Lot 39 · Books & Manuscripts
A'BECKETT, Gilbert Abbott. John Leech, illustrator. The Comic History of England. 1847-48. 2 vols. -- The Comic History of Rome. Together 3 vols. uniformly bound. 8 o. Frontispieces and numerous engravings. Contemporary calf gilt. g.e. -- BOCCACCIO, Giovanni. The Decameron. London, 1906. 2 vols. 4 o. Frontispiece. Full morocco elaborately gilt (boards detached), t.e.g. -- ONIONS, C. T., editor. The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles. Oxford, 1933. 2 vols. 4 o. Full red morocco gilt, g.e. -- and 14 others, all bound in leather, v.p., v.d. (conditions vary). (21)
A'BECKETT, Gilbert Abbott. John Leech, illustrator. The Comic History of England. 1847-48. 2 vols. -- The Comic History of Rome. Together 3 vols. uniformly bound. 8 o. Frontispieces and numerous engravings. Contemporary calf gilt. g.e. -- BOCCACCIO, Giovanni. The Decameron. London, 1906. 2 vols. 4 o. Frontispiece. Full morocco elaborately gilt (boards detached), t.e.g. -- ONIONS, C. T., editor. The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles. Oxford, 1933. 2 vols. 4 o. Full red morocco gilt, g.e. -- and 14 others, all bound in leather, v.p., v.d. (conditions vary). (21)
Sign in to download a work market report (PDF) — placement, comparables, and the artist's market, generated from the record.
- Estimate
- $600–$800 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Books & Manuscripts , New York · 28 April 1999
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6424615
- Record
- first seen 29 Jul 2026 · updated 29 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-6424615 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-6424615
A'BECKETT, Gilbert Abbott. John Leech, illustrator. The Comic History of England. 1847-48. 2 vols. -- The Comic History of Rome. Together 3 vols. uniformly bound. 8 o. Frontispieces and numerous engravings. Contemporary calf gilt. g.e. -- BOCCACCIO, Giovanni. The Decameron. London, 1906. 2 vols. 4 o. Frontispiece. Full morocco elaborately gilt (boards detached), t.e.g. -- ONIONS, C. T., editor. The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles. Oxford, 1933. 2 vols. 4 o. Full red morocco gilt, g.e. -- and 14 others, all bound in leather, v.p., v.d. (conditions vary). (21), A'BECKETT, Gilbert Abbott. John Leech, illustrator. The Comic History of England. 1847-48. 2 vols. -- The Comic History of Rome. Together 3 vols. uniformly bound. 8 o. Frontispieces and numerous engravings. Contemporary calf gilt. g.e. -- BOCCACCIO, Giovanni. The Decameron. London, 1906. 2 vols. 4 o. Frontispiece. Full morocco elaborately gilt (boards detached), t.e.g. -- ONIONS, C. T., editor. The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles. Oxford, 1933. 2 vols. 4 o. Full red morocco gilt, g.e. -- and 14 others, all bound in leather, v.p., v.d. (conditions vary). (21). Christie's, 28 Apr 1999, lot 39. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6424615.
Cite this record permanent · resolvable · quotable
Appraisal reports, insurance claims, catalogue entries and footnotes. The identifier never changes, and anyone can resolve it back to this page at https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-6424615.
A'BECKETT, Gilbert Abbott. John Leech, illustrator. The Comic History of England. 1847-48. 2 vols. -- The Comic History of Rome. Together 3 vols. uniformly bound. 8 o. Frontispieces and numerous engravings. Contemporary calf gilt. g.e. -- BOCCACCIO, Giovanni. The Decameron. London, 1906. 2 vols. 4 o. Frontispiece. Full morocco elaborately gilt (boards detached), t.e.g. -- ONIONS, C. T., editor. The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles. Oxford, 1933. 2 vols. 4 o. Full red morocco gilt, g.e. -- and 14 others, all bound in leather, v.p., v.d. (conditions vary). (21), A'BECKETT, Gilbert Abbott. John Leech, illustrator. The Comic History of England. 1847-48. 2 vols. -- The Comic History of Rome. Together 3 vols. uniformly bound. 8 o. Frontispieces and numerous engravings. Contemporary calf gilt. g.e. -- BOCCACCIO, Giovanni. The Decameron. London, 1906. 2 vols. 4 o. Frontispiece. Full morocco elaborately gilt (boards detached), t.e.g. -- ONIONS, C. T., editor. The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles. Oxford, 1933. 2 vols. 4 o. Full red morocco gilt, g.e. -- and 14 others, all bound in leather, v.p., v.d. (conditions vary). (21). Christie's, 28 Apr 1999, lot 39. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6424615.
The citation omits the realized price because this record is not unlocked. Everything else in it is complete and permanent.
From the same sale Books & Manuscripts · Apr 1999
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| BURNS, Robert. The Complete Writings. London, 1926. 10 vols. 8 o. Con… | BURNS, Robert. The Complete Writings. London, 1926. 10 vols. 8 o. Contemporary blue three-quarter morocco by the Riverside Press, t.e.g. others uncut (owner's signature on preliminary blank). LIMITED EDITION, number 149 of 1000 sets. (10) | $500–$700 | |
| SHAKESPEARE, William. The Works . Edited by W.E. Henley. Edinburgh, 1… | SHAKESPEARE, William. The Works . Edited by W.E. Henley. Edinburgh, 1901-04. 10 vols. Large 4 o. EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED with numerous plates. Contemporary red morocco gilt. LIMITED EDITION, number 195 of 1000 copies. (10) | $1,500–$2,000 | |
| LONGFELLOW, Henry Wadsworth. A FINELY BOUND SET OF FIRST EDITIONS. In… | LONGFELLOW, Henry Wadsworth. A FINELY BOUND SET OF FIRST EDITIONS. Includes: Hyperion. New York, 1839. 2 vols. -- The Spanish Student. Cambridge, 1843. -- The Waif. Cambridge, 1845. -- Poems. Philadelphia, 1845. [ With ]: ALS by Stephen Longfellow, dated 20 Dec. 1774. -- The Belfry of Bruges. Cambridge, 1846. -- Kavanagh. Boston, 1849. -- The Seaside and the Fireside. Boston, 1850. -- The Golden Legend. Boston, 1851. -- The Song of Hiawatha. Boston, 1855. [ With ]: ALS by H.W. Longfellow. -- The Courtship of Miles Standish. Boston, 1858. -- Tales of a Wayside Inn. Boston, 1863. -- and 19 others. Together 31 vols. Various 8 o sizes. Uniformly bound in half-morocco, spines gilt, with original publishers' cloth bound in at end (4 in original binding housed in matching slipcases). Provenance : Agnes Neustadt (bookplate). All FIRST EDITIONS. (31) | $1,000–$1,500 | |
| VASARI, Giorgio. Lives of the most Eminent Painters, Sculptors and Ar… | VASARI, Giorgio. Lives of the most Eminent Painters, Sculptors and Architects. Newly translated by Gaston Du C. de Vere. London: Medici Society, 1912-15. 10 vols. 4 o. Numerous photographic reproductions. Contemporary red three-quarter morocco, spines gilt. Provenance : John Edward Alderd (bookplate). (10) | $800–$1,200 | |
| [FAULKNER, William]. Henry Prize Stories and Best Short Stories conta… | [FAULKNER, William]. Henry Prize Stories and Best Short Stories containing Faulkner contributions. -- RIDDELL, John. In The Worst Possible Taste. New York, 1932. -- American Caravan IV. New York, 1931. Faulkner contributions. LIMITED EDITION SIGNED by editors. -- MASSEY, Linton R. William Faulkner: "Man Working," 1919-1962. Charlottesville, 1968. Together 14 vols. relating to Faulkner, most with slipcases. Provenance : Goodwin copies. (15) | $300–$500 | |
| PROUST, Marcel. Du côté de chez Swann. Paris: Bernard Grasset, 1914. … | PROUST, Marcel. Du côté de chez Swann. Paris: Bernard Grasset, 1914. 12 o. Red half-morocco and marbled boards, t.e.g., original printed wrappers bound in. Provenance : Henri Burton (bookplate). FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, with the colophon on verso of page 523, and wrappers dated 1913. Connolly The Modern Movement 23. | $1,000–$1,500 |