Rare Book Monthly

Articles - May - 2014 Issue

Auctions in May

- by Bruce E. McKinney

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For the month of May 105 auctions are scheduled. A few more will be announced as the month progresses. The flow of auctions has become so insistent that the continuum of auctions is now self-sustaining.

Thu. May. 1st
Swann Galleries. New York. Early Printed, Medical & Scientific Books. 291 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Asian Art - Books and Prints. 21 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 4/24. 495 lots
Bloomsbury Auctions. London. Affordable Prints and Photographs. 127 lots
Sothebys. New York. Prints. 357 lots

Fri. May. 2nd
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. 75172 Pforzheim. Old and Rare Books and Manuscripts. 5343 lots

Sun. May. 4th
Bonhams. Los Angeles. Entertainment Memorabilia, Including Animation Art. 93 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 4/27. 432 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics -Internet bidstart 4/27. 619 lots
Freemans. Philadelphia. Modern and Contemporary Works of Art - Prints. 165 lots

Mon. May. 5th
Australian Book Auctions. Armadale, . The Military Sale. 461 lots
Dorotheum . Vienna. Globes. 14 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Old Master Prints. 9 lots

Tue. May. 6th
Australian Book Auctions. Armadale, . The Gallery Sale. 239 lots
Rossini. Paris. Prints.
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern and Contemporary Prints. 33 lots

Wed. May. 7th
Heritage Auctions. Beverly Hills. Pin-up, Pulp, and Illustration Art. 657 lots
Zisska and Schauer. Munich . Antiquarian Books and Manuscripts. 625 lots
Lyon and Turnbull. Edinburgh. Rare Books, Maps and Manuscripts. 365 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Art, Press & Illustrated Books. 307 lots
Sothebys. London. Photographs. 148 lots

Thu. May. 8th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 5/1.
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Historic Autographs & Manuscripts with Archival Materia. 405 lots
Zisska and Schauer. Munich . Literature and Children's Books. 389 lots
Zisska and Schauer. Munich . Travel and Maps. 435 lots

Fri. May. 9th
Zisska and Schauer. Munich . Books and Prints. 499 lots

Sat. May. 10th
Northeast Auctions. Portsmouth. Prints.
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Cleveland. Fine and Decorative Arts - Prints. 368 lots
Guillaumot Richard . Villefranche sur Saône. Hunting Library of Mr. E. B Château de La Palisse in Allier.
Ferraton. Bruxelles. Antiquarian and Modern Books, Autographs, and Prints.

Sun. May. 11th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 5/4.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics -Internet bidstart 15/4.

Tue. May. 13th
Burgersdijk and Niermans. Leiden. New and Antiquarian Books.
Bolaffi Ambassador Auctions. Turin. Antiquarian Books and Autographs. 762 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Contemporary Art - Prints.
Artcurial. Paris. Books and Manuscripts.

Wed. May. 14th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Space. 345 lots
ALDE. Paris. Modern Illustrated Books, Part II.
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Printed Books and Maps.
RR Auction. Amherst. Rare Manuscript, Document & Autograph - bidstart 4/25. 1180 lots
Binoche et Giquello. rue La Boetie, Paris. Dada Surrealism - Books, Manuscripts, Photographs....
Kedem Auction. Jerusalem . Jewish and Israeli History and Culture, Israeli and International Art.
Robert Siegel Galleries. New York. Worldwide Postal History.

Thu. May. 15th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics.
Bloomsbury Auctions. London. Bibliophile.
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Chicago. Fine Prints.
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Collectors Sale - Ephemera.
Sothebys. New York. Contemporary Art - Prints.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 5/8.
Aguttes. Neuilly-sur-Seine . Ancient Books and Documents.

Fri. May. 16th
Romantic Agony Book and Print Auctions. Brussels. Books.
PIASA. Paris. Ancient, Modern and Contemporary Photographs.
Pierre Berge and Associes. Paris. Books.
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Firenze. Books, Manuscripts, Prints. 400 lots
Skinner. Boston. American and European Prints and Photography.
Aspire Auctions. Cleveland. Prints and Photographs.
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Norwich. Pictures and Prints.
Hauff and Auvermann. Berlin-Wilmersdorf. Spring Auction - Part I: Old and rare Books. Autographs.. 645 lots
Hauff and Auvermann. Berlin-Wilmersdorf. Spring Auction - Part II. Old and rare Books. Engravings..

Sat. May. 17th
Clars Auction Gallery. Oakland. Prints and Photographs.
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Firenze. Musical works, Autographs and signed books. 147 lots
Profiles in History. Calabasas Hills. DEBBIE REYNOLDS – THE AUCTION FINALE - Ephemera.
Hauff and Auvermann. Berlin-Wilmersdorf. Spring Auction - Part III: Modern books. Posters. Photography..
Hauff and Auvermann. Berlin-Wilmersdorf. Spring Sale - Part IV: Modern and contemporary Art..

Sun. May. 18th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 5/11.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics -Internet bidstart 5/11.
Bonhams. Los Angeles. Period Art and Design - Prints.

Mon. May. 19th
Bloomsbury Auctions. London. Important Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper.
Ketterer Kunst Doerling. Hamburg. Rare Books, Manuscripts, Autographs, Decorative Prints, Maritime and North German Art.

Tue. May. 20th
Bubb Kuyper. 2011 KM Haarlem. Books, Manuscripts and Graphic Arts.
Rupert Toovey and Co. West Sussex. Antiquarian and Collectors Books.
Bonhams. Oxford . Law Books - Part II.
Hauswedell and Nolte. Hamburg. Rare Books and Autographs.
Artcurial. Paris. Photography.
Artcurial. Paris. Limited Editions.
Skinner. Boston. Prints and photography - Internet bidstart 5/13.
Sothebys. London. Music and Continental Books and Manuscripts.
Paige Auction. Portland. May Sale - Posters.
Rossini. Paris. Prints.
Robert Siegel Galleries. New York. U.S. Postal History.

Wed. May. 21st
Christies. London - King Street. Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts.
Rupert Toovey and Co. West Sussex. Prints.
ALDE. Paris. Antiquarian Books from the XIX Century Part I.
Old World Auctions. Glen Allen. Antique Maps, Globes, Charts, Atlases & Vintage Graphics - online bidstart 5/7.
Christies. London -South Kensington. Vintage Posters.
Morton Casa de Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Antiquarian and Modern Documents, Prints and Books.

Thu. May. 22nd
Swann Galleries. New York. Autographs.
RR Auction. Amherst. Space and Aviation - Internet bidstart 5/15.
Sothebys. New York. American Art - Prints.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 5/15.
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Fine Books from the Library of Dr. Elmer Belt.

Sat. May. 24th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Americana, Political.
Artcurial. Paris. the Universe of the Creator of TinTin.

Sun. May. 25th
Artcurial. Paris. Comic Strips.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 5/18.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics -Internet bidstart 5/18.

Tue. May. 27th
Christies. Paris. Photo Fashion.

Wed. May. 28th
Grays Auctioneers. Cleveland, . Prints.

Thu. May. 29th
Christies. London -South Kensington. Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Automobilia.
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Art - Prints.
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Norwich. Books - Day 1.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 5/22.

Fri. May. 30th
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Norwich. Books - Day 2.

Sat. May. 31st
Skinner. Boston. Fine Books and Manuscripts.

Rare Book Monthly

<b>Bonhams, Jun 13 results:</b> Darwin, Charles. <i>On the Origin of Species.</i> Presentation Copy. Sold for $500,075.

<b>Bonhams, Jun 13 results:</b> Darwin, Charles. Autograph Letter Signed, 3 pp, negotiating the 2nd American edition with Appleton. Sold for $21,325.

<b>Bonhams, Jun 13 results:</b> Hemingway, Ernest. Autograph Letter Signed, 8 pp, Paris, 1924, to his father discussing Bullfighting, Stories, and his new baby. Sold for $25,075.

<b>Bonhams, Jun 13 results:</b> Shakespeare, William. <i>Corialanus.</i> London, 1623. 1st printing [Extracted from the First Folio]. Sold for $50,075.

<b>Bonhams, Jun 13 results:</b> Swift, Jonathan. <i>Gulliver's Travels.</i> London, 1726. 1st edition, Teerink's A edition, fine, large copy. Sold for $21,325.

<b>Bonhams, Jun 13 results:</b> Fitzroy, Robert. Autograph Letter Signed to agent Thomas Stilwell, informing him of the progress of H.M.S. Beagle. Sold for $17,575.

<center><b>Bonhams<br> Property from the Collection of Nicole and William R. Keck II</b>

<b>Bonhams, Jun 13 results:</b> Shakespeare, William. <i>Sonnets.</i> 1901. 2 volumes. Printed on vellum and illuminated by Ross Turner, bound by Trautz-Bauzonnet. Sold for $13,825.

<b>Bonhams, Jun 13 results:</b> Beardsley, Aubrey. <i>The Birth, Life, and Acts of King Arthur.</i> 1893-94. 2 volumes. Contemporary painted vellum gilt by Chivers. Sold for $5,325.

<b>Bonhams, Jun 13 results:</b> Assisi, St. Francis. <i>The Canticle of Brother Sun.</i> Illuminated on vellum, for the Grolier Society. Sold for $7,575.

<b>Bonhams, Jun 13 results:</b> Rackham, Arthur. <i>Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens.</i> 1/500 copies signed by Rackham. Sold for $4,825.

<b>Bonhams, Jun 13 results:</b> Proust, Marcel. <i>Du coté de chez Swann.</i> 1st edition, 1st issue. Inscribed by Proust. Sold for $8,825.
<b>Swann Auction Galleries:</b> Ian Fleming, <i>Goldfinger,</i> first edition, inscribed to Sir Henry Cotton, MBE, London, 1959. Sold for $25,000.

<b>Swann Auction Galleries:</b> Joseph Brant, Mohawk Chief, ALS, writing after pledging support to King George III against American rebels, 1776. Sold for a record $35,000.

<b>Swann Auction Galleries:</b> Sonia Delaunay, <i>Ses Peintures</i> . . ., 20 pochoir plates, Paris, 1925. Sold for a record $13,750.

<b>Swann Auction Galleries:</b> Diana, Princess of Wales, 6 autograph letters signed to British <i>Vogue</i> editor, 1989-92. Sold for $10,400.

<b>Swann Auction Galleries:</b> Alexander Hamilton, ALS, as Secretary of the Treasury covering costs of the new U.S. Mint, 1793. Sold for $12,500.

<b>Swann Auction Galleries:</b> Benjamin Graham & David L. Dodd, <i>Security Analysis,</i> first edition, inscribed by Graham to a Wall Street trader, NY, 1934. Sold for $20,000.

<b>Swann Auction Galleries:</b> George Barbier & François-Louis Schmied, <i>Personnages de Comédie,</i> Paris, 1922. Sold for $9,375.

<b>Swann Auction Galleries:</b> Alphonse Mucha, <i>Ilsée, Princesse de Tripoli,</i> Paris, 1897. Sold for a record $13,000.

<b>Swann Auction Galleries:</b> Ralph Waldo Emerson, <i>The Dial,</i> first edition of the reconstituted issue, Emerson’s copy with inscriptions, Cincinnati, 1860. Sold for a record $3,250.

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