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Rare Book Hub: 25 Auctions Archived, another 56 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Saturday 1st of December 2018 25 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction Database; 7 denominated in euros, 5 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, and 12 in US dollars.  Turnover was $15,156,595 as 7,905 lots were offered and 6,165 sold for a 78% success rate.  The average lot brought $2,458.49.  The week just now underway promises to be the busiest of the year as 56 auctions will be conducted by next Sunday.

 

4 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars: 

SothebysHistory of Science and Technology on November 30th: $4,922,625 
ChristiesRussian Literary First Editions & Manuscripts - Highlights from the Eden Martin Collection on November 28th: $2,868,348 
ArtcurialComic Strips on November 24th: $1,444,309 
BonhamsFine Books, Manuscripts and Historical Photographs on November 27th: $1,190,879 


5 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered in the sale: 

ChristiesRussian Literary First Editions & Manuscripts - Highlights from the Eden Martin Collection on November 28th: 149.23% 
SothebysHistory of Science and Technology on November 30th: 115.18% 
PandolfiniBooks on November 26th: 113.49% 
Forum AuctionsBanksy Editions on November 28th: 108.30% 
Christian Hesse AuktionenPrints, Books, Autographs on November 24th: 102.02% 


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

National Book AuctionsBooks – LEC, 17th Century, Sets, Decorative, Antique, etc. on November 18th: 100.00% 
Forum AuctionsBanksy Editions on November 28th: 100.00% 
Heritage AuctionsSunday Internet Sports Collectibles Auction - bidstart 10/28 on November 25th: 98.83% 
Heritage AuctionsSunday Internet Comics - bidstart 11/18 on November 25th: 98.77% 
Heritage AuctionsTuesday Internet Currency Auction - Internet bidstart 11/20 on November 27th: 95.98% 
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare BooksFine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on November 24th: 95.42% 
Heritage AuctionsSunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 11/18 on November 25th: 95.34% 
PBA GalleriesThe Craig Noble Collection of L. Frank Baum & the Wizard of Oz on November 29th: 88.54% 
Forum AuctionsOnline Sale: Books and Works on Paper on November 22nd: 87.59% 
Cowans AuctionsAmerican History: Premier Auction on November 16th: 86.94% 
BonhamsFine Books, Manuscripts and Historical Photographs on November 27th: 84.19% 


25 total sales reported this week: 

National Book AuctionsBooks – LEC, 17th Century, Sets, Decorative, Antique, etc. on November 18th: 100.00% 
RossiniPOSTERS FROM THE 19TH TO THE 20TH CENTURY: ADVERTISING, POLITICS, TRADE UNIONS AND SHOWS (OPERA AND on November 29th: 35.67% 
PandolfiniBooks on November 26th: 74.81% 
SothebysHistory of Science and Technology on November 30th: 75.23% 
SothebysSpace Exploration on November 29th: 67.57% 
PBA GalleriesThe Craig Noble Collection of L. Frank Baum & the Wizard of Oz on November 29th: 88.54% 
ChristiesRussian Literary First Editions & Manuscripts - Highlights from the Eden Martin Collection on November 28th: 77.63% 
Forum AuctionsBanksy Editions on November 28th: 100.00% 
Trafford BooksBooks on November 21st: 67.26% 
AderJudaica on November 22nd: 57.33% 
Alexander Historical AuctionsFall Auction on November 14th: 76.90% 
One Of Kind CollectiblesRare Collectibles - Internet bidstart 10/20 on November 15th: 69.87% 
Heritage AuctionsTuesday Internet Currency Auction - Internet bidstart 11/20 on November 27th: 95.98% 
BonhamsFine Books, Manuscripts and Historical Photographs on November 27th: 84.19% 
Dorotheum Autographs, Manuscripts, Certificates on November 26th: 59.82% 
Heritage AuctionsSunday Internet Sports Collectibles Auction - bidstart 10/28 on November 25th: 98.83% 
Cowans AuctionsAmerican History: Premier Auction on November 16th: 86.94% 
Morton SubastasRare Books, Decorative Prints, Historical Photography on November 22nd: 28.94% 
Christian Hesse AuktionenPrints, Books, Autographs on November 24th: 64.51% 
Il PonteInterior Decoration - Prints, Photographs on November 23rd: 78.80% 
ArtcurialComic Strips on November 24th: 75.00% 
Forum AuctionsOnline Sale: Books and Works on Paper on November 22nd: 87.59% 
Heritage AuctionsSunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 11/18 on November 25th: 95.34% 
Heritage AuctionsSunday Internet Comics - bidstart 11/18 on November 25th: 98.77% 
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare BooksFine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on November 24th: 95.42% 
 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Sothebys 1965 NOBEL PRIZE MEDAL IN PHYSICS, AWARDED TO RICHARD PHILLIPS FEYNMAN FOR HIS FUNDAMENTAL WORK IN QUANTUM ELECTRODYNAMICS on November 30th Actual price: USD $975,000.
  2. Sothebys TWO OBJECTIVES. (1) TO POINT OUT THE PECULIAR POINT. (2) TO FORMULATE A ME IN A DEFINITE NUMBER OF ASSUMPTIONS (NON-RELATIVISTIC SCHRÖD), on November 30th Actual price: USD $399,000.
  3. Sothebys PLENTY OF ROOM AT BOTTOM, on November 30th Actual price: USD $387,000.
  4. Bonhams Autograph draft of the Fantasiest?cke (Fantasy Pieces) for piano on November 27th Actual price: USD $287,680.
  5. Sothebys CLASSICAL THEORY — SELF ENERGY DIFFICULTIES. QUANTUM THEORY — STILL IN TROUBLE..., on November 30th Actual price: USD $287,500.
  6. Alexander Historical Auctions MAO ZEDONG on November 14th Actual price: USD $270,600.
  7. Christies Vechera na khutore bliz dikan'ki. 1-2 [Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka. Books 1-2]. on November 28th Actual price: USD $224,000.
  8. Sothebys ARCHIVE OF MANUSCRIPTS TREATING SOLID STATE PHYSICS — SPANNING THE LENGTH OF FEYNMAN'S CAREER, CA 1948-1985 on November 30th Actual price: USD $200,000.
  9. Sothebys WORK OUT TR E-?A*I ..., on November 30th Actual price: USD $162,500.
  10. Sothebys INSIDE THE ATOM, DRAFTS FOR TWO OR POSSIBLY THREE DIFFERENT TALKS ON THE ENGINEERING PROBLEMS OF THE ATOM BOMB, CA 1944-1945. on November 30th Actual price: USD $156,250.
  11. Christies  Vozvrashchenie Chorba. [The Return of Chorb.] on November 28th Actual price: USD $152,000.
  12. Artcurial Arzach. on November 24th Actual price: USD $135,934.
  13. Christies Evgenii Onegin. [Eugene Onegin. A novel in verse.] on November 28th Actual price: USD $128,000.
  14. Sothebys COMPUTING MACHINES OF THE FUTURE, CA 1985. on November 30th Actual price: USD $125,000.
  15. Sothebys ARMILLARY SPHERE BY CASPAR VOPEL, COLOGNE, 1549 SIGNED "CASPAR VOPELI MATHEMA PROF COLONIAE AGRIPPINAE SPHAERAM HANC FACIEBAT 1549."   on November 30th Actual price: USD $125,000.
  16. Sothebys ATOMIC BOMB AS MILITARY WEAPON, CA 1946. on November 30th Actual price: USD $112,500.
  17. Sothebys MAGNIFICENT 18TH-CENTURY PLANETARIUM BY JOHN HANDSFORD, BRISTOL, CA 1780SIGNED ON THE ENGRAVED SILVERED DRUM PLATE "MADE FOR RICH.D ALDRIDGE, ESQ. BY JOHN HANDSFORD, BRISTOL." on November 30th Actual price: USD $112,500.
  18. Christies Stikhotvoreniia. [Poems.] on November 28th Actual price: USD $104,000.
  19. Christies Ruslan i Liudmila. Poema v shesti pesniakh. [Ruslan and Liudmila. A Poem in Six Cantos.] on November 28th Actual price: USD $104,000.
  20. Christies Povesti pokoinago Ivana Petrovicha Belkina, izdannyia A.P. [Tales of the Late Ivan Petrovich Belkin, published by A.P.] on November 28th Actual price: USD $96,000.
  21. Christies Povesti i razskazy. [Tales and Stories.] on November 28th Actual price: USD $88,000.
  22. Christies Evgenii Onegin. Roman v stikhakh. Gl. 1 [Eugene Onegin. A novel in verse. Chapter 1.]@ on November 28th Actual price: USD $88,000.
  23. Sothebys THE PRINCIPLES OF QUANTUM MECHANICS. on November 30th Actual price: USD $87,500.
  24. Sothebys TYPED LETTER SIGNED TO GEORGE SELDES, PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY, 24 OCTOBER 1954. on November 30th Actual price: USD $87,500.
  25. Artcurial 20e anniversaire du journal de Tintin. on November 24th Actual price: USD $82,992.



For the week ahead 56 sales are scheduled: 


Mon. Dec. 3rd
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 111 lots
Australian Book Auctions. Armadale, . December Gallery Auction. 219 lots
Neret Minet and Tessier. Paris. Comics. 199 lots
Adams Amsterdam Auctions. Amsterdam. Fine Art, Photographs, Modern and Contemporary Art - Prints. 193 lots

Tue. Dec. 4th
Koller Auctions. Zurich. Photography. 173 lots
Sothebys. London. Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts and Continental and Russian Books. 306 lots
Christies. New York. Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts Including Americana. 222 lots
Christies. New York. Albert Einstein: The God Letter. 1 lots
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. 75172 Pforzheim. Books, Graphics modern and ancient Arts, Antiques. 1162 lots
ALDE. Paris. Italian Impressions. 163 lots
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Exeter. 20th Century and Contemporary Sale - Prints, Books. 26 lots
Robert Siegel Galleries. New York. The Alfredo Frohlich Collection: The Evolution of Postal Systems in Panama 1777-1881. 148 lots
Forum Auctions in Italy. Roma. Online Sale: The Library of Marquis Giulio Carlo Stanga Trecco (1794-1852) - Part I. 54 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - Internet bidstart 11/27. 577 lots
Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers. Kilkenny. Rare Books.
Forum Auctions. London. Artsy: Select Editions. 31 lots

Wed. Dec. 5th
Bonhams. New York. The History of Science and Technology. 134 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Photography. 313 lots
Bonhams. London. Prints and Multiples. 258 lots
Dorotheum . Vienna. Books and Decorative Prints. 407 lots
Ader. PARIS. Old and Modern Prints. 335 lots
Peter Arnold. Prahran VIC . Rare books, maps, prints & photographs. 233 lots
Grays Auctioneers. Cleveland, . Fine Art - Prints. 172 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Western Americana. 102 lots
University Archives. Westport. Autographed Documents, Manuscripts, Photos, Books & Relics. 284 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction featuring Pop Culture - Online bidstart: 11/16. 938 lots
Bonhams. New York. Fine Books and Manuscripts, Including the World of Hilary Knight. 292 lots

Thu. Dec. 6th
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Norwich. Books, Maps, Prints and Ephemera. 870 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Illustration Art. 282 lots
Sothebys. New York. Lady Blue Eyes: Property of Barbara and Frank Sinatra. 58 lots
Ader. PARIS. Old and Modern Prints. 316 lots
Tajan. Paris. Editions #2.
Brunk Auctions. Asheville, NC . Emporium Auction. 97 lots
PIASA. Paris. Modern and Contemporary Art, Editions. 30 lots
Heritage Auctions. Hong Kong. HKINF World Currency Signature Auction. 1283 lots

Fri. Dec. 7th
Binoche et Giquello. rue La Boetie, Paris. Ancient and Modern Books. 248 lots
Jeschke van Vliet Auctions Berlin GmbH. Berlin-Schoneberg. Rare Books, Decorative Prints, Historical Photography. 1345 lots
Stockholms Auktionsverk. Stockholm. Rare Books, Maps and Manuscripts. 195 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. Comics Strips and Original Plates, Animation. 373 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Western Americana. 544 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Select Modern & Contemporary Editions and Artist's Books. 123 lots
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Norwich. Books, day 2. 265 lots

Sat. Dec. 8th
Michaans Auctions. Alameda, CA . Gallery Auction - Books, Prints, Photographs. 30 lots
Goldberg Coins and Collectibles. LOS ANGELES. Collectibles. 1019 lots
Koller Auctions. Zurich. Prints and Multiples. 147 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. Comics, Albums, Original Boards and Animation. 693 lots
Heritage Auctions. Beverly Hills. Animation Art. 1279 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper.
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Cleveland. Fine Art Prints. 284 lots
Amadeus-Auktionshaus GmbH. Wien. Rare Books. 212 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Western Americana. 701 lots

Sun. Dec. 9th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Civil War and Militaria.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 12/2.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 12/2.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 11/11. 151 lots
OSENAT. FONTAINEBLEAU. Historical Memorabilia.

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 546. Christoph Jacob Trew. Plantae selectae, 1750-1773.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 70. Thomas Murner. Die Narren beschwerung. 1558.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 621. Michael Bernhard Valentini. Museum Museorum, 1714.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 545. Sander Reichenbachia. Orchids illustrated and described, 1888-1894.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1018. Marinetti, Boccioni, Pratella Futurism - Comprehensive collection of 35 Futurist manifestos, some of them exceptionally rare. 1909-1933.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 634. August Johann Rösel von Rosenhof. 3 Original Drawings, around 1740.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 671. Jacob / Picasso. Chronique des Temps, 1956.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1260. Mary Webb. Sarn. 1948. Lucie Weill Art Deco Binding.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 508. Felix Bonfils. 108 large-format photographs of Syria and Palestine.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 967. Dante Aligheri and Salvador Dali. Divina Commedia, 1963.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1316. Tolouse-Lautrec. Dessinateur. Duhayon binding, 1948.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1303. Regards sur Paris. Braque, Picasso, Masson, 1962.
  • Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: McCarthy (Cormac). Cities of the Plain, N.Y., 1998, First Edn., signed on hf. title; together with Uncorrected Proof and Uncorrected Advance Reading Copies, both signed by the Author. €800 to €1,000.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Stanihurst (Richard). De Rebus in Hibernia Gestis, Libri Quattuor, sm. 4to Antwerp (Christi. Plantium) 1584. First Edn. €525 to €750.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Fleischer (Nat.) Jack Dempsey The Idol of Fistiana, An Intimate Narrative, N.Y., 1929, First Edn. Signed on f.e.p. by Rocky Marciano. €400 to €600.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Smith - Classical Atlas, Lond., 1820. Bound with, Smiths New General Atlas .. Principal Empires, Kingdoms, & States throughout the World, Lond. 1822. €350 to €500.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Rare Auction Catalogues – 1856: Bindon Blood, of Ennis, Co. Clare: Sotheby & Wilkinson. €320 to €450.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: [Mavor (Wm.)] A General Collection of Voyages and Travels from the Discovery of America to the Commencement of the Nineteenth Century, 28 vols. (complete) Lond., 1810. €300 to €400.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Mc Carthy (Cormac). Outer Dark, N.Y. (Random House)1968, Signed by Mc Carthy. €250 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Three signed works by Ted Huges - Wodwo, 1967; Crow from the Life and Songs of the Crow, 1970; and Tales from Ovid, 1997. €200 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: The Garden. An Illustrated Weekly Journal of Horticulture in all its Branches, 7 vols. lg. 4to Lond. 1877-1880. With 127 colored plates. €200 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Procter (Richard A.) Saturn and its System: Containing Discussions of The Motion (Real and Apparent)…, Lond. 1865. First Edn. €160 to €220.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: [Ashe] St. George, Lord Bishop of Clogher, A Sermon Preached to the Protestants of Ireland, now in London,... Oct. 23, 1712, London 1712. Second Edn. €130 to €180.
  • Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    Starting 10AM CST
    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
    Starting 10AM CST
    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
    Starting 10AM CST
    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
    Starting 10AM CST
    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.
  • 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
  • Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Piccolomini's De La Sfera del Mondo (The Sphere of the World), 1540.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Vellutello's Commentary on Petrarch, With Map, 1525.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Finely Bound Definitive, Illustrated Edition of I Promessi Sposi, 1840.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Rare First Edition of John Milton's Latin Correspondence, 1674.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Giolito's Edition of Boccaccio's The Decamerone, with Bedford Binding, 1542.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of the First Biography of Marie of the Incarnation, with Rare Portrait, 1677.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Aldine Edition of Volume One of Cicero's Orationes, 1540.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Bonanni's Illustrated Costume Catalogue, with Complete Plates, 1711.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: An Important Incunable, the First Italian Edition of Josephus's De Bello Judaico, 1480.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Jacques Philippe d'Orville's Illustrated Book of the Ruins of Sicily, 1764.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: An Incunable from 1487, The Contemplative Life, with Early Manuscript.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Ignatius of Loyola's Exercitia Spiritualia, 1563.