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Addison and Sarova: Rare Books in All Fields

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Auction Name Rare Books in All Fields Total Sales (USD) 241,334.30
Auction Date November 03, 2018 - November 03, 2018 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 151,980.00
Sale Number #1020 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 240,480.00
Total Lots 367
Sold Lots 333 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 170,380.00
% of Lots Sold 90.74% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 269,530.00
Unsold Lots 34 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 89.54%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
6 Donne, John.

PSEUDO-MARTYR. WHEREIN… THIS CONCLUSION IS EVICTED. THAT THOSE WHICH ARE OF THE ROMANE RELIGION IN THIS KINGDOME, MAY AND OUGHT TO TAKE THE OATH OF ALLEGEANCE.

 1610 USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 17,080.00
8 Spenser, Edmund.

THE FAERIE QUEENE. DISPOSED INTO TWELVE BOOKS, FASHIONING XII MORALL VERTUES.

 1590 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 9,760.00
27

Dutch manuscript prayer book, ca. 1500.

 ca. 1500. USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 6,710.00
310

Original negative film reels. \"U.N. in Action, Tibet.\" Reels 1 and 2 (of 6 reels, other 4 also being offered in this sale).

 ca. 1959 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 5,490.00
313

Original negative film reels. \"U.N. in Action, Tibet.\" Reels 3 and 4 (of 6 reels, other 4 also being offered in this sale).

 circa 1959 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 5,185.00
317

Original negative film reels. \"U.N. in Action, Tibet.\" Reels 5 and 6 (of 6 reels, other 4 also being offered in this sale).

 circa 1959 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 4,880.00
23 Columella, Varro, Cato, Palladius, (ed. Philippus Beroaldus, after Georgius Merula and Franciscus Colucia).

[Scriptores rei rusticae] OPERA AGRICOLATIONUM... CUM EXSCRIPTIONIBUS & COMMENTARIIS D. PHILIPPI BEROALDO.

 1496 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 4,270.00
327

Script for the 1937 film \"Lost Horizon,\" directed by Frank Capra, Final Draft of March 23, 1936. HARRISON FORMAN'S COPY, with his stamp.

 1937 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 4,270.00
271 Rand, Ayn.

ATLAS SHRUGGED.

 1957 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 3,660.00
3

\"The Keys of Rabbi Solomon, Translated accurately from the Hebrew into English by Edward Hunter.\"

 1827 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 3,355.00
251

The third folio edition of the King James version of the Bible, printed in large black letter.

 1617 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 3,355.00
301

FLORILEGIUM DIVERSORUM EPIGRAMMATUM IN SEPTEM LIBROS.

 1503 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 3,355.00
61 PLATONIS

PLATONIS OPERA A MARSILIO FICINO TRADUCTA ....

 1522 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 3,050.00
89 Philip, Sir Sidney.

THE COUNTESSE OF PEMBROKES ARCADIA.

 1613 USD 500.00 - 800.00 USD 3,050.00
13 Becher, Johann.

Experimentum Chymicum Novum quo artificalis et instantanea metallorum generatio…demonstratur… Frankfurt; Zunneri, 1671. 6.5\" x 4\" bound in 8s. 172 pp. Bound in period full speckled calf with gilt devices and title in gilt over compartments. Binding with

 1671 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 2,745.00
21 Calvin, John.

[THE INSTITUTION OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION].

 1562 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 2,440.00
83 Edward I.

STATUTA GLOUCESTR.

 early 18th century USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 2,440.00
11 Iroe - Grego.

LA VERITABLE MAGIE NOIRE, OU LE SECRET DES SECRETS; MANUSCRIT TROUVE A JERUSALEM, DANS LE SEPULCRE DE SALOMON….

 1750, ca. 1800. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,318.00
53

Fragment from a manuscript Psalter in Latin, ca. 1400.

 ca. 1400. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,196.00
335

Pair of scrapbooks containing articles, photos, and copies of the same, all chronicling the work of Harrison Forman.

 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 2,196.00
336 Sun Yat-sen.

THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF CHINA

 1942 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 2,196.00
33

Pair of books related to Queen Elizabeth and the Church of England: INJUNCTIONS GIVEN BY THE QUEENES MAJESTIE.

 ca. 1577. USD 500.00 - 800.00 USD 2,074.00
12 Galilei, Galileo.

OPERE DE GALILEO GALILEI ….

 1655-1656. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,952.00
22 Baum, L. Frank.

QUEEN ZIXI OF IX OR, THE STORY OF THE MAGIC CLOAK.

 1905 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 1,952.00
59 Holinshed, Raphael.

[CHRONICLES OF ENGLAND, SCOTLANDE, AND IRELAND].

 1577 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,952.00
  • 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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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.
  • 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.
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