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Rare Book Hub: 51 Auctions Archived, another 46 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 16 April 2021, 51 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ Database; 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 1 in Danish krone, 18 in euros, 4 in British pounds, and 27 in US dollars.

 

 

Turnover was $29,944,204 as 81% of all lots sold.  Fourteen thousand and forty-six were posted and 11,324 changed hands.

 

 

Collectible paper is now officially a hot sector!

 

5 auctions saw total proceeds reach a million dollars:

SothebysThe Passion of American Collectors: Property of Barbara and Ira Lipman | Highly Important Printed an on April 14th: $12,396,132
ChristiesPrints and Multiples on April 16th: $5,890,000
Heritage AuctionsThe Art of the Disney Theme Park/Disney Storybook Art Collection Signature Auction on April 10th: $1,779,074
JA Stargardt AutographenhandlungOnline Only - Autographs: Day 2 on April 16th: $1,165,699
Heritage AuctionsPhotographs on April 12th: $1,031,994

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

Jacksons AuctionSpring Collector's Choice Auction on April 14th: 322.09%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 3/26 on April 7th: 155.37%
JA Stargardt AutographenhandlungOnline Only - Autographs: Day 2 on April 16th: 150.59%
JA Stargardt AutographenhandlungOnline Only - Autographs: Day 1 on April 15th: 149.98%
De Baecque and AssociesAncient and Modern Books on April 15th: 141.95%
PandolfiniBooks, Manuscripts and Autographs on April 15th: 128.98%
PandolfiniWorks on Paper: 15th - 19th Century Drawings, Paintings and Prints on April 14th: 128.75%
Forum AuctionsOnline Sale: Books and Works on Paper on April 15th: 123.27%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 3/26 on April 5th: 122.73%
Heritage AuctionsHong Kong Spring World Paper Money Special Online Auction on April 11th: 122.59%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & ValuersAntiquarian and Collectible Books on April 15th: 118.67%
Bruun RasmussenPrints on April 13th: 118.22%
SothebysThe Passion of American Collectors: Property of Barbara and Ira Lipman | Highly Important Printed an on April 14th: 116.56%
RossiniOnline Sale: Posters - bidstart 9/13 on September 27th: 115.85%
Brunk AuctionsPremier and Emporium Auctions on April 10th: 114.76%
Heritage AuctionsWorld Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 4/6 on April 13th: 110.91%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 3/26 on April 6th: 110.37%
Heritage AuctionsUS Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 4/6 on April 13th: 103.77%


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

William H. Bunch Auctions and AppraisalsOnline Only: Timed Eclectic Variety on April 13th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsSports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 3/28 on April 11th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsVideo Games and Trading Card Games Weekly Online Auction - bidstart 4/6 on April 13th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsWorld Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 4/6 on April 13th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsJim Davis: The Art of Garfield on April 15th: 100.00%
Jacksons AuctionSpring Collector's Choice Auction on April 14th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsThe Art of the Disney Theme Park/Disney Storybook Art Collection Signature Auction on April 10th: 99.87%
Heritage AuctionsHong Kong Spring World Paper Money Special Online Auction on April 11th: 99.44%
Heritage AuctionsUS Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 4/6 on April 13th: 99.29%
Heritage AuctionsMovie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 4/4 on April 11th: 99.08%
Heritage AuctionsComics, Animation and Art Weekly - Bidstart 4/4 on April 12th: 98.67%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & ValuersAntiquarian and Collectible Books on April 15th: 98.64%
Ripley AuctionsSpring Estate Art and Antiques on April 10th: 96.67%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare BooksFine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on April 10th: 96.50%
Leland Little AuctionsThe April Estate Auction on April 15th: 96.15%
SothebysThe Passion of American Collectors: Property of Barbara and Ira Lipman | Highly Important Printed an on April 14th: 95.16%
Forum AuctionsOnline Sale: Books and Works on Paper on April 15th: 92.98%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 3/26 on April 7th: 91.61%
University ArchivesRare Autographs, Manuscripts, and Books on April 14th: 90.34%
North American Auction CompanyEarly Wester and Americana Sale on April 10th: 89.23%
Bruun RasmussenPrints on April 13th: 88.30%
Swann GalleriesPrinted and Manuscript Americana on April 15th: 88.14%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 3/26 on April 5th: 88.00%
Brunk AuctionsPremier and Emporium Auctions on April 10th: 87.50%
ChristiesPrints and Multiples on April 16th: 86.08%
JA Stargardt AutographenhandlungOnline Only - Autographs: Day 2 on April 16th: 85.79%
JA Stargardt AutographenhandlungOnline Only - Autographs: Day 1 on April 15th: 85.12%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 4/2 on April 9th: 84.68%
TajanBooks - Online Only on April 13th: 80.81%

Heritage Auctions. Photographs on April 12th: 80.33% 

 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Sothebys The Declaration of Independence | The first book-form printing of the Declaration of Independence on April 14th Actual price: USD $504,000.
  2. Christies Cowboys and Indians on April 16th Actual price: USD $500,000.
  3. Sothebys United States Congress | The official printing, signed by Thomas Jefferson, of the "Assumption Act," a cornerstone of Alexander Hamilton's economic program. on April 14th Actual price: USD $403,200.
  4. Sothebys Lincoln, Abraham | The earliest obtainable printing of the Emancipation Proclamation in any form on April 14th Actual price: USD $403,200.
  5. Sothebys (Hamilton, Alexander) | The launch of one of the most consequential careers in American public life on April 14th Actual price: USD $378,000.
  6. Sothebys (Yorktown Campaign—Jean-Nicolas Desandrouins) | A Yorktown Campaign map from the personal archive of the Comte de Rochambeau on April 14th Actual price: USD $352,800.
  7. Sothebys (Paine, Thomas) | "These are the times that try men's souls" on April 14th Actual price: USD $327,600.
  8. Christies Moonwalk on April 16th Actual price: USD $300,000.
  9. Sothebys Psalms: The Bay Psalm Book | The unique surviving copy of the earliest obtainable American edition of the Bay Psalm Book on April 14th Actual price: USD $239,400.
  10. Sothebys Denton, Daniel | Daniel Denton's New-York, one of "the finest American promotional tracts of the seventeenth century" on April 14th Actual price: USD $239,400.
  11. Sothebys (Lincoln, Abraham) | John Wilkes Booth Is Still At Large on April 14th Actual price: USD $214,200.
  12. Sothebys Adams, John | Presentation copy of the rarest presidential book on April 14th Actual price: USD $214,200.
  13. Christies Night on the El Train on April 16th Actual price: USD $187,500.
  14. JA Stargardt Autographenhandlung MOZART, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756 – 1791. Eigenh. Musikmanuskript, verso Entwürfe für ein Konzertprogramm. (Wien, Januar/Februar 1783 on April 16th Actual price: USD $186,857.
  15. Sothebys Washington, George | The French and Indian War intelligence journal of twenty-one-year-old Major George Washington on April 14th Actual price: USD $176,400.
  16. Sothebys Penn, William | The second major Penn tract promoting Pennsylvania on April 14th Actual price: USD $176,400.
  17. Sothebys (Hamilton, Alexander) | Alexander Hamilton's celebrated Report on Manufactures on April 14th Actual price: USD $163,800.
  18. Christies Sunset on April 16th Actual price: USD $162,500.
  19. Christies Sunset on April 16th Actual price: USD $156,250.
  20. Sothebys Simcoe, John Graves | A legendary rarity, Simcoe's privately printed journal of the American Revolution on April 14th Actual price: USD $151,200.
  21. Sothebys Martin, Luther | The only contemporary account of the inner workings of the Constitutional Convention on April 14th Actual price: USD $151,200.
  22. Sothebys The Articles of Confederation | A quartet of crucial government documents of Virginia and the United States on April 14th Actual price: USD $151,200.
  23. Christies Lithographic Water made of lines, crayon, and a blue wash on April 16th Actual price: USD $150,000.
  24. Sothebys Thévenot, Melchisédech | First publication of the Mississippi Valley discoveries of Marquette and Joliet on April 14th Actual price: USD $144,900.
  25. Christies Grand Tête (Portrait de Jacqueline aux Cheveux lisses) on April 16th Actual price: USD $143,750.





51 total sales reported this week:

Christies. Prints and Multiples on April 16th: 86.08%
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. IDRIESS, MAPS, MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS, AUSTRALIANA on April 16th: 66.67%
JA Stargardt Autographenhandlung. Online Only - Autographs: Day 2 on April 16th: 85.79%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectible Books on April 15th: 98.64%
Swann Galleries. Printed and Manuscript Americana on April 15th: 88.14%
Skinner. Discovery - Interiors - Online bidstart 4/6 on April 15th: 75.76%
Pandolfini. Books, Manuscripts and Autographs on April 15th: 79.38%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on April 15th: 92.98%
De Baecque and Associes. Ancient and Modern Books on April 15th: 77.37%
De Baecque and Associes. Old Photographs on April 15th: 39.58%
Chiswick Auctions. Photographica on April 15th: 77.45%
Binoche et Giquello. 20th Century Arts on April 15th: 46.94%
Jacksons Auction. Spring Collector's Choice Auction on April 14th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Jim Davis: The Art of Garfield on April 15th: 100.00%
University Archives. Rare Autographs, Manuscripts, and Books on April 14th: 90.34%
PBA Galleries. Fine Books - Fine Press - Fine Bindings - with Food & Drink on April 15th: 74.68%
Leland Little Auctions. The April Estate Auction on April 15th: 96.15%
JA Stargardt Autographenhandlung. Online Only - Autographs: Day 1 on April 15th: 85.12%
RR Auction. Fine Autographs and Artifacts - Featuring Hollywood - bidstart 3/26 on April 14th: 68.94%
Pandolfini. Works on Paper: 15th - 19th Century Drawings, Paintings and Prints on April 14th: 73.61%
North American Auction Company. Early Wester and Americana Sale on April 10th: 89.23%
Sothebys. The Passion of American Collectors: Property of Barbara and Ira Lipman | Highly Important Printed an on April 14th: 95.16%
Heritage Auctions. Monthly Photographs Online on April 14th: 71.03%
Tajan. Books - Online Only on April 13th: 80.81%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Online Only: Timed Eclectic Variety on April 13th: 100.00%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on April 13th: 88.30%
Heritage Auctions. Video Games and Trading Card Games Weekly Online Auction - bidstart 4/6 on April 13th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 4/6 on April 13th: 99.29%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 4/6 on April 13th: 100.00%
Rossini. Online Sale: Posters - bidstart 9/13 on September 27th: 65.33%
Vermot de Pas. NASA Photographs on September 10th: 14.00%
Vermot de Pas. Modern and Antiquarian Books - Art Photography Books on April 3rd: 12.01%
Winter Associates. Fine Furnishings; 19th C. to Mid-Century Paintings & Prints; Jewelry; Miniatures; African Tribal; et on April 12th: 70.73%
Vermot de Pas. HISTORY AND REGIONS OF FRANCE - MANUSCRIPTS, ARCHIVES, PLACARDS on April 12th: 25.00%
Pierre Berge and Associes. Jewelry and Books on April 12th: 41.67%
Heritage Auctions. Hong Kong Spring World Paper Money Special Online Auction on April 11th: 99.44%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 4/4 on April 11th: 99.08%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - Bidstart 4/4 on April 12th: 98.67%
Heritage Auctions. Photographs on April 12th: 80.33%
Alexander Historical Auctions. Spring Timed Auction on April 11th: 74.23%
Ripley Auctions. Spring Estate Art and Antiques on April 10th: 96.67%
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Timed Auction of Boxed Books on April 10th: 55.80%
Brunk Auctions. Premier and Emporium Auctions on April 10th: 87.50%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 4/2 on April 9th: 84.68%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 3/26 on April 7th: 91.61%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 3/26 on April 6th: 71.88%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 3/26 on April 5th: 88.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 3/26 on April 4th: 75.00%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on April 10th: 96.50%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 3/28 on April 11th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. The Art of the Disney Theme Park/Disney Storybook Art Collection Signature Auction on April 10th: 99.87%


For the week ahead 46 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Apr. 19th
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Firenze. Graphics and Books. 1373 lots
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. Political Posters and Propaganda. 374 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 103 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 4/9. 92 lots

Tue. Apr. 20th
Ader. PARIS. Post-War Prints. 360 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 4/13. 630 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 4/13. 178 lots
Doyle New York. New York. Prints and Multiples. 207 lots
Artcurial. Paris. MORE: Design, Limited Editions, Urban and Photography. 351 lots
Cowans Auctions. Cincinnati. American Historical Ephemera and Photography. 333 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 4/9. 24 lots
New England Auctions. South Deerfield. Fine Books and Ephemera. 179 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Video Games and Trading Card Games Weekly Online Auction - bidstart 4/13. 45 lots

Wed. Apr. 21st
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Bloomfield. Estate Treasures Auction. 107 lots
Purcell Auctioneers. Birr. Auction of a Collection of Irish Historical Interest Books Including Maps, Journals, Periodicals, Pa. 685 lots
Sothebys. New York. 50 Masterworks to Celebrate 50 Years of Sotheby’s Photographs. 25 lots
Moreshet Auctions. Jerusalem. Books, Kodesh books, Hassidic books, Rabbinical letters, Manuscripts, Judaika objects and more. 236 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Central States Currency Auction. 1228 lots
Alaska Auction. Anchorage. Variety, including Civil War Currency, Prints. 47 lots
Trafford Books. Manchester. Books, Photographs, Cigarette & Trade Cards, Postcards, Stamps and Postal History.. 216 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 4/9. 160 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Online Only: Morton Weekly - bidstart 4/8. 140 lots

Thu. Apr. 22nd
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Constantia. Rare Books, Maps and Prints - bistart 4/15. 358 lots
Christies. New York. Fine Printed and Manuscript Americana - online bidstart 4/8. 53 lots
Dorotheum . Vienna. Master Drawings, Prints before 1900, Watercolours, Miniatures. 69 lots
Sothebys. New York. Prints and Multiples. 57 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Comics - Timed, Online - bidstart 4/12. 238 lots
Sothebys. London. 50 Masterworks to Celebrate 50 Years of Sotheby’s Photographs. 25 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Space Exploration and Aviation - bidstart 4/15. 724 lots
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Hudson. Thursday Morning @ Stair. 11 lots
Alaska Auction. Anchorage. Variety, including Rare Baseball Cards. 43 lots

Fri. Apr. 23rd
Sothebys. New York. Prints and Multiples, Day Sale - bidstart 4/15. 160 lots
Christies. New York. Illuminated Manuscripts and Early Printed Books from the Collection of Elaine and Alexandre Rosenber. 209 lots
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. MARINE & VOYAGE / PETITCOLLOT AND VARIOUS COLLECTION. 30 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Only Banksy. 30 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 4/16. 106 lots

Sat. Apr. 24th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Lee's Summit . Fine Art and Antiques. 91 lots
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Spring Magic Auction. 146 lots
Second Story Books. Rockville. Robert Lee Hunter III Comic Book Auction: Part I. 153 lots
Lang's Auction, Inc.. Bouckville. Fishing Tackle and Related Ephemera. 207 lots

Sun. Apr. 25th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - Bidstart 4/18.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 4/18.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 4/11. 297 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 4/11.
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 4/16. 48 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • 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
  • 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