- Auction
20531
The Herman Melville Collection of William S. Reese
1 September 2022 - 14 September 2022, New York
SALE TOTAL: 2,806,524 (USD)
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101 Lots for Sale 20531
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Lot 601 Typee, first American edition in wrappers HERMAN MELVILLE, 1846 |
estimate price realized |
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Lot 601 Typee, first American edition in wrappers |
estimate $15,000 - $25,000 price realized $15,120 |
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Lot 602 Narrative of a Four Months' Residence Among the Natives Herman Melville, 1846 |
estimate $400 - $600 price realized $2,394 |
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Lot 603 Narrative of a Four Months' Residence Among the Natives, a family copy Herman Melville, 1846 |
estimate $3,000 - $5,000 |
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Lot 604 Typee, presentation to Capt. Ball Herman Melville, 1846 |
estimate $60,000 - $90,000 price realized $100,800 |
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Lot 605 Typee Herman Melville, 1846 |
estimate $3,000 - $5,000 price realized $2,394 |
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Lot 606 Typee Early editions & an advertisement, 1847-1876 |
estimate $1,500 - $2,500 price realized $1,764 |
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Lot 607 Appointing John Broadhead as his London agent Herman Melville, 13 January 1847 |
estimate $10,000 - $15,000 price realized $10,710 |
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Lot 608 Melville's first two books the Bradley Martin-Roosevelt copies |
estimate $6,000 - $9,000 price realized $5,670 |
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Lot 609 Omoo Herman Melville, 1847 |
estimate $800 - $1,200 price realized $3,528 |
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Lot 610 Omoo, first American edition Herman Melville |
estimate $1,000 - $2,000 price realized $4,032 |
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Lot 611 Omoo, a presentation to Capt. Paul Herman Melville, 1869 |
estimate $50,000 - $80,000 |
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Lot 612 Typee & Omoo Herman Melville, 1861 |
estimate $400 - $600 price realized $882 |
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Lot 613 Omoo Early editions, 1847-1850 |
estimate $800 - $1,200 price realized $4,032 |
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Lot 614 To an admirer of Omoo Herman Melville, late 1840s. |
estimate $5,000 - $8,000 price realized $8,820 |
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Lot 615 Rovings in the Pacific Edward Lucatt, 1851 |
estimate $200 - $300 price realized $252 |
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Lot 616 Mardi Herman Melville, 1849 |
estimate $12,000 - $18,000 price realized $16,380 |
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Lot 617 Mardi, first American edition Herman Melville |
estimate $1,000 - $2,000 price realized $2,520 |
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Lot 618 Mardi, unrecorded remainder issue Herman Melville |
estimate $10,000 - $15,000 |
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Lot 619 Arranging his first meeting with publisher Richard Bentley Herman Melville, 10 November [1849] |
estimate $20,000 - $30,000 price realized $20,160 |
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Lot 620 Redburn Herman Melville, 1849 |
estimate $20,000 - $30,000 price realized $20,160 |
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Lot 621 Redburn, Nathaniel Hawthorne's copy Herman Melville |
estimate $25,000 - $35,000 price realized $52,920 |
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Lot 622 Redburn, uncut in original boards New York, 1849 |
estimate $800 - $1,200 price realized $4,410 |
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Lot 623 Redburn, remainder issue Herman Melville |
estimate $2,000 - $3,000 price realized $3,528 |
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Lot 624 Redburn London, 1853 |
estimate $1,000 - $2,000 price realized $882 |
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Lot 625 White Jacket Herman Melville, 1850 |
estimate $20,000 - $30,000 price realized $20,160 |
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Lot 626 White Jacket, the Doheny copy New York, 1850 |
estimate $800 - $1,200 price realized $2,142 |
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Lot 627 White Jacket, remainder issue Herman Melville |
estimate $3,000 - $5,000 price realized $2,520 |
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Lot 628 Three Melville source books 1824-1844 |
estimate $700 - $900 price realized $2,520 |
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Lot 629 Narrative of the Most Extraordinary and Distressing Shipwreck of the Whale-Ship... Owen Chase, 1821 |
estimate $7,000 - $10,000 price realized $50,400 |
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Lot 630 The Whale Herman Melville, 1851 |
estimate $60,000 - $90,000 price realized $302,400 |
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Lot 631 The Whale Herman Melville, 1851 |
estimate $50,000 - $80,000 price realized $81,900 |
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Lot 632 The Whale, Bentley remainder issue Herman Melville |
estimate $50,000 - $80,000 price realized $327,600 |
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Lot 633 Moby-Dick Herman Melville, 1851 |
estimate $20,000 - $30,000 price realized $22,680 |
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Lot 634 A Voyage to the North Pacific Captain John D'Wolf, 1861 |
estimate $20,000 - $30,000 |
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Lot 635 Mocha Dick, the Bradley Martin copy J.N. Reynolds |
estimate $2,000 - $3,000 price realized $4,788 |
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Lot 636 Pierre Herman Melville, 1852 |
estimate $1,000 - $2,000 price realized $4,410 |
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Lot 637 On the rejection of \"Two Temples\" and refusing to be photographed Herman Melville, 16 May 1854 |
estimate $5,000 - $7,000 price realized $20,160 |
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Lot 638 Sending an installment of Israel Potter Herman Melville, 16 August [1854]. |
estimate $5,000 - $7,000 price realized $7,560 |
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Lot 639 Israel Potter, the Bradley Martin copy Herman Melville |
estimate $2,000 - $3,000 price realized $4,788 |
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Lot 640 Israel Potter, the Doheny copy New York, 1855 |
estimate $800 - $1,200 price realized $2,268 |
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Lot 641 Israel Potter New York, 1855 |
estimate $600 - $900 price realized $1,260 |
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Lot 642 To author Osmond Tiffany Herman Melville, 26 August [1855] |
estimate $4,000 - $6,000 price realized $8,190 |
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Lot 643 To Harper Brothers Herman Melville, 8 October [1855?] |
estimate $5,000 - $7,000 price realized $8,190 |
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Lot 644 The Refugee, the Doheny Copy Philadelphia, c.1865 |
estimate $400 - $600 price realized $882 |
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Lot 645 Letters of a Lunatic, or a Brief Exposition of my University Life G.J. Adler, 1854 |
estimate $700 - $1,000 price realized $2,016 |
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Lot 646 The Piazza Tales Herman Melville, 1858 |
estimate $5,000 - $8,000 |
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Lot 647 The Piazza Tales Herman Melville, 1856 |
estimate $3,000 - $5,000 price realized $2,520 |
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Lot 648 The Piazza Tales, inscribed by Allan Melville Herman Melville |
estimate $12,000 - $18,000 |
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Lot 649 The Piazza Tales, English issue Herman Melville, 1856 |
estimate $8,000 - $12,000 price realized $8,190 |
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Lot 650 The Confidence-Man Herman Melville, 1857 |
estimate $4,000 - $6,000 price realized $10,080 |
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Lot 651 The Confidence Man, English edition Herman Melville |
estimate $8,000 - $12,000 price realized $8,820 |
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Lot 652 Arranging a lecture on \"The South Seas\" Herman Melville, 12 February 1859 |
estimate $8,000 - $12,000 price realized $8,190 |
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Lot 653 Submitting \"short pieces\" for publication Herman Melville, 18 May [1859]. |
estimate $5,000 - $7,000 price realized $11,970 |
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Lot 654 Typee, presentation to Henry Smythe Herman Melville, 1865 |
estimate $120,000 - $180,000 |
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Lot 655 Battle-Pieces, inscribed Herman Melville, 1866 |
estimate $60,000 - $90,000 price realized $138,600 |
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Lot 656 Clarel, the Doheny copy Herman Melville, 1876 |
estimate $15,000 - $25,000 price realized $107,100 |
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Lot 657 Group of Melville editions and related Melvilliana 1850-1935 |
estimate $800 - $1,200 price realized $2,394 |
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Lot 658 To James Billson Herman Melville, 7 April 1888 |
estimate $10,000 - $15,000 |
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Lot 659 John Marr Herman Melville, 1888 |
estimate $80,000 - $120,000 price realized $302,400 |
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Lot 660 Timoleon Herman Melville, 1891 |
estimate $80,000 - $120,000 price realized $81,900 |
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Lot 661 The Works Herman Melville |
estimate $1,200 - $1,800 price realized $4,410 |
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Lot 662 Allan Melvill’s Penmanship Book 1796 |
estimate $7,000 - $10,000 |
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Lot 663 An early business letter Allan Melvill, 20 November 1806 |
estimate $400 - $600 price realized $252 |
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Lot 664 Melville family shop sign New York, 1818 |
estimate $10,000 - $15,000 price realized $8,820 |
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Lot 665 Business papers of a failed merchant Allan Melvill, 1801-1822 |
estimate $2,000 - $3,000 price realized $1,260 |
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Lot 665 A Mitchell's Traveller's Guide through the United States Gansevoort Melville's copy, 1833 |
estimate $1,500 - $2,500 price realized $1,764 |
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Lot 667 On his brother Herman's return from the sea Allan Melville, 17 October 1844 |
estimate $20,000 - $30,000 |
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Lot 668 The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym, of Nantucket Edgar Allan Poe, 1838 |
estimate $6,000 - $9,000 price realized $10,080 |
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Lot 669 Books and letters from Gansevoort Melvill 1827-1844 |
estimate $1,200 - $1,800 price realized $756 |
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Lot 670 Log of the Whaleship Acushnet after 1847 |
estimate $2,000 - $3,000 price realized $9,450 |
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Lot 671 Kearsley’s Stranger's Guide to London Melville family copy |
estimate $12,000 - $18,000 price realized $11,970 |
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Lot 672 Obed Macy's History of Nantucket Melville's own copy |
estimate $30,000 - $50,000 price realized $56,700 |
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Lot 673 Documenting leisure trips in the Berkshires with Herman Melville & family Augusta Melville, [June 1852] |
estimate $1,200 - $1,800 price realized $5,292 |
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Lot 674 Life of Franklin Pierce by Hawthorne Inscribed by Thomas Melville to a friend |
estimate $800 - $1,200 price realized $504 |
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Lot 675 On Thomas Melville heading back to sea Fanny Melville, 19 February 1854 |
estimate $300 - $500 price realized $378 |
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Lot 676 To his brother Allan on his voyage to Scotland and his plans to visit... Herman Melville, 10-15 November 1856 |
estimate $40,000 - $60,000 price realized $40,320 |
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Lot 677 Dante's Divine Comedy Herman Melville's heavily annotated copy |
estimate $100,000 - $150,000 price realized $441,000 |
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Lot 678 The Golden Dagon by J.W. Palmer Allan Melville's copy, a gift from his brother |
estimate $6,000 - $9,000 price realized $6,048 |
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Lot 679 Georgia Scenes by Longstreet Allan Melville's copy, gifted to a friend |
estimate $300 - $500 price realized $378 |
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Lot 680 The Works of Mr. Abraham Cowley Herman Melville's annotated copy |
estimate $20,000 - $30,000 price realized $17,640 |
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Lot 681 Hazlitt's Lectures on English Comic Writers and Poets Herman Melville's copy |
estimate $12,000 - $18,000 price realized $20,160 |
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Lot 682 Criticism on Art by William Hazlitt Herman Melville's copy |
estimate $12,000 - $18,000 price realized $16,380 |
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Lot 683 Autograph Leaves of Our Country's Authors Augusta Melville's copy |
estimate $1,000 - $1,500 price realized $630 |
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Lot 684 Swinburne's Laus Veneris Herman Melville's copy |
estimate $3,000 - $5,000 price realized $3,024 |
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Lot 685 The Poetry of Love A gift to Fanny Melville from Herman |
estimate $6,000 - $9,000 price realized $7,560 |
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Lot 686 Poems by Robert Burns a gift from Herman to his brother-in-law |
estimate $5,000 - $7,000 |
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Lot 687 The Farmer’s Boy by Robert Bloomfield a gift from Herman to Fanny |
estimate $6,000 - $9,000 |
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Lot 688 The May Queen by Tennyson Fanny Melville's copy |
estimate $6,000 - $9,000 |
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Lot 689 To autograph collector Edward Bok Herman Melville, 10 December 1881 |
estimate $3,000 - $5,000 price realized $9,450 |
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Lot 690 To poet Edmund Stedman Herman Melville, 20 February 1888 |
estimate $5,000 - $8,000 price realized $9,450 |
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Lot 691 To E. C. Stedman on the republication of Melville's works William Clark Russell, 9 April 1893 |
estimate $300 - $500 price realized $2,268 |
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Lot 692 The Needle Rockwell Kent, 1930 |
estimate $2,000 - $3,000 price realized $12,600 |
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Lot 693 Illustrations for Moby Dick Rockwell Kent, 1930 |
estimate $15,000 - $25,000 price realized $201,600 |
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Lot 694 Moby-Dick, inscribed and specially bound Rockwell Kent |
estimate $15,000 - $25,000 price realized $16,380 |
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Lot 695 Moby Dick Illustrated by Rockwell Kent |
estimate $3,000 - $5,000 price realized $15,120 |
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Lot 696 LAKESIDE PRESS MOBY-DICK Correspondence between Rockwell Kent and his publisher, plus ephemera |
estimate $800 - $1,200 price realized $8,820 |
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Lot 697 Greenland journal and sketchbook Rockwell Kent, c.1932 |
estimate $3,000 - $5,000 price realized $20,160 |
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Lot 698 Letters and notes Rockwell Kent, 1905-1980s |
estimate $2,000 - $3,000 price realized $1,764 |
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Lot 699 MOBY DICK DINNERWARE Rockwell Kent for Vernon Kilns, 1938-1939 |
estimate $700 - $900 price realized $2,394 |
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Lot 700 MOBY DICK DINNERWARE Rockwell Kent for Vernon Kilns, 1938-1939 |
estimate $700 - $900 price realized $1,386 |
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