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Rare Books & Manuscripts
1:00 PM PT - Sep 25th, 2008

133 Kearny Street
San Francisco, CA 94108

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Lot	Description	Estimates (USD)
2001	Ruins of the Palace of the Emperor Diocletian Title: Ruins of the Palace of the Emperor Diocletian ...	10,000 - 15,000	15 Bids
2002	Baskerville Printing of Addison's Works 1761 Title: The Works of the Late Right Honorable Joseph A...	800 - 1,200	5 Bids
2003	Alcoholics Anonymous inscribed by Bill Wilson Title: Alcoholics Anonymous: The Story of How More Th...	3,000 - 5,000	12 Bids
2004	Signed Letter from Alphonse II d'Este from 1590 Title: Autographed Manuscript Letter Author:	600 - 900
2005	Beattie's Ports, Harbours, Watering-Places Title: The Ports, Harbours, Watering-Places, and Coas...	800 - 1,200	2 Bids
2006	Les Oeuvres Diverses de Cyrano Bergerac Title: Les Oeuvres Diverses De Monsieur De Cyrano Ber...	500 - 800	3 Bids
2007	Bernt's Work with 5 Copperplate Engravings Title: Vorlesungen über die Rettungsmittel beim Schei...	700 - 1,000
2008	Striking Biblical engravings, 1643 Title: Biblioglyphé sive Icones Biblicae, Arte Chalco...	3,000 - 5,000
2009	Hutter's Polygot Bible Nuremberg 1599 Title: Novum Testamentum D[omi]ni N[ost]ri Jesu Chris...	2,000 - 3,000	8 Bids
2010	Second Book Published by Oxford University 1585 Title: The True Difference Betweene Christian Subject...	2,000 - 3,000
2011	Rare 17th Century Work on Fountains Title: Architectura Curiosa Nova. Das ist: Neue Ergot...	5,000 - 8,000	1 Bid
2012	Born on Einstein's Theory of Relativity Title: Die Relativitatstheorie Einsteins Author...	300 - 500
2013	Boswell's Life of Samuel Johnson, First Edition Title: The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Comprehend...	3,000 - 5,000
2014	Collection of 39 Signatures from Salon of 1888 Title: Collection of 39 Signatures from the Salon of ...	600 - 900
2015	Bretonneau's Landmark Study of Diphtheria Title: Des Inflammations Spéciales du Tissu Muqueux e...	600 - 900
2016	First edition of Bronte's Jane Eyre Title: Jane Eyre. An Autobiography. Edited by Currer ...	1,000 - 1,500	1 Bid
2017	Charlotte Bronte Villette First Edition 1853 Title: Villette Author: [Bronte, Charlotte]...	1,000 - 1,500	1 Bid
2018	Poems by the Bronte Sisters 1st Edition 2nd Issue Title: Poems Author: Bell, Currer, Ellis, a...	800 - 1,200
2019	Browne's Works, First Collected Edition Title: The Works of the learned Sr Thomas Brown, Kt.<...	800 - 1,200	7 Bids
2020	Buchan's Scholar Gipsies, Art Nouveau Binding Title: Scholar Gipsies Author: Buchan, John...	500 - 800
2021	The Egyptian Book of the Dead 1895 Title: The Book of the Dead: The Papyrus of Ani in th...	500 - 800	4 Bids
2022	Volume of early 17th century judicial works Title: Dissertatio historico-juridica In XVII. Priora...	500 - 800
2023	Etchings by Jacques Callot & Stefano Della Bella Title: Album of Prints Author: Callot, Jacq...	25,000 - 35,000
2024	Campanella's Advice to the King of Spain 1659 Title: His Advice to the King of Spain for Attaining ...	800 - 1,200	1 Bid
2025	Ridolfo Capoferro on fencing 1610 Title: Gran Simulacro Dell'arte e Dell'uso Della Sche...	4,000 - 6,000	11 Bids
2026	The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova Privately Printed Title: The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova Author: ...	400 - 600
2027	Ixtlan inscribed by Carlos Castaneda Title: Journey to Ixtlan: The Lessons of Don Juan ...	500 - 800	1 Bid
2028	Que in Hoc Opusculo Habentur by Champier 1519 Title: Que in hoc opusculo habentur: Duellum epistola...	1,200 - 1,800
2029	1550 edition of Geoffrey Chaucer's Works Title: [The workes of Geffray Chaucer newly printed, ...	5,000 - 8,000
2030	William Cheselden's Osteographia Title: Osteographia, or the Anatomy of the Bones <...	6,000 - 9,000
2031	Cowper's Treatise on the Muscles 1724 Title: Myotomia Reformata: or an Antatomical Treatise...	2,000 - 3,000	8 Bids
2032	Darwin's Descent of Man 1871 1st Edn, 2nd Ptg Title: The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation ...	1,000 - 1,500	1 Bid
2033	Dibdin's Northern Tour inscribed original boards Title: A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque...	2,000 - 3,000	5 Bids
2034	Charles Dickens Bleak House in the Original Parts Title: Bleak House Author: Dickens, Charles...	1,000 - 1,500	7 Bids
2035	Dickens Nicholas Nickleby Extra-Illustrated Title: The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby	500 - 800	5 Bids
2036	Dickens' Little Dorrit in Original Parts Title: Little Dorritt Author: Dickens, Char...	1,000 - 1,500	1 Bid
2037	Dickens Little Dorrit First Edition Title: Little Dorrit Author: Dickens, Charl...	400 - 600	1 Bid
2038	Dickens Master Humphrey's Clock First Paris Edn. Title: Master Humphrey's Clock Author: Dick...	400 - 600
2039	Dickens Oliver Twist First Edition Finely Bound Title: Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy's Progress. B...	2,000 - 3,000	9 Bids
2040	Dickens Pic Nic Papers First Edition Title: The Pic Nic Papers. By Various Hands Aut...	500 - 800
2041	Digby's Eroffnung 1714 Title: Eroffnung unterschiedlicher Heimlichkeiten der...	500 - 800	1 Bid
2042	The Diary of the Late George Bubb Dodington Title: The Diary of the Late George Bubb Dodington, B...	500 - 800
2043	Doves Press Thomas Carlyle Sartor Resartus Title: Sartor Resartus: The Life and Opinions of Herr...	500 - 800	5 Bids
2044	Publisher's Dummy for Doves Press Bible 1903 Title: The English Bible: Containing the Old Testamen...	2,000 - 3,000	7 Bids
2045	Alexandre Dumas Autograph Manuscripts Signed Title: Autographed Manuscript and Letter Author...	1,000 - 1,500	10 Bids
2046	Early English Leaves incl. Wynkyn de Worde Title: 9 Early English Leaves and a Legal Document fr...	1,200 - 1,500	1 Bid
2047	10 hand-colored and rubricated leaves Title: 10 hand-colored and rubricated leaves and 1389...	600 - 900	7 Bids
2048	30 Signatures from Paris Conservatoire in 1825 Title: Collection of 30 Signatures of French Musician...	600 - 900	3 Bids
2049	Richard Lovell Edgeworth's Memoirs Title: Memoirs of Richard Lovell Edgeworth Auth...	300 - 500
2050	Einstein papers in Annalen der Physik Vol 17 1905 Title: Three major papers by Einstein, on Relativity,...	15,000 - 20,000

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