April has become an important month for the world of collectible paper, be they books, manuscripts, maps or ephemera. The catalyst is the Antiquarian Book Fair in New York but everywhere April is increasingly significant. Three sales a day, every day simply reflect the changing nature of the field; aging collectors looking to sell and new collectors looking to buy.
Wed. Apr. 1st
Bonhams. London. Wellington, Waterloo and the Napoleonic Wars. 46 lots
Ader. PARIS. Photo Books - Collection of Jean-Claude Eidelman, Part 2. 351 lots
Pierre Berge and Associes. Paris. COLLECTION OF TWO LOVERS OF XIX th CENTURY The Gaston and Albert Tissandier brothers aeronauts and A. 223 lots
Sothebys. New York. The New York Sale. 42 lots
Sothebys. New York. Photographs. 188 lots
Thu. Apr. 2nd
Swann Galleries. New York. Ascension: A Century of African American Art. 178 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Fine Americana and Exploration of the West. 749 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 3/6. 220 lots
Dorotheum . Vienna. Prints Before 1900. 93 lots
Fri. Apr. 3rd
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Spring Americana. 44 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. Modern and Antiquarian Books - Art Photography Books. 283 lots
Sat. Apr. 4th
Potomack Company. Alexandria. Books, Prints, Manuscripts. 49 lots
Sun. Apr. 5th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics - Internet bidstart 3/29. 721 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 3/29. 459 lots
Mon. Apr. 6th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Doodle for Hunger Illustration Art Auction Benefiting St. Francis Food Pantries and Shelter - online. 43 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Old Master Prints. 12 lots
Tue. Apr. 7th
Christies. New York. DON MCLEAN'S 'AMERICAN PIE': THE ORIGINAL LYRICS. 1 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern and Contemporary Prints. 100 lots
Wed. Apr. 8th
Heritage Auctions. New York. Historical Manuscripts. 420 lots
Heritage Auctions. New York. Rare Books. 1174 lots
Aguttes. Neuilly-sur-Seine . Old Books and Paper.
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Printed Books, Maps & Documents; Travel, Atlases & Natural History. 541 lots
Thu. Apr. 9th
Bloomsbury Auctions. London. The Library of a Gentleman. 289 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Animation Art. 1353 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Early Printed, Medical, Scientific and Travel Books. 330 lots
Binoche et Giquello. rue La Boetie, Paris. Ancient and Modern Books.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 4/2.
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Chicago. Naples Online. 36 lots
Fri. Apr. 10th
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Western Prospects: Discovering Americana & Numismatics (session 1). 556 lots
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Norwich. Pictures and Prints.
Neret Minet and Tessier. Paris. Paul Coze Archives - Wakanda. 70 lots
Beaussant Lefevre. Paris. Asia - Prints. 48 lots
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Hudson. Prints.
Charlton Hall. West Columbia, SC. 86 Anniversary Auction - Books and Prints. 46 lots
Sat. Apr. 11th
Michaans Auctions. Alameda, CA . Estate Auction. 27 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Western Prospects: Discovering Americana & Numismatics (session 2). 722 lots
Sun. Apr. 12th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics - Internet bidstart 4/5.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 4/5.
National Book Auctions. Ithaca. Books.
Carlsen Gallery. Greenville, NY. "Spring Fling" ANTIQUE AUCTION - Prints. 55 lots
OSENAT. FONTAINEBLEAU. The Empire at Fontainebleau.
Mon. Apr. 13th
Bonhams. New York. Fine Books and Manuscripts.
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Old Master Prints.
Tue. Apr. 14th
Swann Galleries. New York. Printed and Manuscript Americana. 359 lots
Rossini. Paris. Prints.
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern and Contemporary Prints.
Wed. Apr. 15th
Doyle New York. New York. Rare Books, Maps and Autographs.
Doyle New York. New York. Photographs.
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Book Sale.
RR Auction. Amherst. Fine Autographs and Artifacts - bidstart 3/22. 970 lots
Thu. Apr. 16th
Bloomsbury Auctions. London. Transport Sale. 3 lots
Bloomsbury Auctions. London. Bibliophile.
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Fine Literature with Science Fiction and Detective Fiction.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 4/9.
Fri. Apr. 17th
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Japanese Prints.
Neal Auction Company. New Orleans. Spring Estates Auction.
ALDE. Paris. Heraldry and Geneologic Libray.
Beaussant Lefevre. Paris. Works of Art - Prints. 7 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Western Prospects: Discovering Americana & Numismatics (session 3). 733 lots
Sat. Apr. 18th
Aspire Auctions. Cleveland. Printed Art - Internet bidstart 4/3.
Heritage Auctions. Beverly Hills. Entertainment and Music Auction. 592 lots
Alaska Auction. Anchorage. April 18th Auction - Prints, Ephemera.
ALDE. Paris. LIBRARY OF AMADEO DELAUNET Y ESNAOLA II.
Arader Galleries. New York City. Age of European and American Exploration.
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Western Prospects: Discovering Americana & Numismatics (session 4). 591 lots
Sun. Apr. 19th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics - Internet bidstart 4/12.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 4/12.
Mon. Apr. 20th
Cowans Auctions. Cincinnati. American History.
Sothebys. New York. Sotheby's Designer Showhouse.
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Western Prospects: Discovering Americana & Numismatics (session 5). 752 lots
Tue. Apr. 21st
Bonhams. San Francisco. Prints and Multiples.
Tooveys. West Sussex. Antiquarian and Collectors Books.
Paige Auction. Portland. Magic of Collection - Prints, Ephemera.
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Western Prospects: Discovering Americana & Numismatics (session 6). 628 lots
Wed. Apr. 22nd
Christies. London -South Kensington. Prints and Multiples.
Tooveys. West Sussex. Prints.
Ader. PARIS. Judaica.
Thu. Apr. 23rd
Christies. New York. Prints and Multiples.
Christies. New York. Prints and Multiples.
Freemans. Philadelphia. Books, Maps and Manuscripts.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 4/16.
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Cape Town. Books - Internet Bidstart 4/16.
Christies. London -South Kensington. Travel, Science and Natural History.
RR Auction. Amherst. Space Exploration - online bidstart 4/16. 334 lots
Rossini. Paris. Prints.
Fri. Apr. 24th
Romantic Agony Book and Print Auctions. Brussels. Books and Prints.
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. 75172 Pforzheim. Books, Autographs and Prints. 6420 lots
Auctionata. Berlin. Photography and Prints.
Auctionata. Berlin. Prints and Editions.
Sat. Apr. 25th
Clars Auction Gallery. Oakland. Prints and Multiples.
Kolbe and Fanning Numismatic Booksellers. Gahanna. Numismatic Books.
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Chicago. Property from the Oprah Winfrey Collection.
Sun. Apr. 26th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics - Internet bidstart 4/19.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 4/19.
Mon. Apr. 27th
Christies. Paris. Books and Manuscripts.
Tue. Apr. 28th
Bloomsbury Auctions. London. Interiors: Day 1 - Prints.
Doyle New York. New York. Prints and Multiples.
Rossini. Paris. Autographs and Photographs.
Bonhams. New York. Photographs.
Sheppards Irish Auction House. Durrow. Prints.
Wed. Apr. 29th
Bonhams. New York. The World War II 70th Anniversary Sale.
PIASA. Paris. Limited Editions.
Swann Galleries. New York. Old Master Through Modern Prints.
ALDE. Paris. Binders, Books.
De Baecque and Associes. Lyon. Weapons - Photographs.
Auctionata. New York. Theme Auction: Icons.
Thu. Apr. 30th
Bloomsbury Auctions. London. Books and Works on Paper.
Sothebys. London. Travel, Atlases, Maps and Natural History.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 4/23.
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Art and Art Reference - Fine Books in All Fields.
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