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<b>Bonhams: Treasures from the Eric C. Caren Collection: How History Unfolds on Paper, Part VII (Online). March 6-14, 2019</b><b>Bonhams, Mar 6-14:</b> Albert Einstein A remarkable letter on God in English, one of his most eloquent and quoted, 1 p, July 2, 1945. $100,000 to $150,000.<b>Bonhams, Mar 6-14:</b> Benjamin Lincoln's commission as Major General in the Continental Army, February 19th, 1777. $60,000 to $90,000.<b>Bonhams, Mar 6-14:</b> Broadside. A Poem Upon the Bloody Engagement That Was Fought on Bunker's-Hill. 1775. $15,000 to $25,000.<b>Bonhams, Mar 6-14:</b> Early, full printing of the Star-Spangled Banner in The Yankee, October 7, 1814. $8,000 to $12,000.<b>Bonhams, Mar 6-14:</b> Paul Revere. Engraving, “The Boston Massacre Perpetrated on March 5, 1770," in <i>Massachusett's Calendar 1772.</i> $8,000 to $12,000.<b>Bonhams: Treasures from the Eric C. Caren Collection: How History Unfolds on Paper, Part VII (Online). March 6-14, 2019</b><b>Bonhams, Mar 6-14:</b> Earliest known newspaper coverage of Babe Ruth, "a St Mary's schoolboy," Baltimore, April 4, 1914. $6,000 to $9,000<b>Bonhams, Mar 6-14:</b> Franklin, Benjamin. <i>The Independent Whig.</i> First Magazine Published in America, Philadelphia: Keimer, 1723-4. $15,000 to $20,000<b>Bonhams, Mar 6-14:</b> Smith, Joseph. <i>The Book of Mormon.</i> Palmyra: Printed by E.B. Grandin for the Author, 1830. First printing. $40,000 to $60,000<b>Bonhams, Mar 6-14:</b> Last Words of Joseph Smith. Autograph Letter Signed from a Mormon disciple, conveying a contemporary account of the Prophet's final words, Nauvoo, July 27, 1844. $10,000 to $15,000<b>Bonhams, Mar 6-14:</b> John Brown's Body. Autograph Letter Signed from the daughter of John Brown attempting to arrange the return of her father's body, North Elba, Essex Co, NY, November 29, 1859. $4,000 to $6,000<b>Bonhams, Mar 6-14:</b> Powell Expedition. Autograph diary of Rhodes C. Allen kept during the Powell Expedition of 1868, June 29, 1868 - November 16, 1868. $20,000 to $40,000 -
<b>Bonhams, Mar 12:</b> Walt Whitman. <i>Leaves of Grass.</i> First edition, first issue, SIGNED in block letters by Whitman. 1855. $200,000 to $300,000<b>Bonhams, Mar 12:</b> Isaac Newton's copy of John Greave's <i>Pyramidographia,</i> London, 1646. $50,000 to $70,000<b>Bonhams, Mar 12:</b> Colonel John Mosby. Robert E. Lee's autograph letter to Samuel Cooper reporting on Mosby's exploits, with Cooper's autograph note ordering his appointment to Major.<b>Bonhams, Mar 12:</b> Gyula Halasz Brassai. Large archive of autograph and typed letters, over 260, to his family including his wife Gilberte, 1947-1978. $40,000 to $60,000<b>Bonhams, Mar 12:</b> Archive of drawings and letters from Harper Lee to Charles Carruth, including an inscribed first edition of <i>To Kill a Mockingbird.</i> $20,000 to $30,000<b>Bonhams, Mar 11:</b> VESALIUS, ANDREAS. 1514-1564. <i>De humani corporis fabrica libri septem.</i> Basel: Johannes Oporinus, June 1543. $300,000 to $500,000<b>Bonhams, Mar 11:</b> HARVEY, WILLIAM. 1578-1657. <i>De motu cordis & sanguinis in animalibus Anatomica Exercitatio.</i> Leiden: Joannis Maire, 1639. $25,000 to $35,000<b>Bonhams, Mar 11:</b> BERENGARIO DA CARPI, GIACOMO. 1460-1530. <i>Isagogae breves perlucide ac uberrimae in Anatomiam humani corporis.</i> Bologna: Benedictus Hectoris, 15 July 1523. $15,000 to $25,000<b>Bonhams NY, Mar 11:</b> FRANKLIN, BENJAMIN. 1706-1790. <i>Experiments and Observations on Electricity, made at Philadelphia in America…</i> London, 1769. $10,000 to $15,000<b>Bonhams NY, Mar 11:</b> BENIVIENI, ANTONIO. 1443-1502. <i>De abditis nonnullis ac mirandis morborum et sanationum causis.</i>Florence: Filippo Giunta, 1507. $8,000 to $12,000 -
<b>Christie’s Paris, 20 Feb:</b> BELON. <i>L’Histoire de la nature des oyseaux.</i> Paris : Corrozet, 1555. $17,000 to $23,000<b>Christie’s Paris, 20 Feb:</b> MIOMANDRE – BARBIER. <i>Dessins sur les danses de Vaslav Nijinsky.</i> Paris. 1913. $23,000 to $34,000<b>Christie’s Paris, 20 Feb:</b> HOKUSAI. <i>Fugaku Hyakkei, Edo : Nishimura Yûzô.</i> 1834-1875. $58,000 to $80,000<b>Christie’s Paris, 20 Feb:</b> EDWARDS. <i> <br>A Natural History of Uncommon Birds…</i> London : Printed for the Author. 1743-1764. $35,000 to $46,000<b>Christie’s Paris, 20 Feb:</b> VESALIUS. <i><br> De Humane Corporis Fabrica libri septem...</i> Basle : J. Oporinus. 1555. $58,000 to $80,000 -
<b>Morton Subastas on Bidsquare:</b><br>Die Französische Expedition gegen Mexico /Beilagen zum Beiheft des Militair - Wochenblattes<b>Morton Subastas on Bidsquare:</b><br>The Architecture Of M. Vitruvius Pollio. London, 1791.<b>Morton Subastas on Bidsquare:</b> Estatuto Provisional del Imperio Mexicano. México: Imprenta de Andrade y Escalante, 1865.<b>Morton Subastas on Bidsquare:</b> Historia de Méjico... México, 1849 - 1852.<b>Morton Subastas on Bidsquare:</b> Juárez, Benito - Ogazón, Pedro. Legajos de Bandos del Estado de Guadalajara, 1860-1863.<b>Morton Subastas on Bidsquare:</b> Sigüenza y Góngora, Carlos. Mapa de las Aguas que por el Círculo de 90 Leguas Vienen a la Laguna de Tescuco... Méx, 1748.<b>Morton Subastas on Bidsquare:</b> Cruces y Campa / Aubert / Valleto. Pareja Imperial, Fusilamiento de Maximiliano, Tipos Mexicanos... ca,1875.
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Rare Book Hub: 37 Auctions Archived, Another 28 Upcoming this Week
For the week ended Saturday 15 September 2018 37 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction Database; 9 denominated in euros, 5 in British pounds, and 23 in US dollars. Turnover was $13,188,857 as 15,436 lots were offered and 12,269 sold as 79% of all lots changed hands. We are into the season.
4 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:
Heritage Auctions. Long Beach Expo Currency on September 11th: $4,614,507
Heritage Auctions. Long Beach Expo Currency on September 11th: $2,629,234
Christies. Collection Juan de Beistegui - prints on September 10th: $2,285,925
Heritage Auctions. Books on September 13th: $1,130,825
5 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered:
Heritage Auctions. Books on September 13th: 141.25%
Christies. Collection Juan de Beistegui - prints on September 10th: 122.14%
Audap and Mirabaud. Classic Sale - Books, Prints, Autographs on September 12th: 111.68%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Modern Literature and Illustrated Books on September 6th: 107.05%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Fine Books and Manuscripts - Dominic's 30th Anniversary Sale on September 12th: 100.39%
17 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Audap and Mirabaud. Classic Sale - Books, Prints, Autographs on September 12th: 100.00%
Over & Above Online Auction and Estate Sales, LLC. BOOKS! MAPS! and MORE! ….. LIVE and Online Auction! on August 29th: 100.00%
Christies. Collection Juan de Beistegui - prints on September 10th: 100.00%
National Book Auctions. Books and Ephemera – Hendrik Andersen, Signed, Limited, etc. on September 2nd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 9/2 on September 9th: 98.74%
Alaska Auction. Prints and Posters on September 6th: 98.04%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 9/2 on September 9th: 97.14%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on September 8th: 96.00%
Heritage Auctions. Books on September 13th: 95.61%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - bidstart 9/4 on September 11th: 95.54%
Aspire Auctions. September Sale: Prints - Internet bidstart 8/31 on September 8th: 94.32%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 8/12 on September 9th: 93.25%
North American Auction Company. Early Frontier, Western & Firearms Auction on August 25th: 92.11%
Heritage Auctions. Long Beach Expo Currency on September 11th: 91.48%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Modern Literature and Illustrated Books on September 6th: 88.46%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Fine Books and Manuscripts - Dominic's 30th Anniversary Sale on September 12th: 87.15%
Heritage Auctions. Long Beach Expo Currency on September 11th: 85.59%
4 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:
Heritage Auctions. Long Beach Expo Currency on September 11th: $4,614,507
Heritage Auctions. Long Beach Expo Currency on September 11th: $2,629,234
Christies. Collection Juan de Beistegui - prints on September 10th: $2,285,925
Heritage Auctions. Books on September 13th: $1,130,825
5 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered in the sale:
Heritage Auctions. Books on September 13th: 141.25%
Christies. Collection Juan de Beistegui - prints on September 10th: 122.14%
Audap and Mirabaud. Classic Sale - Books, Prints, Autographs on September 12th: 111.68%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Modern Literature and Illustrated Books on September 6th: 107.05%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Fine Books and Manuscripts - Dominic's 30th Anniversary Sale on September 12th: 100.39%
17 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Audap and Mirabaud. Classic Sale - Books, Prints, Autographs on September 12th: 100.00%
Over & Above Online Auction and Estate Sales, LLC. BOOKS! MAPS! and MORE! ….. LIVE and Online Auction! on August 29th: 100.00%
Christies. Collection Juan de Beistegui - prints on September 10th: 100.00%
National Book Auctions. Books and Ephemera – Hendrik Andersen, Signed, Limited, etc. on September 2nd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 9/2 on September 9th: 98.74%
Alaska Auction. Prints and Posters on September 6th: 98.04%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 9/2 on September 9th: 97.14%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on September 8th: 96.00%
Heritage Auctions. Books on September 13th: 95.61%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - bidstart 9/4 on September 11th: 95.54%
Aspire Auctions. September Sale: Prints - Internet bidstart 8/31 on September 8th: 94.32%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 8/12 on September 9th: 93.25%
North American Auction Company. Early Frontier, Western & Firearms Auction on August 25th: 92.11%
Heritage Auctions. Long Beach Expo Currency on September 11th: 91.48%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Modern Literature and Illustrated Books on September 6th: 88.46%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Fine Books and Manuscripts - Dominic's 30th Anniversary Sale on September 12th: 87.15%
Heritage Auctions. Long Beach Expo Currency on September 11th: 85.59%
37 total sales reported this week:
Audap and Mirabaud. Classic Sale - Books, Prints, Autographs on September 12th: 100.00%
Alaska Auction. Prints and Posters on September 6th: 98.04%
North American Auction Company. Early Frontier, Western & Firearms Auction on August 25th: 92.11%
RR Auction. Fine Autographs and Artifacts; Featuring Royalty - bidstart 8/17 on September 12th: 67.68%
Over & Above Online Auction and Estate Sales, LLC. BOOKS! MAPS! and MORE! ….. LIVE and Online Auction! on August 29th: 100.00%
Trafford Books. Books on August 29th: 78.54%
James D Julia Auctioneers. Fine Art, Asian and Antiques on August 30th: 65.00%
Heritage Auctions. Books on September 13th: 95.61%
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Books - Internet Bidstart 8/30 on September 6th: 32.39%
Holabird Kagin Americana. Americana and Collectibles - Day 3 on August 26th: 61.60%
Holabird Kagin Americana. Americana and Collectibles - Day 2 on August 25th: 60.00%
Holabird Kagin Americana. Americana and Collectibles - Day 1 on August 24th: 45.83%
Aspire Auctions. September Sale: Prints - Internet bidstart 8/31 on September 8th: 94.32%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on September 11th: 74.71%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Fine Books and Manuscripts - Dominic's 30th Anniversary Sale on September 12th: 87.15%
Michaans Auctions. Gallery Auction - Books, Prints, Photographs on September 8th: 48.65%
Sothebys. Irish Art - Prints on September 11th: 50.00%
Christies. Collection Juan de Beistegui - prints on September 10th: 100.00%
National Book Auctions. Books and Ephemera – Hendrik Andersen, Signed, Limited, etc. on September 2nd: 100.00%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Photographs and Photobooks on September 12th: 37.30%
Rossini. Online Auction - Prints and Lithographs - Online bidstart 2/2 on February 12th: 3.03%
Rossini. Online Sale: Lithographs, Photos, Works on Paper - Online bidstart 1/25 on February 8th: 15.65%
Rossini. Sale including Prints and Lithographs - Online bidstart 10/20 on November 8th: 26.00%
Rossini. Art Objects - Fine Prints on September 11th: 21.05%
Rossini. Online Sale: Prints - bidstart 7/18 on September 6th: 21.88%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Modern Literature and Illustrated Books on September 6th: 88.46%
PBA Galleries. Fine Books on September 6th: 77.59%
Moreshet Auctions. Judaica: Books and Manuscripts on September 5th: 56.60%
Bruun Rasmussen. KOSTER'S MOTOR BOOKSTORE on September 7th: 0.00%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on September 4th: 79.55%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 9/2 on September 9th: 97.14%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - bidstart 9/4 on September 11th: 95.54%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on September 8th: 96.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 9/2 on September 9th: 98.74%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 8/12 on September 9th: 93.25%
Heritage Auctions. Long Beach Expo Currency on September 11th: 85.59%
Heritage Auctions. Long Beach Expo Currency on September 11th: 91.48%
For the week ahead 28 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Sep. 17th
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 72 lots
Tue. Sep. 18th
Sothebys. London. Made in Britain. 81 lots
Sothebys. London. The Erwin Tomash Library of Computing. 944 lots
Il Ponte. Milan. Interior Decoration - Prints and Photographs. 107 lots
PIASA. Paris. Photographs by Casimir Zagourski Heart of Africa Pierre Loos Collection.
Wed. Sep. 19th
Audap and Mirabaud. PARIS. Historical Souvenirs - Prints and Manuscripts. 37 lots
Alaska Auction. Anchorage. Online only - Books, Prints. 7 lots
De Baecque and Associes. Lyon. Prints. 32 lots
Thu. Sep. 20th
Swann Galleries. New York. 19th and 20th Century Prints and Drawings. 601 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper. 148 lots
Christies. London - King Street. Prints and Multiples. 186 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Ted Watkins Collection of Books and Manuscripts. 309 lots
Ader. PARIS. Books and Photographs. 289 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Remarkable Rarities - bidstart 9/13. 54 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. 1909-11 T206 PSA Set Registry Catalog Auction. 520 lots
Fri. Sep. 21st
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Norwich. Ornithology - including Books. 111 lots
Skinner. Boston. Fine Prints and Multiples; Photographs. 167 lots
Venator and Hanstein. Köln . Books, Prints and Drawings, Autographs. 567 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Antiques and Accessories - Books and Prints. 73 lots
Venator and Hanstein. Köln . MASTERPIECES OF GRAPHICS OF FIVE CENTURIES. 88 lots
Sat. Sep. 22nd
Venator and Hanstein. Köln . Modern and Contemporary Prints, Modern Books. 446 lots
Heritage Auctions. Chicago. The Art of Ronald McDonald and Friends - The Setmakers Collection. 358 lots
North American Auction Company. Bozeman. September Auction: Books, Prints. 87 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 166 lots
Sun. Sep. 23rd
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 9/16.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 9/16.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 8/26. 216 lots
Carlsen Gallery. Greenville, NY. Anniversary Sale - Books, Prints, Photographs.
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