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Eleven Signed Cards or Letters of 19th and Early 20th Century Academics.
Lot: 1035Estimate: $200 - $250Eleven Signed Cards or Letters of 19th and Early 20th Century Academics. Hugo Munsterberg autograph letter signed 1 October 1899; Charles William Eliot two autograph letters signed 20 January 1880 ...
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Sixteen Historical Works.
Lot: 1259Estimate: $400 - $600Sixteen Historical Works. Wilson, John Mackay, Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Edinburgh: William P. Nimmo, 1857, ten volumes half bound in calf with marbled boards, gilt lettering on spine, ...
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Nasmyth, James (1807-1890) and James Carpenter (1840-1899) The Moon: Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite.
Lot: 1060Sold for: $750$600Nasmyth, James (1807-1890) and James Carpenter (1840-1899) The Moon: Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite. London: John Murray, 1874. First edition, quarto, in publisher's blue cloth ...
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Austen, Jane (1775-1817) Rare Set of Five First Edition Works.
Lot: 1112UnsoldAusten, Jane (1775-1817) Rare Set of Five First Edition Works. Sixteen duodecimo volumes bound in full tan calf with red morocco title panels and gilt spine decoration, marbled endpapers including ...
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Two Multi-volume Literary Works.
Lot: 1202Sold for: $438$350Two Multi-volume Literary Works. Boswell, James (1740-1795), Boswell's Life of Samuel Johnson, L.L.D., London: John Murray, 1835, ten volumes, half-bound in brown leather with marbled paper, ...
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Chapbooks, American, 19th Century, Approximately Twenty.
Lot: 1066Sold for: $209$170Chapbooks, American, 19th Century, Approximately Twenty. Collection of small-format illustrated publisher's paper-wrapped volumes, including: Mrs. Sherwood's The Rose, an Allegory, New York: Mahlon ...
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Darwin, Charles (1809-1882) The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species.
Lot: 1075Sold for: $800$650Darwin, Charles (1809-1882) The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species. London: Murray, 1877. First edition, with thirty-two pages of advertisements dated March 1877 bound after ...
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Darwin, Charles (1809-1882) The Formation of Vegetable Mould, through the Action of Worms, with Observations on their Habits.
Lot: 1076Sold for: $308$250Darwin, Charles (1809-1882) The Formation of Vegetable Mould, through the Action of Worms, with Observations on their Habits. London: Murray, 1881. First edition, octavo, publisher's green cloth, ...
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Raffles, Sir Thomas Bingley Stamford (1781-1826) The History of Java.
Lot: 1174Sold for: $4,305$3,500Raffles, Sir Thomas Bingley Stamford (1781-1826) The History of Java. London: for Black, Parbury, and Allen; and John Murray, 1817. First edition, two large quarto volumes, illustrated with engraved ...
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Wedgwood Queen's Ware Montreal Bowl
Lot: 267Sold for: $123$100Wedgwood Queen's Ware Montreal Bowl, England, c. 1945, Keith Murray shape with light blue slip to foot, black transfer printed and polychrome decorated with views of Montreal and relief busts of ...
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John Murray (American, 20th Century) Athens
Lot: 1401Sold for: $523$425John Murray (American, 20th Century) Athens. Signed and titled on the reverse. Oil on canvas, 47 1/2 x 35 1/2 in., framed. 20th Century Design online ...
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Chapbooks, American, 19th Century, Approximately Twenty.
Lot: 104UnsoldChapbooks, American, 19th Century, Approximately Twenty. Collection of small-format illustrated publisher's paper-wrapped volumes, including: Mrs. Sherwood's The Rose, an Allegory, New York: Mahlon ...
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Fitz Henry Lane (Massachusetts, 1804-1865) Pair of Pendant Portraits of a Pilot Boat Alongside a Large Frigate
Lot: 260Sold for: $147,000$120,000Fitz Henry Lane (Massachusetts, 1804-1865) Pair of Pendant Portraits of a Pilot Boat Alongside a Large Frigate Unsigned. Oil on canvas, 14 x 17 in., in molded giltwood frames. Condition: ...
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Watercolor Lipe-Lambert Family Record
Lot: 278Sold for: $33,210$27,000Watercolor Lipe-Lambert Family Record, William Murray, Vermont, 1806, a large central heart inscribed with the birth and marriage dates of John A. Lipe and Elizabeth Lambert surrounded by smaller ...
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William Murray (Vermont, Early 19th Century) Masonic Insignia
Lot: 462Sold for: $984$800William Murray (Vermont, Early 19th Century) Masonic Insignia Inscribed and dated "Drawn For Joseph Fish Senr BY WILm MURRAY Novemb 1818." Watercolor on paper, 9 x 7 in., in a molded and ...
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Elizabeth Murray (American, 1940-2007) Untitled
Lot: 74Sold for: $615$500Elizabeth Murray (American, 1940-2007) Untitled, from the portfolio Doctors of the World, 2001, edition of 100, printed by Universal Limited Art Editions, East Islip, New York, published by ...
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Franklin, John (1786-1847) Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the Years 1819, 20, 21, and 22.
Lot: 299Sold for: $738$600Franklin, John (1786-1847) Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the Years 1819, 20, 21, and 22. London: Murray, 1823. First edition, large quarto, illustrated with thirty plates ...
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Revised Regulations for the Army of the United States, 1861.
Lot: 437Sold for: $246$200Revised Regulations for the Army of the United States, 1861. Philadelphia: Lippincott & Co., 1861. Octavo, signed by Benjamin B. Murray Jr., Lieutenant Colonel, 15th Maine Infantry, with a badge of ...
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Ross, John (1777-1856) A Voyage of Discovery, Made in His Majestys Ships Isabella and Alexander, for the Purpose of Exploring Baffins
Lot: 444Sold for: $1,046$850Ross, John (1777-1856) A Voyage of Discovery, Made in His Majesty's Ships Isabella and Alexander, for the Purpose of Exploring Baffin's Bay, and Inquiring into a North-West Passage. London: Murray, ...
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Scott, Sir Walter (1771-1832) Ivanhoe.
Lot: 456Sold for: $123$100Scott, Sir Walter (1771-1832) Ivanhoe. Edinburgh: Constable & Co., 1820. First edition, three octavo volumes bound in contemporary diced russia, hinges starting, at least one board detached, 7 1/4 x ...
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Five Wedgwood Items
Lot: 1380Sold for: $338$275Five Wedgwood Items, including two Keith Murray vessels and a John Skeaping monkey, ht. to 8 1/2 in. Provenance: Dr. Norman and Romaine Jacobs Collection ...
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Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848) Autograph Letter, 26 March 1799.
Lot: 1002Sold for: $2,460$2,000Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848) Autograph Letter, 26 March 1799. Quarto-format laid paper bifolium with self-envelope and intact wax seal inscribed over one and a half pages. To William Vans Murray ...
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Hamilton, William John (1805-1867) Researches in Asia Minor, Pontus, and Armenia; with Some Account of their Antiquities and Geology.
Lot: 1273Sold for: $369$300Hamilton, William John (1805-1867) Researches in Asia Minor, Pontus, and Armenia; with Some Account of their Antiquities and Geology. London: Murray, 1842. First edition, two octavo volumes, ...
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Byron, Lord George Gordon (1788-1824) Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, Canto the Third.
Lot: 196Sold for: $154$125Byron, Lord George Gordon (1788-1824) Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, Canto the Third. London: for John Murray, 1816. First edition, octavo, with the half-title, bound in contemporary half green ...
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Lavater, John Caspar (1741-1801) Essays on Physiognomy.
Lot: 298Sold for: $246$200Lavater, John Caspar (1741-1801) Essays on Physiognomy. London: for John Murray, H. Hunter, and T. Holloway, 1789. First edition, three large quarto volumes bound as five, illustrated throughout, ...
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Parry, William Edward (1790-1855) Journal of a Voyage for the Discovery of a North West Passage, Five Volume Set.
Lot: 333Sold for: $3,998$3,250Parry, William Edward (1790-1855) Journal of a Voyage for the Discovery of a North West Passage, Five Volume Set. London: John Murray, 1821-1828. First editions, five quarto volumes, also including: ...
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Ross, John (1777-1856) A Voyage of Discovery made under the Orders of the Admiralty, in His Majesty's Ships Isabella and Alexander.
Lot: 355Sold for: $1,845$1,500Ross, John (1777-1856) A Voyage of Discovery made under the Orders of the Admiralty, in His Majesty's Ships Isabella and Alexander. London: John Murray, 1819. First edition, large quarto, ...
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Twenty-one Early Books
Lot: 392Sold for: $300$300Twenty-one Early Books, titles include: A Short and Easy Method with the Deists (T.M. Pomeroy: Windsor, VT, 1812); Rev. John Flavel, The Touchstone of Sincerity or Trial of True and False Religion ...
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Central American Archeaeology, Six Titles in Seven Volumes.
Lot: 1136Sold for: $400$325Central American Archeaeology, Six Titles in Seven Volumes. Anne Cary Maudslay and Alfred Percival Maudslay's A Glimpse at Guatemala, London: Murray, 1899, large quarto, illustrated, publisher's ...
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Darwin, Charles (1809-1882) On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Strugg
Lot: 1144Sold for: $61,500$50,000Darwin, Charles (1809-1882) On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life. London: Murray, 1859. First edition, publisher's ...