Recent Auction Updates

<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>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.

Weekly Reports

Rare Book Hub: 43 Auctions Archived, another 42 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 20 January 2023, 43 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database, 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 1 in Danish krone, 10 in euros, 6 in...

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Rare Book Hub: 32 Auctions Archived, another 48 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 13 January 2023, 32 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database, 1 denominated in Danish krone, 8 in euros, 3 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican...

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Rare Book Hub: 21 Auctions Archived, another 26 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 6 January 2023, 21 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database, 1 denominated in Danish krone, 7 in euros, and 13 in US dollars. ...

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Rare Book Hub: 12 Auctions Archived, another 19 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 30 December 2022, 12 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database, 5 denominated in euros and 7 in US dollars. Turnover this past week...

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Rare Book Hub: 54 Auctions Archived, another 16 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 23 December 2022, 54 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database, 2 denominated in Swiss francs, 1 in Danish krone, 25 in euros, 3 in...

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Rare Book Hub: 100 Auctions Archived, another 19 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 16 December 2022, 100 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database, 5 denominated in Danish krone, 26 in euros, 15 in British pounds, 1 in...

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Rare Book Hub: 44 Auctions Archived, another 84 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 9 December 2022, 44 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database, 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 2 in British pounds, 16 in euros, and 25...

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Rare Book Hub: 40 Auctions Archived, another 63 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 2 December 2022, 40 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database, 2 denominated in Canadian dollars, 1 in Swiss francs, 2 in Danish krone, 11...

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

For the week ended Friday, 25 November 2022, 48 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database, 2 denominated in Australian dollars, 1 in Danish krone, 11 in euros, 6 in...

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Rare Book Hub: 56 Auctions Archived, another 37 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 18 November 2022, 56 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database, 1 denominated in Danish krone, 12 in euros, 7 in British pounds, 1 in...

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<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>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.