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Antiquarian & Collectible Top 5
April 2011

#1 $9,999.99 AMERICA: 1671 - ARNOLDUS MONTANUS - RARE 340 YEARS OLD!
#2 $6,975.00 SIGNED FINE D H LAWRENCE LADY CHATTERLEY'S LOVER 1928
#3 $6,800.00 VIRGINIA WOOLF Room of One's Own SIGNED LIMITED EDITION
#4 $6,500.00 David Roberts Holy Land Leather 3 vol Set 1855 lithos
#5 $5,790.05 Stanley Kubrick's "Napoleon": The Greatest Movie Never

#1
America
De Nieuwe en Onbekende Weereld of Beschryving van America en & apost Zuid-Land

Arnoldus Montanus, 1625-1683

220760659436

The 1671 1st edition was published in Amsterdam by Jacob Meurs. It sold for $9.999.99 after a single bid.

#2
D.H. Lawrence
Lady Chatterley's Lover
330551382331

Coming in at #2 is a signed 1928 "privately printed limited edition" copy, #771 for 1000. Listed in "fine condition uncut pages never read." After 5 bids, it sold for $6,975.

#3
A Room of One's Own
Virginia Woolf
120602549235

Another signed limited edition, this one was published in 1929 in London, shortly before the 1st trade edition. Among the 450 signed and numbered copies sold by the publisher, this is #301. See the listing for more details about the distribution of this edition.

#4
The Holy Land
Syria Idumea, Arabia, Egypt and Nubia
Lithographs from the the drawings of David Roberts RA.
David Roberts
130461474064

The 1855 collection of lithographs in 3 volumes sold as a Best Offer.

#5
Stanley Kubrick's Napoleon
The Greatest Movie Never Made

Alison Castle
120714291147

A Taschen special limited edition boxed set in mint condition, the book listed by a UK seller sold for $5,790.05 after a single bid.

 

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