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Rare Book Hub: 62 Auctions Archived, another 36 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 13 December 2019, 62 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction Database; 1 in Swiss francs, 18 in euros, 10 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, and 32 in US dollars.  Turnover was $37,387,486 as 22,086 lots were offered and 16,599 sold for a 75% success rate.  The holidays are quickly approaching and the field will soon get a well-deserved rest.

 

For the week ahead 36 auctions are scheduled.

 

11 auctions saw total proceeds reach a million dollars: 


Heritage AuctionsFall Sports Card Catalog Auction on December 7th: $9,437,190 
ChristiesBooks, including Science & Natural History on December 11th: $3,320,204 
ChristiesImportant Books, Atlases, Globes & Scientific Instruments from the Collection of Nico and Nanni Isra on December 11th: $3,211,614 
ChristiesOld Master Prints on December 10th: $2,707,776 
Heritage AuctionsWorld Currency on December 6th: $1,666,705 
Robert Siegel GalleriesWorldwide Postal History on December 12th: $1,615,686 
SothebysEnglish Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations - Online Bidstart 12/3 on December 10th: $1,551,796 
ChristiesShakespeare and Goethe: Masterpieces of European Literature from the Schøyen Collection on December 11th: $1,257,821 
Koller AuctionsPrints and Multiples on December 7th: $1,213,304 
Galerie BassengePrints of the 15th-19th Century on November 27th: $1,184,758 
ChristiesAnsel Adams and the American West: Photographs from the Center for Creative Photography on December 10th: $1,098,250

 


14 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered: 

Dominic Winter Book AuctionsPrinted Books, Maps and Documents on December 11th: 152.81% 
Dominic Winter Book AuctionsModern Literature & First Editions, Children's, Private Press & Illustrated Books on December 12th: 144.03% 
ALDEOriginal Editions of the 19th to 20th Centuries on December 12th: 134.84% 
Galerie BassengeA Passion for Prints - A Collection of Classic Printmaking on November 27th: 132.37% 
Doyle New YorkHunting Books from the Library of Arnold "Jake" Johnson - Online bidstart 11/22 on December 4th: 118.68% 
ChristiesShakespeare and Goethe: Masterpieces of European Literature from the Schøyen Collection on December 11th: 117.11% 
Galerie BassengeModern Art Part 2 - Prints on November 29th: 115.74% 
ChristiesImportant Books, Atlases, Globes & Scientific Instruments from the Collection of Nico and Nanni Isra on December 11th: 115.20% 
ALDEAncient and XIX Century Books on December 12th: 111.83% 
Koller AuctionsPrints and Multiples on December 7th: 111.13% 
ChristiesAnsel Adams and the American West: Photographs from the Center for Creative Photography on December 10th: 108.20% 
Galerie BassengePrints of the 15th-19th Century on November 27th: 105.05% 
Brunk AuctionsPremier Auctions on December 5th: 103.75% 
Galerie Bassenge21st Century Photography on December 4th: 101.89% 


30 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell: 

Leland Little AuctionsImportant Single-Owner Collection - Rembrandt and Dali Prints on December 6th: 100.00% 
Heritage AuctionsWorld Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 12/3 on December 10th: 100.00% 
ChristiesAnsel Adams and the American West: Photographs from the Center for Creative Photography on December 10th: 100.00% 
Heritage AuctionsU.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 12/3 on December 10th: 99.67% 
Heritage AuctionsFall Sports Card Catalog Auction on December 7th: 99.43% 
Heritage AuctionsSunday Internet Comics - bidstart 12/1 on December 8th: 99.07% 
Dirk Soulis AuctionsWinter Fine Art - Prints on December 7th: 97.81% 
Heritage AuctionsSunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 11/10 on December 8th: 96.76% 
Doyle New YorkHunting Books from the Library of Arnold "Jake" Johnson - Online bidstart 11/22 on December 4th: 96.04% 
Heritage AuctionsSunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 12/1 on December 8th: 95.75% 
Brunk AuctionsPremier Auctions on December 5th: 94.12% 
Robert Siegel GalleriesWorldwide Postal History on December 12th: 92.51% 
Dominic Winter Book AuctionsPrinted Books, Maps and Documents on December 11th: 90.86% 
ChristiesImportant Books, Atlases, Globes & Scientific Instruments from the Collection of Nico and Nanni Isra on December 11th: 90.63% 
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers59th Annual Thanksgiving Americana & Fine Art on November 29th: 90.00% 
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers20th Century, Modern and Contemporary Art on December 7th: 89.77% 
Heritage AuctionsWorld Currency on December 6th: 89.24% 
Forum AuctionsOnline Sale: Books and Works on Paper on December 10th: 88.70% 
Rachel Davis Fine ArtsPrints, etc. on December 7th: 88.33% 
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare BooksFine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on December 7th: 87.50% 
Koller AuctionsPrints and Multiples on December 7th: 87.31% 
Brunk AuctionsPremier Auctions on December 6th: 87.10% 
Heritage AuctionsMusic & Entertainment on December 7th: 87.00% 
Dominic Winter Book AuctionsModern Literature & First Editions, Children's, Private Press & Illustrated Books on December 12th: 86.96% 
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 11/29 on December 6th: 85.92% 
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 11/22 on December 3rd: 84.00% 
Galerie BassengeA Passion for Prints - A Collection of Classic Printmaking on November 27th: 83.93% 
Garth's Auctioneers and AppraisersDecember Eclectic Auction on December 6th: 83.33% 
Purcell AuctioneersIrish Interest Book & Ephemera Auction on December 4th: 81.08% 
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 11/22 on December 2nd: 80.95% 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Christies Arcano del Mare. on December 11th Actual price: USD $969,850.
  2. Christies A HIGHLY IMPORTANT MEDIEVAL ASTROLABE QUADRANT PROBABLY SOUTHERN FRANCE, 1291-1310 on December 11th Actual price: USD $969,850.
  3. Heritage Auctions 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle #311 PSA NM-MT+ 8.5. on December 7th Actual price: USD $765,000.
  4. Christies AN EARLY DUTCH POCKET GLOBE on December 11th Actual price: USD $380,977.
  5. Christies De re militari. on December 11th Actual price: USD $364,730.
  6. Heritage Auctions 1910-11 M116 Sporting Life Near Set (314/326) - #1 on the PSA Set Registry! on December 7th Actual price: USD $324,000.
  7. Christies 'Sketch of the Analytical Engine invented by Charles Babbage... with notes by the translator'. Offprint from Scientific Memoirs. Vol. 3 (1843). on December 11th Actual price: USD $281,837.
  8. Christies Melencolia I on December 10th Actual price: USD $248,680.
  9. Finarte Manoscritti, carteggi, epistolario, dipinti, 1920 on December 5th Actual price: USD $244,403.
  10. Heritage Auctions 2003-04 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection LeBron James Rookie Patch Autograph 83/99 #78 BGS Mint 9 - 10 Autograph. on December 7th Actual price: USD $228,000.
  11. Forum Auctions Girl with Balloon on December 11th Actual price: USD $207,605.
  12. Christies Comedies, Histories and Tragedies. Published according to the true Originall Copies. on December 11th Actual price: USD $198,944.
  13. Koller Auctions Superman. 1981. on December 7th Actual price: USD $185,911.
  14. Galerie Bassenge Melancolia on November 27th Actual price: USD $183,909.
  15. Christies Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies. Published according to the true Original Copies. Unto which is added, Seven Plays, never before Printed in Folio. on December 11th Actual price: USD $182,365.
  16. Christies The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt & Nubia. on December 11th Actual price: USD $165,786.
  17. Christies Manuscript part for a contemporary analogue to Henry IV, part I, on December 11th Actual price: USD $157,497.
  18. Heritage Auctions China People's Bank of China 10,000 Yuan 1951 Pick 858Aa S/M#C282 PMG Very Fine 25 Net. on December 6th Actual price: USD $153,600.
  19. Christies An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. on December 11th Actual price: USD $149,208.
  20. Christies The Three Trees on December 10th Actual price: USD $149,208.
  21. Heritage Auctions 1993 SP Derek Jeter #279 PSA Gem Mint 10. on December 7th Actual price: USD $138,000.
  22. Koller Auctions The Book of Love. 1996. on December 7th Actual price: USD $136,416.
  23. Christies THE INSTITUTION OF THE EUCHARIST, miniature by Simon Bening, illuminated manuscript on vellum on December 11th Actual price: USD $132,629.
  24. Sothebys Mr William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies. Published according to the true originall copies. on December 10th Actual price: USD $124,763.
  25. Sothebys A Fully Operational Three-Rotor Enigma I Cipher Machine. on December 10th Actual price: USD $124,763.

 

62 total sales reported this week:

Finarte. Books, Autographs and Prints on December 5th: 66.12%
Sothebys. English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations - Online Bidstart 12/3 on December 10th: 60.27%
Holabird Kagin Americana. Holiday Treasures - session 5 on December 9th: 68.81%
Holabird Kagin Americana. Holiday Treasures - session 4 on December 8th: 46.45%
Holabird Kagin Americana. Holiday Treasures - session 3 on December 7th: 34.35%
Holabird Kagin Americana. Holiday Treasures - session 2 on December 6th: 44.29%
Holabird Kagin Americana. Holiday Treasures - session 1 on December 5th: 35.89%
RR Auction. Marvels of Modern Music - Internet bidstart 12/5 on December 12th: 51.90%
Robert Siegel Galleries. Worldwide Postal History on December 12th: 92.51%
ALDE. Original Editions of the 19th to 20th Centuries on December 12th: 73.82%
ALDE. Ancient and XIX Century Books on December 12th: 69.64%
Forum Auctions. Best of British: Editions 1950 - 2019 on December 11th: 60.83%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Maps and Atlases on December 6th: 66.38%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on December 10th: 88.70%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Modern Literature & First Editions, Children's, Private Press & Illustrated Books on December 12th: 86.96%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents on December 11th: 90.86%
Morton Subastas. Books from the Collection of Engineer Don Lorezo Zambrano on December 10th: 48.00%
Hindman Auctions. Atlanta Collections - Online on December 10th: 68.75%
Swann Galleries. Illustration Art on December 10th: 68.95%
Christies. Fashion Photos - Online bidstart 12/2 on December 11th: 41.18%
Christies. Books, including Science & Natural History on December 11th: 71.02%
Christies. Important Books, Atlases, Globes & Scientific Instruments from the Collection of Nico and Nanni Isra on December 11th: 90.63%
Christies. Shakespeare and Goethe: Masterpieces of European Literature from the Schøyen Collection on December 11th: 67.09%
Christies. Ansel Adams and the American West: Photographs from the Center for Creative Photography on December 10th: 100.00%
Christies. Old Master Prints on December 10th: 78.11%
Tajan. Ancient and Modern Books on September 24th: 50.74%
Tajan. Prints on December 4th: 50.76%
Vermot de Pas. Comic Strips, Original Boards on December 7th: 55.65%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. 20th Century, Modern and Contemporary Art on December 7th: 89.77%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 12/3 on December 10th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 12/3 on December 10th: 99.67%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 11/10 on December 8th: 96.76%
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Prints, etc. on December 7th: 88.33%
Koller Auctions. Prints and Multiples on December 7th: 87.31%
Leland Little Auctions. Important Single-Owner Collection - Rembrandt and Dali Prints on December 6th: 100.00%
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. December Eclectic Auction on December 6th: 83.33%
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. 59th Annual Thanksgiving Americana & Fine Art on November 29th: 90.00%
Michaans Auctions. Gallery Auction - Books, Prints, Photographs on December 7th: 58.97%
Brunk Auctions. Premier Auctions on December 6th: 87.10%
Brunk Auctions. Premier Auctions on December 5th: 94.12%
Jeschke van Vliet Auctions Berlin GmbH. Rare Books, Decorative Prints, Historical Photography on December 6th: 42.30%
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Winter Fine Art - Prints on December 7th: 97.81%
Eldreds. Asian Art - Books and Prints on December 6th: 60.27%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 12/1 on December 8th: 95.75%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 11/22 on December 2nd: 80.95%
Purcell Auctioneers. Irish Interest Book & Ephemera Auction on December 4th: 81.08%
Catawiki B. V.. Art and Photography - Online bidstart 11/29 on December 6th: 40.00%
Galerie Bassenge. Modern Art Part 1 - Prints on November 30th: 67.07%
Galerie Bassenge. Modern Art Part 2 - Prints on November 29th: 77.55%
Galerie Bassenge. A Passion for Prints - A Collection of Classic Printmaking on November 27th: 83.93%
Galerie Bassenge. Prints of the 15th-19th Century on November 27th: 67.26%
Galerie Bassenge. 21st Century Photography on December 4th: 63.08%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 11/29 on December 6th: 85.92%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 11/22 on December 3rd: 84.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 11/22 on December 1st: 64.29%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 12/1 on December 8th: 99.07%
Heritage Auctions. Music & Entertainment on December 7th: 87.00%
Heritage Auctions. Fall Sports Card Catalog Auction on December 7th: 99.43%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency on December 6th: 89.24%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on December 7th: 87.50%
Doyle New York. Hunting Books from the Library of Arnold "Jake" Johnson - Online bidstart 11/22 on December 4th: 96.04%
Doyle New York. The Angling, Decoy & Americana Collection of John Parmly of Rumson, NJ. online bidstart 11/22 on December 4th: 73.63%

 


For the week ahead 36 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Dec. 16th
Finarte. Milan. Photography - Internet bidstart 12/2. 251 lots
Pandolfini. Florence . Books, etc.. 115 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 83 lots
Bonhams. New York. Holiday Prints and Multiples. 149 lots
Cowans Auctions. Cincinnati. Historic Photography: Timed Auction - Internet bidstart 12/5. 202 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Art and Photography - Online bidstart 12/6. 2 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 12/6. 65 lots
Sothebys. New York. Prints and Multiples - Prints - Online bidstart 12/6. 72 lots
Aste Bolaffi. Milan. Christmas Sale - Live Internet. 79 lots

Tue. Dec. 17th
Bonhams. London. Entertainment Memorabilia. 125 lots
Mirabaud-Mercier Auctioneers. PARIS . Old and Modern Books. 363 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books. 429 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 12/10. 517 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 12/10. 208 lots
Sothebys. New York. The History of Science and Technology. 35 lots
Winner's Auctions Ltd. Jerusalem. Gold Coins, Chabad, Amulets and Belongings of Tzaddikim, Kabala & Chassidic books, Manuscripts and L. 253 lots
Robert Siegel Galleries. New York. United States Postal History and Confederate States. 620 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 12/6. 30 lots

Wed. Dec. 18th
Sothebys. New York. Fine Books and Manuscripts. 204 lots
Dorotheum . Vienna. Books and Decorative Prints. 319 lots
Sothebys. New York. The Birds of America from Original Drawings by John James Audubon. 1 lots
Bonhams. London. Prints and Multiples. 347 lots
Alaska Auction. Anchorage. Prints, Photos, Books, Sports Cards. 29 lots
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Bloomfield. Discovery Auction - Prints.
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. ONLINE SALE OF BOOKS AND DOCUMENTATIONS (Rare architectural works, reasoned catalogs, fine arts, etc. 526 lots

Thu. Dec. 19th
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. American History - Travel and Exploration - World History - Cartography. 457 lots
Alaska Auction. Anchorage. Prints, Books, Sports cards.
Ader. PARIS. Judaica: Books and Manuscripts. 242 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. Works of Art - Prints, Posters about Bicycles. 67 lots

Fri. Dec. 20th
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 12/13. 165 lots

Sat. Dec. 21st
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. Sporlympic V : 100% Olympism. 235 lots

Sun. Dec. 22nd
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 12/15.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 12/15.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 11/24. 211 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 12/13. 54 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A RUTH BADER GINSBURG BEADED JUDICIAL COLLAR. $80,000 - $120,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: ONLY KNOWN COPY OF THE ONLY BOOK BY THE REMARKABLE EVE ADAMS. $8,000 - $12,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A COMPLETE RUN OF VISIONAIRE MAGAZINE THROUGH 2010. $6,000 - $9,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: LAW REVIEW OFFPRINT SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY RUTH BADER GINSBURG. $3,000 - $5,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: META REBNER'S WORKING SCRIPT OF THE LOVED ONE. $1,500 - $2,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A KATHY GROVE PORTRAIT OF CYNDI LAUPER FOR THE FEBRUARY 1989 DETAILS COVER. $800 - $1,200
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A PLASTIC COAT BY MILLIE DAVID FEATURED IN SOHO NEWS STYLE SECTION, FROM THE COLLECTION OF ANNIE FLANDERS. $500 - $700
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A RUTH BADER GINSBURG JEWELRY BOX. $600 - $900
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A SET OF JONI MITCHELL LYRICS FOR "IF I HAD A HEART." $2,000 - $3,000
  • 19th Century Shop
    Catalogue 198 just published
    19th Century Shop. Darwin and Wallace, first printing of the first paper on natural selection
    19th Century Shop. Shakespeare’s Poems, first collected edition
    19th Century Shop. Walt Whitman portrait inscribed with a Leaves of Grass poem
    19th Century Shop. Major Elizabeth Barrett Browning manuscript notebook
    19th Century Shop. Spock's Baby Book, original MS
    19th Century Shop. Cellarius, Harmonia Macrocosmica, the great celestial atlas
  • Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [RUTH, George Herman “Babe” (1895-1948)]. Signed photograph. Circa 1930s. 191 x 248 mm. $1,500 to $2,500.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: HARRISON, Benjamin. Document signed (“Benj Harrison”) as governor of Virginia, certifying the service of Daniel Cumbo, a Black Revolutionary soldier. $6,000 to $9,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: ONE OF THE FIRST PRINTED ANNOUNCEMENTS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: FIRST PRINTING OF LINCOLN’S IMMORTAL GETTYSBURG ADDRESS. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: HIGHLY IMPORTANT MORMON ARCHIVE. ALLEY, George. Archive of 23 Autograph Letters Signed by Mormon Convert George Alley to His Brother Joseph Alley. $10,000 to $20,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [AVIATION]. [ARMSTRONG, Neil A.] Aviation Hall of Fame Gold Medal MS64 NGC, Awarded to Neil Armstrong in 1979. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: NEWLY DISCOVERED FIRST PRINTING OF "WITH MALICE TOWARDS NONE... " FROM THE ONLY NEWSPAPER ACTUALLY ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN LINCOLN’S SECOND INAUGURAL PROCESSION. $4,000 to $8,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: THE MOST IMPORTANT GEORGE WASHINGTON DOCUMENT IN PRIVATE HANDS; GEORGE WASHINGTON’S COMMISSION AS COMMANDER IN CHIEF, 1775, ONE OF ONLY TWO ORIGINALS. $150,000 to $250,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: A VERY RARE ACCOUNT OF BLACKBEARD’S DEATH AND ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PIRATE ITEMS EXTANT. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: EDISON, Thomas. Patent for Edison’s Improvements on the Electric-Light, No. 219,628. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Patent Office], 16 September 1879. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [VIETNAM WAR]. The original pen used by Secretary of State William P. Rogers to sign the Vietnam Peace Agreement, Paris, 27 January 1973. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: SONS OF LIBERTY FOUNDER COLONEL BARRÉ ANNOTATED TITLE-PAGE, “WHICH OUGHT TO ROUSE UP BRITISH ATTENTION”. $4,000 to $6,000.
  • Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: [Langland (William)]. The vision of Pierce Plowman, nowe the seconde time imprinted..., Roberte Crowley, 1550. £8,000 to £10,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: [Shakespeare (William)]. [Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies], second folio edition, [by Tho.Cotes, for Robert Allot], [1632]. £30,000 to £40,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Bible, Czech Biblia Bohemica, first complete Bible printed in the Czech vernacular, Prague, August 1488. £30,000 to £40,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: Shabthai Tzvi.- Collection of four printed and illustrated broadsides detailing the appearance, rise and fall of the false messiah, Shabthai Tzvi, Augsburg, 1666-67. £40,000 to £60,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Leaf from the Beauvais Missal, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment, [Northern France (perhaps Beauvais or Amiens)], [fourteenth century (c.1310)]. £4,000 to £6,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Aubrey (John). [Remaines of Gentilisme and Judaisme], manuscript in English, Latin and Greek, [c. 1693]. £30,000 to £50,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: Byron (George Gordon Noel, Lord). Poems on Various Occasions, first edition, Harriet Maltby's copy, Newark, Printed by S. & J. Ridge, 1807. £30,000 to £40,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Hobbit, first edition, second impression with dust-jacket, 1937 [but 1938]. £7,000 to £10,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Blake (William).- Thornton (Robert John). The Pastorals of Virgil, 2 vol., engraved plates by William Blake, 1821. £8,000 to £12,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: America.- Mount (William J.) & Thomas Page. The English Pilot…, [bound with] The Fourth Book, describing The West Indies Navigation from Hudson's-Bay to the River Amazones, 1721. £20,000 to £30,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Oldfield (Henry Ambrose), Rajman Singh Chitrakar & others. An album of 160 photographs and 13 original artworks, (1833-1919), [c. 1850s-1880s]. £20,000 to £30,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Audubon (John James) [and William MacGillivray]. Ornithological Biography…, 5 vol., first edition, presentation copy inscribed by Audubon, Edinburgh, 1831-49 [i.e. 1831-39]. £10,000 to £15,000.
  • Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Winston Churchill. The Second World War. Set of First-Edition Volumes. 6,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: A.A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard. A Collection of The Pooh Books. Set of First-Editions. 18,600 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Salvador Dalí, Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Finely Bound and Signed Limited Edition. 15,000 USD
    Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ian Fleming. Live and Let Die. First Edition. 9,500 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter Series. Finely Bound First Printing Set of Complete Series. 5,650 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell to Arms. First Edition, First Printing. 4,200 USD