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Rare Book Hub: 52 Auctions Archived, another 72 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 18 June 2021, 52 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ Database; 1 denominated in Danish krone, 13 in euros, 8 in British pounds, 1 in Norwegian...

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Rare Book Hub: 52 Auctions Archived, another 55 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 11 June 2021, 52 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ Database; 1 denominated in Australian Dollars, 1 in Danish krone, 20 in euros, 5 in British...

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Rare Book Hub: 36 Auctions Archived, another 53 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday 4 June, 2021, 36 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ Database; 1 denominated in Danish, krone, 13 in euros, 3 in British pounds, and 19 in US...

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Rare Book Hub: 55 Auctions Archived, another 33 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 28 May, 2021, 55 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ Database; 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 1 in Danish krone, 14 in euros, 5 in British...

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Rare Book Hub: 46 Auctions Archived, another 45 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 21 May, 2021, 46 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ Database; 1 denominated in Danish krone, 13 in euros, 4 in British pounds, and 28 in US...

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Rare Book Hub: 37 Auctions Archived, another 41 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 14 May, 2021 37 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ Database; 1 denominated in Danish krone, 12 in euros, 4 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican...

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Rare Book Hub: 37 Auctions Archived, another 46 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday 7 May, 2021, 37 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub's Transactions+ Database; 1 denominated in Danish krone, 13 in euros, 4 in British pounds, and 19 in US dollars....

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Rare Book Hub: 45 Auctions Archived, another 32 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 30 April 2021, 45 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ Database; 1 denominated in Danish krone, 11 in euros, 7 in British pounds, 2 in Mexican...

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Rare Book Hub: 48 Auctions Archived, another 48 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 23 April 2021, 48 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ Database; 1 denominated in Danish krone, 13 in euros, 3 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican...

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Rare Book Hub: 51 Auctions Archived, another 46 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 16 April 2021, 51 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ Database; 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 1 in Danish krone, 18 in euros, 4 in...

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<center>Galleri Bygdoy Allé Sales Exhibition Catalogue 47 Part III Antiquarian Temptations: Rare Books, Atlases & Maps, Photos & Manuscripts

Galleri Bygdoy Allé: PIETER MORTIER. “Le Neptune Francois ou Atlas Nouveau des Cartes Marines. Levées et Gravées par ordre Exprés du Roy…” Paris, 1693.

Galleri Bygdoy Allé: MARC CHAGALL illus. SHAKESPEARE. “The Tempest.” Large folio. Monte-Carlo, 1975. Signed by the artist.

Galleri Bygdoy Allé: JOHN SPEED and followers. “A New and Accurate Map of the World.” Hand-colored engraving. London (1626 – 1627 – circa 1650) – 1676.

<center>Galleri Bygdoy Allé Sales Exhibition Catalogue 47 Part III Antiquarian Temptations: Rare Books, Atlases & Maps, Photos & Manuscripts

Galleri Bygdoy Allé: MATTHÄUS SEUTTER. “The Colossus Series.” Set of 4 prints, contemporary hand-colored engravings, each c. 57x49cm. Augsburg c. 1730

Galleri Bygdoy Allé: (CHARLES LE BRUN). “La Grande Galerie De Versailles, et Les Deux Salons qui L’Accompagnent, peints Par Charles Le Brun premier Peintre de Louis XIV…” Paris, 1752.

Galleri Bygdoy Allé: G. BRAUN – F. HOGENBERG. “Danorum Marca.” Contemporary hand-colored engraving, 33x48cm. Cologne, 1588.
Bonhams, June 29: LIFE OF OSLER, PRESENTATION COPY TO NEPHEW NORMAN GWYN. CUSHING, HARVEY. 1869-1939. The Life of Sir William Osler. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1925. $1,500 to $2,500.

Bonhams, June 29: OSLER TO HALSTED MENTIONING CUSHING AND WELCH. Autograph Letter Signed ("Wm Osler") to William Stewart Halsted on medical matters, 2 pp, January 19, 1919. $1,500 to $2,500.

Bonhams, June 29: CUSHING PRESENTATION COPY TO LUCIEN PRICE. CUSHING, HARVEY. Intracranial Tumours. Springfield, 1932. $1,000 to $1,500.

Bonhams, June 29: OSLER ON HIS CHILDHOOD. Autograph Letter Signed ("Wm Osler") to Mabel [Brewster] on returning home to Staplehurst. $800 to $1,200.

Bonhams, June 29: SCULTETUS, JOHANNES. 1595-1645. Cheiroplotheke, seu armamentarium chirurgicum XLIII. Ulm: Balthasar Kühnen, 1655. $3,000 to $4,000.

Bonhams, June 29: VICQ D'AZYR, FELIX. 1748-1794. Traite d'anatomie et de physiologie. Paris: Didot l'aine, 1786. $3,000 to $5,000.

Bonhams, June 29: TAGAULT, JEAN. C.1499-1546. De chirugica institutione libri quinque.... Lyon: Guillaume Rouillé, 1549. $400 to $600.

Bonhams, June 30: EDWARD S. CURTIS (1868-1952). Autograph Logs and Journals from his 1927 Alaska Expedition. $7,000 to $ 9,000.

Bonhams, June 30: EDWARD S. CURTIS (1868-1952). Cañon de Chelley, 1904. Oversized orotone, 17 x 22in in original Curtis Studio frame. $30,000 to $50,000.

Bonhams, June 30: EDWARD S. CURTIS (1868-1952). 26 cyanotypes, featuring images of Cheyenne tribes from Volume VI of North American Indian, c.1907, made by Curtis in the field. $30,000 to $50,000.

Bonhams, June 30: EDWARD S. CURTIS (1868-1952). The Vanishing Race, 1904. Oversized orotone, 18 x 24in in original Curtis Studio frame. $20,000 to $30,000.
<center>Cowan’s American Historical Ephemera & Photography June 25, 2021

Cowan’s, June 25: [CIVIL WAR] -- [SHERIDAN, Philip Henry]. Personal headquarters flag of Philip Henry Sheridan used when he led the 2nd Michigan Cavalry. Spring - Summer 1862. $20,000 to $30,000.

Cowan’s, June 25: [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Half plate daguerreotype of firefighter Walter Van Erven Dorens. [San Francisco]: n.p., [ca 1854-1856]. $15,000 to $25,000.

Cowan’s, June 25: [LINCOLNIANA]. Abraham Lincoln banner possibly made for the 1864 presidential campaign. $10,000 to $15,000.

<center>Cowan’s American Historical Ephemera & Photography June 25, 2021

Cowan’s, June 25: [REVOLUTIONARY WAR - CONTINENTAL CONGRESS]. [HOLTEN, Dr. Samuel]. An archive of letters related to Danvers, Massachusetts, physician and statesman Dr. Samuel Holten. $10,000 to $15,000.

Cowan’s, June 25: [UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD]. CARBUTT, John, photographer. Exceptional collection of 27 stereoviews from the series, "Excursion to the 100th Meridian, October 1866." Chicago, [1866]. $10,000 to $15,000.

Cowan’s, June 25: [ALASKAN GOLD RUSH]. William Steele West and family, extensive archive of photographs, diaries, correspondence, and personal items. [Ca 19th - 20th century]. $8,000 to $12,000.

<center>Cowan’s American Historical Ephemera & Photography June 25, 2021

Cowan’s, June 25: [TAYLOR, Zachary]. Quarter plate daguerreotype featuring the 12th President of the United States. N.p.: n.p., [ca 1845]. $8,000 to $10,000.

Cowan’s, June 25: [WASHINGTON, George]. Signed Society of the Cincinnati document. $5,000 to $7,000.

Cowan’s, June 25: LINCOLN, Abraham. Autograph endorsement signed ("A. Lincoln"), as President. [Washington], 29 September 1862. 1 page, 4to, old creases. $5,000 to $7,000.

<center>Cowan’s American Historical Ephemera & Photography June 25, 2021

Cowan’s, June 25: JEFFERSON, Thomas. Autograph letter signed ("Th. Jefferson"), as United States President, to Robert Patterson. Washington DC, 2 July 1805. 1 page, 4to, evenly toned, small tear from seal. $4,000 to $6,000.

Cowan’s, June 25: [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] -- [ALCOTT, Elizabeth Sewall]. Ninth plate ruby ambrotype attributed to Elizabeth Sewall Alcott. N.p., [ca 1856-1857]. $3,000 to $5,000.

Cowan’s, June 25: [WESTERN AMERICANA]. RUSSELL, Andrew Joseph, photographer. Salt Lake City, From the Top of the Tabernacle. [1869]
<center>Sotheby’s Livres et Manuscrits : de Cervantès à Houellebecq 18 – 25 June

Sotheby’s, 18 – 25 June: Jouve, Paul -- François-Louis Schmied -- Rudyard Kipling. Le Livre de la Jungle, 1919. € 80,000 to € 120,000.

Sotheby’s, 18 – 25 June: Cervantès Saavedra, Miguel de. El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Bruxelles, 1607. € 30,000 to € 50,000.

Sotheby’s, 18 – 25 June: Buren, Daniel - Aimé Césaire. Cahier d'un retour au pays natal. Solstice, 2004. 1/140 ex. Avec 1/20 suites d'œuvres originales. € 4,000 to € 6,000.

Sotheby’s, 18 – 25 June: [Musique] - Gioacchino Traversa. Six sonates à violon seul. [Vers 1770]. € 3,000 to € 5,000.
Swann Auction Galleries Jun 24: C.F. Payne, Micawber, Imitating Norman Rockwell’s “Triple self-portrait,” mixed media, 2002. $800 to $1,200.

Swann Auction Galleries Jun 24: Brian Froud, media illustration published in The Land of Froud, 1977. Estimate $6,000 to $9,000.

Swann Auction Galleries Jun 24: Haddon Sundblom, All a Girl Needs, oil on canvas, published in The Ladies’ Home Journal, 1942. $8,000 to $10,000.

Swann Auction Galleries Jun 24: Adrianne Lobel, My One and Only, 26 scenic concept collages for the Broadway musical, 1983. $6,000 to $9,000.

Swann Auction Galleries Jun 24: Charles Schulz, original four-panel pen and ink Peanuts comic strip, 1971. $15,000 to $25,000.

Swann Auction Galleries Jun 24:Jack Davis, mixed media cartoon for Playboy, 1959. $6,000 to $9,000.

Swann Auction Galleries Jun 24: Charles Addams, mixed media cartoon for The New Yorker, 1937. $6,000 to $9,000.