• ALDE, Dec. 11: ALBINUS (BERNHARD SIEGFIED). Tabulæ Sceleti et Musculorum corporis humanum, Londres, 1749. €4,000 to €5,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: BIDLOO (GOVARD). Anatomia humani corporis. Centum et quinque tabulis per artificiosiss. G. de Lairesse..., Amsterdam, 1685.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: BOURGERY (JEAN-MARC) – JACOB (NICOLAS-HENRI). Traité complet de l’anatomie de l’Homme comprenant la médecine opératoire, Paris, 1832. €4,000 to €5,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: CALDANI (LEOPOLDO MARCANTONIO ET FLORIANO). Icones anatomicae, Venice, 1801-14. €5,000 to €6,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: CARSWELL (ROBERT). Pathological Anatomy. Illustrations of the elementary forms of disease, London, 1838. €5,000 to €6,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: CASSERIUS (JULIUS) [GIULIO CASSERIO]. De vocis auditusq. organis historia anatomica singulari fide methodo ac industria concinnata tractatis duobus explicate, Ferrara, 1600-1601. €4,000 to €5,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: ESTIENNE (CHARLES). De dissectione partium corporis humani libri tres, Paris, 1545. €8,000 to €10,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: GAMELIN (JACQUES). Nouveau Recueil d'Ostéologie et de Myologie dessiné d'après nature... pour l’utilité des sciences et des arts, divisé en deux parties, Toulouse, 1779. €6,000 to €8,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: ROESSLIN (EUCHER). Des divers travaux et enfantemens des femmes et par quel moyen l'on doit survenir aux accidens…, Paris, 1536. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: RUYSCH (FREDERICK). Thesaurus anatomicus - Anatomisch Cabinet, Amsterdam, 1701-1714. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: VALVERDE (JUAN DE). Anatome corporis humani. Nunc primum a Michaele Michaele Columbo latine reddita, et additis novis aliquot tabulis exornata, Venetiis, 1589. €2,000 to €3,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: VESALIUS (ANDREAS). De humani Corporis Fabrica libri septem, Venetiis, 1568. €3,000 to €4,000.
  • Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. 11,135 USD
    Sotheby’s: Edgar Allan Poe. The Raven and Other Poems, 1845. 33,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: Leo Tolstoy, Clara Bow. War and Peace, 1886. 22,500 USD
    Sotheby’s: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, 1902. 7,500 USD
    Sotheby’s: F. Scott Fitzgerald. This Side of Paradise, The Great Gatsby, and Others, 1920-1941. 24,180 USD
  • Doyle, Dec. 5: Minas Avetisian (1928-1975). Rest, 1973. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Anna Vaughn Hyatt Huntington (1876-1973). Yawning Tiger, conceived 1917. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Robert M. Kulicke (1924-2007). Full-Blown Red and White Roses in a Glass Vase, 1982. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Pablo Picasso (1881-1973). L’ATELIER DE CANNES (Bloch 794; Mourlot 279). The cover for Ces Peintres Nos Amis, vol. II. $1,000 to $1,500.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: LeRoy Neiman (1921-2012). THE BEACH AT CANNES, 1979. $1,200 to $1,800.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Richard Avendon, the suite of eleven signed portraits from the Avedon/Paris portfolio. $150,000 to $250,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Robert Mapplethorpe (1946-1989). Flowers in Vase, 1985. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Edward Weston (1886-1958). Nude, 1936. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Edward Weston (1886-1958). Juniper, High Sierra, 1937.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Steven J. Levn (b. 1964). Plumage II, 2011. $6,000 to $8,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Steven Meisel (b. 1954). Madonna, Miami, (from Sex), 1992. $6,000 to $9,000.
  • ALDE, Dec. 9: BLAEU (JOAN) ET BORGOGNIO (GIO TOMASO). Theatre des Estats de son Altesse Royale le duc de Savoye…, La Haye, 1700. €25,000 to €30,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 9: BROWNE (JAMES D. HOWE). Ten Scenes in the last Ascent of Mont Blanc including five Views from the Summit. London, 1853. €6,000 to €8,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 9: FELLOWS (CHARLES). A Narrative of an Ascent to the Summit of Mont-Blanc. London, 1827. €30,000 to €40,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 9: HACQUET (BELSAZAR). Physikalisch= Politische Reise aus den Dinarischen durch die Julischen…, Leipzig, 1785. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 9: HAWES (BENJAMIN). A Narrative of an Ascent to the Summit of Mont-Blanc made during the summer of 1827 by Mr. William Hawes and Mr. Charles Fellows, 1828.
    ALDE, Dec. 9: MARTEL (PIERRE) ET WINDHAM (WILLIAM). An account of the glacieres or ice Alps in Savoy, in two letters…, London, 1744. €6,000 to €8,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 9: PITSCHNER (WILHELM). Der Mont Blanc Darstellung des Besteigung desselben am 31 Juli, 1 und 2 August 1859…, Berlin, 1860-1864. €8,000 to €10,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 9: SCHEUCHZER (JOHANN JACOB). Natur-Geschichte des Schweizerlandes, samt seinen Reisen über die Schweitzerische Gebürge. Zurich, 1746. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 9: STUMPF (JOANNES). Gemeiner loblicher Eydgnosschaft Stetten, Landen, und Völckeren Chronicwirdiger Thaatenbeschreybung. Zurich, Christoph Froschauer, 1548. €2,500 to €3,500.
    ALDE, Dec. 9: WALTON (ELIJAH) ET BONNEY (THOMAS GEORGE). The Peaks and valleys of the Alps. London, 1868. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 9: WYTTENBACH (JACOB SAMUEL). Vues remarquables des montagnes de la Suisse, avec leur description. Amsterdam, 1785. €15,000 to €20,000.

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Rare Book Hub: 29 Auctions Archived, another 41 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday 20 March 2020 29 auctions have been archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction Database; 8 denominated in euros, 7 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, and 13 in US dollars.  Turnover was $11,344,009 as 7,526 lots were offered and 6,089 sold for a svelt 81% in a world in crisis.  The world of rare books, manuscripts, maps and ephemera is transitioning.

 

2 auctions saw total proceeds reach a million dollars: 

ChristiesPrints and Multiples on March 18th: $4,569,752 
SothebysPrints and Multiples on March 19th: $3,631,642 
 

4 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered: 

Leland Little AuctionsThe Important Spring Auction on March 14th: 131.40% 
SothebysMade in Britain on March 17th: 124.75% 
TooveysAntiquarian and Collectors' Books on March 17th: 121.27% 
Forum AuctionsOnline Sale: The Partridge Fine Arts Research Library on March 20th: 117.54% 


17 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell: 

Leland Little AuctionsThe Important Spring Auction on March 14th: 100.00% 
Heritage AuctionsWorld Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 3/10 on March 17th: 100.00% 
Heritage AuctionsComics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online on March 16th: 99.47% 
Heritage AuctionsUS Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 3/10 on March 17th: 99.34% 
Heritage AuctionsSports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 3/1 on March 15th: 98.83% 
Forum AuctionsOnline Sale: The Partridge Fine Arts Research Library on March 20th: 98.20% 
William H. Bunch Auctions and AppraisalsEclectic Variety - Books, Prints on March 17th: 95.65% 
TooveysAntiquarian and Collectors' Books on March 17th: 95.02% 
Heritage AuctionsMovie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 3/8 on March 15th: 94.38% 
Cowans AuctionsHistoric Photography on March 16th: 92.65% 
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & ValuersAntiquarian and Collectable Books Auction on March 19th: 89.44% 
Leland Little AuctionsThe Contemporary Art Auction on March 13th: 88.06% 
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 1/24 on March 9th: 87.69% 
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 3/6 on March 13th: 87.59% 
SothebysMade in Britain on March 17th: 86.11% 
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare BooksFine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on March 14th: 85.00% 
Bruun RasmussenBooks and Illustrations on March 17th: 82.25% 
 
Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Christies Cowboys and Indians on March 18th Actual price: USD $569,125.
  2. Sothebys TOWARDS THE FOREST I (WOLL 112; SCHIEFLER 100) on March 19th Actual price: USD $437,512.
  3. Sothebys BEETHOVEN (F. & S. II.390-393) on March 19th Actual price: USD $320,842.
  4. Sothebys MELANCHOLY III (W. 203; SCH. 144) on March 19th Actual price: USD $291,675.
  5. Sothebys THE GIRLS ON THE BRIDGE (W. 628; SCH. 488) on March 19th Actual price: USD $277,091.
  6. Christies Queen Elizabeth II, from: Reigning Queens (Royal Edition) on March 18th Actual price: USD $243,606.
  7. Sothebys RETROSPECT (LITTMANN P. 120-121) on March 19th Actual price: USD $218,756.
  8. Christies Moonwalk on March 18th Actual price: USD $182,705.
  9. Christies Marilyn Monroe on March 18th Actual price: USD $182,705.
  10. Christies Apple, from: Ads on March 18th Actual price: USD $175,092.
  11. Christies Reflection on Conversation, from: Reflections Series on March 18th Actual price: USD $167,479.
  12. Christies $ (Quadrant) on March 18th Actual price: USD $159,867.
  13. Sothebys QUEEN ELIZABETH II OF THE UNITED KINGDOM (F<br>& S. II.335A) on March 19th Actual price: USD $138,546.
  14. Christies Moonwalk on March 18th Actual price: USD $129,416.
  15. Christies Faune devoilant une femme, from: La Suite Vollard on March 18th Actual price: USD $97,443.
  16. Christies Marilyn Monroe on March 18th Actual price: USD $91,352.
  17. Christies Lithographic Water Made of Lines, Crayon, and Two Blue Washes on March 18th Actual price: USD $88,307.
  18. Christies Kate Moss on March 18th Actual price: USD $83,740.
  19. Christies Étude pour une corrida on March 18th Actual price: USD $83,740.
  20. Christies Bacchanale on March 18th Actual price: USD $83,740.
  21. Sothebys CABEZA on March 19th Actual price: USD $80,211.
  22. Sothebys LIGHTNESS OF BEING, 2013 on March 17th Actual price: USD $73,082.
  23. Christies Goethe on March 18th Actual price: USD $63,947.
  24. Sothebys STATUE OF LIBERTY (L. P. 63) on March 19th Actual price: USD $61,252.
  25. Sothebys I LOVE LIBERTY (C. 192) on March 19th Actual price: USD $61,252.



29 total sales reported this week:

Sothebys. Prints and Multiples on March 19th: 51.32%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: The Partridge Fine Arts Research Library on March 20th: 98.20%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectable Books Auction on March 19th: 89.44%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Discovery in the Backyard Sale on March 19th: 74.16%
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Books, Maps and Prints on March 18th: 73.37%
PosterConnection Inc.. Winter Sale of Affordable Posters on March 10th: 53.52%
Finarte. Photographs on March 17th: 43.70%
Cowans Auctions. Historic Photography on March 16th: 92.65%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 3/10 on March 17th: 99.34%
Christies. Prints and Multiples on March 18th: 79.51%
Sothebys. Made in Britain on March 17th: 86.11%
Morton Subastas. The Backal Collection and Library on March 17th: 33.20%
Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers. Spring Rare Book Sale on March 11th: 70.81%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 3/10 on March 17th: 100.00%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety - Books, Prints on March 17th: 95.65%
Tooveys. Antiquarian and Collectors' Books on March 17th: 95.02%
Kestenbaum and Company. K2 Online Sale: Judaic Books and Manuscripts on March 17th: 52.21%
Bruun Rasmussen. Books and Illustrations on March 17th: 82.25%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on March 17th: 74.24%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online on March 16th: 99.47%
Leland Little Auctions. The Important Spring Auction on March 14th: 100.00%
Leland Little Auctions. The Contemporary Art Auction on March 13th: 88.06%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 3/1 on March 15th: 98.83%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 3/8 on March 15th: 94.38%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 3/6 on March 13th: 87.59%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 2/28 on March 10th: 76.67%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 1/24 on March 9th: 87.69%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 2/28 on March 8th: 77.42%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on March 14th: 85.00%


For the week ahead 41 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Mar. 23rd
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. Second part of Jean-Pierre Coffe's library: many autographed books (Online sale - starting price 1 e. 678 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints and Photographs. 110 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 3/13. 66 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Art of Persuasion: Online Auction of WWI Posters - bidstart 3/9. 75 lots

Tue. Mar. 24th
Forum Auctions. London. Editions and Works on Paper. 416 lots
Dorotheum . Vienna. Modern and Contemporary Prints. 268 lots
Jacksons Auction. Cedar Falls, Iowa . Spectacular Art, Antiques and Collectibles. 97 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 3/17. 836 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 3/17. 164 lots
Sothebys. London. Original Film Posters - Online bidstart 3/17. 314 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 3/13. 35 lots
Robert Siegel Galleries. New York. The "Dubois" Collection of Important Prestamp Covers and Postal Markings of British North America, 1. 229 lots

Wed. Mar. 25th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. CGC-Certified Magazines. 357 lots
University Archives. Westport. Autographs, Manuscripts, Photographs. 215 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 3/13. 120 lots
Moreshet Auctions. Jerusalem. Judaica: Books and Manuscripts. 210 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Lambertville. Art - Prints and Photographs. 62 lots

Thu. Mar. 26th
Forum Auctions. London. The Birmingham Assay Office Library. 457 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Printed and Manuscript African Americana SALE POSTPONED - DATE TBA. 402 lots
Sothebys. London. Banksy Online - bidstart 3/13. 25 lots
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Lakeville. Rare and Unusual American Books, Ephemera and Art - bidstart 3/19. 189 lots
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Hudson. Asian Online. 21 lots

Fri. Mar. 27th
Jeschke van Vliet Auctions Berlin GmbH. Berlin-Schoneberg. Rare Books, Fine Art Prints. 547 lots
Brunk Auctions. Asheville, NC . Emporium Auction. 41 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper. 296 lots
Grays Auctioneers. Cleveland, . Fine Art - Prints. 44 lots
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Lee's Summit . The Ed McHugh Collection: Books, including Railroad and Military History. 102 lots
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Hudson. Friday at Stair. 39 lots

Sat. Mar. 28th
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Gambling Memorabilia and Playing Cards.
Addison and Sarova. Social Circle. Rare Books. 233 lots
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. Columbus. Country Americana - Books and Prints. 18 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots
Brunk Auctions. Asheville, NC . Premier Auction - Prints, Books. 24 lots
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Lee's Summit . McHugh Railroadiana Collection, Session II. 425 lots
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. March Estates Auction - Fine Art Prints.
Stephan Welz & Co.. Constantia. Fine Art, Decorative Art, Books, etc.. 117 lots

Sun. Mar. 29th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Weekly.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 3/15. 137 lots
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Lee's Summit . The Ed McHugh Collection: Sportsman and Advertising. 186 lots
Carlsen Gallery. Greenville, NY. March Madness 2020.

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • High Bids Win
    Letterpress & Bindery Auction
    Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Book Press 10 1/2× 15 1/4" Platen , 2 1/2" Daylight.
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: The Tubbs Mfg Co. wooden-type cabinet 27” w by 37” h by 22” deep.
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: G.P.Gordon printing press 7” by 11” with treadle. Needs rollers, trucks, and grippers. Missing roller spring.
    High Bids Win
    Letterpress & Bindery Auction
    Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: D & C Ventris curved wood type 2” tall 5/8” wide.
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Wood Type 1 1/4” tall.
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Quarter Case with Lead Triangles.
    High Bids Win
    Letterpress & Bindery Auction
    Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Page & Co wood type 1 1/4” tall 1/4” wide.
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Awt 578 type hi gauge.
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Quarter Case with Lead Penline Flourishes.
    High Bids Win
    Letterpress & Bindery Auction
    Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Quarter Case with Lead Penline Flourishes.
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Quarter Case with Lead Cents and Pound Signs.
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Wooden type cabinet 27” w by 19” d by 38” h.
  • Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: A Rare Complete Run of the Cuala Press Broadsides. €5,500 to €7,000.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Rare First Edition of a Classic Work. [Stafford (Thos.)] Pacata Hibernia, Ireland Appeased and Reduced…, 1633. €1,500 to €2,000.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Yeats (W.B.) The Poems of W.B. Yeats, 2 vols. Lond. (MacMillan & Co.) 1949. Signed by author, limited edition. €1,250 to €1,750.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Fishing: Literal Translation into English of the Earliest Known Book on Fowling and Fishing, Written originally in Flemish and Printed at Antwerp in 1492. London (Chiswick Press) 1872. €1,500 to €2,000.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Fishing: Blacker's - Art of Fly Making, etc., Comprising Angling & Dying of Colours..., Rewritten & Revised. Lond. 1855. €250 to €350.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Joyce (James). Finnegans Wake,, London (Faber & Faber Ltd.) 1939, Lim. Edn. No. 269 (425) copies, Signed by the Author (in green pen). €3,000 to €4,000.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Synge (J.M.) & Yeats (Jack B.) illus. The Aran Islands,, D. (Maunsel & Co. Ltd.) 1907, Signed Limited Edn. €4,000 to €5,000.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Meyer (Dr. A.B.) Unser Auer -, Rackel-Und Birkwild und Seine Abarten, Wien (Verlag Von Adolph W. Kunast) 1887. €2,500 to €3,500.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Carve (Thomas). Itinerarium R.D. Thomas Carve Tripperariensis, Sacellani Maioris in Fortisima iuxta…,, Moguntia (Mainz) impriemebat Nicolaus Heyll, 1639. €1,500 to €2,000.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Grose (Francis). The Antiquities of Ireland, 2 vols. folio London (for S. Hooper) 1791. First Edition. €3,000 to €5,000.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Heaney (Seamus) & Le Brocquy (Louis) artist. Ugolino, D. (Dolmen Press) 1979, Signed Limited Edition No. 87 (125) Copies. €3,500 to €4,500.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Heaney (Seamus). Eleven Poems, Belfast (Festival publications - Queens University) [1965], First Edn., (First Issue) Signed. €2,500 to €3,500.
  • Doyle, Dec. 6: An extensive archive of Raymond Chandler’s unpublished drafts of fantasy stories. $60,000 to $80,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: RAND, AYN. Single page from Ayn Rand’s handwritten first draft of her influential final novel Atlas Shrugged. $30,000 to $50,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: Ernest Hemingway’s first book with interesting provenance. Three Stories & Ten Poems. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: Hemingway’s second book, one of 170 copies. In Our Time. $15,000 to $25,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: A finely colored example of Visscher’s double hemisphere world map, with a figured border. $12,000 to $18,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: Raymond Chandler’s Olivetti Studio 44 Typewriter. $10,000 to $20,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: Antonio Ordóñez's “Suit of Lights” owned by Ernest Hemingway. $10,000 to $20,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: A remarkable Truman archive featuring an inscribed beam from the White House construction. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: The fourth edition of Audubon’s The Birds of America. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: The original typed manuscript for Chandler’s only opera. The Princess and the Pedlar: An Entirely Original Comic Opera. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: A splendidly illustrated treatise on ancient Peru and its Incan civilization. $7,000 to $10,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: A superb copy of Claude Lorrain’s Liber Veritatis from Longleat House. $5,000 to $8,000.