Lots
231 - 240
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#231: TOWNSEND, JOSEPH, "A JOURNEY THROUGH SPAIN
IN THE YEARS 1786 AND 1787; _ _", LONDON, 1791
1st edition, 8vo. Three volumes; 7 engraved plates. Bound
in contemporary full stained calf. Gilt spines with red leather
labels. Nice copy of an early description of Spain.
Estimate: $ 500.00- $ 750.00 Sold at $275 |
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#232: BUTLER, JOHN, "A SKETCH OF ASSAM: WITH SOME
ACCOUNT OF THE HILL TRIBES".
London, 1847. 1st edition, 8vo. Folding map (repaired) and
sixteen plates, fifteen of which are hand-colored. Red embossed
and gilt pictoral cloth. Spine missing. End papers damaged
and some pages loose. A very rare book, no auction records
since 1975 and none for sale on the Internet.
Estimate: $ 400.00 - $ 600.00 Sold at $600 |
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#233: BARTHELEMY, ABBE, "TRAVELS
OF ANACHARSIS THE YOUNGER IN GREECE, _ _", LONDON, 1825
7 volumes (6 volumes 8vo and atlas volume 4to). The atlas
volume has 39 maps and plans - many double page. Bound in
full brown calf. Some minor rubs. Dig on front board of atlas
volume.
Estimate: $ 500.00 - $ 750.00 Sold at $225 |
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#234: MAWMAN, J., "AN EXCURSION
TO THE HIGHLANDS OF SCOTLAND AND THE ENGLISH LAKES",
LONDON, 1805
1st edition, 8vo. Large paper copy. Folding map and three
folding plates. Modern 3/4 blue morocco. Fine copy.
Estimate: $ 300.00 - $ 400.00 Sold at $100 |
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#235: VANDERBILT, WILLIAM K., "FLYING LANES - BEING
A JOURNAL OF A FLIGHT AROUND SOUTH AMERICA AND OVER THE ANDES",
NY, 1937
Blue and silver decorated cloth. Chipped DJ. Presentation
copy signed by Vanderbilt.
Estimate: $ 250.00 - $ 300.00 Sold at $125 |
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#236: TYPED LETTER SIGNED BY WALT DISNEY, SEPTEMBER 21,
1938
Letter to Joan Taylor (daughter of Deems Taylor). Deems Taylor
was in Hollywood to work on "Fantasia". Disney
must have noticed that Taylor missed his daughter and wrote
to her and sent her a complete set of Snow White dolls. A
wonderful and warm letter with great associations. Envelope
included.
Estimate: $ 2000.00 - $ 2500.00 Sold at $5750 |
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#237: DISNEY, WALT, "WALT DISNEY'S SKETCH BOOK -
BOOK OF SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS", LONDON, (COLLINS),
1938
1st edition, 4to. Color plates tipped onto heavy brown stock.
Very nice copy in an unclipped color pictorial DJ.
Estimate: $ 500.00 - $ 750.00 Sold at $600 |
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#238: (AUTHOR'S COPY) TAYLOR, DEEMS, "FANTASIA",
NY, 1940
1st edition, 4to. Tan cloth. Color pictorial DJ. Book is
fine, DJ is tattered around the edges and a few chips. Signed
by Deems Taylor on the front free endpaper, presented to
his daughter Joan.
Estimate: $ 300.00 - $ 400.00 Sold at $950 |
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#239: CARROLL, LEWIS, "THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS,
AND WHAT ALICE FOUND THERE", LONDON, 1872
1st edition, 1st issue with "Wade" for "Wabe" on
page 21. BINDING IS FULL RED MOROCCO BY SANGORSKI & SUTCLIFFE.
Front board has inlay of green morocco with a chess board
in the center. The squares in the chess board are inlays
of red and black morocco. Crown sits on top of the board.
Inlay surrounded by elaborate sprays of gilt leaves and inlaid
blooms. Gilt rules and blooms around the boards and on spine.
Spine slightly faded and minor rubs at top of front hinge.
Original cloth bound in.
Estimate: $ 1500.00 - $ 2000.00 Sold at $1300 |
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