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<center>Potter & Potter Auctions Fine Books & Manuscripts, including Americana February 16, 2023

Potter & Potter, Feb. 16: [KELMSCOTT PRESS]. CHAUCER, Geoffrey. The Works…now newly imprinted. Edited by F.S. Ellis. Hammersmith: Kelmscott Press, 1896. $100,000 to $125,000.

Potter & Potter, Feb. 16: [EINSTEIN, Albert (1879–1955)]. –– ORLIK, Emil (1870–1932), artist. Lithograph signed (“Albert Einstein”). N.p., 1928. $10,000 to $15,000.

Potter & Potter, Feb. 16: TOLKIEN, John Ronald Reuel. [The Lord of the Rings trilogy:] The Fellowship of the Ring. 1954. –– The Two Towers. 1954. –– The Return of the King. 1955. $10,000 to $15,000.

Potter & Potter, Feb. 16: CLEMENS, Samuel Langhorne ("Mark Twain") and Charles Dudley WARNER. The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today. Hartford and Chicago, 1873. $6,000 to $8,000.

Potter & Potter, Feb. 16: LOVECRAFT, Howard Phillips. Beyond the Wall of Sleep. Collected by August Derleth and Donald Wandrei. Sauk City, WI: Arkham House, 1943. $2,000 to $3,000.
<center>University Archives Rare Manuscripts, Books & Sports Memorabilia February 1, 2023

University Archives, Feb. 1: Thomas Paine ALS Confirming Christmas Eve Attack Likely Based on Anti-Christianity, “The account you heard of a man firing into my house is true.” $24,000 to $35,000.

University Archives, Feb. 1: George Washington Gives a Horse and Guns to His Loyal Guard 10 Days Before Resigning as Commander-in-Chief. $20,000 to $30,000.

University Archives, Feb. 1: John Hancock ALS, “General Howe is bent on coming here” - Troops, Martha Washington, & 1777 Continental Congress, to Wife Dolly! $20,000 to $30,000.

<center>University Archives Rare Manuscripts, Books & Sports Memorabilia February 1, 2023

University Archives, Feb. 1: Abraham Lincoln Boldly and Fully Signs Appointment of Consul Who Would Facilitate Bond Sales in Europe Financing Civil War. $6,000 to $7,000.

University Archives, Feb. 1: The Rarest of Dual Signed Kennedy Items! 1963 Christmas Card with "Blessed Christmas" Removed at the Last Minute for Kennedy's Jewish Friends. $15,000 to $20,000.

University Archives, Feb. 1: George Gershwin Signed Contract for 1st Production of Porgy and Bess, Also Signed by Dubose Heyward & Ira Gershwin, Historic! $15,000 to $20,000.

<center>University Archives Rare Manuscripts, Books & Sports Memorabilia February 1, 2023

University Archives, Feb. 1: Einstein Signed, “Two years after the fall of the German Goyim” 1st Ed. of Mein Weltbild. $12,000 to $14,000.

University Archives, Feb. 1: Walt Disney Fantasia-Era Boldly Signed TLS Re: "Special Effects Department," PSA Certified Authentic & With Phil Sears COA. $6,000 to $7,000.

University Archives, Feb. 1: 1996-97 Michael Jordan Chicago Bulls Home Game-Worn Jersey Showcasing "Light" Evident Use, MEARS A5. $6,000 to $7,000.

<center>University Archives Rare Manuscripts, Books & Sports Memorabilia February 1, 2023

University Archives, Feb. 1: Wayne Gretzky’s 1994 All-Star Used Game Jersey, Inscribed to Former MLB Player! $4,500 to $5,500.

University Archives, Feb. 1: The Astronauts Signed by All 7 Mercury Astronauts! $4,000 to $5,000.

University Archives, Feb. 1: Fabulous Edison, Firestone, Burroughs Signed Journal With 44 Original Photos, Very Rare. $4,000 to $5,000.
Il Ponte, Jan. 31: BLAEU, Joannes and Martinus MARTINI - Theatrum orbis terrarum, sive Novus Atlas. Pars sexta. Novus Altas Sinensis. Amsterdam: Blaeu, 1655. €8.000 to €12.000.

Il Ponte, Jan. 31: ORTELIUS, Abraham - Theatrum orbis terrarum.. Nomenclator ptolemaicus. Antwerp: Christopher Plantin, 1579. €10.000 to €15.000.

Il Ponte, Jan. 31: PIRANESI, Giovanni Battista - Carceri d'invenzione. [Rome: G.B. Piranesi, second half of the 18th century]. €20.000 to €30.000.
<center>California International Antiquarian Book Fair February 10-12, 2023 Pasadena Convention Center abaa.org/cabookfair

<center>California International Antiquarian Book Fair February 10-12, 2023 Pasadena Convention Center abaa.org/cabookfair

<center>California International Antiquarian Book Fair February 10-12, 2023 Pasadena Convention Center abaa.org/cabookfair

<center>California International Antiquarian Book Fair February 10-12, 2023 Pasadena Convention Center abaa.org/cabookfair

<center>California International Antiquarian Book Fair February 10-12, 2023 Pasadena Convention Center abaa.org/cabookfair

<center>California International Antiquarian Book Fair February 10-12, 2023 Pasadena Convention Center abaa.org/cabookfair

<center>California International Antiquarian Book Fair February 10-12, 2023 Pasadena Convention Center abaa.org/cabookfair

<center>California International Antiquarian Book Fair February 10-12, 2023 Pasadena Convention Center abaa.org/cabookfair

<center>California International Antiquarian Book Fair February 10-12, 2023 Pasadena Convention Center abaa.org/cabookfair

<center>California International Antiquarian Book Fair February 10-12, 2023 Pasadena Convention Center abaa.org/cabookfair

<center>California International Antiquarian Book Fair February 10-12, 2023 Pasadena Convention Center abaa.org/cabookfair

Auction House Details

Sothebys

Auction House Name	Sothebys
Site URL	https://www.sothebys.com/
About Us	Art, antiques, rare and fine books in Americana, prints, ephemera, maps. On March 11, 1744, Samuel Baker, founder of Sotheby's, held the first-ever sale under his own name. It has only been in the last century, after all, that the original London company has expanded from book auctions to cover all areas of the fine and decorative arts. Sotheby's holds auctions practically every other day. In New York alone, there are more than 150 auctions in any given year.
Who do I contact if I have questions?
City	New York
State	New York
Country	United States
Zipcode	10021
Contact Number	(212) 606-7000
Buyer's Fee	20% premium and an additional 12% after 100,000 USD or 70,000 GBP.
Consigner's Fee

AUCTION LIST

11/22/2022 - 11/22/2022, The John Golden Library: Book Illustration in the Age of Scientific Discovery, #N11113

12/09/2022 - 12/09/2022, Age of Wonder - bidstart 11/25, #N11124

12/13/2022 - 12/13/2022, The Constitution of the United States, #N10958

12/15/2022 - 12/15/2022, The Halpern Judaica Collection: Tradition and Treasure | Part I, #N10971

12/16/2022 - 12/16/2022, Fine Books and Manuscripts - bidstart 11/29, #N11066

12/20/2022 - 12/20/2022, The Halpern Judaica Collection: Tradition and Treasure | Part II - bidstart12/6, #N11005

01/23/2023 - 01/23/2023, Americana: Furniture, Folk Art, Silver, Chinese Export Art, Prints, Photographs, Books, and Historic, #N11198

01/24/2023 - 01/24/2023, Fine Manuscripts and Printed Americana, #N11239

02/22/2023 - 02/22/2023, On the Road: Photographs by Robert Frank from the Collection of Arthur Penn, #N11282

<center>Swann Auction Galleries View Our Record Breaking Results

Swann: Gideon Welles, Extensive archive of personal and family papers of Lincoln’s Secretary of the Navy, 1791-1914. Sold September 29 — $281,000.

Swann: Charles Addams, Rock Climbers, cartoon for The New Yorker, watercolor, ink and gouache, 1954. Sold December 15 — $37,500.

Swann: Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre. An Autobiography. Edited by Currer Bell, three volumes, first edition, 1847. Sold June 16, 2022 — $23,750.

Swann: Geoffrey Chaucer, The Workes of Geffray Chaucer Newlye Printed, London, 1542. Sold October 13 — $106,250.

<center>Swann Auction Galleries View Our Record Breaking Results

Swann: Dorothea Lange, Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California (Destitute pea pickers in California. Mother of seven children. Age 32), silver print, 1936. Sold October 20 — $305,000.

Swann: George Washington, Autograph Document Signed, with two manuscript plat maps in holograph, 1751. Sold October 27 — $37,500.

Swann: Winfred Rembert, Winfred Rembert and Class of 1959, dye on carved & tooled leather, 1999. Sold October 6 — $233,000.

Swann: M.C. Escher, Relativity, lithograph, 1953. Sold November 3 — $81,250.
<center>Sotheby’s Original Film Posters 27 January - 10 February 2023

Sotheby’s, Jan. 27-Feb. 10: Vertigo (1958), poster, US. The ultimate poster on this classic Hitchcock title, one of three known examples. £40,000 to £60,000.

Sotheby’s, Jan. 27-Feb. 10: Lawrence of Arabia (1962), roadshow poster, US. £8,000 to £12,000.

Sotheby’s, Jan. 27-Feb. 10: Star Wars (1977), style C poster, printer's proof, US. £7,000 to £10,000.

Sotheby’s, Jan. 27-Feb. 10: The Navigator/ La Croisiere du Navigator (1924), re-release poster (1931), French. £5,000 to £8,000.

Sotheby’s, Jan. 27-Feb. 10: Bullitt (1968), special test poster, US. £3,000 to £5,000.
<center>Case Antiques Two-Day Winter Auction January 28 & 29, 2023

Case Antiques, Jan. 28-29: Gurrey, Alfred Richard, Jr. The Surf Riders of Hawaii, Gray version, Honolulu, circa 1910-14. Important, hand made publication. $16,000 to $18,000.

Case Antiques, Jan. 28-29: Scarce Benjamin Owen Tyler 1818 copy of the Declaration of Independence, engraved by Peter Maverick, Newark, NJ. Considered the first copy of the Declaration produced for commercial purposes. $6,000 to $6,400.

Case Antiques, Jan. 28-29: Henry Mouzon 1775 1st State Map of North / South Carolina With Indian Frontiers. $5,000 to $6,000.

<center>Case Antiques Two-Day Winter Auction January 28 & 29, 2023

Case Antiques, Jan. 28-29: Gurrey, Alfred Richard, Jr. Idyls of Hawaii, Honolulu, circa 1910-15. Exceptionally rare self-published and hand made. $4,000 to $5,000.

Case Antiques, Jan. 28-29: McCarthy, Comrac. Suttree, New York, 1979. First edition, signed by the author. $2,600 to $3,000.

Case Antiques, Jan. 28-29: 375 Different Bound Minstrel & Civil War Songs, 1830-1870, Black Americana. $2,400 to $2,800.

<center>Case Antiques Two-Day Winter Auction January 28 & 29, 2023

Case Antiques, Jan. 28-29: President Andrew Jackson Signed Letter to Andrew Jackson Donelson, 1836. $1,800 to $2,200.

Case Antiques, Jan. 28-29: Civil War Robert E. Lee Signed Letter to William Jackson. Gaines Mill, Virginia, dated June 11, 1864. $1,800 to $2,200.

Case Antiques, Jan. 28-29: Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson ALS to His Sister Laura, New Orleans Barracks, 1848. $1,800 to $2,200.

<center>Case Antiques Two-Day Winter Auction January 28 & 29, 2023

Case Antiques, Jan. 28-29: McCarthy, Cormac. Blood Meridian, New York, 1985. First edition, first printing. $1,800 to $2,200.

Case Antiques, Jan. 28-29: Archive of 8 Civil War CSA Cabinet Member Letters, incl. Seddon, Randolph, Walker, Mallory, Memminger, Stephens, Tyler. $1,600 to $1,800.

Case Antiques, Jan. 28-29: Napoleon I Autograph Letter Signed and Portrait Engraving, framed. $1,000 to $1,200.
<center>Forum Auctions Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper 26th January 2023

Forum, Jan. 26: Rowling (J.K.) Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, first hardback edition, Bloomsbury, 1998. £50,000 to £70,000.

Forum, Jan. 26: America.- Popple (Henry). A Map of the British Empire in America with the French and Spanish Settlements Adjacent thereto, 1733 [but circa 1740]. £40,000 to £60,000.

Forum, Jan. 26: America.- Martyr d'Anghiera (Peter). De Orbe Novo, edited by Richard Hakluyt, with the exceedingly rare Hakluyt-Martyr map, Paris, Guillelmum Avvray, 1587. £30,000 to £40,000.

<center>Forum Auctions Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper 26th January 2023

Forum, Jan. 26: Chess.- Johannes Gallensis [John of Wales]. Summa collationum, sive communiloquium, ?first edition, Cologne, Ulrich Zel, [c.1472]. £18,000 to £22,000.

Forum, Jan. 26: Fleming (Ian). Casino Royale, first edition, 1953. £15,000 to £20,000.

Forum, Jan. 26: Marvell (Andrew). Miscellaneous Poems, first edition, for Robert Boulter, 1681. £8,000 to £10,000.

<center>Forum Auctions Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper 26th January 2023

Forum, Jan. 26: Tennis.- Sambucus (Johannes). Emblemata, cum aliquot nummis antiqui operis, first edition, Antwerp, Christopher Plantin, 1564.

Forum, Jan. 26: China, America & Canada.- Photograph album of views of China, America and Canada, [c.1870s]. £5,000 to £7,000.

Forum, Jan. 26: Bond (Michael). A Bear Called Paddington, first edition, signed by the author and dated October 1958, 1958. £4,000 to £6,000.

<center>Forum Auctions Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper 26th January 2023

Forum, Jan. 26: Bedfordshire, Luton.- Archive of 33 charters from the reign of Henry VI relating to Luton and environs, manuscripts in Latin, on vellum, in charter bookhands, 1422-52. £3,000 to £4,000.

Forum, Jan. 26: Medicine.- Obstetrics.- Katakura (Kakury?). Sanka Hatsum? [Enlightenment in Obstetrics], 6 vol. in 4, Tokyo, 1799. £3,000 to £4,000.

Forum, Jan. 26: Bawden (Edward).- Richards (J.M.) High Street, first edition, presentation copy signed by the author, Edward Bawden's copy, 1938. £1,000 to £1,500.