Auction 22.03.2005
Christie's
New York, Rockefeller Center
Date of the auction: 22.03.2005 - 23.03.2005

LONDON, William -- A Catalogue of the most vendible Books in England...
LONDON, William -- A Catalogue of the most vendible Books in England, orderly and alphabetically digested; under the Heads of Divinity, History, Physick, and Chyrurgy, Law, Arithmetick... London, 1658. 4 o (183 x 135 mm). Three ornamented intitials at the beginning of the preliminaries. (Lacking A1
Lot #: 151
Estimate: US$1,200 - US$1,800
Date: 22 Mar 2005 - 23 Mar 2005

PAYNE, Thomas (1719-1799) & Son -- A Catalogue of near thirty thousand...
PAYNE, Thomas (1719-1799) & Son -- A Catalogue of near thirty thousand volumes of curious and rare Books, in which are included the libraries of John Danville, the Rev. Dr. Charlton, and the Rev. Mr. Beachcroft and many other collections lately purchased... which will be sold, for Ready Money only
Lot #: 152
Estimate: US$400 - US$600
Date: 22 Mar 2005 - 23 Mar 2005

LONGMAN, HURST, REES, ORME, & BROWNE -- Acton Frederick GRIFFITHS...
LONGMAN, HURST, REES, ORME, & BROWNE -- Acton Frederick GRIFFITHS, compiler. Bibliotheca anglo-poetica; or, A Descriptive Catalogue of a Rare and Rich Collection of Early English Poetry . London: for the proprietors of the collection, 1815. 8 o (258 x 167 mm). Title printed in red and black
Lot #: 153
Estimate: US$400 - US$600
Date: 22 Mar 2005 - 23 Mar 2005

PARR, Samuel (1747-1825) -- Henry George BOHN (1796-1884). Bibliotheca...
PARR, Samuel (1747-1825) -- Henry George BOHN (1796-1884). Bibliotheca Parriana. A Catalogue of the Library of the late Reverend and Learned Samuel Parr . London: C. Richards for John Bohn and Joseph Mawman, 1827. 8 o (215 x 128 mm). Engraved portrait by Skelton after de Longaste. Contemporary half
Lot #: 154
Estimate: US$200 - US$300
Date: 22 Mar 2005 - 23 Mar 2005

WHITE, Gleeson (1851-1899) -- A. Lionel ISAACS. A Catalogue of Books from...
WHITE, Gleeson (1851-1899) -- A. Lionel ISAACS. A Catalogue of Books from the Library of the Late Gleeson White prefaced by a Tribute to His Memory by Prof. York Powell of Christ Church Oxford . London: A. Lionel Issacs, 1899. 8 o (195 x 130 mm). Photographic portrait and plate. Original printed
Lot #: 155
Estimate: US$300 - US$400
Date: 22 Mar 2005 - 23 Mar 2005

GOLDSCHMIDT, E.P. Consecutive run of London catalogues, nos. 1-172, 1923-ca...
GOLDSCHMIDT, E.P. Consecutive run of London catalogues, nos. 1-172, 1923-ca 1990. Nos. 1-154 bound in 19 volumes, various 8 o and oblong 8 o sizes, brown and blue half morocco. Nos. 155-172 in original printed wrappers. Bound into the run are 10 lists and supplements 1-9, and approximately 10 loose
Lot #: 156
Estimate: US$200 - US$300
Date: 22 Mar 2005 - 23 Mar 2005

LEIGHTON, J. & J. -- Catalogue of Early Printed and other Interesting...
LEIGHTON, J. & J. -- Catalogue of Early Printed and other Interesting Books, with Illustrations in Facsimile . London: J. & J. Leighton, 1905. 12 parts, including 3 supplements, 8 o (205 x 137 mm). Contemporary quarter cloth, marbled boards, original printed paper spines from wrappers laid down
Lot #: 157
Estimate: US$100 - US$150
Date: 22 Mar 2005 - 23 Mar 2005

MAGGS BROTHERS -- Collection of approximately 125 catalogues, ca...
MAGGS BROTHERS -- Collection of approximately 125 catalogues, ca. 1920-present. Including no. 434 Shakespeare and Shakespeareana. 1923. Half cloth; nos. 446, 503, 505 and 550 all on English Literature and Printing. 1924-1931. 3 vols. all bound in half morocco; no. 484 French Books , 1926, cloth
Lot #: 158
Estimate: US$200 - US$300
Date: 22 Mar 2005 - 23 Mar 2005

QUARITCH -- Collection of approximately 420 catalogues including English...
QUARITCH -- Collection of approximately 420 catalogues including English Literature and History, 1926-1933, 3 vols., green half morocco or cloth; "Rare and Valuable Books" 1926-1933, 6 vols. Green half morocco, Various subjects, 1924-1933, 4 vols. Green half morocco and approx. 400 catalogues
Lot #: 159
Estimate: US$300 - US$400
Date: 22 Mar 2005 - 23 Mar 2005

NORFOLK, Henry Howard (1628-1684) -- Bibliotheca Norfolciana: Sive...
NORFOLK, Henry Howard (1628-1684) -- Bibliotheca Norfolciana: Sive catalogus libb. manuscriptorum & impressorum in omni arte & lingua . London: Richard Chiswell, 1681. 4 o (226 x 106 mm). (Some pale soiling to title.) 18th-century tree calf (joints rubbed and a bit weak). Provenance : George Rose
Lot #: 160
Estimate: US$2,000 - US$3,000
Date: 22 Mar 2005 - 23 Mar 2005

COTTON, Sir Robert Bruce (1571-1631) -- Thomas SMITH (1638-1710). Catalogus...
COTTON, Sir Robert Bruce (1571-1631) -- Thomas SMITH (1638-1710). Catalogus Librorum Manuscriptorum Bibliothecae Cottonianae . Oxford: Theatro Sheldoniano, 1696. 2 o (385 x 240 mm). Engraved portrait of Sir Robert Cotton by R. White after C. Johnson, title vignette and 2 engraved headpieces by M
Lot #: 161
Estimate: US$500 - US$700
Date: 22 Mar 2005 - 23 Mar 2005

BRIDGES, John (1666-1724) -- Catalogus librorum Johannis Bridges...nuper ex...
BRIDGES, John (1666-1724) -- Catalogus librorum Johannis Bridges...nuper ex Hospitio Lincolniensi . London: James Tonson & John Watts, 1725. 8 o (226 x 139 mm). Engraved allegorical frontispiece by A. Motte showing the idealized entrance to the Bridges Library. (Some minor spotting.) Contemporary
Lot #: 162
Estimate: US$400 - US$600
Date: 22 Mar 2005 - 23 Mar 2005

KINGSTON, Evelyn Pierrepont, First Duke of (1665-1726) -- Catalogus...
KINGSTON, Evelyn Pierrepont, First Duke of (1665-1726) -- Catalogus Bibliothecae Kingstonianae . [London: Privately Printed by William Bowyer, 1726-27]. 2 o (439 x 284 mm). Without title-page and preliminaries as issued. 6 engravings showing the Kingston coat-of-arms, two views of Thoresby House
Lot #: 163
Estimate: US$6,000 - US$8,000
Date: 22 Mar 2005 - 23 Mar 2005

BRUCE, Charles, Viscount (1682-1747) -- A Catalogue of the Books of the...
BRUCE, Charles, Viscount (1682-1747) -- A Catalogue of the Books of the Right Honourable Charles Viscount Bruce of Ampthill (Son and Heir Apparent of Thomas Earl of Ailesbury) and Baron Bruce of Whoreleton, in his Library at Totenham in the County of Wiltes . Oxford: Printed at the Theater [Oxford
Lot #: 164
Estimate: US$2,000 - US$3,000
Date: 22 Mar 2005 - 23 Mar 2005

WILLETT, Ralph (1719-1795) -- Catalogue of the Books in the Library of...
WILLETT, Ralph (1719-1795) -- Catalogue of the Books in the Library of Ralph Willett, Esq., at Merly in the County of Dorset . London: [privately printed by John Nichols?], 1790. 8 o (219 x 135 mm). Contemporary green half calf gilt. Provenance : Ralph Willett (his annotations throughout); Alan G
Lot #: 165
Estimate: US$2,000 - US$3,000
Date: 22 Mar 2005 - 23 Mar 2005

BANKS, Sir Joseph (1743-1820) -- Jonas DRYANDER (1748-1810). Catalogus...
BANKS, Sir Joseph (1743-1820) -- Jonas DRYANDER (1748-1810). Catalogus bibliothecae historico-naturalis Josephi Banks... London: William Bulmer for [Joseph Banks], 1796-1800. 5 volumes, 8 o (214 x 133 mm). Contemporary calf gilt, covers with central gilt ducal crest of Buccleuch, upper spine panel
Lot #: 166
Estimate: US$2,000 - US$3,000
Date: 22 Mar 2005 - 23 Mar 2005

BLANDFORD, George Spencer-Churchill, fifth Duke of Marlborough, Marquis of...
BLANDFORD, George Spencer-Churchill, fifth Duke of Marlborough, Marquis of (1766-1840) -- Catalogus librorum qui in Bibliotheca Blandfordiensi reperiuntur. [London, Printed for private distribution by Ballintine & Byworth, and Thomas Bentley], 1812-1814. Together 9 parts and supplement, 4 o (283 x
Lot #: 167
Estimate: US$800 - US$1,200
Date: 22 Mar 2005 - 23 Mar 2005

BELLEW, Christopher D. (1763-1826) -- "A Catalogue of Books in the Library...
BELLEW, Christopher D. (1763-1826) -- "A Catalogue of Books in the Library of Christopher D. Bellew Esq. Mount Bellew. Only 15 Copies have been Printed" [Text of the label on the original front wrapper]. Galway: printed by Geo. Conolly High Street, 1813. Narrow large 2 o (363 x 218 mm). Original
Lot #: 168
Estimate: US$2,000 - US$3,000
Date: 22 Mar 2005 - 23 Mar 2005

BELLEW, Christopher D. (1763-1826) -- A Catalogue of the Mount Bellew...
BELLEW, Christopher D. (1763-1826) -- A Catalogue of the Mount Bellew Library, 1814. Dublin: Printed at the Hibernia Press Office, Temple-Lane, by James Cumming and Co., 1814. 4 o (262 x 203 mm). Contemporary half vellum and marbled paper boards, original plain vellum paper wrappers bound in (some
Lot #: 169
Estimate: US$800 - US$1,200
Date: 22 Mar 2005 - 23 Mar 2005

SPENCER, George John, second Earl (1758-1834) -- Thomas Frognall DIBDIN...
SPENCER, George John, second Earl (1758-1834) -- Thomas Frognall DIBDIN (1776-1847). Bibliotheca Spenceriana; or A Descriptive Catalogue of the Books Printed in the Fifteenth Century, and of Many Valuable First Editions in the Library of George John Earl Spencer . London: W. Bulmer, 1814-1815. 4
Lot #: 170
Estimate: US$800 - US$1,200
Date: 22 Mar 2005 - 23 Mar 2005

WRANGHAM, Francis (1769-1842). The English Portion of the Library of the...
WRANGHAM, Francis (1769-1842). The English Portion of the Library of the Ven. Francis Wrangham...Archdeacon of Cleveland . Malton: Privately Printed by R. Smithson, 1826. 8 o (214 x 132 mm). Late 19th-century calf gilt, edges gilt (front hinge cracked). Limited to 70 copies, Wrangham compiled the
Lot #: 171
Estimate: US$400 - US$600
Date: 22 Mar 2005 - 23 Mar 2005

GRAY, Francis, Fourteenth Baron (1765-1842) -- David MORISON (1792-1855...
GRAY, Francis, Fourteenth Baron (1765-1842) -- David MORISON (1792-1855). The Gray Library . Kinfauns Castle: [David Morison for Kinfauns Press], 1827. 2 o (368 x 258 mm). Lithographed throughout by David Morison, lithographed text on rectos only, red lithographed historiated borders on rectos and
Lot #: 172
Estimate: US$3,000 - US$4,000
Date: 22 Mar 2005 - 23 Mar 2005

GRAY, Francis, Fourteenth Baron (1765-1842) -- David MORISON (1792-1855...
GRAY, Francis, Fourteenth Baron (1765-1842) -- David MORISON (1792-1855). The Gray Library . Kinfauns Castle: Kinfauns Press, 1828. 2 o (378 x 262 mm). Letterpress text printed on rectos within red lithographed historiated borders on rectos and versos. Contemporary black morocco, sides with wide
Lot #: 173
Estimate: US$3,000 - US$4,000
Date: 22 Mar 2005 - 23 Mar 2005

SUSSEX, Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of (1773-1843) -- Thomas Joseph...
SUSSEX, Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of (1773-1843) -- Thomas Joseph PETTIGREW (1791-1865). Bibliotheca Sussexiana. A Descriptive Catalogue, accompanied by Historical and Bibliographical Notices, of Manuscripts and printed Books, contained in the Library of His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex
Lot #: 174
Estimate: US$1,500 - US$2,500
Date: 22 Mar 2005 - 23 Mar 2005

SUSSEX, Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of (1773-1843) -- Thomas Joseph...
SUSSEX, Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of (1773-1843) -- Thomas Joseph PETTIGREW (1791-1865). Bibliotheca Sussexiana. A Descriptive Catalogue, accompanied by Historical and Bibliographical Notices, of Manuscripts and printed Books, contained in the Library of His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex
Lot #: 175
Estimate: US$800 - US$1,200
Date: 22 Mar 2005 - 23 Mar 2005

HOLMES, John (1758-ca 1841) -- A Descriptive Catalogue of Books, in the...
HOLMES, John (1758-ca 1841) -- A Descriptive Catalogue of Books, in the Library of John Holmes, F.S.A., with notices of authors and printers . Norwich: Matchett, Stevenson, and Matchett, 1828-1840. 6 volumes, including 2 supplements, 8 o (226 x 140 mm). Lithographed frontispiece and portrait of
Lot #: 176
Estimate: US$600 - US$800
Date: 22 Mar 2005 - 23 Mar 2005

CURRER, Frances Mary Richardson (1785-1861) -- C.J. STEWART. A Catalogue of...
CURRER, Frances Mary Richardson (1785-1861) -- C.J. STEWART. A Catalogue of the Library Collected by Miss Richarson Currer at Eshton Hall, Craven, Yorkshire . London: printed for private circulation only by J. Moyes, 1833. 8 o (250 x 157 mm). Steel-engraved frontispiece showing Eshton Hall and 3
Lot #: 177
Estimate: US$800 - US$1,200
Date: 22 Mar 2005 - 23 Mar 2005

HEATHCOTE, Sir William (1801-1881) -- James DARLING. Catalogue of Books...
HEATHCOTE, Sir William (1801-1881) -- James DARLING. Catalogue of Books, belonging to Sir William Heathcote, Baronet, at Hursley Park, in the County of Southampton . London: Privately Printed, 1834. 4 o (274 x 218 mm). Lithographed throughout from the original manuscript. Contemporary cloth
Lot #: 178
Estimate: US$400 - US$600
Date: 22 Mar 2005 - 23 Mar 2005

HEATHCOTE, Sir William -- James DARLING, Father and Son. Catalogue of Books...
HEATHCOTE, Sir William -- James DARLING, Father and Son. Catalogue of Books in the Library... at Hursley Park... Second Edition, arranged in 1834, and revised and enlarged 1862, by the late James Darling, Bookseller; completed by his Son. London: Darling, 1865. Large 8 o (252 x 160 mm). Contemporary
Lot #: 179
Estimate: US$200 - US$300
Date: 22 Mar 2005 - 23 Mar 2005

BRIDGEWATER HOUSE -- John Payne COLLIER. A Catalogue, Bibliographical and...
BRIDGEWATER HOUSE -- John Payne COLLIER. A Catalogue, Bibliographical and Critical, of Early English Literature forming a portion of the Library at Bridgewater House, the Property of the Rt. Hon. Lord Francis Egerton, M.P . London: [Privately Printed by F. Shoberl, Jun.], 1837. 4 o (280 x 212 mm
Lot #: 180
Estimate: US$500 - US$700
Date: 22 Mar 2005 - 23 Mar 2005
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