The 21st Paris Map Fair Will Be held on November 5
- by Michael Stillman
Europe on the brink of the Second World War.
The 21st Paris Map, Globe and Scientific Instruments Fair, often called simply the Paris Map Fair, will take place on Saturday, November 5. It is again being held at the Hotel Ambassador in the heart of Paris. Hours are 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. There is no charge for admission. There is a cocktail reception the preceding night, also at the Ambassador. It is free to the public but reservations are required. It offers a chance to meet some of the dealers in an informal setting.
The fair, organized by Librairie Loeb-Larocque and Le Zograscope, features atlases, globes, and travel books, along with maps and scientific instruments. Dealers are not just from France but from throughout Europe and around the world. Other countries represented include the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Cyprus and Spain. From Asia there is a dealer from South Korea. From the English speaking world there are Daniel Crouch Rare Books and others from the U.K., from America, Barry Ruderman, Neatline Antique Maps, and others.
There will also be a small expo of “Conflict Maps – 1735-2022.” Europe seems to have always been at war with itself so there are lots of opportunities for war maps. However, there are others such as Jean-Baptiste Jacques de Beaurain’s map of the theater of the American Revolutionary War, created in anticipation of France joining forces with the newly proclaimed United States. There is a much more recent map, 2022 in fact, covering Russia's invasion of the Ukraine. War never ceases.
To get a preview of the type of items to be offered at the fair, there is a virtual catalogue you can visit at the following link: map-fair.com/catalog.html.
Gros & Delettrez, June 12: LETTRE ENCYCLIQUE, manuscrit XIXe siècle
Gros & Delettrez, June 12: NOUVEAU TESTAMENT, Amsterdam 1668, reliure arménienne
Doyle The Collection of Mary Tyler Moore June 4, 2025
DOYLE: Peter Max, Portrait of Mary Tyler Moore (Versions 1,2, 5, 6), 2001. Estimate $10,000-15,000
DOYLE: The iconic screen-used wall-mounted "M" from The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Estimate $5,000-8,000
DOYLE: The Mary Tyler Moore Show by Al Hirschfeld. Estimate $4,000-6,000
Doyle The Collection of Mary Tyler Moore June 4, 2025
DOYLE: Annie Leibovitz presents Mary Tyler Moore and Dick Van Dyke for Vanity Fair. Estimate $4,000-6,000
DOYLE: Al Hirschfeld presents Mary Tyler Moore and Dick Van Dyke in the CBS Wednesday Night Lineup. Estimate $4,000-6,000
DOYLE: Richard McKenzie, Portrait of Mary Tyler Moore. Estimate $1,000-2,000
Doyle The Collection of Mary Tyler Moore June 4, 2025
DOYLE: Three Original Bill Hargate Costume Designs for The Mary Tyler Moore Hour. Estimate $600-800
DOYLE: The famous Bonnie and Clyde "Wanted" broadside. Estimate $500-800
DOYLE: Ticket to the Final Episode of the Mary Tyler Moore Show Estimate $400-600
Sotheby's Bibliothèque Jacques Dauchez - Autour de Dubuffet
5-19 June
Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Bissière, Roger. Cantique à notre frère soleil de saint François. 1954. 1,000 - 1,500 EUR
Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Céline, Louis-Ferdinand. La vie & l’œuvre de Philippe Ignace Semmelweis. 1924. Rare édition originale, avec envoi. Joint : La Quinine en thérapeutique, 1925. 4,000 - 6,000 EUR
Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Céline, Louis-Ferdinand. Mort à crédit. 1936. Édition originale. Bel exemplaire sur Hollande. 2,500 - 3,500 EUR
Sotheby's Bibliothèque Jacques Dauchez - Autour de Dubuffet
5-19 June
Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Chillida, Eduardo ─ Emil Cioran. Face aux instants. 1985. Un des 100 exemplaires sur Arches. Eau-forte signée. 600 - 800 EUR
Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Dubuffet, Jean. Ler dla canpane. L’Art Brut, 1948. Édition originale. 3,000 - 5,000 EUR
Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Dubuffet, Jean. L'Herne Jean Dubuffet. 1973. Un des 100 exemplaires du tirage de luxe avec une sérigraphie originale en couleurs. 1,000 - 1,500 EUR
