New England Book Auctions: Fine Bindings, Literature Illustrated, including selections from Austin Abbery Rare Books, 546, South Deerfield

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
December 09, 2025 - December 09, 2025
Page Size: 222 items in 9 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
74

Group of 15 volumes. Most illustrated.

Vp vd Not Available USD 270.00
75

Group of 12 volumes. Most illustrated.

Vp vd Not Available USD 390.00
76

Group of 21 volumes. Most illustrated.

Vp vd Not Available USD 1,800.00
77

Group of 25 volumes. Most illustrated.

Vp vd Not Available USD 480.00
78

Group of 17 volumes. Some illustrated.

Vp vd Not Available USD 192.00
79

Group of 13 volumes. Some illustrated.

Vp vd Not Available USD 330.00
80

Group of 12 volumes. Some illustrated.

Vp vd Not Available USD 228.00
81

Group of 12 volumes. Some illustrated.

Vp vd Not Available USD 360.00
82

Group of 22 volumes. Some illustrated.

Vp vd Not Available USD 420.00
83 Dobson, Austin

Poems on Several Occasions. Etched portrait of William Strang SIGNED BY DOBSON in volume I, India proof illustrations. 2 volumes.

London 1895 Not Available USD 120.00
84 Dobson, Austin

Proverbs in Porcelain * The Story of Rosina and other verses. Together 2 volumes. Illustrated by Bernard Partridge or Hugh Thomson respectively.

London 1893; 1895 Not Available USD 36.00
85 Du Chaillu, Paul B

The Land of the Midnight Sun. Illustrated, including folding map in rear pocket of volume 1. 2 volumes.

New York 1882 Not Available USD 192.00
86 Dunbar, Paul Laurence

Candle-Lightin' Time. Illustrated with photographs by the Hampton Institute Camera Club and decorations by Margaret Armstrong.

New York 1901 Not Available USD 390.00
87 Earhart, Amelia

The Fun of It. Illustrated, LP from Earhart's 22 May 1932 broadcast in rear pocket.

New York 1932 Not Available USD 1,020.00
88 Earhart, Amelia

Last Flight. Illustrations from photographs.

New York, 1937 Not Available USD 72.00
89 Edwards, George Wharton

Toledo Cathedral. Partially completed ink sketch on board.

Np 1925 Not Available Not Sold
90 Eliot, T. S.

Religious Drama: Mediaeval and Modern.

New York 1954 Not Available USD 330.00
91 Ellwanger, George H.S.

Meditations on Gout with a Consideration of its Cure through the Use of Wine.

New York, 1897 Not Available USD 36.00
92 Extra-Illustrated

[Holmes, Oliver Wendell]. The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table.

Boston 1859 Not Available USD 120.00
93 Extra-Illustrated

Liechtenstein, Princess Marie.

London 1874 Not Available USD 480.00
94 Fables

Group of 3 volumes, as listed below.. Some illustrated, including second by Thomas Bewick.

Vp vd Not Available USD 192.00
95 Fashion

Collection of 49 pochoir plates from "Gazette du Bon Ton," including illustrations by Barbier, Brissaud, H. Robert Dammy, Lepape, Charles Martin, Pierre Mourgue; and others.

Paris 1910-20s Not Available USD 450.00
96 (Fell, H. Granville)

The Book of Job. Frontispiece, decorative title, 23 full page illustrations, including 3 double-page, and numerous decorated pages by Fell.

London and New York 1896 Not Available USD 270.00
97 Fielding, Henry

The History of Tom Jones. Illustrations by George Cruikshank. 2 volumes. Small

London 1831 Not Available USD 96.00
98 Foot, Mirjam M.

The Henry Davis Gift. A Collection of Bookbindings. Illustrated. 3 volumes.

Vp, (1978-2010) Not Available USD 390.00
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