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Sale 437 View Catalogue
Rare Books & Manuscripts:
A Private San Francisco Library
with Important Angling & Sporting Books

Thursday, September 16, 2010 at 1:00 pm

Original pencil drawing of a marlin by Lynn Bogue Hunt, inscribed to Ernest Hemingway, in a copy of American Big Game Fishing, one of 56 De Luxe copies, with presentation inscription from Hemingway to his uncle-in-law.

Estimate: $15,000/25,000

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Tuesday, September 14, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Wednesday, September 15, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
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The Architecture of A. Palladio; in four books. Containing, a short treatise of the five orders, and the most necessary observations concerning all sorts of building, as also the different construction of private and publick houses, highways, bridges, market-places, xystes, and temples, with their plans, sections, and uprights. To which are added several notes and observations made by Inigo Jones, never printed before; revis'd, design'd, and publish'd by Giacomo Leoni... Translated from the Italian original
The Architecture of Andrea Palladio, first complete edition in English and the first edition in Grand Format, 2 volumes, 1715-20, a superb copy. Offered in Sale 437, Rare Books & Manuscripts: A Private San Francisco Library with Important Angling & Sporting Books, September 16, 2010. Estimate: $20,000/30,000.
 
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Manuscript Qur'an, Ottoman period, likely Iran
Splendid manuscript Qur'an from the 13th century AH (18th century AD), likely from Iran, with numerous gilt highlights and embellishments, in excellent condition. Offered in Sale 437, Rare Books & Manuscripts: A Private San Francisco Library with Important Angling & Sporting Books, September 16, 2010. Estimate: $12,000/18,000.
 
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