Lots 71 - 80
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Lot #71: (RENÉ KIEFFER BINDING) PETAIN, MARÉCHAL. "LA BATAILLE DE VERDUN"
Paris, Payot, 1929. 8VO. Illustrated with photos and maps. Red morocco by René Kieffer. Gilt tree and leaves tooled into the boards. Minor rubs. Number 6 of a limited edition on Imperial Japan paper. Inscribed by Maréchal Petain on the half title.
Estimate: $ 300.00 - $ 400.00 |
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Lot #72: POCOCK, NICHOLAS. "THE JAVA AND THE CONSTITUTION"
London, Boydell, 1814. 17 x 20 in. (sight). Two hand-colored etchings; framed and matted. Two scenes of the sea battle between the HMS Java and the U.S.S. Constitution.
Estimate: $ 750.00 - $ 1000.00 Sold at $750 |
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Lot #73: ROOSEVELT, ELEANOR - PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED
1944, 8 x 10 in. Mrs. Roosevelt in a decorated hat sitting in front of a radio microphone. Signed in the lower margin.
Estimate: $ 150.00 - $ 200.00 Sold at $300 |
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Lot #74: ROOSEVELT, FRANKLIN D. - PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED AND TYPED LETTER SIGNED
(1) Typed letter signed, 4/7/1931, as Governor of New York: to Joseph Leib discussing why "bigger" men don't enter national politics. Framed with an engraved portrait. (2) Photograph signed, no date. Roosevelt and Herbert Lehman are standing at a podium. 10 1/2 x 13 1/2 in. Both men signed in the photo. Framed and matted.
Estimate: $ 400.00 - $ 600.00 Sold at $450 |
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Lot #75: STOKES, I.N., & DANIEL HASKELL. "AMERICAN HISTORICAL PRINTS - EARLY VIEWS OF AMERICAN CITIES, ETC."
New York, NY Public Library, 1932. Thick 4TO. Reproductions of early prints and maps. Black gilt ruled cloth; fine copy in the original box.
Estimate: $ 200.00 - $ 250.00 Sold at $100 |
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Lot #76: WALTON, IZAAK - VELLUM DOCUMENT SIGNED
1670, 19 x 21 in. Framed and matted; the document is enclosed in a plastic sleeve. An indenture involving land owned by his in-laws, the Ginsell family.
Estimate: $ 4000.00 - $ 6000.00 Sold at $600 |
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Lot #77: YOSEMITE AND THE WEST - THREE TITLES
(1) Muir, John. "Steep Trails," Boston, 1918. First edition, 8VO. Fine copy. (2) Muir, John. "The Yosemite," New York, 1914. Folding map; some pencil notations. (3) Lummis, Charles. "The Land of Paco Tiempo," New York, 1902.
Estimate: $ 300.00 - $ 350.00 Sold at $150 |
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Lot #78: TWO COLONIAL AMERICAN INDENTURES - BOTH GERMANTOWN, COLUMBIA COUNTY, NEW YORK
Circa 1750. Framed.
Estimate: $ 300.00 - $ 400.00 Sold at $75 |
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Lot #79: INDENTURE ON VELLUM, ENGLISH
Circa 1670, 8 x 17 in. Framed and matted.
Estimate: $ 400.00 - $ 600.00 Sold at $50 |
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Lot #80: (AQUATINT ROUNDELS/BOX MEDAL) "THE BATTLES OF THE BRITISH ARMY IN PORTUGAL, SPAIN AND FRANCE FROM THE YEAR 1808-14 UNDER THE COMMAND... OF WELLINGTON"
London, Edward Orme, 1815. 2 7/8 in. diameter. Box medal containing 12 handcolored aquatint roundels, each with a scene from Wellington's millitary campaigns with a narrative on the verso. Roundels are housed in a box medal with a bust of Wellington on the obverse and a figure of Victory sitting under a tree on the reverse. The title page states that the roundels reflect battles up to 1814. A roundel was later issued for the Battle of Waterloo.
Estimate: $ 1000.00 - $ 1500.00 Sold at $550 |
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