Rare Book Monthly

Articles - March - 2015 Issue

133 Auctions in March

- by Bruce E. McKinney

It is common now for a hundred auctions in the books, manuscripts, maps and ephemera fields to be scheduled in a single month.  It seems, in fact, that we’ll see a two hundred-auction month in the next three years.  There is simply too much material to sell and increasingly, not enough time to post and sell in the traditional way.  The transition will be both difficult and refreshingly easy.  For those who hold out for the top dollar it may be tough.  For those who sell to the highest bidder, even when that bid is less than expected, it will work out.  Here are 108 opportunities during March.

 

Sun. Mar. 1st 
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics - Internet bidstart 2/22. 650 lots 
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 2/22. 457 lots 
Bonhams. Los Angeles. Entertainment Memorabilia. 401 lots 

Mon. Mar. 2nd 
Florence Number Nine. Florence. 30215. 14 lots 
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Old Master Prints. 5 lots 
Artcurial. Paris. Aeronautics. 100 lots 
Skinner. Boston. Americana - Books and Prints. 11 lots 

Tue. Mar. 3rd 
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern and Contemporary Prints. 52 lots 

Wed. Mar. 4th 
Bonhams. London. Prints and Multiples. 351 lots 
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Printed Books, Maps & Documents; Medieval Manuscripts & Illuminated Leaves; Bookbinding Equipment. 620 lots 
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern and Contemporary Prints. 42 lots 

Thu. Mar. 5th 
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Fine Golf BooksFine Golf Books & Memorabilia - The Library of John Burns, Part II - with Additions. 626 lots 
Swann Galleries. New York. 19th and 20th Century Prints and Drawings. 638 lots 
De Baecque and Associes. Lyon. Autographs - Manuscripts. 434 lots 
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 2/26. 318 lots 
Bloomsbury Auctions. London. 19th and 20th Century Photographs from a Private Collection. 211 lots 

Fri. Mar. 6th 
Bloomsbury Auctions. London. Photo Opportunities. 239 lots 
Binoche et Giquello. rue La Boetie, Paris. Library o Guy Bechtel. 242 lots 

Sat. Mar. 7th 
Addison and Sarova. Macon. Rare Books. 100 lots 
Marc van de Wiele Auctions. Brugge. Antiquarian Books. 744 lots 
Sothebys. Paris. Comic Strips. 288 lots 
Sothebys. New York. Joy, Love and Peace: The Peter B. Lewis Collection. 42 lots 
Jeschke van vliet Buch und Kunstauktionen GmbH. Berlin-Schoneberg. Rare Books. 317 lots 
Alaska Auction. Anchorage. Prints. 25 lots 
Bonhams. Oxford . A PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTION OF VICTORIAN CARRIAGES AND COACHES TO INCLUDE ASSOCIATED MEMORABILIA -. 20 lots 
Michaans Auctions. Alameda, CA . Estate Sale - Books and Prints. 53 lots 

Sun. Mar. 8th 
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics - Internet bidstart 3/1. 539 lots 
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 3/1. 469 lots 

Mon. Mar. 9th 
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Old Master Prints. 7 lots 

Tue. Mar. 10th 
Doyle New York. New York. Doyle at Home: Books and Decorative Prints. 28 lots 
Rossini. Paris. Books. 244 lots 
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern and Contemporary Prints. 54 lots 

Wed. Mar. 11th 
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Exeter. Books, Maps and Prints. 343 lots 
RR Auction. Amherst. Fine Autographs and Artifacts - bidstart 2/20. 941 lots 
Kedem Auction. Jerusalem . Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters. 470 lots 

Thu. Mar. 12th 
Bloomsbury Auctions. London. Bibliophile. 483 lots 
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Cape Town. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 3/5. 497 lots 
Waverly Auctions. Falls Church. Manuscripts. 463 lots 
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 3/5. 273 lots 

Fri. Mar. 13th 
Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society. Lancaster. Rare and Used Books. 468 lots 

Sat. Mar. 14th 
Christies. Paris. Comics and Illustration. 446 lots 
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Texana. 362 lots 
Alaska Auction. Anchorage. Prints. 25 lots 
Christies. Paris. Tintin. 10 lots 
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Antiques and Accessories - Books and Prints. 57 lots 

Sun. Mar. 15th 
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics - Internet bidstart 3/8. 506 lots 
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 3/8. 424 lots 
James D Julia Auctioneers. Fairfield. Militaria - Documents, Books, letters. 24 lots 
National Book Auctions. Ithaca. Books, Art and Ephemera - Jewish, Antique, Nautical, etc.. 520 lots 
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Marilyn Monroe Photographs Internet bidstart 3/5. 45 lots 

Mon. Mar. 16th 
Cowans Auctions. Cincinnati. American History - Online bidstart 3/5. 346 lots 
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Old Master Prints. 5 lots 
ALDE. Paris. Games and Entertainment - Collection of Philippe Messager. 627 lots 

Tue. Mar. 17th 
Sothebys. London. Prints and Multiples. 234 lots 
Henri Godts Books and Prints Auctions. Bruxelles . Old & Modern Books, Prints, Maps, Photographs, Popular Art. 450 lots 
PIASA. Paris. Antiquarian and Modern Books. 290 lots 
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern and Contemporary Prints. 51 lots 

Wed. Mar. 18th 
Christies. London - King Street. Prints and Multiples. 155 lots 
Bonhams. London. Fine Books, Manuscripts, Atlases and Historical Photographs. 230 lots 
Tajan. Paris. Raoul Lehouard Library. 156 lots 
RR Auction. Amherst. Remarkable Rarities - Internet bidstart 3/11. 211 lots 

Thu. Mar. 19th 
Ader. PARIS. Ancient and Modern Books. 306 lots 
Pierre Berge and Associes. Paris. Particular History of Photography - Mr. and Mrs. X Collection. 341 lots 
Bloomsbury Auctions. London. English and Continental Books and Manuscripts. 169 lots 
Sothebys. London. Exploration and Discovery, 1576-1939, The Library of Franklin Brooke- Hitching, Part III, K-P. 350 lots 
Swann Galleries. New York. Autographs. 223 lots 
Kestenbaum and Company. New York. Judaica: Books and Manuscripts. 248 lots 
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Illustrated and Children's Books - Fine Books in All Fields. 588 lots 
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 3/12. 200 lots 
Morton Casa de Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Modern Art - Prints. 97 lots 

Fri. Mar. 20th 
Bloomsbury Auctions. London. Autographs, Memorabilia and Vintage Posters. 291 lots 
Venator and Hanstein. Köln . Books, Prints and Drawings, Autographs. 1134 lots 

Sat. Mar. 21st 
Clars Auction Gallery. Oakland. Prints and Photographs. 118 lots 
Aguttes. Neuilly-sur-Seine . Automobilia. 116 lots 
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Cleveland. Fine Art - Prints. 162 lots 
Christies. New York. The Collection of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth IV - The Library. 146 lots 

Sun. Mar. 22nd 
Northeast Auctions. Portsmouth. Spring Afternoon Auction. 39 lots 
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics - Internet bidstart 3/15. 624 lots 
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 3/15. 461 lots 
Clars Auction Gallery. Oakland. Fine Arts - Prints. 67 lots 
Grogan and Company. Dedham. March Auction - Prints. 16 lots 

Mon. Mar. 23rd 
James D Julia Auctioneers. Fairfield. The Private & Personal Collection of Dr. Helga Wall-Apelt - RARE ASIAN PHOTOGRAPHS. 2 lots 
Adams Amsterdam Auctions. Amsterdam. PHOTOGRAPHS - LOCOMOTIVES & RAILROAD BRIDGES - Online bidstart 3/5. 46 lots 
Auctionata. Berlin. Precious Manuscripts, Books and Prints. 111 lots 
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Old Master Prints. 6 lots 
Morton Casa de Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Old and Modern Books and Documents. 303 lots 
Winter Associates. Plainville, CT . Prints, Illustrations. 46 lots 

Tue. Mar. 24th 
JA Stargardt Autographenhandlung. Berlin. Autographs -Literature. 241 lots 
Adams Amsterdam Auctions. Amsterdam. BOOKS FROM IMPORTANT PROPERTIES - Online bidstart 3/5. 264 lots 
JA Stargardt Autographenhandlung. Berlin. Autographs - Science. 145 lots 
JA Stargardt Autographenhandlung. Berlin. Autographs - Fine Arts. 43 lots 
JA Stargardt Autographenhandlung. Berlin. Autographs - Music. 235 lots 
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern and Contemporary Prints. 26 lots 
Bonhams. Oxford . Books, Maps and Manuscripts. 480 lots 

Wed. Mar. 25th 
Beaussant Lefevre. Paris. Photographs. 299 lots 
Bonhams. London. Library of the Late Hugh Selbourne, M.D.. 329 lots 
Tooveys. West Sussex. Prints. 22 lots 
Sothebys. London. Made in Britain. 148 lots 
JA Stargardt Autographenhandlung. Berlin. Autographs - History. 271 lots 
Grays Auctioneers. Cleveland, . Fine Art - Prints. 67 lots 
Tooveys. West Sussex. Militaria. 3 lots 

Thu. Mar. 26th 
Bloomsbury Auctions. London. Modern and Contemporary Prints. 440 lots 
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Norwich. Books and Ephemera. 813 lots 
Swann Galleries. New York. Printed and Manuscript African Americana. 514 lots 
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 3/19. 200 lots 
Binoche et Giquello. rue La Boetie, Paris. Photographs. 66 lots 

Fri. Mar. 27th 
Koller Auctions. Zurich. Old Master Prints. 68 lots 
Neret Minet and Tessier. Paris. Posters. 391 lots 
Auctionata. Berlin. Photography and Prints. 171 lots 
Rago Arts and Auctions. Lambertville. Rago Unreserved: Rago Unreserved: Early 20th C., Fine Art, Estate goods, Scandinavian. 75 lots 
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Norwich. Books - Day 2. 223 lots 

Sat. Mar. 28th 
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters. 883 lots 
Koller Auctions. Zurich. Books and Autographs, Photography. 574 lots 
Vermot de Pas. Paris. Comic Strips. 579 lots 
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Lee's Summit . The Military Collection of Glen 'Corky' Reed. 24 lots 
Koller Auctions. Zurich. Photographs and Photobooks. 59 lots 
Rago Arts and Auctions. Lambertville. Rago Unreserved: Modern Design and Contemporary Art. 90 lots 
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Exeter. Lenkiewicz Legacy - posters, photos. 114 lots 
Ferraton. Bruxelles. Modern and Contemporary Art - Prints and Photographs. 436 lots 

Sun. Mar. 29th 
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics - Internet bidstart 3/22. 712 lots 
OSENAT. FONTAINEBLEAU. BONNARD - COLLECTION ANTOINE TERRASSE. 30 lots 

Mon. Mar. 30th 
Aguttes. Neuilly-sur-Seine . Photography. 56 lots 
Auctionata. Berlin. Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts. 62 lots 
Australian Book Auctions. Armadale, . Books and Documents. 276 lots 
Cowans Auctions. Cincinnati. Wes Cowan Stereoview Auction - online bidstart 3/13. 249 lots 
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Old Master Prints. 6 lots 
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury. Florida Estate Auction - Books and Prints. 16 lots 

Tue. Mar. 31st 
Christies. New York. 20/21 PHOTOGRAPHS/ LEAVES OF LIGHT AND SHADOW: PHOTOGRAPHS GATHERED BY WILLIAM T. HILLMAN. 116 lots 
Christies. New York. 20/21 PHOTOGRAPHS. 145 lots 
Bonhams. New York. THE LAUREN BACALL COLLECTION - Prints. 99 lots 
Bloomsbury Auctions. London. English and Continental Letters and Documents. 201 lots 
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern and Contemporary Prints. 79 lots 
Auctionata. New York. Modern Masters - Prints. 67 lots 

Rare Book Monthly

  • 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.
  • 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.

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