The Finefrock Collection of Rare Books & Silver

March 27, 2011 1:00 PM EDT
Live Auction

482 Lots

700: Rare books: Turkey in miniature (4pcs)

Estimate: $500 - $700

Sold: $1,150

701: Rare book: Firmin A. Didot's Notes on the Levant

Estimate: $200 - $400

Sold: $1,035

702: Rare 17th century book: General History of the Turks

Estimate: $300 - $500

Sold: $1,035

703: Rare book: Drummond's Travels

Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000

Sold: $3,680

704: Rare 17th century books: Travels through the Ottoman Empire (3pcs)

Estimate: $400 - $700

Sold: $747.5

705: Rare 18th century Turkish history book: Tarih by Rasid (3pcs)

Estimate: $300 - $500

Sold: $3,450

706: Recueil de Cent Estampes Representant Differentes Nations du Levant by Charles de Ferriol

Estimate: $10,000 - $20,000

Sold: $43,700

707: Rare books: 17th century illustrated history of the Turks (2pcs)

Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000

Sold: $2,530

708: Rare books from the collection of Howe Peter Browne, 2nd Marquess of Sligo: Della Valle's Voyages (8pcs)

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Sold: $1,840

709: Rare books: The state of the Ottoman empire (4pcs)

Estimate: $400 - $700

Sold: $3,335

710: Rare book: Observations of the Barbarian Peoples

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Sold: $1,725

711: Illustrated book: Military Costumes of Turkey

Estimate: $300 - $500

Sold: $1,265

712: Rare books: Complete History of the Turks (2pcs)

Estimate: $400 - $700

Sold: $1,495

713: Rare book: History of the troubles of Hungary by Martin Fumee

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Sold: $3,450

714: Rare book: Memoirs of Russia

Estimate: $400 - $700

Sold: $805

715: Rare book: Travels into the Levant

Estimate: $300 - $500

Sold: $1,495

716: Rare 17th century book: Wheler's Journey into Greece

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Sold: $2,530

717: Rare book: Voyages and Travels of the Ambassadors

Estimate: $500 - $700

Sold: $977.5

718: Rare books: von Hammer-Purgstall's History of the Ottoman Empire (18pcs)

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Sold: $546.25

719: Rare books: Turkish History by Knolles and Rycaut (3pcs)

Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

Sold: $2,990

720: Rare book: Bibliotheque Orientale by Barthélemy d'Herbelot

Estimate: $600 - $900

Sold: $431.25

721: Rare book: L'etat Militaire de L'empire Ottoman by Luigi Ferdinando Marsigli

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Sold: $2,760

722: Rare book: Manners and customs of the Turks by Guer (2pcs)

Estimate: $500 - $700

Sold: $2,530

723: Rare books: Tableau General De L'Empire Othoman (8pcs)

Estimate: $300 - $500

Sold: $1,840

724: Rare books: Wilson's History of the British Expedition to Egypt (2pcs)

Estimate: $300 - $600

Sold: $488.75

725: Rare 18th century illustrated book: History of the Knights Hospitallers (4pcs)

Estimate: $600 - $900

Sold: $1,495

726: Rare 17th century book: History of Turkey

Estimate: $200 - $400

Sold: $1,610

727: Rare book: The History of the Growth and Decay of the Ottoman Empire

Estimate: $300 - $600

Sold: $4,600

728: Rare book: Guthrie's tour through Crimea

Estimate: $300 - $500

Sold: $488.75

729: Rare 16th century book: Postel's De la Republique des Turcs

Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000

Sold: $9,775

730: Rare miniature volumes: history and literature (35pcs)

Estimate: $600 - $900

Sold: $3,335

731: Rare books: Ottoman Empire history and reference (20pcs)

Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000

Sold: $3,105

732: Books: Russian history (15pcs)

Estimate: $300 - $500

Sold: $632.5

733: Fine and rare books: various topics related to Turkey and Greece (9pcs)

Estimate: $500 - $1,000

Sold: $488.75

734: Rare book: Topography of Athens

Estimate: $300 - $500

Sold: $345

735: Maps: Turkey, Middle-East, Anatolia, Eastern Europe (7pcs)

Estimate: $300 - $500

Sold: $862.5

736: Book: Femmes Honnetes

Estimate: $200 - $300

Passed