 - $ 750.00 |
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Lot #99: BURTON, RICHARD F. (TRANSLATOR) "ARABIAN NIGHTS - THE BOOK OF THE THOUSAND NIGHTS AND A NIGHT, WITH SUPPLEMENTAL NIGHTS."
Kama Shastra Society, 1885-1888. Benares edition, tall octavo, 16 volumes. Bound in full morocco by Thomas W. Best. Rubs on hinges and some chips, original cloth bound-in.
Estimate: $ 750.00 - $ 1000.00 Sold at $1100 |
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Lot #100: CLARENDON, EDWARD CARL. "THE HISTORY OF THE REBELLION AND CIVIL WARS IN ENGLAND..."
Oxford, University Press, 1849-1857. Tall octavo, 9 volumes. Bound in full tan calf. Gilt spine with red and black spine labels. Includes 2 volumes - "Life of Clarendon."
Estimate: $ 500.00 - $ 750.00 Sold at $650 |
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