May 06, 2013
April's Most Expensive Sales on AbeBooks
1. Poems. First, Second, and Third Series by Emily Dickinson - £19,315
A set of first editions of her first three works; the First, Second and Third Series of Poems, published in 1890, 1891 and 1896 respectively.
A first edition, first printing of this work which contains a colour illustration on the front cover by Pablo Picasso as well as monochrome photographs, and a frontis of legendary ballet star Serge Lifar also by Picasso. This copy is inscribed on the fly leaf by Lifar "A Madame Baron, grande amie des arts, cordialment , Serge Lifar, Cannes le 3.9.63."
The first appearance of The Sign of The Four, the second Sherlock Holmes story by Arthur Conan Doyle, was in this publication. This was Vincent Starrett's copy (Starret was a journalist and author) with his signature and Fridolf Johnson’s Sherlockian bookplate (signed by Johnson).
A set of first editions of her first three works; the First, Second and Third Series of Poems, published in 1890, 1891 and 1896 respectively.
2. The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams - £9,657
A first US edition from 1922 of one of the first modern picture books for children. Illustrated by William Nicholson with colour pictorial endpapers and seven richly coloured full page lithographs.
3. Rénovateur Du Ballet Françaisby Julie Sazonova & Jean Laurent -£7,379A first US edition from 1922 of one of the first modern picture books for children. Illustrated by William Nicholson with colour pictorial endpapers and seven richly coloured full page lithographs.
A first edition, first printing of this work which contains a colour illustration on the front cover by Pablo Picasso as well as monochrome photographs, and a frontis of legendary ballet star Serge Lifar also by Picasso. This copy is inscribed on the fly leaf by Lifar "A Madame Baron, grande amie des arts, cordialment , Serge Lifar, Cannes le 3.9.63."
4. Almagestum novum astronomiam veterem novamque complectens observationibus aliorum et propriisby Giambattista Riccioli - £6,692
Published in 1651 in two volumes, ‘The New Almagest’ became the standard technical reference book for 17th century European astronomers. Within the two volumes, there are 10 main sections detailing objects in celestial motion, the Earth and sun’s size, gravity and motion, eclipses, and the structure of the universe.
Published in 1651 in two volumes, ‘The New Almagest’ became the standard technical reference book for 17th century European astronomers. Within the two volumes, there are 10 main sections detailing objects in celestial motion, the Earth and sun’s size, gravity and motion, eclipses, and the structure of the universe.
5= Valley of Fear: A Sherlock Holmes Novel by Arthur Conan Doyle - £6,438
Published in 1915, this first edition is rare in its original publisher’s dust jacket. Illustrated by Arthur I. Keller with seven full page illustrations.
5= Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell -£6,438
A first edition in the red dust jacket, published 1949 and in fine condition.
Published in 1915, this first edition is rare in its original publisher’s dust jacket. Illustrated by Arthur I. Keller with seven full page illustrations.
5= Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell -£6,438
A first edition in the red dust jacket, published 1949 and in fine condition.
7. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald - £6,116
A first edition, without a dust jacket, published in 1925. It also contains a signed envelope, laid in, addressed by Fitzgerald to a friend.
8. Lippincott’s Magazine, February, 1890 - £5,472A first edition, without a dust jacket, published in 1925. It also contains a signed envelope, laid in, addressed by Fitzgerald to a friend.
The first appearance of The Sign of The Four, the second Sherlock Holmes story by Arthur Conan Doyle, was in this publication. This was Vincent Starrett's copy (Starret was a journalist and author) with his signature and Fridolf Johnson’s Sherlockian bookplate (signed by Johnson).
9. Poor Richard Improved by Benjamin Franklin - £4,204
Published 1760, this is a scarce example of Franklin's most famous project, this copy is of added interest for the contemporary manuscript notes added to its margins about burials, marriages, and travel of various Philadelphia merchants of the 1760s. There is also the typical astrological advice and medical counsel including the promotion of the recently-introduced practice of inoculation against smallpox.
Published 1760, this is a scarce example of Franklin's most famous project, this copy is of added interest for the contemporary manuscript notes added to its margins about burials, marriages, and travel of various Philadelphia merchants of the 1760s. There is also the typical astrological advice and medical counsel including the promotion of the recently-introduced practice of inoculation against smallpox.
10. Endymion: A Poetic Romance by John Keats - £3,974
Published 1818 by Taylor and Hessey, this first edition was bound without advertisements in full crushed red morocco by Riviere & Son.
Published 1818 by Taylor and Hessey, this first edition was bound without advertisements in full crushed red morocco by Riviere & Son.
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