• <b><center>Forum Auctions<br>A Visual and Historical Voyage into the Ottoman World:<br>The Library of a Gentleman<br>14th November</center></b> <b>Forum, Nov. 14:</b> Preziosi (Amedeo). <i>Stamboul: Recollections of Eastern Life,</i> first edition, Paris, Lemercier, 1858. £6,000 to £8,000. <b>Forum, Nov. 14:</b> Mayr (Heinrich von). <i>Malerische Ansichten aus dem Orient. Vues Pittoresques de l'Orient,</i> first edition in the original 10 parts, Munich, Paris & Leipzig, [1839-40]. £10,000 to £15,000. <b>Forum, Nov. 14:</b> Lewis (John Frederick). <i>Illustrations of Constantinople, made during a Residence in that City &c. in the Years 1835-6,</i> first edition, [1838]. £6,000 to £8,000. <b>Forum, Nov. 14:</b> Dodwell (Edward). <i>Views in Greece,</i> first edition, ordinary format, Rodwell and Martin, 1821. £8,000 to £12,000. <b>Forum, Nov. 14:</b> Cassas (Louis François). <i>[Voyage Pittoresque de la Syrie, de la Phoenicie, de la Palæstube et de la Basse-Égypte],</i> 3 vol., first edition, [Paris], [1799]. £8,000 to £12,000. <b><center>Forum Auctions<br>A Visual and Historical Voyage into the Ottoman World:<br>The Library of a Gentleman<br>14th November</center></b> <b>Forum, Nov. 14:</b> La Chappelle (Georges). <i>Recueil de Divers Portraits des Principales Dames de la Porte du Grand Turc,</i> first edition, Paris, 1648. £8,000 to £12,000. <b>Forum, Nov. 14:</b> Fossati (Gaspard). <i>Aya Sophia Constantinople as recently restored by order of H.M. the Sultan Abdul Medjid,</i> first edition, ordinary format, 1852. £6,000 to £8,000. <b>Forum, Nov. 14:</b> Pertusier (Charles). <i>Promenades Pittoresques dans Constantinople et sur les Rives du Bosphore,</i> 4 vol., inc Atlas, first edition, Paris, H. Nicolle, 1815-17. £6,000 to £8,000. <b>Forum, Nov. 14:</b> Brindesi (Jean). <i>Souvenirs de Constantinople,</i> first edition, [Paris], [1855-60]. £4,000 to £6,000. <b>Forum, Nov. 14:</b> Le Bruyn (Cornelius). <i>Voyage au Levant,</i> first French edition, Delft, Henri de Kroonevelt, 1700. £3,000 to £4,000.
    Forum Auctions
    A Visual and Historical Voyage into the Ottoman World:
    The Library of a Gentleman
    14th November
    Forum, Nov. 14: Preziosi (Amedeo). Stamboul: Recollections of Eastern Life, first edition, Paris, Lemercier, 1858. £6,000 to £8,000.
    Forum, Nov. 14: Mayr (Heinrich von). Malerische Ansichten aus dem Orient. Vues Pittoresques de l'Orient, first edition in the original 10 parts, Munich, Paris & Leipzig, [1839-40]. £10,000 to £15,000.
    Forum, Nov. 14: Lewis (John Frederick). Illustrations of Constantinople, made during a Residence in that City &c. in the Years 1835-6, first edition, [1838]. £6,000 to £8,000.
    Forum, Nov. 14: Dodwell (Edward). Views in Greece, first edition, ordinary format, Rodwell and Martin, 1821. £8,000 to £12,000.
    Forum, Nov. 14: Cassas (Louis François). [Voyage Pittoresque de la Syrie, de la Phoenicie, de la Palæstube et de la Basse-Égypte], 3 vol., first edition, [Paris], [1799]. £8,000 to £12,000.
    Forum Auctions
    A Visual and Historical Voyage into the Ottoman World:
    The Library of a Gentleman
    14th November
    Forum, Nov. 14: La Chappelle (Georges). Recueil de Divers Portraits des Principales Dames de la Porte du Grand Turc, first edition, Paris, 1648. £8,000 to £12,000.
    Forum, Nov. 14: Fossati (Gaspard). Aya Sophia Constantinople as recently restored by order of H.M. the Sultan Abdul Medjid, first edition, ordinary format, 1852. £6,000 to £8,000.
    Forum, Nov. 14: Pertusier (Charles). Promenades Pittoresques dans Constantinople et sur les Rives du Bosphore, 4 vol., inc Atlas, first edition, Paris, H. Nicolle, 1815-17. £6,000 to £8,000.
    Forum, Nov. 14: Brindesi (Jean). Souvenirs de Constantinople, first edition, [Paris], [1855-60]. £4,000 to £6,000.
    Forum, Nov. 14: Le Bruyn (Cornelius). Voyage au Levant, first French edition, Delft, Henri de Kroonevelt, 1700. £3,000 to £4,000.
  • <b><center>Ketterer Rare Books<br>Auction November 25th</center></b> <b>Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:</b><br>H. Schedel, <i>Liber chronicarum,</i> 1493. Est: € 25,000 <b>Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:</b><br>P. O. Runge, <i>Farben-Kugel,</i> 1810. Est: € 8,000 <b>Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:</b><br>W. Kandinsky, <i>Klänge,</i> 1913. Est: € 20,000 <b><center>Ketterer Rare Books<br>Auction November 25th</center></b> <b>Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:</b><br>W. Burley, <i>De vita et moribus philosophorum,</i> 1473. Est: € 4,000 <b>Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:</b><br>M. B. Valentini, <i>Viridarium reformatum seu regnum vegetabile,</i> 1719. Est: € 12,000 <b>Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:</b><br><i>PAN,</i> 10 volumes, 1895-1900. Est: € 15,000 <b><center>Ketterer Rare Books<br>Auction November 25th</center></b> <b>Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:</b><br>J. de Gaddesden, <i>Rosa anglica practica medicinae,</i> 1492. Est: € 12,000 <b>Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:</b><br>M. Merian, <i>Todten-Tanz,</i> 1649. Est: € 5,000 <b>Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:</b><br>D. Hammett, <i>Red harvest,</i> 1929. Est: € 11,000 <b><center>Ketterer Rare Books<br>Auction November 25th</center></b> <b>Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:</b><br>Book of hours, <i>Horae B. M. V.,</i> 1503. Est: € 9,000 <b>Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:</b><br>J. Miller, <i>Illustratio systematis sexualis Linneai,</i> 1792. Est: € 8,000 <b>Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:</b><br>F. Hundertwasser, <i>Regentag – Look at it on a rainy day,</i> 1972. Est: € 8,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction November 25th
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    H. Schedel, Liber chronicarum, 1493. Est: € 25,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    P. O. Runge, Farben-Kugel, 1810. Est: € 8,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    W. Kandinsky, Klänge, 1913. Est: € 20,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction November 25th
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    W. Burley, De vita et moribus philosophorum, 1473. Est: € 4,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    M. B. Valentini, Viridarium reformatum seu regnum vegetabile, 1719. Est: € 12,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    PAN, 10 volumes, 1895-1900. Est: € 15,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction November 25th
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    J. de Gaddesden, Rosa anglica practica medicinae, 1492. Est: € 12,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    M. Merian, Todten-Tanz, 1649. Est: € 5,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    D. Hammett, Red harvest, 1929. Est: € 11,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction November 25th
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    Book of hours, Horae B. M. V., 1503. Est: € 9,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    J. Miller, Illustratio systematis sexualis Linneai, 1792. Est: € 8,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    F. Hundertwasser, Regentag – Look at it on a rainy day, 1972. Est: € 8,000
  • <b><center>Doyle<br>Stage & Screen<br>November 14 & 15</center></b> <b>Doyle, Nov. 14-15:</b> A studio-sanctioned Darth Vader Touring Costume from The Empire Strikes Back. $50,000 to $100,000. <b>Doyle, Nov. 14-15:</b> An original Al Hirschfeld's illustration of the cast of On Golden Pond. $4,000 to $6,000. <b>Doyle, Nov. 14-15:</b> The largest trove of personal Grace Kelly letters to come to market. $60,000 to $80,000. <b>Doyle, Nov. 14-15:</b> An Important Archive of Musical Manuscripts of Truman Capote and Harold Arlen's House of Flowers. $40,000 to $60,000. <b>Doyle, Nov. 14-15:</b> The archive of an original Merrily We Roll Along Broadway cast member. $5,000 to $10,000. <b>Doyle, Nov. 14-15:</b> Jerry Herman's Yamaha Model C7 Ebonized Grand Piano. $6,000 to $9,000. <b>Doyle, Nov. 14-15:</b> A large group of Jerry Herman musical posters. $300 to $500. <b>Doyle, Nov. 14-15:</b> Group of awards presented to Jerry Herman. $300 to $400. <b>Doyle, Nov. 14-15:</b> Six pages of original art for "The MAD Game of Basebrawl," a complete story published in MAD #167, pages 31-36, June 1974. $3,000 to $4,000. <b>Doyle, Nov. 14-15:</b> A MAD book made for Al Jaffee, containing original art and writings from many MAD contributors. 2011. $1,200 to $1,800. <b>Doyle, Nov. 14-15:</b> A Jaffee-themed MAD Fold-In - "What honor should the creator of the MAD Fold-Ins be given?" $800 to $1,200. <b>Doyle, Nov. 14-15:</b> MAD Fold-In - "What developing news story has many Americans totally transfixed?" $800 to $1,200.
    Doyle
    Stage & Screen
    November 14 & 15
    Doyle, Nov. 14-15: A studio-sanctioned Darth Vader Touring Costume from The Empire Strikes Back. $50,000 to $100,000.
    Doyle, Nov. 14-15: An original Al Hirschfeld's illustration of the cast of On Golden Pond. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Doyle, Nov. 14-15: The largest trove of personal Grace Kelly letters to come to market. $60,000 to $80,000.
    Doyle, Nov. 14-15: An Important Archive of Musical Manuscripts of Truman Capote and Harold Arlen's House of Flowers. $40,000 to $60,000.
    Doyle, Nov. 14-15: The archive of an original Merrily We Roll Along Broadway cast member. $5,000 to $10,000.
    Doyle, Nov. 14-15: Jerry Herman's Yamaha Model C7 Ebonized Grand Piano. $6,000 to $9,000.
    Doyle, Nov. 14-15: A large group of Jerry Herman musical posters. $300 to $500.
    Doyle, Nov. 14-15: Group of awards presented to Jerry Herman. $300 to $400.
    Doyle, Nov. 14-15: Six pages of original art for "The MAD Game of Basebrawl," a complete story published in MAD #167, pages 31-36, June 1974. $3,000 to $4,000.
    Doyle, Nov. 14-15: A MAD book made for Al Jaffee, containing original art and writings from many MAD contributors. 2011. $1,200 to $1,800.
    Doyle, Nov. 14-15: A Jaffee-themed MAD Fold-In - "What honor should the creator of the MAD Fold-Ins be given?" $800 to $1,200.
    Doyle, Nov. 14-15: MAD Fold-In - "What developing news story has many Americans totally transfixed?" $800 to $1,200.
  • <b><center>Dominic Winter Auctioneers<br>Printed Books, Maps & Caricatures<br>13 November 2024</center></b> <b>Dominic Winter, 13th Nov:</b> The Americas. Blaeu (Willem Janszoon), <i>Americae nova Tabula,</i> Amsterdam circa 1635. £800-1,200 <b>Dominic Winter, 13th Nov:</b> Witchcraft. <i>Saducismus Trimphatus,</i> by Joseph Glanvill, 2nd edition, 1688. £600-800
    <b>Dominic Winter, 13th Nov:</b> Gillray (James). <i>United Irishmen in Training,</i> 1798. £500-800
    <b><center>Dominic Winter Auctioneers<br>Printed Books, Maps & Caricatures<br>13 November 2024</center></b> <b>Dominic Winter, 13th Nov:</b> Ketham (Johannes de). <i>Fasciculus medici[n]e …,</i> Venice: Cesare Arrivabene, March 1522. £6,000-8,000 <b>Dominic Winter, 13th Nov:</b> Bible [English]. <i>The Byble in Englyshe of the largest and greatest volume...,</i> 1541. £7,000-10,000 <b>Dominic Winter, 13th Nov:</b> Chaucer (Geoffrey). <i>The Workes of Geffray Chaucer newlye printed...,</i> 1542. £2,000-3,000 <b><center>Dominic Winter Auctioneers<br>Printed Books, Maps & Caricatures<br>13 November 2024</center></b> <b>Dominic Winter, 13th Nov:</b> Bible [English]. <i>The Newe Testament of Our Saviour Jesu Christe...,</i> 1566. £7,000-10,000 <b>Dominic Winter, 13th Nov:</b> Hakluyt (Richard). <i>The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques...,</i> 1599. £4,000-6,000 <b>Dominic Winter, 13th Nov:</b> Queen Anne binding. A sammelband of 15 almanacks, 1704. £1,000-1,500 <b><center>Dominic Winter Auctioneers<br>Printed Books, Maps & Caricatures<br>13 November 2024</center></b> <b>Dominic Winter, 13th Nov:</b> Jacobite Uprising. <i>A Grand Consultation concerning the Invasion of England...,</i> 1745. £1,000-1,500 <b>Dominic Winter, 13th Nov:</b> Holbein (Hans). <i>Imitations of Original Drawings in the Collection of His Majesty,</i> 1792-1800. £2,000-3,000 <b>Dominic Winter, 13th Nov:</b> Wordsworth (William). <i>Yarrow Revisited,</i> 1st edition, presentation copy with author's corrections, 1835. £1,500-2,000
    Dominic Winter Auctioneers
    Printed Books, Maps & Caricatures
    13 November 2024
    Dominic Winter, 13th Nov: The Americas. Blaeu (Willem Janszoon), Americae nova Tabula, Amsterdam circa 1635. £800-1,200
    Dominic Winter, 13th Nov: Witchcraft. Saducismus Trimphatus, by Joseph Glanvill, 2nd edition, 1688. £600-800
    Dominic Winter, 13th Nov: Gillray (James). United Irishmen in Training, 1798. £500-800
    Dominic Winter Auctioneers
    Printed Books, Maps & Caricatures
    13 November 2024
    Dominic Winter, 13th Nov: Ketham (Johannes de). Fasciculus medici[n]e …, Venice: Cesare Arrivabene, March 1522. £6,000-8,000
    Dominic Winter, 13th Nov: Bible [English]. The Byble in Englyshe of the largest and greatest volume..., 1541. £7,000-10,000
    Dominic Winter, 13th Nov: Chaucer (Geoffrey). The Workes of Geffray Chaucer newlye printed..., 1542. £2,000-3,000
    Dominic Winter Auctioneers
    Printed Books, Maps & Caricatures
    13 November 2024
    Dominic Winter, 13th Nov: Bible [English]. The Newe Testament of Our Saviour Jesu Christe..., 1566. £7,000-10,000
    Dominic Winter, 13th Nov: Hakluyt (Richard). The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques..., 1599. £4,000-6,000
    Dominic Winter, 13th Nov: Queen Anne binding. A sammelband of 15 almanacks, 1704. £1,000-1,500
    Dominic Winter Auctioneers
    Printed Books, Maps & Caricatures
    13 November 2024
    Dominic Winter, 13th Nov: Jacobite Uprising. A Grand Consultation concerning the Invasion of England..., 1745. £1,000-1,500
    Dominic Winter, 13th Nov: Holbein (Hans). Imitations of Original Drawings in the Collection of His Majesty, 1792-1800. £2,000-3,000
    Dominic Winter, 13th Nov: Wordsworth (William). Yarrow Revisited, 1st edition, presentation copy with author's corrections, 1835. £1,500-2,000

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Articles - March - 2013 Issue

Auctions In March

- by Bruce E. McKinney

Auctions in March

Auctions in March

Heading into March 66 sales are on the calendar.  This is down from 82 in 2012 and the first down month comparison since May 2012.  It’s too early to know how many lots will be posted and sold but we know that last year’s high volume lowered the median price by 3 to 4% even after allowing for a large increase in less expensive books that further lowered prices.  Every month every year does not beat the prior year.  In 2012 May was down 15 sales from 2011.  The 2010 to 2009 comparison may be more appropriate.  2010 was higher only in 6 months.

In any event this March there is a sale every 11 hours and 15 minutes.

This year, as we head into March, 66 events are scheduled:

Fri. Mar 1st            Heritage Auctions..  Texana [6097].  204 lots

Sat. Mar. 2nd          Dorotheum.  Gun Books [9932].  8 lots

Mon. Mar. 4th          Bruun Rasmussen.  Prints [1310].

Tues. Mar. 5th          Christie’s.  Andy Wharhol.  Internet sale ending today [24389].  125 items

                              ERA Encheres.  Maps [21203].  1 item

Wed. Mar 6th            Ader.  Comics [208280.  140 lots

                              Bruun Rasmussen.  Prints [838].  58 items

                              Dominic Winter.  Printed Books and Maps [30613].   624 lots

                            Gray’s Auctioneers.  Prints [65]

Thurs. Mar 7th      Ader.  Theatre and Performing Arts – Collection Jacques Lorcey [20827]

                              Dominic Winter Book Auctions.  Natural History and Sporting Books and Prints [30713].

                              Heritage Auctions.  Rare Books – online bidding ending today [201310]

                              Pierre Berge & Associes.  Ancient and Modern Books [15126].

                              Swann Galleries.  19th and 20th Century Prints [2306].  663 lots

Fri. Mar. 8th            Alde.  The Claude L. Library [20982].  344 lots

Sat. Mar. 9th            Cowan’s Auctions, Inc.  Fine and Decorative Art:  Prints and Books [310].  74 lots

                                Dorotheum.  Fine Prints [9930].  31 lots

                                Marc van de Wiele Auctions.  Rare books, manuscripts and Ensor [48].  778 lots

Mon. Mar. 11th      Alde.  Library of the Castle of La Plagne [21115].  331 lots

                                Bruun Rasmussen.  Prints [1311].

Tues. Mar. 12th    Dorotheum.  Books and Decorative Prints [9939].  305 lots

Wed. Mar. 13th      Ader.  Ancient and Modern Books [20829].  289 lots

                              Bloomsbury Auctions.  Modern and Contemporary Prints [31313].

Thurs. Mar. 14th        Addison and Sarova.  Rare Books:  “God, Guts and Glory” the Library of a Southern Collector [1003a]

                              AntiquarianAuctions.com.  Rare Books online sale ending today [25].

                              Bloomsbury Auctions.  Bibliophile Books [31413].

                              Heritage Auctions [HA.com].  Rare Books online bidding ending today [201311].

                              PBA Galleries.  Fine Literature; Children’s and Illustrated Books [502].

Fri. Mar. 15th          The Romantic Agony Book and Print Auctions.  Books and Prints [50].  1,345 lots

Sat.  Mar. 16th        Addison and Sarova.   Rare Books:  “God, Guts and Glory” the Library of a Southern Collector [1003b]

                              The Romantic Agony Book and Print Auctions.  Books and Prints [50] ending today.  1,345 lots

Sun. Mar. 17th      Bonhams.  Books, Prints, Photographs [20900]

Mon. Mar. 18th      Bruun Rasmussen.  Prints [1312].

                                Cowan’s Auctions, Inc.  American History [347]

Tues. Mar. 19th      Bloomsbury Auctions.  Vintage Posters [31913].

                              Bonhams.  Books, Maps, Manuscripts, and Historical Photographs [20751].

                            Henri Godts Books and Prints Auctions.  Books, Manuscripts, Maps and Prints [31913].

                              Sothebys.  Modern and Contemporary Prints [L13162]

                              Sothebys.  Old Master, Modern and Contemporary Prints [L13160].

Wed.  Mar. 20th      Bonhams.  The Xi’an Incident:  The Papers of Hyland “Bud” Lyon [21070].  7 Lots

                              Christies.  Old Master, Modern and Contemporary Prints [1114].

                              Christies.  Library of a Spanish Bibliophile [4897].

                              Rupert Toovey and Co.  Prints [1111].

Thurs. Mar. 21st    Ader.  Threatre and Performing Arts – Collection of Jacques Lorcey [20832].

                              Bloomsbury Auctions.  Travel and Natural History Books [32113].

                            Heritage Auctions [HA.com].  Rare Book internet auction ending today [201312].

                            Keys Fine Arts.  Books [32113].

                              Sothebys.  Mark Birley:  The Private Collection [L13313].

                              Swann Galleries.  Printed and Manuscript African-Americana [2308].

Fri.  Mar. 22nd        Gallerie Koller Auctions.  Prints [A164a].

                              Keys Fine  Arts Auctioneers.  Books [32113].

                              Venator and Hanstein [Buch und Graphikauktionen].  Books and Prints [126].

Sat. Mar. 23rd        Cottone.  Prints [76].

                              Galerie Koller Auctions.  Manuscripts and Books [A164b].

                              Heritage Auctions [HA.com].  Vintage Movie Posters [7072].

                            Venator and Hanstein [Buch und Graphikauktionen].  Books and Prints [126] continued.

Sun. Mar. 24th        Bonhams.  Prints [30906]

                              Osenat.  French Empire at Fontainbleau [21043].

Wed. Mar. 27th      Cornette de Saint Cyr.  Books and Autographs [20942].

                              Minerva Auctions Roma.  Books, Autographs and Prints [OMA-88].

Thurs.  Mar. 28th     Heritage Auctions [HA.com].  Rare Books internet bidding ending today [201313].

                              PBA Galleries.  Rare Americana – African American History – Travel – Cartography [503].

                              Piasa.  Ancient and Modern Prints [20618].

Fri. Mar. 29th          Piasa.  Photographs [20619].

                              Tajan.  Books [9804]

Sat. Mar. 30th          Heritage Auctions [HA.com].  Entertainment and Music memorabilia [7074].

On every AE page there is a search link to Upcoming Auctions.  As we prepare to publish the lots for 34 upcoming sales are posted:  8,319.  This number of course changes every day. 

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  • <b><center>Gonnelli:<br>Auction 55<br>Antique prints, paintings and maps<br>November 26st 2024</center></b> <b>Gonnelli:</b> Stefano Della Bella, 23 animal plances,1641. Starting price 480€ <b>Gonnelli:</b> Stefano Della Bella, Boar Hunt, 1654. Starting price 180€ <b>Gonnelli:</b> Crispijn Van de Passe, The seven Arts, 1637. Starting price 600€ <b>Gonnelli:</b> Giuseppe Maria Mitelli, La Maschera è cagion di molti mali, 1688. Starting price 320€ <b>Gonnelli:</b> Biribissor’s game, 1804-15. Starting price 2800€ <b>Gonnelli:</b> Nicolas II de Larmessin, Habitats,1700. Starting price 320€ <b>Gonnelli:</b> Miniature “O”, 1400. Starting price 1800€ <b>Gonnelli:</b> Jan Van der Straet, Hunt scenes, 1596. Starting Price 140€ <b>Gonnelli:</b> Massimino Baseggio, Costantinople, 1787. Starting price 480€ <b>Gonnelli:</b> Kawanabe Kyosai, Erotic scene lighten up by a candle, 1860. Starting price 380€ <b>Gonnelli:</b> Duck shaped dropper, 1670. Starting price 800€
    Gonnelli:
    Auction 55
    Antique prints, paintings and maps
    November 26st 2024
    Gonnelli: Stefano Della Bella, 23 animal plances,1641. Starting price 480€
    Gonnelli: Stefano Della Bella, Boar Hunt, 1654. Starting price 180€
    Gonnelli: Crispijn Van de Passe, The seven Arts, 1637. Starting price 600€
    Gonnelli: Giuseppe Maria Mitelli, La Maschera è cagion di molti mali, 1688. Starting price 320€
    Gonnelli: Biribissor’s game, 1804-15. Starting price 2800€
    Gonnelli: Nicolas II de Larmessin, Habitats,1700. Starting price 320€
    Gonnelli: Miniature “O”, 1400. Starting price 1800€
    Gonnelli: Jan Van der Straet, Hunt scenes, 1596. Starting Price 140€
    Gonnelli: Massimino Baseggio, Costantinople, 1787. Starting price 480€
    Gonnelli: Kawanabe Kyosai, Erotic scene lighten up by a candle, 1860. Starting price 380€
    Gonnelli: Duck shaped dropper, 1670. Starting price 800€
  • <b>Swann, Nov. 14:</b> Stephen Sondheim, autograph musical quotation signed and inscribed, 4 bars from “Send in the Clowns,” 1986. <b>Swann, Nov. 14:</b> George Washington, autograph letter signed to Robert Morris, preparing for attack on Philadelphia, 1777. <b>Swann, Nov. 14:</b> Autograph album containing over 250 signatures by members of 29th U.S. Congress, 1845. <b>Swann, Nov. 14:</b> Charles “The Bold,” letter signed to Duke of Milan written during Burgundian Wars, 1475. <b>Swann, Nov. 14:</b> Deng Xiaoping, <i>TIME</i> magazine “Man of the Year” issue signed and dated, 1979. <b>Swann, Nov. 14:</b> Theodor Herzl, autograph letter signed to prospective tutor of his children, 1902. <b>Swann, Nov. 14:</b> Bourienne’s <i>Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte</i> extra illustrated including 1798 letter signed by Napoleon after Battle of the Nile, 1836. <b>Swann, Nov. 14:</b> George Minot, autograph manuscript signed, diary kept during European trip to claim Nobel Prize, 1934. <b>Swann, Nov. 14:</b> Thomas Jefferson, autograph letter signed, introducing George Washington’s personal secretary Tobias Lear, 1793. <b>Swann, Nov. 14:</b> Winston Churchill, <i>A History of the English-Speaking Peoples,</i> signed in second volume, first edition, 1956-58. <b>Swann, Nov. 14:</b> John Steinbeck, late typescript drafts of 5 chapters from his posthumously published tales of King Arthur, 1959. <b>Swann, Nov. 14:</b> H.G. Wells, group of 14 of his books signed to his mistress Rebecca West or the son they had together, 1910s-40s.
    Swann, Nov. 14: Stephen Sondheim, autograph musical quotation signed and inscribed, 4 bars from “Send in the Clowns,” 1986.
    Swann, Nov. 14: George Washington, autograph letter signed to Robert Morris, preparing for attack on Philadelphia, 1777.
    Swann, Nov. 14: Autograph album containing over 250 signatures by members of 29th U.S. Congress, 1845.
    Swann, Nov. 14: Charles “The Bold,” letter signed to Duke of Milan written during Burgundian Wars, 1475.
    Swann, Nov. 14: Deng Xiaoping, TIME magazine “Man of the Year” issue signed and dated, 1979.
    Swann, Nov. 14: Theodor Herzl, autograph letter signed to prospective tutor of his children, 1902.
    Swann, Nov. 14: Bourienne’s Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte extra illustrated including 1798 letter signed by Napoleon after Battle of the Nile, 1836.
    Swann, Nov. 14: George Minot, autograph manuscript signed, diary kept during European trip to claim Nobel Prize, 1934.
    Swann, Nov. 14: Thomas Jefferson, autograph letter signed, introducing George Washington’s personal secretary Tobias Lear, 1793.
    Swann, Nov. 14: Winston Churchill, A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, signed in second volume, first edition, 1956-58.
    Swann, Nov. 14: John Steinbeck, late typescript drafts of 5 chapters from his posthumously published tales of King Arthur, 1959.
    Swann, Nov. 14: H.G. Wells, group of 14 of his books signed to his mistress Rebecca West or the son they had together, 1910s-40s.
  • <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):</b><br>Lot 51. Ortelius' Influential Map of the New World - Second Plate in Full Contemporary Color (1579) Est. $5,500 - $6,500 <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):</b><br>Lot 165. Reduced-Size Edition of Jefferys/Mead Map with Revolutionary War Updates (1776) Est. $4,750 - $6,000 <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):</b><br>Lot 688. Blaeu's Superb Carte-a-Figures Map of Africa (1634) Est. $3,000 - $3,750 <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):</b><br>Lot 105. Striking Map of French Colonial Possessions (1720) Est. $2,750 - $3,500 <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):</b><br>Lot 98. Rare First Edition of the First Published Plan of a Settlement in North America (1556) Est. $3,000 - $3,750 <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):</b><br>Lot 181. Important Map of the Georgia Colony (1748) Est. $2,750 - $3,500 <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):</b><br>Lot 547. Ortelius' Map of Russia with a Vignette of Ivan the Terrible in Full Contemporary Color (1579) Est. $1,400 - $1,700 <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):</b><br>Lot 85. Homann's Decorative Map of Colonial America (1720) Est. $1,600 - $1,900 <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):</b><br>Lot 642. Blaeu's Magnificent Carte-a-Figures Map of Asia (1634) Est. $3,000 - $3,750 <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):</b><br>Lot 748. The Martyrdom of St. John in Contemporary Hand Color with Gilt Highlights (1520) Est. $1,000 - $1,300 <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):</b><br>Lot 298. Scarce Early Map of Chester County (1822) Est. $2,750 - $3,500
    Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):
    Lot 51. Ortelius' Influential Map of the New World - Second Plate in Full Contemporary Color (1579) Est. $5,500 - $6,500
    Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):
    Lot 165. Reduced-Size Edition of Jefferys/Mead Map with Revolutionary War Updates (1776) Est. $4,750 - $6,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):
    Lot 688. Blaeu's Superb Carte-a-Figures Map of Africa (1634) Est. $3,000 - $3,750
    Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):
    Lot 105. Striking Map of French Colonial Possessions (1720) Est. $2,750 - $3,500
    Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):
    Lot 98. Rare First Edition of the First Published Plan of a Settlement in North America (1556) Est. $3,000 - $3,750
    Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):
    Lot 181. Important Map of the Georgia Colony (1748) Est. $2,750 - $3,500
    Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):
    Lot 547. Ortelius' Map of Russia with a Vignette of Ivan the Terrible in Full Contemporary Color (1579) Est. $1,400 - $1,700
    Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):
    Lot 85. Homann's Decorative Map of Colonial America (1720) Est. $1,600 - $1,900
    Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):
    Lot 642. Blaeu's Magnificent Carte-a-Figures Map of Asia (1634) Est. $3,000 - $3,750
    Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):
    Lot 748. The Martyrdom of St. John in Contemporary Hand Color with Gilt Highlights (1520) Est. $1,000 - $1,300
    Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):
    Lot 298. Scarce Early Map of Chester County (1822) Est. $2,750 - $3,500
  • <b>Bonhams, Nov. 2-12:</b> AUDUBON, JOHN JAMES. <i>Red-Shouldered Hawk.</i> London: R. Havell, Jr., 1829. $2,000 - $3,000 <b>Bonhams, Nov. 2-12:</b> STEWART, WILLIAM DRUMMOND, SIR. <i>Altowan; or, Incidents of Life and Adventure in the Rocky Mountain...</i> New York, 1846. PRESENTATION COPY. $800 - $1,200 <b>Bonhams, Nov. 2-12:</b> WILLUGHBY & RAY, JOHN. <i>The Ornithology of Francis Willughby in three books...</i> London, Martyn, 1678. $800 - $1,200 <b>Bonhams, Nov. 2-12:</b> SUSAN B. ANTHONY. Autograph Quotation Signed, on equal rights "for men and women," Rochester, 1898. $1,000 - $1,500 <b>Bonhams, Nov. 2-12:</b> FRANKLIN, BENJAMIN. Autograph Letter Signed integrally to Le Comte de Milly arranging a meeting with M. Broignard, Passy, 1778. $10,000 - $15,000 <b>Bonhams, Nov. 2-12:</b> FRANKLIN, JEFFERSON, & ADAMS. Mansucript Signed by all three architects of the American ideal, requesting a Treaty of Amity and Commerce. $750,000 - $1,000,000 <b>Bonhams, Nov. 2-12:</b> LINCOLN, ABRAHAM. Endorsement Signed, a pardon for a Confederate soldier, February 6, 1865. $4,000 - $6,000 <b>Bonhams, Nov. 2-12:</b> NAPOLEON FORMALLY RATIFIES THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE. Document Signed ("James Monroe," "Robt. R. Livingston" and "Barbé-Marbois"). $100,000 - $200,000 <b>Bonhams, Nov. 2-12:</b> JAMES MONROE ON THE DIFFICULTIES OF JAY'S TREATY. Autograph Letter Signed to Thomas Pinckney, Paris, January 17, 1795. $15,000 - $25,000 <b>Bonhams, Nov. 2-12:</b> GIDEON WELLES FIRST HAND ACCOUNT OF FORT PICKENS AND FORT SUMTER ON THE EVE OF CIVIL WAR. Autograph Manuscript, 44 pp, c.1870. $4,000 - $6,000 <b>Bonhams, Nov. 2-12:</b> SIGNED BY BORGES. <i>Labyrinths: Selected Stories & Other Writings.</i> 1962. First book publication in English. $4,000 - $6,000 <b>Bonhams, Nov. 2-12:</b> LORENZO DOW TURNER'S COPY. LOCKE, ALAIN. <i>The New Negro: an Interpretation.</i> 1925. $1,000 - $1,500
    Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: AUDUBON, JOHN JAMES. Red-Shouldered Hawk. London: R. Havell, Jr., 1829. $2,000 - $3,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: STEWART, WILLIAM DRUMMOND, SIR. Altowan; or, Incidents of Life and Adventure in the Rocky Mountain... New York, 1846. PRESENTATION COPY. $800 - $1,200
    Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: WILLUGHBY & RAY, JOHN. The Ornithology of Francis Willughby in three books... London, Martyn, 1678. $800 - $1,200
    Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: SUSAN B. ANTHONY. Autograph Quotation Signed, on equal rights "for men and women," Rochester, 1898. $1,000 - $1,500
    Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: FRANKLIN, BENJAMIN. Autograph Letter Signed integrally to Le Comte de Milly arranging a meeting with M. Broignard, Passy, 1778. $10,000 - $15,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: FRANKLIN, JEFFERSON, & ADAMS. Mansucript Signed by all three architects of the American ideal, requesting a Treaty of Amity and Commerce. $750,000 - $1,000,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: LINCOLN, ABRAHAM. Endorsement Signed, a pardon for a Confederate soldier, February 6, 1865. $4,000 - $6,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: NAPOLEON FORMALLY RATIFIES THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE. Document Signed ("James Monroe," "Robt. R. Livingston" and "Barbé-Marbois"). $100,000 - $200,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: JAMES MONROE ON THE DIFFICULTIES OF JAY'S TREATY. Autograph Letter Signed to Thomas Pinckney, Paris, January 17, 1795. $15,000 - $25,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: GIDEON WELLES FIRST HAND ACCOUNT OF FORT PICKENS AND FORT SUMTER ON THE EVE OF CIVIL WAR. Autograph Manuscript, 44 pp, c.1870. $4,000 - $6,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: SIGNED BY BORGES. Labyrinths: Selected Stories & Other Writings. 1962. First book publication in English. $4,000 - $6,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: LORENZO DOW TURNER'S COPY. LOCKE, ALAIN. The New Negro: an Interpretation. 1925. $1,000 - $1,500
  • <b><center>Sotheby's<br>Fine Books, Manuscripts & More<br>Available for Immediate Purchase</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s:</b> J.R.R. Tolkien. <i>The Lord of the Rings</i> Trilogy. 11,135 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Edgar Allan Poe. <i>The Raven and Other Poems,</i> 1845. 33,000 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Leo Tolstoy, Clara Bow. <i>War and Peace,</i> 1886. 22,500 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. <i>Adventures of Sherlock Holmes,</i> 1902. 7,500 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> F. Scott Fitzgerald. <i>This Side of Paradise, The Great Gatsby,</i> and Others, 1920-1941. 24,180 USD
    Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. 11,135 USD
    Sotheby’s: Edgar Allan Poe. The Raven and Other Poems, 1845. 33,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: Leo Tolstoy, Clara Bow. War and Peace, 1886. 22,500 USD
    Sotheby’s: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, 1902. 7,500 USD
    Sotheby’s: F. Scott Fitzgerald. This Side of Paradise, The Great Gatsby, and Others, 1920-1941. 24,180 USD
  • <center><b>Freeman’s | Hindman<br>Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana<br>November 14</b></center> <b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> LEROUX, Gaston. <i>The Phantom of the Opera.</i> FIRST AM. ED, FIRST ISSUE IN THE VERY RARE DUST JACKET. 1911. $6,000 – 8,000. <b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD, John. <i>A Monograph of the Trochilidae...Humming-Birds.</i> L., [1849-] 1861. $60,000 – 80,000. <b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> A COMPLETE RUN of Limited Editions Club publications, v.p. [mostly New York], 1929-2010. $50,000 – 60,000. <b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> ORWELL, George. <i>Nineteen Eighty-Four.</i> Lon., 1949. FIRST EDITION IN A VERY FINE DUST JACKET. $6,000 – 8,000. <b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD. <i>A Monograph of the Ramphastidae...Toucans.</i> L., [1852-] 54. SECOND ED. $35,000 – 45,000. <b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> <i>The Federalist.</i> NY, 1788. FIRST EDITION, THICK PAPER COPY. $60,000 – 80,000. <b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> SELBY. <i>Plates to Selby’s Illustrations of British Ornithology.</i> Edin., [1833-] 34. $20,000 – 30,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman
    Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana
    November 14
    Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: LEROUX, Gaston. The Phantom of the Opera. FIRST AM. ED, FIRST ISSUE IN THE VERY RARE DUST JACKET. 1911. $6,000 – 8,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: GOULD, John. A Monograph of the Trochilidae...Humming-Birds. L., [1849-] 1861. $60,000 – 80,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: A COMPLETE RUN of Limited Editions Club publications, v.p. [mostly New York], 1929-2010. $50,000 – 60,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: ORWELL, George. Nineteen Eighty-Four. Lon., 1949. FIRST EDITION IN A VERY FINE DUST JACKET. $6,000 – 8,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: GOULD. A Monograph of the Ramphastidae...Toucans. L., [1852-] 54. SECOND ED. $35,000 – 45,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: The Federalist. NY, 1788. FIRST EDITION, THICK PAPER COPY. $60,000 – 80,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: SELBY. Plates to Selby’s Illustrations of British Ornithology. Edin., [1833-] 34. $20,000 – 30,000.

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