PBA Galleries: Rare and Antiquarian Books with Illustrated & Children's Books, and the Dr. Richard R. Rutter Collection of Oz , 855, Berkeley

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
January 22, 2026 - January 22, 2026
Page Size: 391 items in 16 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
51

Epitome Instituti Societatis Iesu

Rome 1689 USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 USD 437.50
52 Higden, Ranulph

Two printed leaves from the Polycronicon

[Westminster] [1495] USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 625.00
53 [Dodsley, Robert]

The Oeconomy of Human Life. Translated from an Indian Manuscript, Written by an Ancient Bramin. To Which is Prefixed an Account of the Manner in Which the Said Manuscript was Discovered. In a Letter from an English Gentleman Now Residing in China to the E

London 1795 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 468.75
54 John, of Salisbury, Bishop of Chartres

Joannes Saresberiensis Metalogicus

Paris 1610 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,000.00
55 Boswell, James

Dr. Johnson's Table-Talk: Containing Aphorisms on Literature, Life and Manners; With Anecdotes of Distinguished Persons: Selected and Arranged from Mr. Boswell's Life of Johnson.

London 1798 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 500.00
56 Boswell, James

The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Comprehending an Account of his Studies and Numerous Works, in Chronological Order; A Series of His Epistolary Correspondence and Conversations With Many Eminent Persons; and Various Original Pieces of His Composition, Ne

London 1799 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 200.00
57 Boswell, James

The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Comprehending an Account of his Studies and Numerous Works, in Chronological Order; A Series of His Epistolary Correspondence and Conversations With Many Eminent Persons; and Various Original Pieces of His Composition, Ne

London 1791 USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD 2,812.50
58 Browne, Thomas

Christian Morals...With a Life of the Author by Samuel Johnson

London 1756 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 406.25
59 [Burney, Fanny] Madame d'Arblay

Memoirs of Doctor Burney, Arranged From His Own Manuscripts...

London 1832 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 187.50
60 Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope, [4th] Earl of

Letters written by the Late Right Honourable Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield, to his Son, Philip Stanhope, Esq., late Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Dresden: Together with other pieces on various subjects

London 1774 USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 Not Sold
61 Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope, [4th] Earl of

Miscellaneous Works of the Late Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield...

London 1777 USD 300.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
62 Dodsley, Robert

The Preceptor: Containing a General Course of Education. Wherein the First Principles of Polite Learning Are Laid Down in a Way Most Suitable for Trying the Genius, and Advancing the Instruction of Youth. In Twelve Parts...

London 1748 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 250.00
63 [Garrick, David]

Lilliput. A Dramatic Entertainment. As it is performed at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane

London 1757 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 150.00
64 Garrick, David

The Dramatic Works of David Garrick, Esq. to Which is Prefixed a Life of the Author in Three Volumes

London [1798] USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 281.25
65 Goldsmith, Oliver

The Diverting History of the Life, Memorable Exploits, Pranks, and Droll Adventures of the Most Heroic, Valiant and Renowned Sir John Falstaff of Facetious Memory...To which is added A Short Dissertation on His Character, and the History of the Boar's Hea

London 1789 USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 USD 875.00
66 [Hawkesworth, John]

Almoran and Hamet: An Oriental Tale. In Two Volumes

London 1761 USD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
67 Kennedy, John

A New Method of Stating and Explaining the Scripture Chronology, Upon Mosaic Astronomical Principles, Mediums and Data, As laid down in the Pentateuch.

London 1751 USD 300.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
68 [Lennox, Charlotte]

Henriette. En Deux Volumes. Traduit de L'Anglois

Amsterdam 1760 USD 400.00 - 600.00 Not Sold
69 Linneus [Linnaeus, Carl]

A System of Vegetables, According to Their Classes, Genera, Orders, Species, With Their Characters and Differences...Translated from the Thirteenth Edition (as Published by Dr. Murray) of the Systema Vegetabilium of the Late Professor Linneus; And from th

Lichfield 1783 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 187.50
70 [Piozzi, Hester Lynch]

Love Letters of Mrs. Piozzi Written When She Was Eighty to William Augustus Conway

London 1843 USD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
71 [Johnson, Samuel]

Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces

London [1773; 1774] USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 200.00
72 Johnson, Samuel

Irene: A Tragedy. As it is Acted at the Theatre Royal in Drury-Lane.

London 1749 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 1,000.00
73 Johnson, Samuel

The Life of Mr. Richard Savage [with] Poetical Works of Samuel Johnson

London 1769; 1850 USD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
74 Johnson, Samuel

The Poetical Works of Samuel Johnson, L.L.D. with the Life of the Author [bound with] The Poetical Works of William Collins with the Life of the Author

Philadelphia 1805 USD 300.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
75 Johnson, Samuel

The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

Oxford 1825 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 312.50
  • ALDE, Mar. 11: AUGUSTIN (Saint). De civitate Dei. Rome, Konrad Sweynheym et Arnold Pannartz, 1470. €20,000 - €30,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. [Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes… Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: TRITHÈME (JEAN). Polygraphie et universelle escriture cabalistique. Paris, [Benoît Prévost pour] Jacques Kerver, 1561. €8,000 - €10,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: CAUS (SALOMON DE). La Perspective, avec la raison des ombres et des miroirs. Londres, John Norton, 1612.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: NICERON (JEAN-FRANÇOIS). La Perspective curieuse ou magie artificielle des effets merveilleux de l'optique. Paris, Pierre Billaine, 1638. €6,000 - €8,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: VONTET (JACQUES). L’Art de trancher la viande et toute sorte de fruits… S.l.n.d. [probablement Lyon, vers 1647]. €20,000 - €30,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques. Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: GACHET (PAUL-FERDINAND). Les Chats de Gachet (Manuscrit). S.d. [avant mai 1873]. €6,000 - €8,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes… Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). Le Café-concert. Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [TERRY (EMILIO)]. Projet de fontaine. Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000.
  • Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: [Pietro Fabris], 1776, 1779. € 30.000 - 50.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: TULLIO D'ALBISOLA (1899-1971) - Bruno MUNARI (1907-1998) - L'Anguria lirica (lungo poema passionale). Roma e Savona: Edizioni Futuriste di Poesia, senza data [ma 1933?]. € 20.000 - 30.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: IL MANOSCRITTO RITROVATO DI IPPOLITA MARIA SFORZA. TITO LIVIO - Ab Urbe Condita. Prima Decade. Manoscritto miniato su pergamena, metà XV secolo. € 280.000 - 350.000