Auction 2950B
October 30, 2016 11:00AM
10-30-2016
10-30-2016
Skinner Auctions
Skinner Auctions
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2950B | Fine Books & Manuscripts
![Audubon, John James (1785-1851) Cinereous Owl, Plate CCCLI. [from] The Birds of America. London: Havell, 1837 (Lot 425, Estimate: $20,000-30,000)](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/skn-wp-assets/news/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/31100746/2950B_425_Cinereous_Owl.jpg)
Audubon, John James (1785-1851) Cinereous Owl, Plate CCCLI. [from] The Birds of America. London: Havell, 1837 (Lot 425, Estimate: $20,000-30,000)
Gould, John (1804-1881) A Monograph of the Odontophorinae, or Partridges of America. London: Richard & John E. Taylor by the Author, 1850 (Lot 268, Estimate: $11,000-13,000)
Morse, John Torrey, ed. (1840-1937) The American Statesman, Autograph Edition, Extra-illustrated. Boston & New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1898-1900; 1908-1918 (Lot 327, Estimate: $35,000-55,000)
The Articles of Confederation; The Declaration of Rights; The Constitution of this Commonwealth, and the Articles of the Definitive Treaty Between Great-Britain and the United States of America. Richmond, Virginia: Dixon and Holt, 1784 (Lot 381, Estimate: $10,000-15,000)
Catlin, George (1796-1873) [Catlin's North American Indian Portfolio.] London: Chatto & Windus, 1875 (Lot 202, Estimate: $40,000-60,000)
Freycinet, Louis-Henri de Saulces de (1779-1841) Voyage Autour du Monde Fait par ordre du Roi, Sur les corvettes de S.M. l'Uranie et la Physicienne, pendant les annees 1817, 1818, 1819, et 1820; Atlas Historique par Mrs. Js. Arago, A. Pellion &c. Paris: Pillet Aine, 1825 (Lot 264, Estimate: $3,000-5,000)
![Cook, James (1728-1779) An Account of the Voyages Undertaken by the Order of His Present Majesty for Making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere; A Voyage Towards the South Pole and Round the World; [and] A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. London: Strahan & Cadell, 1773-1785 (Lot 210, Estimate: $40,000-60,000)](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/skn-wp-assets/news/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/31100751/2950B_210_Account_Voyages.jpg)
Cook, James (1728-1779) An Account of the Voyages Undertaken by the Order of His Present Majesty for Making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere; A Voyage Towards the South Pole and Round the World; [and] A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. London: Strahan & Cadell, 1773-1785 (Lot 210, Estimate: $40,000-60,000)
Webber, John (1751-1793) Views in the South Seas, from Drawings by the late James Webber, Draftsman on Board the Resolution, Captain James Cooke. London: Boydell & Co., 1808 (Lot 404, Estimate: $30,000-50,000)
![Warre, Henry James (1819-1898) Sketches in North America and the Oregon Territory. London: Dickinson & Co., [1848] (Lot 402, Estimate: $40,000-60,000)](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/skn-wp-assets/news/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/31100747/2950B_402_Sketches_North_America.jpg)
Warre, Henry James (1819-1898) Sketches in North America and the Oregon Territory. London: Dickinson & Co., [1848] (Lot 402, Estimate: $40,000-60,000)
Böhme, Jakob (1575-1624) The Works of the Teutonic Theosopher. London: for M. Richardson, 1764 (Lot 187, Estimate: $2,000-2,500)
Rossini, Gioacchino (1792-1868) Autograph Musical Manuscript, Signed, with a Signed Photograph, c. 1861 (Lot 140, Estimate: $4,000-6,000)
Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) Check Signed, 19 January 1859 (Lot 108, Estimate: $3,000-5,000)
Collection of Eight Signed Letters, Some Men of Fame Autograph Collection, various dates (Lot 42, Estimate: $35,000-40,000)
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October 27, 12PM-7PM
October 28, 12PM–5PM
October 29, 10AM–4PM
October 30, 9AM-11AM
Skinner’s October Fine Books & Manuscripts auction will feature over five hundred lots of historical and literary documents, rare books, prints, and maps. The auction includes many rarities and finds that collectors and dealers prize and covet. The sale coincides with the 40th Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair at the Hynes Convention Center, which runs during the weekend of October 29-30.
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