• <b>Swann, Nov. 21:</b> Lot 37: <i>Archive of the pioneering woman artist Arrah Lee Gaul,</i> most 1911-59. $3,000 to $4,000. <b>Swann, Nov. 21:</b> Lot 66: <i>Letter describing the dropping water level at Owens Lake near Death Valley,</i> long before it was drained, Keeler, CA, 26 July 1904. $3,000 to $4,000 <b>Swann, Nov. 21:</b> Lot 102: <i>To Horse, To Horse! My All for a Horse! The Washington Cavalry,</i> illustrated Civil War broadside, Philadelphia, 1862. $4,000 to $6,000 <b>Swann, Nov. 21:</b> Lot 135: Album of cyanotype views of the Florida panhandle and beyond, 224 photographs, 174 of them cyanotypes, Apalachicola, FL and elsewhere, circa 1895-1896. $1,200 to $1,800 <b>Swann, Nov. 21:</b> Lot 154: <i>Catalogue of the Library of the United States,</i> as acquired from Thomas Jefferson, Washington, 1815. $15,000 to $25,000 <b>Swann, Nov. 21:</b> Lot 173: <i>New Englands First Fruits,</i> featuring the first description of Harvard in print, London, 1643. $40,000 to $60,000 <b>Swann, Nov. 21:</b> Lot 177: John P. Greene, Original manuscript diary of a mission to western New York with Joseph Smith, 1833. $60,000 to $90,000 <b>Swann, Nov. 21:</b> Lot 243: P.E. Larson, photographer, <i>Such is Life in the Far West: Early Morning Call in a Gambling Hall, </i>Goldfield, NV, circa 1906. $2,500 to $3,500 <b>Swann, Nov. 21:</b> Lot 261: Fred W. Sladen, Diaries of a WWII colonel commanding troops from Morocco to Italy to France, 1942-44. $3,000 to $4,000 <b>Swann, Nov. 21:</b> Lot 309: <i>Los mexicanos pintados por si mismos, por varios autores,</i> a Mexican plate book. Mexico, 1854-1855. $2,000 to $3,000 <b>Swann, Nov. 21:</b> Lot 8: Diaries of a prospector / trapper in the remote Alaska wilderness, 5 manuscript volumes. Alaska, 1917-64. $1,500 to $2,500.
    Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 37: Archive of the pioneering woman artist Arrah Lee Gaul, most 1911-59. $3,000 to $4,000.
    Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 66: Letter describing the dropping water level at Owens Lake near Death Valley, long before it was drained, Keeler, CA, 26 July 1904. $3,000 to $4,000
    Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 102: To Horse, To Horse! My All for a Horse! The Washington Cavalry, illustrated Civil War broadside, Philadelphia, 1862. $4,000 to $6,000
    Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 135: Album of cyanotype views of the Florida panhandle and beyond, 224 photographs, 174 of them cyanotypes, Apalachicola, FL and elsewhere, circa 1895-1896. $1,200 to $1,800
    Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 154: Catalogue of the Library of the United States, as acquired from Thomas Jefferson, Washington, 1815. $15,000 to $25,000
    Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 173: New Englands First Fruits, featuring the first description of Harvard in print, London, 1643. $40,000 to $60,000
    Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 177: John P. Greene, Original manuscript diary of a mission to western New York with Joseph Smith, 1833. $60,000 to $90,000
    Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 243: P.E. Larson, photographer, Such is Life in the Far West: Early Morning Call in a Gambling Hall, Goldfield, NV, circa 1906. $2,500 to $3,500
    Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 261: Fred W. Sladen, Diaries of a WWII colonel commanding troops from Morocco to Italy to France, 1942-44. $3,000 to $4,000
    Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 309: Los mexicanos pintados por si mismos, por varios autores, a Mexican plate book. Mexico, 1854-1855. $2,000 to $3,000
    Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 8: Diaries of a prospector / trapper in the remote Alaska wilderness, 5 manuscript volumes. Alaska, 1917-64. $1,500 to $2,500.
  • <b>Finarte, Nov 20-21:</b> Alighieri, Dante - La Commedia, [col commento di Jacopo della Lana e Martino Paolo Nidobeato, curata da Martino Paolo Nidobeato e Guido da Terzago. Aggiunto Il Credo], 1478 <b>Finarte, Nov 20-21:</b> Alighieri, Dante - La Commedia [Commento di Christophorus Landinus, edita da Piero da Figino. Aggiunte le Rime diverse; Marsilius Ficinius, Ad Dantem gratulatio], 1491 <b>Finarte, Nov 20-21:</b> Lactantius, Lucius Coelius Firmianus - Opera, 1465 <b>Finarte, Nov 20-21:</b> Alighieri, Dante - Le terze rime di Dante, 1502 <b>Finarte, Nov 20-21:</b> Boccaccio, Giovanni - Il Decamerone. Di messer Giouanni Boccaccio, 1516 <b>Finarte, Nov 20-21:</b> Giordano Bruno - Candelaio comedia del Bruno nolano achademico di nulla achademia; detto il fastidito. In tristitia hilaris: in hilaritate tristis, 1582 <b>Finarte, Nov 20-21:</b> Petrarca, Francesco - Le cose volgari di Messer Francesco Petrarcha, 1504 <b>Finarte, Nov 20-21:</b> Legatura - Manoscritto - Medici - Cosimo III de' Medici / Solari, Giuseppe - I Ritratti Medicei overo Glorie e Grandezze della sempre sereniss. Casa Medici..., 1678 <b>Finarte, Nov 20-21:</b> Alighieri, Dante - La Divina Commedia di Dante Alighieri con varie annotazioni, e copiosi Rami adornata, 1757 <b>Finarte, Nov 20-21:</b> Lot containing 80 printed guides and publications dedicated to travel and itineraries in Italy
    Finarte, Nov 20-21: Alighieri, Dante - La Commedia, [col commento di Jacopo della Lana e Martino Paolo Nidobeato, curata da Martino Paolo Nidobeato e Guido da Terzago. Aggiunto Il Credo], 1478
    Finarte, Nov 20-21: Alighieri, Dante - La Commedia [Commento di Christophorus Landinus, edita da Piero da Figino. Aggiunte le Rime diverse; Marsilius Ficinius, Ad Dantem gratulatio], 1491
    Finarte, Nov 20-21: Lactantius, Lucius Coelius Firmianus - Opera, 1465
    Finarte, Nov 20-21: Alighieri, Dante - Le terze rime di Dante, 1502
    Finarte, Nov 20-21: Boccaccio, Giovanni - Il Decamerone. Di messer Giouanni Boccaccio, 1516
    Finarte, Nov 20-21: Giordano Bruno - Candelaio comedia del Bruno nolano achademico di nulla achademia; detto il fastidito. In tristitia hilaris: in hilaritate tristis, 1582
    Finarte, Nov 20-21: Petrarca, Francesco - Le cose volgari di Messer Francesco Petrarcha, 1504
    Finarte, Nov 20-21: Legatura - Manoscritto - Medici - Cosimo III de' Medici / Solari, Giuseppe - I Ritratti Medicei overo Glorie e Grandezze della sempre sereniss. Casa Medici..., 1678
    Finarte, Nov 20-21: Alighieri, Dante - La Divina Commedia di Dante Alighieri con varie annotazioni, e copiosi Rami adornata, 1757
    Finarte, Nov 20-21: Lot containing 80 printed guides and publications dedicated to travel and itineraries in Italy
  • <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):</b><br>Lot 51. Ortelius' Influential Map of the New World - Second Plate in Full Contemporary Color (1579) Est. $5,500 - $6,500 <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):</b><br>Lot 165. Reduced-Size Edition of Jefferys/Mead Map with Revolutionary War Updates (1776) Est. $4,750 - $6,000 <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):</b><br>Lot 688. Blaeu's Superb Carte-a-Figures Map of Africa (1634) Est. $3,000 - $3,750 <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):</b><br>Lot 105. Striking Map of French Colonial Possessions (1720) Est. $2,750 - $3,500 <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):</b><br>Lot 98. Rare First Edition of the First Published Plan of a Settlement in North America (1556) Est. $3,000 - $3,750 <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):</b><br>Lot 181. Important Map of the Georgia Colony (1748) Est. $2,750 - $3,500 <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):</b><br>Lot 547. Ortelius' Map of Russia with a Vignette of Ivan the Terrible in Full Contemporary Color (1579) Est. $1,400 - $1,700 <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):</b><br>Lot 85. Homann's Decorative Map of Colonial America (1720) Est. $1,600 - $1,900 <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):</b><br>Lot 642. Blaeu's Magnificent Carte-a-Figures Map of Asia (1634) Est. $3,000 - $3,750 <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):</b><br>Lot 748. The Martyrdom of St. John in Contemporary Hand Color with Gilt Highlights (1520) Est. $1,000 - $1,300 <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):</b><br>Lot 298. Scarce Early Map of Chester County (1822) Est. $2,750 - $3,500
    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
  • <b><center>Ketterer Rare Books<br>Auction November 25th</center></b> <b>Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:</b><br>H. Schedel, <i>Liber chronicarum,</i> 1493. Est: € 25,000 <b>Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:</b><br>P. O. Runge, <i>Farben-Kugel,</i> 1810. Est: € 8,000 <b>Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:</b><br>W. Kandinsky, <i>Klänge,</i> 1913. Est: € 20,000 <b><center>Ketterer Rare Books<br>Auction November 25th</center></b> <b>Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:</b><br>W. Burley, <i>De vita et moribus philosophorum,</i> 1473. Est: € 4,000 <b>Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:</b><br>M. B. Valentini, <i>Viridarium reformatum seu regnum vegetabile,</i> 1719. Est: € 12,000 <b>Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:</b><br><i>PAN,</i> 10 volumes, 1895-1900. Est: € 15,000 <b><center>Ketterer Rare Books<br>Auction November 25th</center></b> <b>Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:</b><br>J. de Gaddesden, <i>Rosa anglica practica medicinae,</i> 1492. Est: € 12,000 <b>Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:</b><br>M. Merian, <i>Todten-Tanz,</i> 1649. Est: € 5,000 <b>Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:</b><br>D. Hammett, <i>Red harvest,</i> 1929. Est: € 11,000 <b><center>Ketterer Rare Books<br>Auction November 25th</center></b> <b>Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:</b><br>Book of hours, <i>Horae B. M. V.,</i> 1503. Est: € 9,000 <b>Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:</b><br>J. Miller, <i>Illustratio systematis sexualis Linneai,</i> 1792. Est: € 8,000 <b>Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:</b><br>F. Hundertwasser, <i>Regentag – Look at it on a rainy day,</i> 1972. Est: € 8,000
    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

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Articles - November - 2024 Issue

The Boston Int’l Antiquarian Book Fair: Find your future there!

- by Bruce E. McKinney

A learning experience!

A learning experience!

Once again, bibliophiles have an opportunity to be in the same room with the leading dealers who handle collectible paper when the Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair opens to the public on 8 November.  During this 3 day book fair, 11/8-10, 100 dealers will be sharing their wares.  The primary goal of such events is to make immediate sales but the changing chemistry of the market is providing these grand antiquarian events another role, to encourage the emerging collecting will.  Markets change and we’re at one of those moments.

 

It’s the opportunities to meet new collectors that set the path to the future.  The ABAA has long encouraged the next generation’s collectors to see the field first hand.  Online you can read about material.  When you discuss it with experts, that’s often when the collecting spark ignites.

 

So when you join this event, if you are comfortable with what you are seeing, think about becoming a part of the history of collectible paper. And you never know whether you’ll get serious.  If you do, you’ll become part of its future.

 

So, think about coming to the fair. It’s one of the best ways to experience collecting.

 

Location:

Hynes Convention Center

900 Boylston Street, Boston MA 02115

 

The Days and Hours:

Friday, November 8, 8 - 4pm EST. Admission $25

Saturday, November 9, Noon to 7pm. FREE ADMISSION

Sunday, November 10, 11:00am to 4:00pm. FREE ADMISSION

 

Here’s the list of exhibitors.

 

Exhibitor List by Alpha (with Booth Number)
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403 Abraham Lincoln Book Shop, Inc.
117 Charles Agvent
413 Archway Books
121 James Arsenault & Company
224 Auger Down Books
417 B & B Rare Books
310 Lorne Bair Rare Books
124 John Bale Books LLC
420 Bauman Rare Books
425 Simon Beattie Ltd
123 David Bergman
314 Jeff Bergman Books
325 Bernett Rare Books
318 Between the Covers Rare Books
418 Biblionne
515 Blackwell's Rare Books
215 Bluemango Books and Manuscripts
115 Alessandro Borgato
217 Thomas G. Boss Fine Books
315 Brattle Book Shop
208 Brenner's Collectable Books
418 Pablo Butcher
409 Capitol Hill Books
525 Caroliniana
414 Librairie Rodolphe Chamonal
119 Commonwealth Books
408 Justin Croft Antiquarian Books Limited
514 James Cummins Bookseller
520 Wilfrid M. de Freitas - Bookseller
108 DeWolfe & Wood Rare Books
116 Dungeness Books
303 Eclectibles
118 Editio Altera
504 First Edition Rare Books, LLC
206 First Folio
120 Geographicus Rare Antique Maps
526 Gilann Books
320 Globus Rare Books & Archives
426 Thomas A. Goldwasser Rare Books
223 James Gray Booksellers
516 Grayshelf Books
219 HS Rare Books
507 Adrian Harrington Rare Books
110 Peter Harrington
308 Jeff Hirsch Books
204 Sandra L. Hoekstra Bookseller
425 Honey & Wax Booksellers
515 Hyraxia Books
324 Imperial Fine Books, Inc.
426 James S. Jaffe Rare Books LLC
113 Jarndyce Antiquarian Booksellers
323 Johnnycake Books
419 Pryor Johnson Rare Books
326 Jonkers Rare Books
106 Kaaterskill Books
410 Ben Kinmont Bookseller
307 John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller
519 Knuf Rare Books
226 Konstantinopel Rare & Fine Books
304 Kuenzig Books
405 JF Letenneur Livres Rares
305 Lucius Rare Books
203 Lux Mentis, Booksellers
126 Herman H. J. Lynge & Son
214 Maggs Bros. Ltd.
106 Mare Booksellers
508 McBlain Books
415 McBride Rare Books
506 Bruce McKittrick Rare Books
225 Willis Monie Books
117 Morgan Books
114 Howard S. Mott, Inc.
518 Musinsky Rare Books, Inc.
316 Old Editions Book Shop & Gallery
213 Patrick Olson Rare Books
423 Bernard Quaritch Ltd
207 Quill & Brush
306 Rabelais Inc.
210 William Reese Company
319 L & T Respess Books
217 Resser-Thorner Americana
509 Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts
313 Rulon-Miller Books
115 Antiquariaat Schierenberg
404 Sophie Schneideman Rare Books
104 Scientia Books
407 Garrett Scott, Bookseller
510 Second Story Books
324 Shapero Rare Books
513 Sokol Books Ltd
503 Original Antique Maps by Carol J. Spack
406 Benjamin Spademan Rare Books
319 Ten Pound Island Book Co.
218 Triolet Rare Books
416 Type Punch Matrix
226 Adam Weinberger Rare Books
424 White Fox Rare Books and Antiques
505 Whitmore Rare Books, Inc.
517 Yesterday's Gallery
220 Zucker Art Books

Rare Book Monthly

  • <b><center>Sotheby's<br>Fine Books, Manuscripts & More<br>Available for Immediate Purchase</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s:</b> J.R.R. Tolkien. <i>The Lord of the Rings</i> Trilogy. 11,135 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Edgar Allan Poe. <i>The Raven and Other Poems,</i> 1845. 33,000 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Leo Tolstoy, Clara Bow. <i>War and Peace,</i> 1886. 22,500 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. <i>Adventures of Sherlock Holmes,</i> 1902. 7,500 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> F. Scott Fitzgerald. <i>This Side of Paradise, The Great Gatsby,</i> and Others, 1920-1941. 24,180 USD
    Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    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
  • <b><center>Gonnelli:<br>Auction 55<br>Antique prints, paintings and maps<br>November 26st 2024</center></b> <b>Gonnelli:</b> Stefano Della Bella, 23 animal plances,1641. Starting price 480€ <b>Gonnelli:</b> Stefano Della Bella, Boar Hunt, 1654. Starting price 180€ <b>Gonnelli:</b> Crispijn Van de Passe, The seven Arts, 1637. Starting price 600€ <b>Gonnelli:</b> Giuseppe Maria Mitelli, La Maschera è cagion di molti mali, 1688. Starting price 320€ <b>Gonnelli:</b> Biribissor’s game, 1804-15. Starting price 2800€ <b>Gonnelli:</b> Nicolas II de Larmessin, Habitats,1700. Starting price 320€ <b>Gonnelli:</b> Miniature “O”, 1400. Starting price 1800€ <b>Gonnelli:</b> Jan Van der Straet, Hunt scenes, 1596. Starting Price 140€ <b>Gonnelli:</b> Massimino Baseggio, Costantinople, 1787. Starting price 480€ <b>Gonnelli:</b> Kawanabe Kyosai, Erotic scene lighten up by a candle, 1860. Starting price 380€ <b>Gonnelli:</b> Duck shaped dropper, 1670. Starting price 800€
    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€

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