• 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
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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.

Rare Book Monthly

Articles - February - 2023 Issue

As I have stated earlier

Clarence Wolf

Clarence Wolf

Over the past two years we have had the great fortune to have Clarence Wolf’s reminiscences as a bookseller.  He has a keen eye and wry style. This past year he self-published his widely appreciated Fifty Years a Bookseller:  or, The Wolf at Your Door.  Whether this is the first chapter of a new book is yet to be the seen.  Add him in your novenas.

 

BEM

 

By Clarence Wolf 

 

As I have stated earlier, the advent of the internet has had a profound effect on bookselling, as evidenced both in pricing and availability. Things that were once thought to be rare or scarce are now, in many cases, readily available on line. Many books, whose value was based on information, have now become superfluous. Standard reference works have been replaced by cell phones and computers. Booksellers’ reference libraries, once considered to be a large part of their retirement fund, are now of little value. Many once-prized bibliographies are now worth a fraction of their former values. Another byproduct of cyberspace is the diminution of brick-and-mortar bookshops. Perhaps even greater than the loss of bookshops is the virtual disappearance of book scouts.

 

Much like the fabled Dodo of days gone by, book scouts, the stalwart souls of bookselling have all but vanished from the landscape. Hardly a day or two would pass at our old shop on Irving Street without a visit from one of a number of our regular scouts. There were different types to be sure; some were really savvy bookmen, and others were simply gatherers of discarded junk. Some had regular jobs, and scouting was something they did to supplement their incomes; some were retirees, and a few were unemployable, and barely fit for polite society. One of the scouts who visited on a weekly basis that I remember was somewhat past middle age, a widower, and a recent transplant from California. He had some health issues, didn’t drive, and lived with his married daughter. Because of this he relied solely on public transportation, which made carrying shopping bags full of books difficult. I always felt sorry that he had to lug those heavy bags, which sometimes resulted in my buying books I wouldn’t normally have bought. He was stooped and a bit round-shouldered, giving him the appearance of a bookish Willy Loman. He would make his rounds first visiting William H. Allen, then our shop, plus several others. He was nice, but if you didn’t buy whatever he thought you should, he took it very personally. Another of our regulars was heavily tattooed, and I think at one time he had some sort of affiliation with the circus. His myriad tattoos included an additional set of eyes. These sat directly above his real eyes, which at times made our conversations somewhat disconcerting, because I never knew which eyes to look at. He was nice, but dealing with him was always a bit uncomfortable. Neither of my parents would deal with him, so it always became my responsibility to examine whatever books he was offering. In those days the people who sported tattoos tended to be bikers, ex-convicts, or old salts, unlike today when it has become fashionable for young ladies to adorn themselves with ink. One man, clearly the creepiest of the lot, always asked if we had any books bound in human skin. Many of his offerings were equally unsavory and weird. On occasion we would get something really good from one of these scouts, but more often than not their offerings tended to be shelf stock and not rare books.

 

One of our regular scouts was a frequent customer as well. His name was Mr. Dubhorn.  I’ve long since forgotten his first name, which was something like Festus, or Delbert. And if it wasn’t it should have been. At any rate, Mr. Dubhorn was an extremely odd man, who, despite his oddness assembled a very good collection of books about Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and Virginia. He knew his books, and he insisted on buying only the best histories of any particular region.  In addition, he was insistent on getting books in their original bindings, and in pristine condition. In this regard he was resolute.

 

Mr. Dubhorn was, I believe, a caretaker who lived somewhere in New Jersey. He would come to Irving Street on his days off, bring books he wanted to sell, and also look for books he wished to buy for his collection. We had inherited him from George MacManus, who had apparently sold him books for years prior to my parents’ take over. Each of his purchases would be accompanied by a long (usually painfully so) explanation as to why the particular history he just purchased, or wanted to purchase, was the best history of that particular town or region.

 

One day, several weeks after his previous visit, Mr. Dubhorn phoned and told me that he had mistakenly bought a book that duplicated something that he already had in his collection. The book in question was an absolutely perfect copy of Gordon’s Gazetteer of Pennsylvania.  It was published in 1832, and was in the original linen-backed boards, with a printed paper spine label. It was untrimmed, and its folding map had never been opened. When he asked if he could return it, I said there was no problem and that I would happily take it back.

 

 What happened next ended my relationship with Mr. Dubhorn.

 

Not long after our phone conversation Mr. Dubhorn came to Irving Street. When he showed me the book he wished to return, it was not the pristine history I had sold him, it was notably shorter, and had been rebound in maroon library buckram. When I told him that this was not the book I had sold him, he was insistent that it was. He went on to explain that he had ALL of his books uniformly bound in maroon library buckram.  I was incredulous. This man had been insistent on buying only the finest copies of books in their original bindings and then essentially destroying them by re-binding them in library buckram. I tried to explain that he had ruined his books, but he wasn’t having it. He left in a huff, but not before angry words were exchanged.

 

Mr. Dubhorn was never to be seen or heard from again.

 

There was one character that stands out as being the biggest flimflam man I ever dealt with. I don’t remember his name, although I think his first name might have been Ben. My guess is that he was my parent’s age, or perhaps a bit older. He would bring large quantities of books to the shop, a number of which were pretty good; certainly they were better than the standard fare most scouts would bring. I seem to recall that one of the best books he sold me was a rare pamphlet by either John Jay or Alexander Hamilton. I knew then that it was a very rare piece, and I can only begin to imagine what it would be worth today.  He had an easy manner, but I sensed that he was somewhat of a hustler.  Despite that, I bought a fair number of books from him that I did well with.

 

“Ben” became a regular visitor, bringing me books of all description on a near weekly basis. One day he showed up in a large truck that was overflowing with books. The books in question had come from the University of Pennsylvania Press. Somehow our friend had convinced the people at Penn that their prayers had been answered, and that he was the answer to those prayers.  He told them that he would sell their overstock supply of titles that were no longer being offered for sale. This, he assured them would be accomplished very easily, and that he would only charge a modest commission for his services. Not to worry, he’d take care of everything.

 

Ben kept most of his promises to the Press, all except for the paying for the books part. Not long after all their books were sold Ben disappeared for a while, perhaps for a much needed vacation. I of course was completely unaware that he had absconded with the money, and that in essence had been selling stolen books.

 

After a couple or so months passed without seeing “Ben”, he stopped by the shop with another offering of books, and in addition, made an offer that was very enticing. Looking back through the lens of  someone fifty plus years older, I am certain that I was selected as the recipient of this “once in a lifetime deal” because I was a wide-eyed innocent rube. Before the groundwork of the deal was revealed to me I had to swear that I would not divulge any of its details or whereabouts. I gave him my word that wild horses couldn’t drag the information out of me, and went on to tell him how honored I was to be the one he chose to partner with.

 

“Ben” told me that he had made a deal with Barnes and Noble, who had decided to divest themselves of their rare book department. In those days, in addition to selling new books and supplying text- books to schools and colleges, they sold rare books. The Barnes and Noble in question was located at 586 Fifth Avenue, near 18th Street in the Flatiron section of New York City.

 

My instructions were simple: I was to purchase two round trip tickets on the Metroliner, wear a suit and tie, and meet “Ben” at 7:30 in the morning at 30 th Street Station. I was so naïve that I never questioned why I should have to buy him a ticket, or more importantly, why a venerable bookselling firm, begun in 1873 would require the services of my “partner” to sell their books. Ignorance it is said is bliss, and I was overflowing with both. Like a lamb to its slaughter I boarded the train and headed for New York.

 

What happened next was embarrassing, surprising, and not the least bit scary.

After a short cab ride we arrived at Barnes and Noble, and soon found ourselves downstairs which was where the rare books were housed. Ben pointed out the books he wished to sell, and told me to select the ones that were of interest. I started pulling books and making stacks of them. I was completely oblivious to my surroundings when all of a sudden a strange man appeared and confronted me asking who I was and what the hell I was doing there.

 

At first I was speechless; somewhat in shock from the less than gracious welcome from the store’s manager. When I was able to gather my thoughts and compose myself I gave him my card, and explained that I was Ben’s guest, and that he was selling me the books that he had bought from Barnes and Noble. It didn’t take too long for him to see that I was a hapless mark who had been duped by this con-man. Next, two things happened: he threw Ben out of the store, and his attitude towards me changed dramatically. Fortunately he was familiar with the MacManus Company, and I believe had known George MacManus.

 

After my “partner” had departed, and after things calmed down, I was actually able to buy a number of books from Barnes and Noble’s rare book room. The only book that I remember buying was the very first copy of Moby Dick I ever bought. It wasn’t a great copy, but it was a great book. There were others, but I can’t recall a single title.

 

Ben was never to be seen again after the Barnes and Noble episode. It was a learning experience on many levels and to some extent a coming of age experience as well. It’s hard for me to believe that I was that gullible, but I was. It certainly made me more wary in the future.

 

If you would like to speak with the man himself, his offices are at George S. Mac Manus Co. at 12 Water Street, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania 19010.  He can be reached by email at books@macmanus-rarebooks.com or by phone at 610-520-7273.

 


Posted On: 2023-02-06 17:35
User Name: kayrodriques

Oh, this is quite a good read. Can’t wait to hear more from “the man himself.”


Posted On: 2023-02-06 18:58
User Name: dmlesser

Another nice job, Clarence


Posted On: 2023-02-09 05:44
User Name: jaysnider

Amusing and fun to read- as always.


Rare Book Monthly

  • 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.
  • 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€
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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
  • Sotheby's
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    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

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