Rare and valuable books mainly from a private library ...
Subtitle: to be sold January 7 and 8, 1909, Thursday afternoon, lots 1-256, Friday afternoon, [lots] 257-516
Publisher: Anderson Auction Company
Published: 1909
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 51
Notes: 516 lots.

"No. 714"--Cover.

"Americana - being Acuña's South America, 1698; Smith's History of Canada, 1815; Holbrook's North American herpetology, 1842; Jeffery's American atlas, 1776; John Hancock's copy (with his autograph) of Bernard's Sin Testify'd against, 1728; Umfreville's Hudson's Bay, 1790; Sir Hovenden Walker's expedition to Canada, 1720; Flint's Mississippi valley, 1832; etc. Among the Rrre and fine books - are Gardiner's Art of hare hunting, 1750; Thackeray's Essay on Cruikshank, with 127 extra-illustrations, and books illustrated by George Cruikshank; Augustin Daly's copy of the Life of James Sheridan Knowles, with extra-illustrations; Brinkley's Japan, Mikado edition; Duke of Newcastle's Art of horsemanship, 1743; Pepys' Diary by Wheatley; Boydell's Shakespeare Illustrations complete; Riverside Press, Vale Press, and issues of other limited presses; special and autographed editions of Mark Twain, Bret Harte, Eugene Field, Washington Irving, Rudyard Kipling, and other noted authors. Together with the original drawings of F.O.C. Darley to illustrated the works of James Fenimore Cooper and Washington Irving; and rare specimens of colonial and continental paper money, including some of the issues of Benjamin Franklin, medals, etc."

McKay, 6599

Place of sale: New York.

Date of sale: January 7 and 8, 1909.