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Auction House Name	ALDE
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Zipcode	75006
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AUCTION LIST

05/28/2019 - 05/28/2019, Original Bindings and Modern Illustrated Books, #25909

06/07/2019 - 06/07/2019, Autograph Letters and Manuscripts, #25917

06/17/2019 - 06/17/2019, Ancient and 19th Century Books, #25914

06/25/2019 - 06/25/2019, Library of an Amateur, #25916

09/23/2019 - 09/23/2019, Italian Prints, #25907

09/24/2019 - 09/24/2019, Autographs, Letters and Manuscripts, #25911

Swann Auction Galleries: Ian Fleming, Goldfinger, first edition, inscribed to Sir Henry Cotton, MBE, London, 1959. Sold for $25,000.

Swann Auction Galleries: Joseph Brant, Mohawk Chief, ALS, writing after pledging support to King George III against American rebels, 1776. Sold for a record $35,000.

Swann Auction Galleries: Sonia Delaunay, Ses Peintures . . ., 20 pochoir plates, Paris, 1925. Sold for a record $13,750.

Swann Auction Galleries: Diana, Princess of Wales, 6 autograph letters signed to British Vogue editor, 1989-92. Sold for $10,400.

Swann Auction Galleries: Alexander Hamilton, ALS, as Secretary of the Treasury covering costs of the new U.S. Mint, 1793. Sold for $12,500.

Swann Auction Galleries: Benjamin Graham & David L. Dodd, Security Analysis, first edition, inscribed by Graham to a Wall Street trader, NY, 1934. Sold for $20,000.

Swann Auction Galleries: George Barbier & François-Louis Schmied, Personnages de Comédie, Paris, 1922. Sold for $9,375.

Swann Auction Galleries: Alphonse Mucha, Ilsée, Princesse de Tripoli, Paris, 1897. Sold for a record $13,000.

Swann Auction Galleries: Ralph Waldo Emerson, The Dial, first edition of the reconstituted issue, Emerson’s copy with inscriptions, Cincinnati, 1860. Sold for a record $3,250.
Bonhams, Jun 13 results: Darwin, Charles. On the Origin of Species. Presentation Copy. Sold for $500,075.

Bonhams, Jun 13 results: Darwin, Charles. Autograph Letter Signed, 3 pp, negotiating the 2nd American edition with Appleton. Sold for $21,325.

Bonhams, Jun 13 results: Hemingway, Ernest. Autograph Letter Signed, 8 pp, Paris, 1924, to his father discussing Bullfighting, Stories, and his new baby. Sold for $25,075.

Bonhams, Jun 13 results: Shakespeare, William. Corialanus. London, 1623. 1st printing [Extracted from the First Folio]. Sold for $50,075.

Bonhams, Jun 13 results: Swift, Jonathan. Gulliver's Travels. London, 1726. 1st edition, Teerink's A edition, fine, large copy. Sold for $21,325.

Bonhams, Jun 13 results: Fitzroy, Robert. Autograph Letter Signed to agent Thomas Stilwell, informing him of the progress of H.M.S. Beagle. Sold for $17,575.

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Bonhams, Jun 13 results: Shakespeare, William. Sonnets. 1901. 2 volumes. Printed on vellum and illuminated by Ross Turner, bound by Trautz-Bauzonnet. Sold for $13,825.

Bonhams, Jun 13 results: Beardsley, Aubrey. The Birth, Life, and Acts of King Arthur. 1893-94. 2 volumes. Contemporary painted vellum gilt by Chivers. Sold for $5,325.

Bonhams, Jun 13 results: Assisi, St. Francis. The Canticle of Brother Sun. Illuminated on vellum, for the Grolier Society. Sold for $7,575.

Bonhams, Jun 13 results: Rackham, Arthur. Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens. 1/500 copies signed by Rackham. Sold for $4,825.

Bonhams, Jun 13 results: Proust, Marcel. Du coté de chez Swann. 1st edition, 1st issue. Inscribed by Proust. Sold for $8,825.
Mayfair Book Auctions, July 17: Lot 14. [CRIMEAN WAR] HAMLEY. The Story of the Campaign of Sebastopol. 1855. £150 to £200

Mayfair Book Auctions, July 17: Lot 17. JONGH & D'ALMEIDA. L’armee Russe... c.1898. Colour plates and many illustrations. £500 to £600

Mayfair Book Auctions, July 17: Lot 18. [RUSSIA] LE PRINCE. Oeuvres. 1782. Rare folio format with 80 etchings and 74 aquatints. £4000 to £6000

Mayfair Book Auctions, July 17: Lot 21. [RUSSIA] MORNAY. Set of 8 hand-coloured aquatints of carriages, sleighs and occupants. c.1825. £1200 to £1800

Mayfair Book Auctions, July 17: Lot 33. BOWDICH. Excursions in Madeira and Porto Santo. 1825. A fine copy. £800 to £1200

Mayfair Book Auctions, July 17: Lot 37. QUIN. An Historical Atlas. 1836. 2nd edn, 21 hand-coloured maps revealing civilisation. £800 to £1200

Mayfair Book Auctions, July 17: Lot 39. LE BRUN. Voyages [...] par la Moscovie, en Perse... 1718. 300+ engravings, panorama. £4500 to £5500

Mayfair Book Auctions, July 17: Lot 48. BRIERLY. The English and French fleets in the Baltic. 1855. Colour lithographs. £7000 to £9000

Mayfair Book Auctions, July 17: Lot 60. DELLA VALLE. Reise Beschreibung... in Turckey, Egypten, Palestina[...]. 1674. £1500 to £2000

Mayfair Book Auctions, July 17: Lot 77. MURRAY, Mrs. Watercolour Album of Heaths. c.1860. 55 original watercolours. £750 to £1000

Mayfair Book Auctions, July 17: Lot 91. ADDISON. Works... 1721. 4 vols, large paper copy, English red morocco. £2500 to £3500

Mayfair Book Auctions, July 17: Lot 96. HOLBEIN. Imitations of original drawings. 1792-1800. Exceptional copy. £4000 to £6000