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  • Thackeray, William Makepeace (1811-1863) Essay on the Genius of George Cruikshank  , Extra-Illustrated.
    Estimate
    $3,500 - $4,500
    Lot 380

    Thackeray, William Makepeace (1811-1863) Essay on the G...

    Est.
    $3,500 - $4,500
  • The Articles of Confederation; The Declaration of Rights; The Constitution of this Commonwealth, and the Articles of the Defi
    Estimate
    $10,000 - $15,000
    Lot 381

    The Articles of Confederation; The Declaration of Right...

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    $10,000 - $15,000
  • The Chicago Magazine.
    Estimate
    $800 - $1,000
    Lot 382

    The Chicago Magazine.

    Est.
    $800 - $1,000
  • The Child's Paper   [and] The Child at Home  , Sixty Bound Issues 1860-1864.
    Estimate
    $300 - $500
    Lot 383

    The Child's Paper [and] The Child at Home , Sixty Bound...

    Est.
    $300 - $500
  • The History of Amelia, or an Elegant collection of Entertaining Stories for Boys and Girls.
    Estimate
    $500 - $700
    Lot 384

    The History of Amelia, or an Elegant collection of Ente...

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    $500 - $700
  • The New York Daily Tribune  , Bound Volume Containing Issues from 4 January through 29 December 1864.
    Estimate
    $400 - $600
    Lot 385

    The New York Daily Tribune , Bound Volume Containing Is...

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    $400 - $600
  • The New York Semi-Weekly   [later Daily  ] Tribune  , Bound Volume Containing Issues from March 1859 through December 31, 186
    Estimate
    $400 - $600
    Lot 386

    The New York Semi-Weekly [later Daily ] Tribune , Bound...

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    $400 - $600
  • The Nurseryman's Pocket Specimen Book, Colored from Nature, Fruits, Flowers, Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, Roses, &c.
    Estimate
    $500 - $700
    Lot 387

    The Nurseryman's Pocket Specimen Book, Colored from Nat...

    Est.
    $500 - $700
  • The Pharmacopoeia of the United States of America 1820.
    Estimate
    $300 - $500
    Lot 388

    The Pharmacopoeia of the United States of America 1820....

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    $300 - $500
  • The Specimen Book of Fruits, Flowers, and Ornamental Trees. Carefully Drawn and Colored from Nature for the Use of Nurserymen
    Estimate
    $300 - $500
    Lot 389

    The Specimen Book of Fruits, Flowers, and Ornamental Tr...

    Est.
    $300 - $500
  • Thompson, Kay (1909-1998) Four Eloise Titles with Jackets and a Card Signed by Kay Thompson.
    Estimate
    $300 - $500
    Lot 390

    Thompson, Kay (1909-1998) Four Eloise Titles with Jacke...

    Est.
    $300 - $500
  • Thoreau, Henry David (1817-1862) The Essay on Friendship.
    Estimate
    $300 - $400
    Lot 391

    Thoreau, Henry David (1817-1862) The Essay on Friendshi...

    Est.
    $300 - $400
  • Three Books on Rare Books.
    Estimate
    $100 - $150
    Lot 392

    Three Books on Rare Books.

    Est.
    $100 - $150
  • Torah Nevi’im U’kethuvim. The Twenty-Four Books of the Holy Scriptures. Carefully Translated According to the Massoratic
    Estimate
    $700 - $900
    Lot 392A

    Torah Nevi’im U’kethuvim. The Twenty-Four Books of the ...

    Est.
    $700 - $900
  • Twain, Mark (1835-1910) Two First Editions.
    Estimate
    $150 - $250
    Lot 393

    Twain, Mark (1835-1910) Two First Editions.

    Est.
    $150 - $250
  • Underground Comics, Five Issues, 1967.
    Estimate
    $150 - $200
    Lot 394

    Underground Comics, Five Issues, 1967.

    Est.
    $150 - $200
  • Updike, John (1932-2009) A Collection of Approximately Fifty-three Titles, Most Signed with Letters Inserted.
    Estimate
    $1,000 - $1,500
    Lot 395

    Updike, John (1932-2009) A Collection of Approximately ...

    Est.
    $1,000 - $1,500
  • Vancouver, George (1757-1798) A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean, and Round the World.
    Estimate
    $20,000 - $30,000
    Lot 396

    Vancouver, George (1757-1798) A Voyage of Discovery to ...

    Est.
    $20,000 - $30,000
  • Vancouver, George (1757-1798) A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean, and Round the World; in which the Coast of No
    Estimate
    $6,000 - $8,000
    Lot 397

    Vancouver, George (1757-1798) A Voyage of Discovery to ...

    Est.
    $6,000 - $8,000
  • Verne, Jules (1828-1905) Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.
    Estimate
    $3,000 - $5,000
    Lot 398

    Verne, Jules (1828-1905) Twenty Thousand Leagues Under ...

    Est.
    $3,000 - $5,000
  • Verve, an Artistic and Literary Quarterly  , Volume I, Numbers 2, 3, and 4; Spring 1938 through January-March 1939.
    Estimate
    $400 - $600
    Lot 399

    Verve, an Artistic and Literary Quarterly , Volume I, N...

    Est.
    $400 - $600
  • Wach, Aloys (1892-1940) Hotzschnitte 1918  , Signed Copy.
    Estimate
    $500 - $700
    Lot 400

    Wach, Aloys (1892-1940) Hotzschnitte 1918 , Signed Copy...

    Est.
    $500 - $700
  • Wahlen, Auguste [aka Jean François Nicolas Loumyer] (1801-1875) Moeurs, Usages, et Costumes de Tous Peuples du Monde: Oceani
    Estimate
    $150 - $250
    Lot 401

    Wahlen, Auguste [aka Jean François Nicolas Loumyer] (18...

    Est.
    $150 - $250
  • Warre, Henry James (1819-1898) Sketches in North America and the Oregon Territory.
    Estimate
    $40,000 - $60,000
    Lot 402

    Warre, Henry James (1819-1898) Sketches in North Americ...

    Est.
    $40,000 - $60,000
  • Weatherly, F.E. (fl. circa 1890) Peeps into Fairyland.
    Estimate
    $300 - $500
    Lot 403

    Weatherly, F.E. (fl. circa 1890) Peeps into Fairyland.

    Est.
    $300 - $500
  • Webber, John (1751-1793) Views in the South Seas, from Drawings by the late James Webber, Draftsman on Board the Resolution,
    Estimate
    $30,000 - $50,000
    Lot 404

    Webber, John (1751-1793) Views in the South Seas, from ...

    Est.
    $30,000 - $50,000
  • Whitman, Walt (1819-1892) Leaves of Grass,   Presentation Copy, Deathbed Edition.
    Estimate
    $7,000 - $9,000
    Lot 405

    Whitman, Walt (1819-1892) Leaves of Grass, Presentation...

    Est.
    $7,000 - $9,000
  • Whitman, Walt (1819-1892) Leaves of Grass,   Presentation Copy.
    Estimate
    $4,000 - $6,000
    Lot 406

    Whitman, Walt (1819-1892) Leaves of Grass, Presentation...

    Est.
    $4,000 - $6,000
  • Whitman, Walt (1819-1892) November Boughs,   Presentation Copy.
    Estimate
    $4,000 - $6,000
    Lot 407

    Whitman, Walt (1819-1892) November Boughs, Presentation...

    Est.
    $4,000 - $6,000
  • Whitman, Walt (1819-1892) Song of a Broad Axe.
    Estimate
    $600 - $800
    Lot 408

    Whitman, Walt (1819-1892) Song of a Broad Axe.

    Est.
    $600 - $800
  • Whitman, Walt (1819-1892) Two Related Titles and Three Photographs of William Ingram.
    Estimate
    $200 - $300
    Lot 409

    Whitman, Walt (1819-1892) Two Related Titles and Three ...

    Est.
    $200 - $300
  • Wilkes, Charles (1798-1877) Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842
    Estimate
    $2,000 - $3,000
    Lot 410

    Wilkes, Charles (1798-1877) Narrative of the United Sta...

    Est.
    $2,000 - $3,000
  • Wilkes, Charles (1798-1877) Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842
    Estimate
    $1,000 - $1,500
    Lot 411

    Wilkes, Charles (1798-1877) Narrative of the United Sta...

    Est.
    $1,000 - $1,500
  • Wilson, Sir Charles William (1836-1905) Picturesque Palestine, Sinai, and Egypt.
    Estimate
    $600 - $800
    Lot 412

    Wilson, Sir Charles William (1836-1905) Picturesque Pal...

    Est.
    $600 - $800
  • Winship, George Parker (1871-1952) The First American Bible  , Four Leaves from the Eliot Indian Bible.
    Estimate
    $1,000 - $1,500
    Lot 413

    Winship, George Parker (1871-1952) The First American B...

    Est.
    $1,000 - $1,500
  • Wright, Julia McNair (1840-1903) Among the Alaskans.
    Estimate
    $50 - $100
    Lot 414

    Wright, Julia McNair (1840-1903) Among the Alaskans.

    Est.
    $50 - $100
  • Yeats, William Butler (1865-1939) A Packet for Ezra Pound.
    Estimate
    $300 - $500
    Lot 415

    Yeats, William Butler (1865-1939) A Packet for Ezra Pou...

    Est.
    $300 - $500
  • Yosemite Illustrated in Colors.
    Estimate
    $3,000 - $3,500
    Lot 416

    Yosemite Illustrated in Colors.

    Est.
    $3,000 - $3,500
  • Zola, Emile (1840-1902) La Terre, Trente Eaux-Fortes Originale de Carlo Farneti.
    Estimate
    $500 - $700
    Lot 417

    Zola, Emile (1840-1902) La Terre, Trente Eaux-Fortes Or...

    Est.
    $500 - $700
  • A View of His Majesty's Brigg Observer, Commanded by Lieut. John Crymes, Engaging the American Privateer Ship Jack, John Rope
    Estimate
    $1,800 - $2,200
    Lot 418

    A View of His Majesty's Brigg Observer, Commanded by Li...

    Est.
    $1,800 - $2,200
  • Adams, Eddie (1933-2004) Signed Photograph, General Nguyen Ngoc Loan executing a Viet Cong Prisoner in Saigon  , 17 June 1969
    Estimate
    $3,000 - $5,000
    Lot 419

    Adams, Eddie (1933-2004) Signed Photograph, General Ngu...

    Est.
    $3,000 - $5,000
  • Alken, Henry (1785-1851) Original Signed Drawing.
    Estimate
    $600 - $800
    Lot 420

    Alken, Henry (1785-1851) Original Signed Drawing.

    Est.
    $600 - $800
  • Audubon, John James (1785-1851) American Flamingo.
    Estimate
    $10,000 - $15,000
    Lot 421

    Audubon, John James (1785-1851) American Flamingo.

    Est.
    $10,000 - $15,000
  • Audubon, John James (1785-1851) Black-bellied Darter,   Plate CCCXVI.
    Estimate
    $10,000 - $15,000
    Lot 422

    Audubon, John James (1785-1851) Black-bellied Darter, P...

    Est.
    $10,000 - $15,000
  • Audubon, John James (1785-1851) Brown Pelican.
    Estimate
    $5,000 - $7,000
    Lot 423

    Audubon, John James (1785-1851) Brown Pelican.

    Est.
    $5,000 - $7,000
  • Audubon, John James (1785-1851) Buff Breasted Sandpiper,   Plate CCLXV.
    Estimate
    $500 - $750
    Lot 424

    Audubon, John James (1785-1851) Buff Breasted Sandpiper...

    Est.
    $500 - $750
  • Audubon, John James (1785-1851) Cinereous Owl,   Plate CCCLI.
    Estimate
    $20,000 - $30,000
    Lot 425

    Audubon, John James (1785-1851) Cinereous Owl, Plate CC...

    Est.
    $20,000 - $30,000
  • Audubon, John James (1785-1851) Felis Pardalis, Ocelot, or Leopard-Cat, Male.    Plate LXXXVI.
    Estimate
    $4,000 - $6,000
    Lot 426

    Audubon, John James (1785-1851) Felis Pardalis, Ocelot,...

    Est.
    $4,000 - $6,000

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

Contact Us
508-970-3293
books@skinnerinc.com

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Bonhams Skinner
Boston, MA 02116
United States

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Phone:+16173505400

Buyer’s Premium

Start Premium (%)
$0 25.00

Bid Increments

Start Increments ($)
$0 $10
$100 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
$300,000 $25,000
$500,000 $50,000
$1,000,000 $100,000

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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