Fine Books & Manuscripts online | Skinner Auction 3245T

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Fine Books & Manuscripts online 3245T | May 8–16, 2019 | www.skinnerinc.com

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1018 Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) Autograph Letter Signed, 1793. Letter of Introduction for Tobias Lear. $10,000-15,000

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1006 Marie Curie (1867-1934) Signed Photograph and Note, 1921. $3,000-5,000

1002 John Cage (1912-1992) Archive of Correspondence with His Publisher, 19611990. $1,000-1,500


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Armstrong Sperry (18971976) Mock-up with Original art for All Set Sail. $300-500

Below: Thomas & William Daniell. A Picturesque Voyage to India by Way of China, 1810. $4,000-6,000


1126, 1134–1137, 1197 Below: A Selection of Books by and about Sir Isaac Newton.

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Centerfold: The Nurseryman’s Specimen Book. Rochester: Thompson, [1880s]. $500-700

John James Audubon (1785-1851) Goshawk & Stanley Hawk. Havell, 1827-1838. $3,000-4,000


1216 Left: John James Audubon (17851851) American Black or Silver Fox. Bowen, 1847. $2,500-4,500

1072 Below: Joshua Crissman (18331922) Views in Yellowstone Park. Fitchburg: Marshall, 1876. $1,000-1,500

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Snowy Owl. Amsterdam: Nozeman, Houttuyn, & Sepp, [1770-1829]. $600-800

J.D.B. Stillman (1819-1888) The Horse in Motion, illus. Eadweard Muybridge. Boston: Osgood, 1882. $500-700



1166-1173 Arthur Rackham (1867-1939) Eight Signed Limited Edition Titles Illustrated by Rackham.

1110 Mary Austin Holley (1784-1846) Texas. Lexington, KY: Clarke & Co., 1836. $4,000-6,000

1085 David B. Edward (c. 1830) The History of Texas. Cincinnati: James, 1836. $2,000-3,000

1163 Pratt Family of Connecticut, 1860-1890 Collection of Ephemera in a Book-form Box. $100-200

1117 Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) Departmental Ditties. Lahore, 1886. First Edition. $1,000-1,500


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The Tourist, or Pocket Manual for Travellers on the Hudson River, Three Copies, 1830-1834. $300-400

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William Scull (1739-1784) Pennsylvania. Paris, [1778-1779]. $1,500-2,500

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Opposite: John Hales (1785-1832) Map of Boston and its Vicinity. Boston: Hales, 1819. $800-1,200



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Fine Books & Manuscripts online offers over 275 lots of manuscript material, printed books, natural history prints, and maps, including signed presidential material: George Washington, Ronald Reagan, Thomas Jefferson, Truman, FDR, Theodore Roosevelt, and Nixon; a selection of rare ephemera, early books, and first editions, including works by Sir Isaac Newton, Cervantes, T.S. Eliot, Galileo, Hemingway, Kipling, Samuel Johnson, and others; travel books, illustrated books, and incunabula; Audubon prints, and much more that is fine and rare.

Sale 3245T | www.skinnerinc.com May 8, Lots open at 12PM May 16, Lots begin closing at 12PM

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Cover Lot: 1187 Tarsila do Amaral (1886-1973) Cinco Serigrafias. Sao Paulo: Editora Cultrix, 1972. $500-700

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A Mystic Collection: Early Books Saturday, July 20, 2019 A single-owner collection with an emphasis on incunabula, devotional manuscripts, illustrated works, and fine bindings, both Continental and English, with a subset of classics, emblem books, and a copy of the Nuremberg Chronicle. The collection was formed during the latter half of the 20th century, culled from major East Coast dealers specializing in early books, and important international auctions.


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