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Oct 20, 2022 12:00PM EDT
Fine Books & Manuscripts, including Americana
Our fall book sale will be a major high spot for the department this year. We are offering several items that are only found institutionally including a presentation copy of the Bodley Head Ulysses signed by Joyce and a book owned by Ernest Shackleton that was taken by him on the Nimrod Expedition. Prices Realized
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![[SHIRASE, Nobu (1861?1946)]. ???KAMIYA, Kiichi. Nanboku Kyo...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3537/35373547.jpeg?t=1VSLlF)
![[SHIRASE, Nobu (1861?1946)]. Nankyoku Tanken Hikoki Sugorok...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3537/35373551.jpeg?t=1VSLlF)
![[SHIRASE, Nobu (1861?1946)]. Kitte Zuan Choukin: Shirase Ch...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3537/35373552.jpeg?t=1VSLlF)
![[SHIRASE, Nobu (1861?1946)]. ?? ROSS, Chet. Lieutenant Nobu...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3537/35373554.jpeg?t=1VSLlF)
![[SHIRASE, Nobu (1861?1946)]. A group of 4 works, including:...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3537/35373558.jpeg?t=1VSLlG)
![[AFRICA]. ANGAS, George French (1822?1886). The Kafirs Illu...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3537/35373567.jpeg?t=1VSLlG)
![[AFRICA]. [Brenthurst Press First Series]. Johannesburg: Br...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3537/35373571.jpeg?t=1VSLlG)
![[CHINA]. Views of Summer Palace Peking. Tianjin: Kuang Hua ...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3537/35373581.jpeg?t=1VSLlH)
![COOK, James, Capt. (1728?1779). [Collected Voyages]. London...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3537/35373585.jpeg?t=1VSLlH)
![COOK, James, Capt. (1728?1779). [Collected Voyages]. First ...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3537/35373594.jpeg?t=1VSLlH)
![[EGYPT]. BINION, Samuel Augustus (1853?1914). Ancient Egypt...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3537/35373619.jpeg?t=1VSLlJ)
![[EXPLORATION & TRAVEL]. A group of 11 works, including: WHY...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3537/35373626.jpeg?t=1VSLlJ)
![[EXPLORATION & TRAVEL]. A group of 5 works, including: SPIN...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3537/35373627.jpeg?t=1VSLlJ)
![[HAKLUYT, Richard (1553?1616)]. The Voyages of the English ...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3537/35373628.jpeg?t=1VSLlJ)
![[HAWAII]. BURKE, Marie Louise (1912?2004). Kamehameha King ...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3537/35373630.jpeg?t=1VSLlJ)
![[HAWAII]. DOLE, Sanford B. (1844?1926) and Lorrin THURSTON ...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3537/35373633.jpeg?t=1VSLlJ)
![[HUNTING]. DAS NEVES, D. Fernandes. A Hunting Expedition to...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3537/35373638.jpeg?t=1VSLlK)
![[MAP]. HONDIUS, Henricus (1597?1651). Magnae Britanniae et ...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3537/35373664.jpeg?t=1VSLlL)
![[MAP]. LINSCHOTEN, Jan Huygen van (1563?1611). Delineatio O...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3537/35373665.jpeg?t=1VSLlL)
![[MAP]. ORTELIUS, Abraham (1527?1598). Africae Tabula Nova. ...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3537/35373666.jpeg?t=1VSLlL)
![[MAP]. SPEED, John (1552?1629). Cumberland and the Ancient ...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3537/35373667.jpeg?t=1VSLlM)
![[MAP]. SPEED, John (1552?1629). The Turkish Empire. [London...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3537/35373668.jpeg?t=1VSLlM)
![[MARIE, Marin (1901?1987), artist)]. ?? PETROFF, Roman. Mar...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3537/35373669.jpeg?t=1VSLlM)
![[NATURAL HISTORY]. An early 19th century album of original ...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3537/35373673.jpeg?t=1VSLlM)
![[ORNITHOLOGY]. BELANY, James Cockburn. A Treatise Upon Falc...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3537/35373678.jpeg?t=1VSLlM)
![[ORNITHOLOGY]. MORRIS, Frank T. (Australian), artist. Penci...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3537/35373681.jpeg?t=1VSLlM)
![[TRAVEL ? VIEWS]. The Copper Plate Magazine, or Elegant Cab...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3537/35373714.jpeg?t=1VSLlO)
Auction Description
Our fall book sale will be a major high spot for the department this year. We are offering several items that are only found institutionally including a presentation copy of the Bodley Head Ulysses signed by Joyce and a book owned by Ernest Shackleton that was taken by him on the Nimrod Expedition. Other major works include Audubon's Birds of America complete in octavo, a complete set of Cook's voyage with the elusive atlas, a presentation copy of Oscar Wilde's The Ballad of Reading Gaol to Oscar Browning, Aldine's printing of Aristotle's Opera, a massive collection of fore–edge paintings, and several choice bindings.
Read moreBuyer’s Premium
| Start | Premium (%) |
|---|---|
| $0 | 25.00 |
Bid Increments
| Start | Increments ($) |
|---|---|
| $0 | $5 |
| $30 | $10 |
| $100 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
