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Articles - November - 2024 Issue

Random Notes: November 1st, 2024

A place for the pitter patter

A place for the pitter patter

The election is on November 5th. Please vote. Democracy is on the ballot.

 

If you are following the rare book and collectible auctions, pay attention. The volume of sales and lots has soared while the percentage of lots sold is holding at 80%+.

 

The Brunk copy of the American Constitution brought USD 11,340,000.

 

If you can, join the Boston Book Fairs between November 8-10.  Both the Antiquarian and the Shadow fairs will make appealing offers.  Many of the world’s leading dealers will be in town to talk to you about your collecting interests.

 

As to the holidays, skip the cheesecake and the extra drink.  We are living in immoderate times.

 

Be well, we need you!    

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    Sotheby’s: Ian Fleming. Casino Royale, London, 1953. First edition, first printing. $58,610.
    Sotheby’s: A.A. Milne, Ernest Howard Shepard. Winnie The Pooh, United Kingdom, 1926. First UK edition. $17,580.
    Sotheby’s: Ernest Hemingway. Three Stories And Ten Poems, [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.
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    Sotheby’s: L. Frank Baum. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, 1900. First edition. $27,500.
    Sotheby’s: Man Ray. Photographs By Man Ray 1920 Paris 1934, Hartford, 1934. $7,860.
    Sotheby’s: Thomas Pennant. Zoologia Britannica, Augsburg, 1771. $49,125.
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