Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts including Americana
Catalogue Information: 609 lots | 237 with images
Lot 1: AGRICOLA, Georgius (1494-1555). De re metallica. Translated and edited by Herbert C.
AGRICOLA, Georgius (1494-1555). De re metallica. Translated and edited by Herbert C. Hoover and Lou Henry Hoover. London: The Mining Magazine, 1912.2 o. Reproductions of original woodcuts (including folding plate). Vellum over wooden boards, uncut an [...more]
Lot 2: ALCOTT, Louisa May (1832-1888). Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy. Boston: Roberts
ALCOTT, Louisa May (1832-1888). Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy. Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1868. -- Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy. Part Second. Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1869.Together 2 volumes, 8 o. Frontispieces and plates, advertisem [...more]
Lot 3: [ALMANAC]. [FRANKLIN, Benjamin]. Poor Richard Improved: Being an Almanack... for the Year of
[ALMANAC]. [FRANKLIN, Benjamin]. Poor Richard Improved: Being an Almanack... for the Year of our Lord 1752... By Richard Saunders. Philadelphia: Printed and sold by B. Franklin, [1751].12 o. 36 pages (quire A bound out of order). "Man of Signs" woodc [...more]
Lot 4: [ALMANAC]. THOMAS, Robert B. The Farmer's Almanac, Calculated on a New and Improved Plan, for
[ALMANAC]. THOMAS, Robert B. The Farmer's Almanac, Calculated on a New and Improved Plan, for the Year of our Lord, 1793. Boston: Apollo Press for Belknap and Hall, [1792].12 o (186 x 117 mm). 48 pages. (Title with marginal repair and a few letters i [...more]
Lot 5: [ALMANAC]. CROCKETT, David (1786-1836). "Go Ahead!" The Crockett Almanac 1840. Containing
[ALMANAC]. CROCKETT, David (1786-1836). "Go Ahead!" The Crockett Almanac 1840. Containing Adventures. Exploits, Sprees & Scrapes in the West, & Life and Manners in the Backwoods. Nashville: Ben Harding, [1840].8 o (203 x 130 mm). 36 pages. Woodcuts i [...more]
