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  • Dickens, Charles (1812-1870) The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby  , First Edition in Book Form, Extra-illustrated.
    Estimate
    $600 - $800
    Lot 236A

    Dickens, Charles (1812-1870) The Life and Adventures of...

    Est.
    $600 - $800
  • Dickens, Charles (1812-1870) The Mystery of Edwin Drood.
    Estimate
    $200 - $400
    Lot 237

    Dickens, Charles (1812-1870) The Mystery of Edwin Drood...

    Est.
    $200 - $400
  • Dixon, George (1748-1795) A Voyage Round the World; but More Particularly to the North-West Coast of America,   the Streeter
    Estimate
    $5,000 - $7,000
    Lot 238

    Dixon, George (1748-1795) A Voyage Round the World; but...

    Est.
    $5,000 - $7,000
  • Doughty, John & Thomas (1793-1856) The Cabinet of Natural History and American Rural Sports with Illustrations.
    Estimate
    $3,000 - $4,000
    Lot 239

    Doughty, John & Thomas (1793-1856) The Cabinet of Natur...

    Est.
    $3,000 - $4,000
  • Downing, Andrew Jackson (1815-1852) The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America.
    Estimate
    $4,000 - $6,000
    Lot 240

    Downing, Andrew Jackson (1815-1852) The Fruits and Frui...

    Est.
    $4,000 - $6,000
  • Dryden, John (1631-1700) Works of Virgil.
    Estimate
    $300 - $500
    Lot 241

    Dryden, John (1631-1700) Works of Virgil.

    Est.
    $300 - $500
  • Eales, Mary (fl. circa 1718) The Compleat Confectioner; or the Art of Candying and Preserving in its Utmost Perfection [issue
    Estimate
    $500 - $700
    Lot 242

    Eales, Mary (fl. circa 1718) The Compleat Confectioner;...

    Est.
    $500 - $700
  • Earhart, Amelia (1897-1937) 20 HRS. 40 MIN.  , Signed Copy with Typed Letter Signed Inserted.
    Estimate
    $1,000 - $1,500
    Lot 243

    Earhart, Amelia (1897-1937) 20 HRS. 40 MIN. , Signed Co...

    Est.
    $1,000 - $1,500
  • Early Account Books, Connecticut, 1670s-1790s.
    Estimate
    $400 - $600
    Lot 244

    Early Account Books, Connecticut, 1670s-1790s.

    Est.
    $400 - $600
  • Eaton, Daniel Cady (1834-1895) The Ferns of North America.
    Estimate
    $400 - $600
    Lot 245

    Eaton, Daniel Cady (1834-1895) The Ferns of North Ameri...

    Est.
    $400 - $600
  • Elements de Decoration Chinoise. Motifs Decoratifs Releves dans les Temples et Yamens.
    Estimate
    $500 - $700
    Lot 246

    Elements de Decoration Chinoise. Motifs Decoratifs Rele...

    Est.
    $500 - $700
  • Eliot, Thomas Stearns (1888-1965) Dante  , Signed, Limited Edition.
    Estimate
    $300 - $500
    Lot 247

    Eliot, Thomas Stearns (1888-1965) Dante , Signed, Limit...

    Est.
    $300 - $500
  • Elizabeth Petrovna, Empress of Russia (1709-1761) Obstoiatel'noe Opisanie Torzhestvennykh Poriadkov Blagopoluchago Vshestviia
    Estimate
    $30,000 - $40,000
    Lot 248

    Elizabeth Petrovna, Empress of Russia (1709-1761) Obsto...

    Est.
    $30,000 - $40,000
  • Elliot, Daniel Giraud (1835-1915) The New and Heretofore Unfigured Species of the Birds of North America.
    Estimate
    $10,000 - $15,000
    Lot 249

    Elliot, Daniel Giraud (1835-1915) The New and Heretofor...

    Est.
    $10,000 - $15,000
  • Elliott, Henry Wood (1846-1903) Our Arctic Province Alaska and the Seal Islands.
    Estimate
    $30 - $80
    Lot 250

    Elliott, Henry Wood (1846-1903) Our Arctic Province Ala...

    Est.
    $30 - $80
  • Ellis, Henry (1721-1806) Voyage de la Baye de Hudson.
    Estimate
    $300 - $500
    Lot 251

    Ellis, Henry (1721-1806) Voyage de la Baye de Hudson.

    Est.
    $300 - $500
  • Ellis, William Wade (1751-1785) An Authentic Narrative of a Voyage Performed by Captain Cook and Captain Clerke.
    Estimate
    $800 - $1,000
    Lot 252

    Ellis, William Wade (1751-1785) An Authentic Narrative ...

    Est.
    $800 - $1,000
  • Emory, William Hemsley (1811-1887) Notes of a Military Reconnaissance.
    Estimate
    $375 - $475
    Lot 253

    Emory, William Hemsley (1811-1887) Notes of a Military ...

    Est.
    $375 - $475
  • Emory, William Hemsley (1811-1887) Report on the United States and Mexican Boundary Survey.
    Estimate
    $2,000 - $3,000
    Lot 254

    Emory, William Hemsley (1811-1887) Report on the United...

    Est.
    $2,000 - $3,000
  • Exercise Book, Manuscript on Laid Paper.
    Estimate
    $200 - $300
    Lot 255

    Exercise Book, Manuscript on Laid Paper.

    Est.
    $200 - $300
  • Ferrario, Jules (fl. circa 1827) Le Costume, Ancien et Moderne.
    Estimate
    $3,000 - $5,000
    Lot 256

    Ferrario, Jules (fl. circa 1827) Le Costume, Ancien et ...

    Est.
    $3,000 - $5,000
  • Firefighters' Log Book, Engine 23, Fire Department of New York City, July through October 1883.
    Estimate
    $300 - $500
    Lot 257

    Firefighters' Log Book, Engine 23, Fire Department of N...

    Est.
    $300 - $500
  • Fleurieu, Charles Pierre Claret de, Comte (1738-1810) [and] Etienne Marchand (1755-1793) Voyage Autour du Monde, Pendant les
    Estimate
    $3,000 - $5,000
    Lot 258

    Fleurieu, Charles Pierre Claret de, Comte (1738-1810) [...

    Est.
    $3,000 - $5,000
  • Fore-edge Paintings, Harvard and Yale.
    Estimate
    $500 - $700
    Lot 259

    Fore-edge Paintings, Harvard and Yale.

    Est.
    $500 - $700
  • Fore-edge Paintings, Two Volumes.
    Estimate
    $300 - $500
    Lot 260

    Fore-edge Paintings, Two Volumes.

    Est.
    $300 - $500
  • Fossati, Giorgio (1706-1778) Raccolta di Varie Favole Delineate, ed Incise in Rame.
    Estimate
    $2,500 - $3,500
    Lot 261

    Fossati, Giorgio (1706-1778) Raccolta di Varie Favole D...

    Est.
    $2,500 - $3,500
  • Francis de Sales (1567-1622) Introdvccion a la Vida Devota.
    Estimate
    $200 - $300
    Lot 262

    Francis de Sales (1567-1622) Introdvccion a la Vida Dev...

    Est.
    $200 - $300
  • Francis de Sales (1567-1622) Trattato dell' Amor di Dio.
    Estimate
    $250 - $350
    Lot 263

    Francis de Sales (1567-1622) Trattato dell' Amor di Dio...

    Est.
    $250 - $350
  • Freycinet, Louis-Henri de Saulces de (1779-1841) Voyage Autour du Monde Fait par ordre du Roi, Sur les corvettes de S.M. l'Ur
    Estimate
    $3,000 - $5,000
    Lot 264

    Freycinet, Louis-Henri de Saulces de (1779-1841) Voyage...

    Est.
    $3,000 - $5,000
  • Frothingham, Richard Jr. (1812-1880) The History of Charlestown, Massachusetts  , Extra-illustrated, Bound from the Original
    Estimate
    $200 - $300
    Lot 265

    Frothingham, Richard Jr. (1812-1880) The History of Cha...

    Est.
    $200 - $300
  • Garran, Andrew (1825-1901) Picturesque Atlas of Australasia.
    Estimate
    $300 - $500
    Lot 266

    Garran, Andrew (1825-1901) Picturesque Atlas of Austral...

    Est.
    $300 - $500
  • Goodspeed, Charles (1867-1950) Angling in America.
    Estimate
    $100 - $150
    Lot 267

    Goodspeed, Charles (1867-1950) Angling in America.

    Est.
    $100 - $150
  • Gould, John (1804-1881) A Monograph of the Odontophorinae, or Partridges of America.
    Estimate
    $11,000 - $13,000
    Lot 268

    Gould, John (1804-1881) A Monograph of the Odontophorin...

    Est.
    $11,000 - $13,000
  • Grand Tour Photo Album c. 1907: Algeria, France, Monaco, Spain, Italy, Greece.
    Estimate
    $200 - $300
    Lot 269

    Grand Tour Photo Album c. 1907: Algeria, France, Monaco...

    Est.
    $200 - $300
  • Grand Tour, European Royalty, Five Albums.
    Estimate
    $300 - $500
    Lot 270

    Grand Tour, European Royalty, Five Albums.

    Est.
    $300 - $500
  • Grand Tour, Four Volumes.
    Estimate
    $400 - $600
    Lot 271

    Grand Tour, Four Volumes.

    Est.
    $400 - $600
  • Grose, Francis (1731-1791) The Antiquities of Ireland.
    Estimate
    $1,200 - $1,700
    Lot 272

    Grose, Francis (1731-1791) The Antiquities of Ireland.

    Est.
    $1,200 - $1,700
  • Gully, John (1819-1888) New Zealand Scenery Chromo-Lithographed after Original Water-Color Drawings, with Descriptive Letterp
    Estimate
    $600 - $800
    Lot 273

    Gully, John (1819-1888) New Zealand Scenery Chromo-Lith...

    Est.
    $600 - $800
  • Hardy, Thomas (1840-1928) His Copy, Friedrich Nietzsche's The Case of Wagner.
    Estimate
    $400 - $600
    Lot 274

    Hardy, Thomas (1840-1928) His Copy, Friedrich Nietzsche...

    Est.
    $400 - $600
  • Harper's Weekly, a Journal of Civilization,   Volumes 1-10.
    Estimate
    $5,000 - $7,000
    Lot 275

    Harper's Weekly, a Journal of Civilization, Volumes 1-1...

    Est.
    $5,000 - $7,000
  • Harris, William Charles (1830-1905) The Fishes of North America.
    Estimate
    $3,000 - $4,000
    Lot 276

    Harris, William Charles (1830-1905) The Fishes of North...

    Est.
    $3,000 - $4,000
  • Haultain, Arnold (1857–1941) The Mystery of Golf.
    Estimate
    $800 - $1,000
    Lot 277

    Haultain, Arnold (1857–1941) The Mystery of Golf.

    Est.
    $800 - $1,000
  • Hawkesworth, John (1715-1773) An Account of the Voyages Undertaken by the Order of His Present Majesty for Making Discoveries
    Estimate
    $4,000 - $6,000
    Lot 278

    Hawkesworth, John (1715-1773) An Account of the Voyages...

    Est.
    $4,000 - $6,000
  • Hayward, John, Sir (1564-1627) The Lives of the III. Normans, Kings of England: William the first. William the second. Henrie
    Estimate
    $400 - $500
    Lot 279

    Hayward, John, Sir (1564-1627) The Lives of the III. No...

    Est.
    $400 - $500
  • Heap, Gwinn Harris (1817-1887) Central Route to the Pacific, from the Valley of the Mississippi to California.
    Estimate
    $3,000 - $4,000
    Lot 280

    Heap, Gwinn Harris (1817-1887) Central Route to the Pac...

    Est.
    $3,000 - $4,000
  • Hebrew Bible, 1630; Bound with The Whole Book of Psalmes  , 1636.
    Estimate
    $1,000 - $1,500
    Lot 281

    Hebrew Bible, 1630; Bound with The Whole Book of Psalme...

    Est.
    $1,000 - $1,500
  • Hummel, Johann Nepomuk (1778-1837) Methode Complete Theoretique et Practique pour le Piano-Forte.
    Estimate
    $300 - $400
    Lot 282

    Hummel, Johann Nepomuk (1778-1837) Methode Complete The...

    Est.
    $300 - $400
  • Huxley, Aldous (1894-1963) Brave New World  , First Edition.
    Estimate
    $1,000 - $1,500
    Lot 283

    Huxley, Aldous (1894-1963) Brave New World , First Edit...

    Est.
    $1,000 - $1,500

Auction Description

Fine Books & Manuscripts by Bonhams Skinner

Featuring The David A. Spinney Collection

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.

The auction will also feature one of the most notable collections of original signed George Washington material to be offered at auction in recent history. The material is diverse, and highlights Washington’s ongoing commitment to nurturing and maintaining Mount Vernon, important moments during the Revolutionary War, and the first Presidency. A large selection of material from the collection of Chicago’s late David A. Spinney opens the auction at 11AM and includes more than 20 original letters and documents bearing the signature of the first President of the United States.

Preview Times 
October 27, 12PM-7PM
October 28, 12PM–5PM
October 29, 10AM–4PM
October 30, 9AM-11AM

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Phone:+16173505400

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Terms & Conditions

1. Some of the lots in this sale are offered subject to a reserve. The reserve is a confidential minimum price agreed upon by the consignor and Skinner, Inc. below which the lot will not be sold. In most cases, the reserve will be set below the estimated range, but in no case will it exceed the estimates listed. A representative of Skinner, Inc. will execute such reserves by bidding for the consignor. In any event and whether or not a lot is subject to a reserve, the auctioneer may reject any bid or raise not commensurate with the value of such lot.

2. All property is sold “as is,” and neither the auctioneer nor any consignor makes any warranties or representation of any kind or nature with respect to the property, and in no event shall they be responsible for the correctness, nor deemed to have made any representation or warranty, of description, genuineness, authorship, attribution, provenance, period, culture, source, origin, or condition of the property and no statement made at the sale, or in the bill of sale, or invoice or elsewhere shall be deemed such a warranty of representation or an assumption of liability.

3. Except as provided in paragraph 1 above, the highest bidder as determined by the auctioneer shall be the purchaser. In the case of a disputed bid, the auctioneer shall have sole discretion in determining the purchaser and may also, at his or her election, withdraw the lot or reoffer the lot for sale. The auctioneer shall have sole discretion to refuse any bid, or refuse to acknowledge any bidder. Any bidder that plans on spending in excess of $100,000 should make arrangements with the accounting department at least five (5) days in advance of the sale, as a deposit may be required to participate.

4. All merchandise purchased must be paid for and removed from the premises the day of the auction. Skinner Inc. may impose, and the purchaser agrees to pay, a monthly interest charge of 1.5% of the purchase price of any lot or item lot not paid for within thirty-five (35) days of the date of sale. Skinner, Inc. shall have no liability for any damage or loss to property left on its premises for more than three (3) days from the date of sale. If any property has not been removed within three (3) days from the date of sale, at the option of Skinner, Inc. (a) Skinner Inc., may impose, and the purchaser agrees to pay, a monthly storage charge of 1.5% of the purchase price of any lot or portion of a lot not removed within the three days, and/or (b) Skinner Inc. may place the merchandise in a subsequent auction, without Reserve, to be sold to the highest bidder, and after deducting the standard commission and any additional charges that may apply, remit the proceeds to the purchaser.

5. Skinner accepts cash or check for payment. Personal checks will be acceptable only if credit has been established with Skinner, Inc. or if a bank authorization has been received guaranteeing a personal check. Skinner, Inc. reserves the right to hold merchandise purchased by personal check until the check has cleared the bank. The purchaser agrees to pay Skinner, Inc. a handling charge of $25.00 for any check dishonored by the drawee. Please contact Accounting for additional payment methods. Skinner does not accept payment by credit card for merchandise purchases.

6. If the purchaser breaches any of its obligations under these Conditions of Sale, including its obligation to pay in full the purchase price of all items for which it was the highest successful bidder, Skinner Inc. may exercise all of its rights and remedies under the law including, without limitation, (a) canceling the sale and applying any payments made by the purchaser to the damages caused by the purchaser’s breach, and/or (b) offering at public auction, without reserve, any lot or item for which the purchaser has breached any of its obligations, including its obligation to pay in full the purchase price, holding the purchaser liable for any deficiency plus all costs of sale.

7. In no event will the liability of Skinner, Inc. to any purchaser with respect to any item exceed the purchase price actually paid by such purchaser for such item.

8. Shipping is the responsibility of the purchaser. Upon request, our staff will provide the list of shippers who deliver to destinations within the United States and overseas. Some property that is sold at auction can be subject to laws governing export from the U.S., such as items that include material from some endangered species. Import restrictions from foreign countries are subject to these same governing laws. Granting of licensing for import or export of goods from local authorities is the sole responsibility of the buyer. Denial or delay of licensing will not constitute cancellation or delay in payment for the total purchase price of these lots.

9. All purchases are subject to the Massachusetts 6.25% sales tax unless the purchaser possesses a Massachusetts sales tax exemption number. Exemption numbers from other states are accepted in Massachusetts if presented with a business card or letterhead. Dealers, museums, and other qualifying parties can apply for a Massachusetts exemption number prior to the auction by contacting the Massachusetts Department of Corporations and Taxation at 100 Cambridge Street in Boston.

10. A premium equal to 23% of the final bid price up to and including $100,000, plus 20% of the final bid price from $100,001 up to and including $1,000,000, plus 12% of the final bid price from $1,000,001 and over will be applied to each lot sold, to be paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price.

11. Bidding on any item indicates your acceptance of these terms and all other terms printed within, posted, and announced at the time of sale whether bidding in person, through a representative, by phone, by Internet, or other absentee bid.

12. Skinner, Inc. and its consignors make no warranty or representation, express or implied, that the purchaser will acquire any copyright or reproduction rights to any lot sold. Skinner, Inc. expressly reserves the right to reproduce any image of the lots sold in this catalog. The copyright in all images, illustrations and written material produced by or for Skinner, Inc. relating to a lot, including the contents of this catalog, is, and shall remain at all times, the property of Skinner, Inc. and shall not be used by the purchaser, nor by anyone else, without our prior written consent.

13. These conditions of sale shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (excluding the laws applicable to conflicts or choice of law). The buyer/bidder agrees that any suit for the enforcement of this agreement may be brought, and any action against Skinner in connection with the transactions contemplated by this agreement shall be brought, in the courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or any federal court sitting therein. The bidder/buyer consents to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts and waives objections that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such suit.

Revised January 8, 2014