• Freeman’s | Hindman, June 25: [Keats, John] Spenser, Edmund: The Works of that Famous English Poet, Mr. Edmond Spenser. $50,000 - $80,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, June 25: (Walton, Izaak): The Compleat Angler or the Contemplative man's Recreation. Being a Discourse of Fish and Fishing. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, June 25: Thomas, Gabriel: An Historical and Geographical Account of the Province and Country of Pensilvania; and of West-New-Jersey in America. $25,000 - $35,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, June 25: [Carroll, Lewis]: The Game of Alice in Wonderland. $2,000 - $3,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, June 25: Athias, Joseph, et al.: Biblia Hebraica. $7,000 - $10,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, June 25: [Warhol, Andy, and Jens Quistgaard] Dansk Designs Salesman's Presentation Catalogue. $2,500 - $3,500.
  • Sotheby’s, June 26: Poe, Edgar Allan. Tamerlane — the most poignant rarity in American literature. 400,000 - 600,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, June 26: The Declaration of Independence. "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal..." 2,500,000 - 5,000,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, June 26: William Blake. “Poems with very wild and interesting pictures” 1,200,000 - 1,800,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, June 26: Thomas Taylor [artist]. The original cover art for Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. 400,000 - 600,000 USD
  • Old World Auctions (Jun 5-19):
    Lot 4. Blaeu's Magnificent Carte-a-Figures World Map in Full Contemporary Color (1642) Est. $12,000 - $15,000
    Old World Auctions (Jun 5-19):
    Lot 125. 1775 Edition of the Landmark Fry-Jefferson Map of Virginia and Maryland (1775) Est. $15,000 - $18,000
    Old World Auctions (Jun 5-19):
    Lot 673. Rare Frontispiece in Full Contemporary Color with Gilt Highlights (1662) Est. $4,000 - $4,750
    Old World Auctions (Jun 5-19):
    Lot 717. Complete Tanner Atlas with Important Maps of Texas & Iowa (1845) Est. $4,000 - $4,750
    Old World Auctions (Jun 5-19):
    Lot 3. Henricus Hondius' Baroque-Style World Map (1641) Est. $9,500 - $11,000
    Old World Auctions (Jun 5-19):
    Lot 258. Complete Set of De Bry's Native Virginians & Picts from Part I of Grands Voyages (1608) Est. $2,750 - $3,500
    Old World Auctions (Jun 5-19):
    Lot 608. Superb Work on 18th Century Russia with over 100 Maps and Plates (1788) Est. $3,500 - $4,250
    Old World Auctions (Jun 5-19):
    Lot 49. One of the Most Important 16th Century Maps of the New World (1556) Est. $5,000 - $6,000
    Old World Auctions (Jun 5-19):
    Lot 706. Superb Image of the Annunciation in Contemporary Hand Color (1518) Est. $900 - $1,100
    Old World Auctions (Jun 5-19):
    Lot 123. One of the Earliest Maps to Show Philadelphia (1695) Est. $4,000 - $4,750
    Old World Auctions (Jun 5-19):
    Lot 631. One of the Earliest Printed Maps of Afghanistan & Pakistan (1482) Est. $1,900 - $2,200
    Old World Auctions (Jun 5-19):
    Lot 689. Proof Copy Engraving of the Senate Floor During the Compromise of 1850 (1855) Est. $1,500 - $1,800
  • Bonhams, June 15-25: 18th Century American Sea Captain's Journals of Voyages to Hawaii, China, and South America. $35,000 - $45,000
    Bonhams, June 15-25: Admiral Richard E. Byrd's Autograph Diary from Bolling Advance Base, Winter 1934. $40,000 - $60,000
    Bonhams, June 15-25: Thoreau, Henry David. Walden; Or, Life in the Woods. Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1854. $4,000 - $6,000
    Bonhams, June 15-25: Cellarius, Andreas. Harmonia macrocosmica seu atlas universalis et novus, totius universi creati cosmographiam generalem, et novam exhibens. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, June 15-25: Nobelist George Stigler's Copy of Ricardo's Classic on the Science of Economics. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, June 15-25: Histoire charmante de l'adolescente sucre d'amour. Paris: F. L. Schmied, 1927. $15,000 - $20,000
    Bonhams, June 15-25: Fine Copy of Walras's Classic on the Theory of Marginal Utility. $12,000 - $18,000
    Bonhams, June 15-25: Arion Press Moby Dick. Melville, Herman. $8,000 - $12,000
    Bonhams, June 15-25: Venegas, Miguel. Noticia de la California, y desu conquista temporal, y espiritual hasta el tiempo presente. $7,000 - $9,000
    Bonhams, June 15-25: Carelton Watkins, Yosemite and the West. Portfolio of 21 imperial albumen prints. $6,000 - $9,000
    Bonhams, June 15-25: An Unpublished Archive of Thornton Wilder Correspondence to F.J. O'Neil. $6,000 - $9,000
    Bonhams, June 15-25: Vesalius, Andreas. 1514-1564. Suorum de humani corporis fabrica librorum epitome. $100,000 - $150,000

Vermot de Pas: 500 Autographs, Photographs and Drawings, 151328, Paris

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
April 03, 2024 - April 03, 2024
Page Size: 500 items in 20 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
326 Rose CARON

OPERA / Set of 2 autographs: 1deg) Rose CARON (1857-1930, singer), photo on postcard signed by her, the card traveled (circa 1910) / 2deg) Lucienne BREVAL (1869-1935, Swiss

 1910 EUR 70.00 - 90.00 EUR 128.00
327 POLIN (Pierre Paul Marsales dit,

CAFE-CONCERT - POLIN (Pierre Paul Marsales dit, 1863-1927, cafe-concert singer in the comic-troupier genre) / Photo on postcard that he signed in his own hand with a f

 EUR 60.00 - 80.00 Not Sold
328

CIRQUE - CLOWNS / Important set of 15 original photographs of clowns, all hand-signed, 70s-80s, taken by Jean-Pierre VIVIER (1948-1998, circus personality, Monsieur L

 EUR 300.00 - 400.00 Not Sold
329

CIRCUS / Important set of 15 original photographs of circus performers, all hand-signed, 70s-80s, taken by Jean-Pierre VIVIER (1948-1998, circus personality, Monsieur

 EUR 250.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
330 Eugene CHIGOT

Eugene CHIGOT (Valenciennes 1860 - 1923, official painter of the Navy) - Postcard written and signed by him, January 27, 1903 (postmark), the view represents an illust

 EUR 50.00 - 70.00 Not Sold
331

ALPES / Album from the 30's containing 87 small original amateur photographs (each photo is 6 x 4 cm on view): ski scenes, airplane excursions, aerial views, etc.

 EUR 100.00 - 120.00 EUR 102.40
332 Georges TAIRRAZ

CHAMONIX - Georges TAIRRAZ (1900-1975) / Suite of 6 silver prints from the 1960s, with stamp on back (5 x 14.5 x 10 cm and 1 x 14 x 9 cm) / Attached: 1 original photo

 1960s EUR 100.00 - 120.00 EUR 147.20
333

FRANC-MACONNERIE / Jean Robin's certificate of initiation into the "L'Emancipation" lodge of the Grand Orient de France in 1978, portfolio in blue moleskin with flap

 1978 EUR 60.00 - 80.00 Not Sold
334 Jules CREPIEUX-JAMIN

GRAPHOLOGY / Jules CREPIEUX-JAMIN (1858-1940, creator of modern graphology) / Signed autograph manuscript of a graphological analysis, 3 p in-8 / Attached: "Les eleme

 EUR 120.00 - 150.00 EUR 128.00
335

CONTEMPORARY MUSIC / Set of 4 autographs by female singers: Anna Caterina Antonacci (b. 1961, Italian singer, signed autographed photograph, 12 x 17 cm); Angelika Kir

 1961 EUR 60.00 - 80.00 Not Sold
336

CONTEMPORARY MUSIC / Set of 3 autographs: Vladimir Ashkenazy (b. 1937, Russian pianist and conductor, signed and autographed Decca photo card); Carlo Maria Giulini (1

 1937 EUR 60.00 - 80.00 EUR 64.00
337

CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN LITERATURE / Set of 9 album pages with signed autograph dedications, each page illustrated with a magazine photo: Calixthe Beyala (b. 1961, Camer

 1961 EUR 120.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
338

LITERATURE SCANDINAVE CONTEMPORAINE / Set of 7 album pages with signed autograph dedications, each page illustrated with a magazine photo: Kristin Marja Baldursdottir

 1949 EUR 120.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
339

CONTEMPORARY CANADIAN LITERATURE / Set of 3 album pages with signed autograph dedications, each page illustrated with a magazine photo: Yves Beauchemin (b. 1941, Queb

 1941 EUR 60.00 - 80.00 Not Sold
340

LITERATURE CONTEMPORAINE / Set of 10 album pages with signed autograph dedications, each page illustrated with a magazine photo: Gabriela Adamesteanu (b. 1942, Romani

 1942 EUR 120.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
341

BRITISH MODERN ART / Set of 5 autographs: Peter Collins (b. 1935, painter, 1981 exhibition catalog signed in his own hand); Michael Bastow (b. 1943, painter, invitati

 1935 EUR 120.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
342

AMERICAN ARCHITECTS / Set of 2 postcards illustrated with their work, signed by them on the back: Daniel Libeskind (b. 1946) and Richard Meier (b. 1934)

 EUR 60.00 - 80.00 Not Sold
343

CONTEMPORARY SUDAMERICAN LITERATURE / Set of 3 album pages with signed autograph dedications, each page illustrated with a magazine photo: Silvia Baron Supervielle (b

 EUR 60.00 - 80.00 Not Sold
344

FASHION - Set of 4 antique invoices: 1deg) "Chardon fabriquant de chapeaux" a Paris, facture de l'an 6, 1 p grand in-8, illustrated header / 2deg) Veuve TESSIER "Bonnetie

 1811 EUR 100.00 - 120.00 Not Sold
345

Small papers XIXdeg / Set of 4 small papers from the XIXdeg: "Au Saint Simonien" in Belleville (illustrated card, receipt9.5 x 7.5 cm); lottery for the benefit of the poo

 EUR 50.00 - 70.00 Not Sold
346

AVALLON (Yonne) / Set of 80 XIXdeg invoices

 EUR 200.00 - 250.00 EUR 192.00
347 Georges NORMANDY

Georges NORMANDY (Fecamp 1882-1946, journalist and writer close to Jean Lorrain) / Important correspondence to the symbolist poet Armand GODOY (1880-1964): 26 signed

 1930s EUR 250.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
348

AFFAIRE DU COLLIER DE LA REINE / Factum de 62 p in-4: "Sommaire pour la Comtesse de Valois-Lamotte accusee, contre M. le Procureur General accusateur, en presence de

 EUR 50.00 - 70.00 EUR 58.88
349

AFFAIRE BEAUMARCHAIS / Factum of 139 p in-4 (plus 1 p of errors to correct, 1 p of address to the King and 4 p of foreword): "Memoire pour le Sieur Bergasse, dans la

 1788 EUR 50.00 - 70.00 Not Sold
350

MILITARIA / Set of 8 large glass plates for magic lanterns (30 x 7.5 cm, 1 broken with small loss), engraved and hand-painted, circa 1880, depicting military scenes,

 1880 EUR 80.00 - 100.00 Not Sold
  • Dominic Winter Auctioneers
    Auctions on June 19
    and June 20
    Dominic Winter, June 19: Lot 70 - Warner (Robert). The Orchid Album, 11 volumes, 1882-1897. £5,000 to £8,000
    Dominic Winter, June 19: Lot 151 - United States. Melish (John), Map of the United States with..., British & Spanish Possessions, 1816. £40,000 to £60,000
    Dominic Winter, June 19: Lot 159 - World. Speed (John), A New and Accurat Map of the World, 1676. £4,000 to £6,000.
    Dominic Winter Auctioneers
    Auctions on June 19
    and June 20
    Dominic Winter, June 20: Lot 503 - American Civil War playing cards. Union Cards, New York: American Card Co., 1862. £500 to £800
    Dominic Winter, June 20: Lot 573 - Shepard (Ernest Howard), 'The Hour is Come’, original watercolour, [1959]. £10,000 to £15,000
    Dominic Winter, June 20: Lot 922 - Wilde (Oscar). An Ideal Husband, large paper limited issue, 1899. £4,000 to £6,000
    Dominic Winter Auctioneers
    Auctions on June 19
    and June 20
    Dominic Winter, June 20: Lot 744 - Disney (Walt). “Sketch Book” [of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs], 1938. £700 to £1,000
    Dominic Winter, June 20: Lot 771 - Auden (Wystan Hugh). Portrait of the head of W. H. Auden, 1970. £1,000 to £1,500
    Dominic Winter, June 20: Lot 822 - Fleming (Ian). Goldfinger, 1st edition, signed by the author, 1959. £6,000 to £8,000
    Dominic Winter Auctioneers
    Auctions on June 19
    and June 20
    Dominic Winter, June 20: Lot 895 - Rowling (J. K.). A complete inscribed set of Harry Potter books plus ephemera. £8,000 to £12,0000
    Dominic Winter, June 20: Lot 883 - Orwell (George). Nineteen Eighty-Four, 1st edition, London: Secker & Warburg, 1949. £3,000 to £5,000
    Dominic Winter, June 20: Lot 700 - Ashendene Press. T. Lucreti Cari De Rerium Natura Libri Sex, Chelsea: Ashendene Press, 1913. £4,000 to £6,000
  • Heritage Auctions, June 27
    F. Scott Fitzgerald
    The Great Gatsby
    New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1925
    Heritage Auctions, June 27
    Mary Shelley
    Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus
    London: Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor, & Jones, 1818
    Heritage Auctions, June 27
    J. R. R. Tolkien
    The Hobbit; or, There and Back Again
    London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1937
    Heritage Auctions, June 27
    Jane Austen
    Emma: A Novel. In Three Volumes. By the Author of "Pride and Prejudice," &c. &c.
    London: Printed for John Murray, 1816
    Heritage Auctions, June 27
    Robert Louis Stevenson
    An Inland Voyage
    London: C. Kegan Paul & Co., 1878
    Heritage Auctions, June 27
    Ernest Hemingway
    Three Stories & Ten Poems
    Paris: Contact Publishing Co., 1923
    Heritage Auctions, June 27
    Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
    History of the Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark
    Philadelphia, 1814
    Heritage Auctions, June 27
    Emily Dickinson
    Autograph letter signed ("Emily and Vinnie"), to Mary Adelaide Hills
    Amherst, MA, Late April, 1880
    Heritage Auctions, June 27
    John Keats
    Autograph letter signed ("John Keats"), to Mrs. Jeffrey
    Honiton 4 or 5 May 1818
    Heritage Auctions, June 27
    Samuel Johnson
    A Dictionary of the English Language: In which the Words are deduced from their Originals…
    London, 1765
    Heritage Auctions, June 27
    H. P. Lovecraft
    Small archive of nine lengthy autograph letters signed variously over a period of six years to J. Vernon Shea.
    Various places, 1931-1937
    Heritage Auctions, June 27
    Izaak Walton
    The Compleat Angler or the Contemplative Man's Recreation…
    London: T. homas Maxey for Rich. ard Marriot, 1653
  • Bonhams, June 25: Vesalius, Andreas. 1514-1564. De humani corporis fabrica libri septem. $200,000 - $300,000
    Bonhams, June 25: Gersdorff, Hans Von. 1455-1529. Feldtbuch der wundartzney. $40,000 - $60,000
    Bonhams, June 25: Pare, Ambroise. C.1509-1590. La Methode Curative des Playes, et Fractures de la Teste humaine. Avec les pourtraits des Instruments necessaires pour la curation d'icelles. $25,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, June 25: Reisch, Gregor. 1470-1525. Margarita Philosophica. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, June 25: Bright, Richard. 1789-1858. Reports of Medical Cases, Selected with a View of Illustrating the Symptoms and Cure of Diseases by a Reference to Morbid Anatomy. $12,000 - $18,000
    Bonhams, June 25: Berengario da Carpi, Giacomo. C. 1460-1530. Tractatus de fractura calve sive cranei. $10,000 - $15,000
    Bonhams, June 25: Vicq D'Azyr, Felix. 1748-1794. Traite d'antomie et de physiologie. $8,000 - $12,000
    Bonhams, June 25: Croce, Giovanni Andrea Della. 1509?-1775. Chirurgia libri septem... $8,000 - $12,000
    Bonhams, June 25: Bruno Da Longburgo. 1200-1286. La cyrogia di Maistro Bruno: Expertissimo in quella. Tradutta in vulgare. $8,000 - $12,000
    Bonhams, June 25: Schwann, Theodor. 1810-1882. Mikroskopische Untersuchungen uber die Ubereinstimmung in der Struktur und dem Wachsthum der Thiere und Pflanzen. $8,000 - $12,000
    Bonhams, June 25: Cowper, William. 1666-1709. The Anatomy of Humane Bodies, with Figures Drawn after the Life… $6,000 - $9,000
    Bonhams, June 25: Bidloo, Govard. 1649-1713. Anatomia humani corporis, centum & quinque tabulis, per artificiossis. G. de Lairesse ad vivum delineatis. $6,000 - $9,000
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