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    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.
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    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.
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    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.
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    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.
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    27th March 2024
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Alken (Henry). Sporting Notions, first edition, T.McLean, 1832-33. £800 to £1,200.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Bardi (Lorenzo). Nuova Raccolta delle piu interessanti Vedute della Citta di Firenze…, Florence, Lorenzo Bardi, [c.1840]. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Crawfurd (John). Journal of an Embassy from the Governor-General of India to the Court of Ava..., first edition, 1829. £1,000 to £1,500.
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    27th March 2024
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Dawe (George, engraver). The Life of a Nobleman, first edition, Geo. Henderson, [c.1825]. £1,000 to £1,500.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: [Doyle (John)], "H.B.". Political Sketches &c., 10 vol. including The Descriptive Key to H.B., Thomas McLean, [1829-51]. £4,000 to £6,000.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Eben (Adolphus Christian Frederick, Baron von) and Nicolaus Heideloff. Modèles de l'Uniforme Militaire Adopté dans l'Armée Royale de Suède, Rudolph Ackerman, 1808. £1,500 to £2,000.
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    27th March 2024
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Geissler (J.G.G.) and Friedrich Hempel. Mahlerische Darstellungen der Sitten, Gebrauche und Lustbarkeiten bey den Russischen, Tartarischen…, 4 parts in 1, Leipzig and Paris, [1804]. £1,000 to £1,500.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Hunt (Charles). Portraits of Winning Horses...of the Derby, Oaks, & St. Leger, from the Year 1842 to 1849…, Rock Brothers & Payne, 1849. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Kunike (Adolf Friedrich). Zwey hundert und sechzig Donau-Ansichten nach dem Laufe des Donaustromes…, Vienna, Leopold Grund, 1826. £3,000 to £5,000.
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    27th March 2024
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Lasinio (Carlo). [Matrimony], Florence, 1790. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Reinhardt (Joseph). A Collection of Swiss Costumes, in Miniature, second English edition, James Goodwin, [1828]. £800 to £1,200.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Wengen (Gottfried Durst von). Die Öffentliche Maskerade Bamberg am Fastnachts-Montage 1833…, Bamberg, [1833]. £2,000 to £3,000.
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Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books: Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper

Auction Reports

Auction Name Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper Total Sales (USD) 45,045.00
Auction Date March 07, 2020 - March 07, 2020 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 72,800.00
Sale Number #30720 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 139,900.00
Total Lots 200
Sold Lots 177 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 82,250.00
% of Lots Sold 88.50% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 157,600.00
Unsold Lots 23 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 28.58%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
16998 Pierre Joseph Redoute

Redoute - Rose & Butterfly

1827-1833 USD 900.00 - 1,800.00 USD 2,695.00
16853 John Ogilby

Ogilby - Map of Northeast America; Early view of New York / New England

1671 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 2,475.00
16847 Thomas McKenney [and James Hall]

McKenney & Hall, Folio - Tah-Ro-Hon, An Ioway Warrior

1872-1874 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 2,365.00
16858 John Gould

Gould - Poortman's Emerald Hummingbird; Chlorostilbon Poortmani

1849-1887 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 2,255.00
16842 James Otto Lewis

Lewis - Kee-O-Kuck or The Watching Fox; The Present Chief of the Sauk Tribe and Successor to Black Hawk

1835-1836 USD 600.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,595.00
16999 Dr. Robert John Thornton

Thornton, Folio - A Group of Auriculas

1787-1810 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 1,595.00
16841 James Otto Lewis

Lewis - Nabu-Naa-Kee-Shick or The One Side of the Sky / A Chippewa Chief / Painted at the Treaty of Fond du Lac (on Lake Superior)

1835-1836 USD 600.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,320.00
16857 John Gould

Gould - Black-banded Wood-Nymph Hummingbird & Orchid; Thalurania Nigrofasciata

1849-1887 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 825.00
16852 John Ogilby

Ogilby - Hessel Gerritsz' rare chart of the Spanish Main

1671 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 742.50
16856 John Gould

Gould - Veraguan Mango Hummingbird; Lampornis Veraguensis

1849-1887 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 742.50
16996 Pierre Joseph Redoute

Redoute - Oleander - Nerium or Laurier Rose

1827-1833 USD 900.00 - 1,800.00 USD 742.50
16997 Pierre Joseph Redoute

Redoute - Amaryllis

1827-1833 USD 900.00 - 1,800.00 USD 715.00
16990 Maria Sibylla Merian

Merian, Folio - Sweet Potato & Moth Metamorphosis. 41

1705-1719 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 687.50
16814 Jacques Julien Houton de Labillardiere

Labillardiere - Fishing, Tasmania, Australia - Peche des Sauvages du Cap de Diemen

1800 USD 400.00 - 800.00 USD 660.00
16854 John Gould

Gould - Adela's Hill-Star Hummingbird; Oreotrochilus Adelae

1849-1887 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 660.00
16995 Pierre Joseph Redoute

Redoute - Iris fimbriata

1827-1833 USD 900.00 - 1,800.00 USD 660.00
16844 Thomas McKenney [and James Hall]

McKenney & Hall, Folio - Shin-Ga-Ba-W'Ossin, A Chippeway Chief

1872-1874 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 577.50
16991 Maria Sibylla Merian

Merian, Folio - Grapes & Moth Metamorphosis. 34

1705-1719 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 550.00
16992 Maria Sibylla Merian

Merian, Folio - Grapes & Moth Metamorphosis. 47

1705-1719 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 550.00
16855 John Gould

Gould - The Mango Hummingbird & Nest; Lampornis Mango

1849-1887 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 522.50
16993 Pierre Joseph Redoute

Redoute - Red Currant - Ribes rubrum & Butterfly

1827-1833 USD 900.00 - 1,800.00 USD 522.50
16838 James Otto Lewis

Lewis - A Young Miami Chief

1835-1836 USD 600.00 - 1,200.00 USD 495.00
16839 James Otto Lewis

Lewis - Pe-Schick-Ee, A Celebrated Chippeway Chief

1835-1836 USD 600.00 - 1,200.00 USD 495.00
16840 James Otto Lewis

Lewis - Na-She-Mung-Ga, A Miami Chief

1835-1836 USD 600.00 - 1,200.00 USD 495.00
16994 Pierre Joseph Redoute

Redoute - Pomegrante

1827-1833 USD 900.00 - 1,800.00 USD 467.50
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    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.
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    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.
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    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.
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    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.
  • 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
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